Show I j I From Our O r Boys Over Ove There NM y It a s ty f i S sa d' d x p tv z a I I I FROM RO I GI GEO O. O C. C FRAZIER of ot Ol Oakley ley In France Oct 13 1315 18 Dear Mother Iother Father and All 1 All 1 wIt will write just a few lines to let you know that I am quite well now Just have havea a slight sligh t cold but expect to get over It soon I hope are all well and will will continue to enjoy the best beat of health The war now looks very en encouraging Ing ng fod us and according to reports we will have peace Treace before many months and will be home next sum- sum mer iier I hav not heard from Lawrence for or some somo time but no doubt you have as as- I I think they give preference to looking after the mail mall from here home th than n from different parts of France ranee I am very sorry for Clara and the children and hope she Is able to I get et along She has some very tine fine children and they should be able to help belp her Will certainly did suffer a great deal and now it Is ended 1 I have thought of him ort often n since 1 I came here and realize that he did not have an easy time In life I suppose all the crops are no now w harvested and I hope It U was bounteous ous ous and that you will be able to mee meet t all the demands this fall tall It ook s very much now as though I will b be bethere bethere there to help R. R and B. B next summer Bummer and I think all the rest of us me men n will be thankful to get back home The climate has been very damp dams lately Rain nearly ever every daf dat for a month and to-day to It is quite cold rold I 1 1 never could get used to this climate but am able to stand It as well as th theother the theother other men We have all been given coupons coupon s to send to our our folks I enclose min mine e which will permit you to send a Christmas package according to di dl di- di I 1 nave enough sweaters sweater 8 and wristlets so you need not send any more You can send a few dainties data dain ties they ties they will wilt please me Later on I will mall you a token which should reach you about Xmas time Trusting to hear hoar from you soon I remain yours with Love to all all GEORGE c. c I FRAZIER Supply Co Ca Q Q M. M MC DiC C. C A. A E. E F. F F Franco France I FIt FROM r JOHN JOliN L. L FRAZiER Oakley Somewhere in France Dear Mother Father and All All All- Your letter was received last night and I was very pleased indeed to receive receive receive re re- re- re it I am well and happy and sincerely hope this will find you enjoying the same blessing This place Is rather lonely but weare we weare weare are kept busy busy so so find something to occupy our minds other than our surroundings We amuse amuse ourselves in the evenings evenIngs evenIngs even- even Ings by bv singing Tell Arth it brings back the times when we used to dothe do dothe the same at home Ask him If he can an picture a bunch of U. U S. S soldiers sitting in front of an old rock building buildIng building build- build ing in an old French rench village by the moonlight singing old time melodies melodies melo melo- dies We Ve have a great deal of amusement amusement amusement amuse amuse- ment trying to talk to those Frenchwomen French rench Frenchwomen women and girls The worda word which we understand best are no which means we dont understand and wee which means yes An old lady lost thirty-eight thirty Francs in a well the other day A franc is equal to about in our our money The boys went down the welland well welland welland and were drawing the water out The Theold Theold old man man that owned the well stopped them them- them them-so so they could not get the money The woman felt very bad about losing the money and cried She had to work very hard for a livIng living liv- liv I Ing by taking in la washing We went around among the boys and took up a collection got the 38 Francs gave them then to her She would not keep them and noel made us take them back Her lIer pride would not permit her to keep them I i i The women clean out the barns milk the cows hauls the grain and does outside work all the time I I Yours with love JOHN I 1 AVII DAVID I L. L JOHNSON of I I Nov 16 15 1918 Dear Mother and I Folks Folks- Just Folks Just a fe felines few w lines to let you know that I am wellI well I am having a good rest That com com- wound of mine Is Just about abou t healed now I get out of bed an and d walk around the ward There i Is s 5 quite a lot of Yanks in the hospital also British and Australians and an I Canadians The Time ar arnot are e J not so bad brul but we Americans figure e J we get about half enough to eat Well Veil I suppose the war var Is over al although although although al- al though it is hard to say say suy how much 1 t longer wo we will have to stay over here I dont don't think drink it will be bo so bad not now the war is over I think they will give us a