The Medina sentinel. [volume] (Medina, Ohio) 1888-1961, 1919-02-07

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leaves at sos. /.
Northern Ohio trains run on central
time Zone hour slower than eastern
4 time); the westbound (morning train)
Ileaves Spencer at 10:45 central time,
or 11.45 eastern time; the eastbound
1 Iafternoon train) leaves at 2:35 CEN
\ tral time, or 3:35 eastern time.
II The express office and Western
Union telegraph Office are located at
i the w. & L. E.. depot. s@
/ Full line Of time table folders at
4 Northern Ohio depot 8l i
\. Mr.. and Mrs. w. "a. Moore recently
received some letters from their son
u Francis L. Moore, a cook with the
/ 7th army, 153d Field Hospital, 114th
Sanitary Train, A. E. F., from which
the following are extracts:
Whittlech, Germany
Dec. 18, 1913
Dear Mother and All: Nj
This letter finds me in Germany
. How little thought would ever be
in Germany. ] surely have seen some
beautiful scenery. ", .
Talk about hills, this country i
, full of them, and the valleys and hill.
sides are very pretty. .sa s 4.
The German people sure treat us
fine, better than the French did. The
first night I spent in Germany was the
might Of Dec. Ia, and | and four 9th
er boys stayed in German private
home. The man of the house was 9
shoemaker; he was getting twenty
five dollars a pair, so you see how
expensive leather is here.
We opened hospital at Whittlech
Dec. II. Whittlech is about twenty
five thousand population, probably
larger, as kids are very numerous.
Our hospital building was formerly
an orphans home; it's a beautiful
structure of brick and concrete. The
floors are all tile blocked of very
pretty design. Our kitchen sure is
r dandy; it has large range stove il
= it, 8 feet long. We fire it with coal
] it sure is nifty locker. The build
d ing is equipped with all convenience
). necessary, such as electric lights, no
: and cold water, bath, toilet an
n laundry room; also steam heat. Prett
e nice place to step into after bein
used to sleeping in hay lofts.
a We expect to be here about fou
n weeks, then start back thru L,lxerl
IS bourg, Belgium and France. We ma
# see England, but I doubt it.
everything goes right I expect to b
1t back in the u. S. A. by Washington
birthday. Hope I won't be disal
pointed.
am feeling we'll as ever; don
know as I have gained any MOI
weight as haven't been weighed *
so long. 4 have gained from IL to 7
pounds since went into service.
= Expect letter from home toda
\, Our mail service should be good her
u in fact it has been good for the pa
II II two weeks. .
- ~ Hope this finds you all well.
Z, ~ Best wishes,
:, - Francis i. Moore,
= p. S. Remember when the 39th Di
y was included in my address? We
!. they are in the U. S. A. They sale
. Dec. 3. If we had only stayed Wi
y them, but I would have missed seer
- lots of country.
. In a letter written later than Il
y above, Mr.. Moore states that he ";
: : located about thirty miles from Co
I y lenz, but was expecting to move
!, ! the Rhine soon.
= Francis is evidently strong on souv
I y Mrs, for he says:
u eT bought a German iron eros
I. yesterday for rs francs. When ~
y were back in France you couldn't bl
= one for hundred francs. | w
y have pretty good collection of SO
II venirs, if can just get them home
p From Corporal Morton R. Weidre'
a to his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Mart
a Weidrick Of Spencer: II
n. Somewhere in German
IL Dec. 19, 1918,
IS NV Dear Mother and all. n
N / suppose you think / have forge
ct ten all about my home, but ] assn
i'd YOU I have not. But our chance
lg time and material to write to any q
le is not very much. II am writing tn
ID in the kitchen where we are billete
re 1t hasn't been very cold here ye
haven't seen any snow yet and
s-l ice more than thin screen on SIN:
I'd puddles Of still water.
ID The Germans are very nice to
q and do not seem to show US any
q will. w
lg We surely have seen some sigh
st This is very pretty country. Y
OF are quartered on a big farm. y
III Travelled through France, Belgium a
es Luxemburg into Germany. / wi
you could see the country and ha
e. the opportunity Of visiting the diff
ent classes Of people, 4
X ! can tell you more about my II
tie when / get home, and Of course we
Of not know when that will be. But
ng hope not and think not very long.
ls. haven't been sick since / have be
tn with the supply company and ! joir
OF them at Bony, France, Oct. 15, 19
M sent you card from Reisdorf, IL
zee emburg, and that and this letter y
'0- be your Xmas from me.
AL Well I must close for this time,
fui prosperous New Year.
nd wishing you all a merry Xmas an,
X. Your son,
7ill -a8 Corp. Morton r. Weidrick.
eb. ..ll 5
@ The following are extracts from
ms letter received BY Rev. and Mrs. ,