Grant County herald. [volume] (Lancaster, Wis.) 1850-1968, 1919-02-05

line to church after dinner. We Wis
lted versailles, the million dollar
palace. 1T sure was sight. / laid
my hand on the table where peace is
TO be signed and was in the room
where the German empire was made
and will be broken. The gardens are
wonderful places. Saw King Louis
AlV's bed and chambers. Will tell
you IN detail about the place, per-
maps in month from now. Left
Paris for Nice at 9 p. m. We rode in
compartment like those in our Pull
man cars. These trains are all like
that. We came through Chalons and
Lyons and down the valley of the
Rhone river. A most beautiful sight
to see the terraced gardens and vine
yards. AS we got further down we
began to see the Alps. We arrived at
Marseilles the following evening
Missed our connection for Nice so
we stayed at the Hotel Bordeaux for
the night. We took a stroll down
town but returned on account of get
ting out at 4 a. m. That was the most
interesting ride. Nice sure is one of
the garden spots of France Evident
ly you will think so when you re-
ceive those pictures.
Thanksgiving day was spent with
a big turkey dinner at the New York
hotel. 1t was a private affair of the
members of the 18th Engs, there be-
ing about SO present. man and his
niece, refugees from Belgium, arrang-
ed the affairs for us. We sang the
four national songs-Canada, Bel
GUM, France and the U. S. A. Ev-
cry one stopped as they came by the
hotel to see what was going on. Any
way dinner served by the French in
courses was of wine, two kinds of
fish, three kinds of meat with Clipped
potatoes and the bread brought on
the table in the loaf, French style.
and two kinds of fruit You know
Ma, I'm not trying to write it as it
was on the menu card. Anyway it
sure was feast. Friday we went to
Mention and over the frontier into
Italy. We ate breakfast ct a place
where we changed cars. Arrived at
Mont Carlo at about $3.50. Went
through the Casino, the gambling
house known the world over. Went
to Mention and stepped into an Italian
restaurant (arrangcd for u.s. where
we had real spaghetti dinner. Then
1t is but ten minute walk to the
border where we took pictures and
sent postal cards. We returned to
Nice and spent the evening at the Y.
M. c. A. as they always had good pro-
grams. Saturday we left again for
Monaco where we visited the princes
palace and it's oceanic museum. It
was very interesting place. Fruit
is sure very expensive article as we
pay 80 centimes (about 15c) for a
little green banana Oranges al
most as dear and apples about zoe
apiece. The champagne grapes were
cheap at 40c a pound. The weather
is about like April and May. Kind of
a cold rain and foggy.
We were very important part in
supplying the Vcrdun flank of the st.
Mihiel drive and then again in Sept
ember when the Argcnne drive start
ed. Of all the cannon and tanks we
hauled. 104 trains in "a hours is what
the report is we handled and you can
imagine what that calls from the
men.
We handled everything from the
presidents special to switch engine.
We had quite a few U. S. hospital
trains and they sure are fine. But
nevertheless there is none too good
for the infantry boys who laid in the
mud to sleep and for many days with
out getting their clothes off,
Well mother, l must close for today
as | am getting out before long. With
love to all, l remain,
Your loving son.
Reinhold Heine Ulbrich.