Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1919-04-30
PARIS SEEMS LIKE AN AMERICAN-GER,
MANY is CLEANER THAN FRANCE

MANY is CLEANER THAN FRANCE
by Private Harry b. Potts, Ludingshafen,
| Germany. March 14.I
Dear Mother and An: Here am in Lud-
| ingshafen. Germany, and IL sure is fine
place. l have seen so much my trip from
FOviries to here and have much to tell you
will begin from the time left Ferrivies.
| Monday morning, March 10th got up at
o'clock, ate breakfast and left for the sta
| tion about FIVE. which was a miles walk. We
got the train and left about six for Paris.
Reached Paris about ten. There were trucks
| at the station to meet us and they took to
| Rue Cameron, which is the of the
street on which the ambulance garage is To-
Gated. and of course saw quite lot of the
city on the way over, as it is quite distance
from the depot. We had our dinner here and
| in the afternoon walked around the streets,
| but did not see much as we all had to go to-
gether. After supper we all got individual
bunch Of us started out. We got on the sub
way which is certainly wonderful piece of
work. and il certainly took many years to
| complete il. IL you do not watch yourself you
| can get lost in il mighty easy l guess we
walked about as much as we rode as we chang
ed so many times TO get down in the main
part of the city Finally got down town and
came out of the subway on an amenn called
Champ Elysus. and along this amann as far as
could they had big guns lined up that
were captured from the Germans: and there
were also tanks, but we did not see
them. The y. Nj. c. A Is located at this
place and it sure is great '.Y". II is a large
tneatre that Is being used Tor a j -. Ihey
were having a show here and we stayed and
took part of il in and IL real good.
guess there soldiers and sailors in there
from all over and il crowded full. From
here went to Concord square where there
are some large monuments, and great buildings
and they say of the buildings being
used for the peace conference. We did not
get to see great deal of the city as nearly
everything is closed up at night. OF course we
can say we have been there. IL certainly is a
great city and it makes one think he is in
America again.
We went back to the garage at 20 O'Clock.
Had some hot chocolate, cheese and bread and
ing about $3.50, ate breakfast and at seven
we were in the trucks and they took us to an
other station. Cot on the train and started
our way al o'clock. We went right
the Chateau Therry district and 1t sure was
blown to pieces and there were airplanes ly-
sight Shell holes all over. This was about
the only part Of the front only lit
tie here and there. Reached Metz a little after
eight o'clock Tuesday night. We stayed in the
station all night and slept on the floor, as no
American soldiers only NJ. P's are allowed in
that town the Germans there will take in
Americans but not French, and that causes a
disturbance. We got up at 5 o'clock Wednes-
day morning and left Metz at 6:l5 and OF
course rode in German ears Re- ehed
SOorbrucken, Germany, which Is in Prussia, at
about s 80 and laid over until ii 80. 1t is n
large city and very clean. While we were
there l got shaved by German barber and II
was a much better shave than ever got IN
France. We left here at ii 80 and reached a
city called Germersheim. STAYED here until
about $50 and got another train and
reached Speyer. as the Germans call IL. or
Spire in English. They came TO the station
after with truck and took us through the
city, which is pretty good sezed, to the Pare
and this Pare is where we take the ambuianees
to have them repaired Had supper at this place
and also stayed all night and Of course We
took in the city. Thursday morning they
brought US up here in . truck, which Is about
81 miles diSfanre Is a fine city. 1 guess
il Is about 100000 population and l think the
two three months that we are here viii go
pretty fast. The old section that we relieve
are still here. They start for Ferrieres to-
morrow and most Of them say they nate 70
leave. They like it well here. They were
at Mannheim, just across the Rhine, pal moved
on the Rhine. The fellows call TITS hoDoker,
and Ma aaheim New York, and they say Mann
helm is just like Chicago. They have operas
and everything like that over there. l guess
we are the farthest into Germany OF any OF
the American army. Germany sure Is great
country and is much farther advanced iaAh
France and il is also cleaner. We are guar
antined in n large building that used TO oe
school house and il sure Is hne buaieing
We don't have much TO do Have breakfast
at eight o'clock and do net have to get M IN
til then and we also have fine eats II We are
not on dntv certain day, e can 60 ana aa
not have TO s-et hack until the next morning
at eight o'clock. Al sure IS great
LONG JOHN" FL EafING WON SOME RIB
BON HoN0RS
Letters from Howard Fleming, with supply
Company. I2Sth Infantry. pierdort. Germany
January 8. r.
Dear Brother: am feeling good and the
rest are the same. Elmer Davis said ne got
three bundles of papers and told me 70 CENT
over and get seine. I told you We Nese ~
have horse show. Wen. WHIST 90 sen 49, -.
Long John" got the blue ribbon on ms 4-9ne
hitch munition wagon, LIST prize, 81 mara.
Some guy eh2, We stepped right out aad toeA
plenty OF rooru and showed up pretty good.