The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1919-01-02

Corp Claude Mcdlock.

On active service with the American
Expcdtionsry Forces, Nov 81.
1918 Pons. France.
Dear Sister:
received your letter Of Oct %.
yesterday and was sure glad 20 near
from you. ! was shocked "a hear
that Murrei Smith was dead. The
last time / saw her she was the PIC
ture Of health. II seems impossible
that she Is gone was also sorry to
hear that Mrs Richmond was dead
guess we are lucky that Howard IS
recovering from the "flu" and that
none Of the rest Of you have had H.
II sure seems TO be sweeping the
country at horne. We have hardly
any over here ! think we had one
case In our company about month
ego. The boy also had the pneu-
MONA at the same time. he Is now
sound and we'll 7 haven't been sick
. minnts since ! left College Station.
nov weigh iso lbs and feel fine.
Sis 1 think " I stay over here much
longer I shall know every road and
bypsth in western France. ] sure
get TO travel around lots ] am now
stationed with eleven Of my friends
at this place which is about so miles
from my barracks al LaPallice. have
been here now about 10 days We
are driving motor trucks. touring cars
and motor cycles for a new division
that has Just landed too late 10 DO
any good. The first 3 or days We
were here We worked hard but now
a. the regular drivers are here, We
have not one solitary thing to do. II
we won't go anywhere on a little !
trip We stick around and get TO drive /
an officer some where in an enclosed I
Dodge or perhaps take some one on a
side car. am getting to be a mo-
torcycle bug" myself | had liz
kilimerer go mil trip on a motor
cycle day before yesterday.
II seems like flying to get on a mo-
torcycle after driving big truck
along at l2 or 10 miles per hour for
a long time. Just a twist Of the wrist
and you're off like a shot out Of
gun. Don't worry about me getting
hurt. however. | am always careful
on turns and in towns We had
Dodge out working on 4 the other
day. and one Of my friends. The
vacuum system was out Of order.
and when We got Il fixed | drove il
out to test t. made il 90 TO so
miles per hour and held her there
mile or two. That really did seem
like riding.
Sis | wish you could be here and
see some Of che old. old castles and
There is an old tower
about hundred feet from the house
am staying in that was built IA 1925
Just think zoo years before Colum-
bus discovered America. just can't /
imagine just how long that is. can !
you? The tower Is still IN good re I
pair and over hundred aoldiers are
luartered there | go up to the top ;
most every day and look over the !
surrounding country and down upon I
The ancient little village The views !
are simply wonderful could not .
describe i in dozen letters. The 4
Did church We have for a hospital is {
,yer 700 years old. Several other 4
are almost AZ old have 4
'ost card pictures Of all the interest. v
ns places and | will bring them with :
ne when | come home
All the houses In France are built n
4 stone and have tile roofs hav. \
MI seen a single wooden building w !.
N my travels IN Francs. except those 4
'allt ~ the Americans for war use q
mat sesnis flshy bur u 10 really N
rae. sane % lhe roois are 50 old 4
hat They ass covered xl,h me.s Ild
~ leIl yes maFe ahoul lhls when I n