Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1919-02-20

them all over. Some parts were made
in Michigan; a Fisher body and a
Liberty motor on one of the planes.
This afternoon l went to Bordeaux.
! guess / told you about that trip Fl
day morning when we went out
northeast little ways to nice green
spot and had some jumping, tunn :.
etc. You know l always was some
jumper-George and l both. Satur-
day morning we went to Merignae, a
little village or hamlet where we got
sandwiches. etc. We visited the large
church there. | will send you a
card of that place again. In the af-
ternoon we visited the hospital camp
again. l generally visit it about
three or four times a week, because
they treat the boys, you know, to
chocolate, figs, candy, etc, and o..
course when l am there | hate to re-
fuse them. They sure had some fine
chocolate yesterday afternoon and
they also have two fine Red Cross
buildings which have writing tables.
fireplaCes and pretty decorations all
around and the prettiest flowers you
ever saw sitting around.
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has frosted several times. This is
where they serve those things lust
smoke about. The French sell fruit
all the time on the streets and around
the camp in the open so you see it
does not get so awful cold. They sell
three and sometimes four oranges for
a franc. They are usually small and
not so sweet as our oranges. We
get from 30 to % English walnuts for
franc and there is generally a rot
ten ones or two in them. but you can
generally tell them pretty well by the
looks of them. How are the hazel
nuts? Usually about two small
glasses full for franc and sometimes
the glasses are pretty small. They
give you small bunch of grapes or
TWO for a franc. They are kind Of
greenish or white grapes, pretty good
tasting. They come in little crates
or baskets, packed in kind of saw
dust. Pomegranites usually two
fair sized ones for q franc or one big
one. They are fine tasting. Dates,
one little pack for a franc, etc. A
franc is usually considered 20 cents
in United States money. and five
francs make dollar, but you take it
to the Y. NJ. C. A., or some place for
exchange and they count a dollar five
and ree-twentieths francs. or for a
$40 bill they will give you SO francs.
so you can see the price of their
goods and the value of French mon
ey. They have one and two franc
pieces in silver, and /, 2, 5, 10, 20,
so and 100 franc notes or bills, and
10 confines pieces in silver. 1t
takes centtimes to make one cent in
our money. There is all kinds OF
money in circulation here and a fell
low sure has to watch when he gets
money changed. There is lots OF
English money, that is pennies, u
and penny pieces. Their one-hali
penny is equal to one cent in our
money and their penny piece two
cents in our money. Also Belgian
and other money which passes and
we don't pay much attention TO it.
l sure was glad had those trevel-
ers cheques along for l would have
been out of money for a long time af-
ter | first came here. | received SO
francs for one ten dollar cheque.
got $40 for one in Camp Crane Just
before | left there and / have not
broken the other one yet. | have
about SAG in my possession yet, be-
sides | have bought several costly
souvenirs and buy plenty to eat.
never expect to be here again and
am going to have q good time if !
can. Did you get that handkerchief
| sent you? l hope so. / haven't
received my Christmas box yet, or il
may he lost However, it is all right
as you have done your part. | am
faring well thus far. | get plenty
of staple food at the mess hall. then
buy some deserts once in while. A
person Graves them you know
guess told you that l weighed 1872 Il
pounds. providing the scales are all
right. / sure get lots of letters. That
is fine when the boys all come in and
the mail comes and the names are
called off and one, two. three or what
ever number Of boys may be that dc
not get any mail, you can see lone
some, changed look, and those that dc
get mail all go up in the air. But
they never have anything on me in
that line. Some of them say they
believe | get more mail than anv oil
them, besides the letters / get from
home-Jessies' Dollies and so on.
and wounded soldiers walking that
have a little girl close by that writes
pretty often. and | can tell the writ
ing ] will tell you more about nv
trip when J get home. One thing
sent home | am sorry of and that is
the fountain pen which Pearl gave
me. | need il so much at times and
| have to borrow one. | use the
ones they have in the writing rooms
and some times there is none to be
had, unless it is bad one, so | write
with led pencil or anything ] car
get hold OF The reason ] sent mine
home was because | could not get any
ink. and hundred other things, but
that was not the case as | found Il
my sorrow II you can read and
put up with this>it is all riGht witt
me- Well will close for this time
Write soon TO the same address as be
fore Evac. Camp Go. COM. c., Am
r.. f. It will come quicker that way
/ Your loving son.
! DOLLIVER +. DAWSON.