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Somewhere in France,

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Somewhere in Franee. =
December 6..'i91S. :.
Bear. Mother:ss -
Just aSfew lines to let YOU know
that / am well, and hope this will
| find you all the same. Well, how is
1.-THE world treating you now? guess
you alE think that have forgotten
all about you. Since the war is ov-
er. ! have been SO busy that b lust
have not had time to write, but to-
day I will take the pleasure and
write. -
Well, as you know now things are,
can't tell you all that Iswould like
sto tell you about France, as it is not
the place you would think it was,but
lit will do for the time being. 1t is
very beautiful 1 would like to tell
all about France and some day l
will tell you all that I know, and
maybe by the time get back to my
company it will be in Belgium. l
Hope so, anyway. for I want to see
the head of that country before /
come home, and it looks like will.
am attending training school, and
have a good place sleep and plen-
Ity to eat What is-Til1ie and Char
siey doing? I guess The draft did not
gget Charley this time. Well, he is
lucky, all right. I am glad he did
mot have to come over here. Do you
still get the money for the allotment,
Eand how much? When you write, let
|1ne know how much you get, and if
Hssou received the money sent you.
eHow is the boy getting along? Mean
EEas ever, guess. Well, guess l will
Trlose for this time, with best Of love
go all.
Sergt. RAYMOND w. GOSLIN,
ECo. C. 115th Inf, 20 Div, A. E. F.
f. Sergt. Hurney G.-Travers has writ
ten the following letter to his mo-
#her, Mrs. Matthew M. Travers, West
eEnd avenue, this city:
France, Sunday, Dec. 8, 1918.
dearest Mother, sand all at home:
Just few lines to let you know
Ehow am. Well, 1 am just simply
E,ine, and hope you all are the same.
d have not received any mail for two
|weeks. have heard that they are
Ehoiding up all first-class mail until
the Xmas boxes come in. received
a letter from Herbie today and sure
was glad to get it. and also received
|a box of cigarettes from him a few
days ago, the first package have re-
2eived since have, been in France;
fHey came in just fine:
Well, Mother. dear. we have two
more weeks to finish our course. We
aaye practically finished now, bu we
still have to stay in school Tor he
= weeks. We will not be marked
lly other studies; we have been
Earfsd anu lssvs fnisis All =
fstions. and will get our diplomas
)bmetime in the next two weeks; that
Is, those who passed the course sue
Sessfully. Had the war lasted. in
Atead Of diploma, we would have
received commissions. We may get
commissioned yet, don't know, but
goodness knows we deserve it, for
We haEe-worked hard enough. 1t has,
been three months of hard mental
strain, but 1 came through all o. K,
and feel proud of it. I don't regret
my efforts at all. There were $50
students in my class at the beginning
of the course, and there were only
90 that passed, so you can see
have a right to be proud of passing,
and have nothing to regret. The
President will arrive in France on
the 18th of this month, and he will
.Eo to Paris, where his headquarters
will be; it is only a little way from
here. and it is reported that he
will visit the school and will give us
bur diplomas. 1t will be fine if he
does, but I hope it will be commits
sions instead of diplomas. Have not
heard from Sister Hattie yet; hope
she is all right.
4 I don't know when we will get
home. hope soon. Give my very
best love to dear old Dad, and I
hone he is feeling fine. Best love to
dear little Nettie, and lots and lots
te you, and remember me to every
body that knows me, and do hope
Ito be with you all soon.1 Wishing
you Merry Xmas and Happy New
Year, as ever, HURNEY.
iSergt. III. G.. Travers,
/ Samaur Artillery School,
| Samaur, France.