The public ledger. [volume] (Maysville, Ky.) 1913-1968, 1919-05-14
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MT. bert Lewis mas received tne IoI-
lowing letter from his brother, Will
liam Commodore, with the A. Il. f.:
Orleans, Frances, April 20, 1919.
My Dear Brother:
received your letter yesterday and
as you know always glad to hear from
you.
am well and doing nicely and have
not been on the sick list since have
been in France. guess all the rest
of the boys that left home for France
as we did are home. But neverthe-
less we will make up for lost time
when we arrive.
We engineers are building roads
which were torn up during the war by
our truck trains supplying the boys at
the front during that last drive our
trucks were doing most all Of the sup
plying because all of the railroads
were all shot to pieces and trucks are
certainly hard on roads, We are get
ting them back in shape fast and | en-
pect to be through before long.
am told that we are billed to sail
the 18th of June and l hope it is true.
We are in camp at Orleans which is
very beautiful city with its many
historic Cathedrals and Villas. This
town is the birth place of Joan of Arc,
the woman which led the French army
against the English when they held
this city in their possession in 1892.
Her army was victorious, and they
celebrate the occasion the 18th of May
each year. This is one of the Oldest
cities of France, the above mentioned
was in the same year that America
was discovered.
Some time ago / sent mother some
views of the most historic buildings
Notice the picture of that Cathedral
I am told it is 700 years old.
The French people are very kind to
us. We are welcome everywhere we
go. There is no color line here. Ev-
cry one treated alike. | am expecting
to get a furlough this week and ! am
going to Paris for few days and from
there to Grenoble which the latter is
lust a few miles from Italy. Pearl
and l have planned to meet in Paris,
| am looking forward to have a bully
good time. I wish you were here with
me.
Well have told you all that | know
expecting to see you before long,
Your devoted brother,
VIM. COMMODORE.
Co. D. SIS Engineers,
American E. FG., A. p. o. 1871.
P. S.-Will sail for the States the 10
of May and will be home just in time
for the school closing. My Sergeant
told me after | had already wrote you
that other.
Miss Lula Wilbur is in receipt OF
the following letter from her brother,
Bland Wilbur, who is in Germany with
the Army of Occupation:
Andemack, Germany, April %, 10
Dear Sister:
am writin you a few lines to let
YOU know | am we'll and hope this
finds you the same. Would have an
swered your last letter sooner which
II received some time ago, but have
been somewhat busy of late. ] have
MT heard from Wallie for some time.
You can tell Will that I will send
him one of those long dutch pipes
later on.
I am going to have some pictures
taken of myself and will send you one
when they are ready.
I am thinking of re-enlistlng over
here for one year as we do not know
at the present time when we will gel
back and besides If the division does
20 home I go with them and If they
STAY would not have much chance Of
getting out as long as they are here
I get 30 days furlough to France and
$50 bonus money and was thinking Of
going to England IL possible.
Has any of the boys got back home
| from France of late. Have heard that
BY July LIST there will only be the
Army of Occupation on the Rhine. The
rest will be home by that time.
Have seen several Of the Marines
here at the present time. but have
never seen Ben Middleman, have beer
wondering II he has got home by thii
time
I saw william Short the other day
when the fourth division was passint
through Andernack on their way t.
take the place Of the 42nd division tina
went to the States, but didn't get
chance to talk to him.
Am going to Coblenz Friday to taxi
in the third army show, which Is t.
be held there all week II is about 1.
miles from here.
Weather has been fine Of late ant
things begin to look good around thu