little more moro freedom and no noso not t so many hardships I haven't see seen n any of or the boys lately I 1 dont don't If any got killed or not no noI t I can say I was lucky as my woun wound d dont don't amount to anything The mos most t of the squad I was in n were either elthe r killed or wounded seriously Most hips I t all of the old men in my ray company compan y yare are either killed or In a hospital 1 Well Vell if a person can get gut back to th the tho 0 o states after what we hav have we went nt lt through he sure aura will appreciate life lite e I guess I will be able to go down dew downtown II n town In a week or so A little mono money y would sure auto come colas in handy hanly thou then I think this ills li is i the third largest city i in n England j I There Thero are ore tinn quite influenza a lot o of here people dy dy- y f I me lit n It the Hie Hu or Influenza here T The Thel ho 10 people l' l are sure sura now now- the w war a ir Li is over They have been celebrating S most ot or the week Our outfit has hag done dono a a. lot of travel trave I 1 ing lag since we nave have been over here hero Y We Vs 6 landed lust first In Liverpool then w wo woth re o th Hampton thou thun to La a Harve Hane in France then went Into the t he 16 northeastern part of I France pearl nearly y Into Switzerland We were In to o one Que 19 ue drive there then hen we fe went want to Bel De 1 glum guat I came from tram there here IYe Well U il l suppose this is not very Interesting g 5 oeo so I will wilt close with love and bet best Bt t wishes to you 10 all aU I DAV DAVE DAVIL I think when you yop y writs write Just a ad- ad a d dress the ti as usual for tor I 1 thin 1 I 1 will vhf be with my mr outfit in aba about u J t three week weeks thInk lInk ot or sending me roe an am any y ml money n r as I ought to got Ket quite a I lot Jot wh when n IA last t tJ bank OIl t to r l p 4 J JI I j jI I if FROM Gl GLEN N HIDOK Philadelphia Penn Nov Dearest Folks One and All Ar Alt Ar Arrived rived here today at 12 noon Am staying on the ship letting letting let let- ting the other boys go to the city they h have ve folks here in Philadelphia Will can this stuff now and start out and tell about our litte trip across the pond We left Philadelphia Philadel Philadel- Philadelphia phia Sunday morning September In one big rush We all I thought we would have a few moro morel days in Philadelphia but there was a convoy going out out so we make a a a mad rush for New York Arrived there at noon September left lert New York at 1 p. p m m. m in the convoy convoy- I something like thirty-one thirty ships with us It was a wonderful sight the way the convoy was handled outside outside out out- I side of the gate at New York All the ships got in their position and we started out with one large gun boat We received two S. S O. O S. S calls calla while we were on our way over Fellow Fellow Fel Fel- low by name of Gaskins was on I watch and he received them both While on my way over I bought a 50 dollar Liberty bond Something like worth was taken from frow the ship Some patriotic gang gangon on I 1 this old ship I We Ve ran Into a bad storm while we were going over Didn't hardly dare i I I to go out on the ship Water was coming over on the deck for two i days and one night One of oC the i ships in n the convoy lost a man and not one of tho the ships dared to stop and get him It would have been endangering the lives of the other men on the tho ship Any way the poor I fellow didn't sta stay stay- on top long enough in the storm It was certainly certain certain- ly a rough sea sea- The gun boat left us after we were out a few days and we went alone the convoy for three days Take Tako it from me every ship had enough 1 outs look to eat them looking for J submarines day and night Then the destroyers from France came out and met us It would have done you good to have seen tho rho gang smile when twelve destroyers came camp In sight The Time destroyers the U. U S. S navy have got are sure aura some som ships just Just like bunch a of tiles flies They would go down thru lira the c convoy dogging dogging dog- dog ging the ships around here iota and there them They were all around us all the tho time limo They put the tho German subs on tho the blink blink- run blink run them to death and believe me mo they can go and be back in fa a very short time turn around on a dime and aud have hav a nickle left On October we sighted land landat at frost Brest France It sure did look good to us We went Into the theay l bay ay ay at Brest and anchored there for tor the night eight to catch atch another convoy down the coast of France No one got a to go on no shore shore tar for we were only going to stay there over night Would have liked t to have seen the town Certainly was a good goOl looking town what we could see of ot it ht As you enter threat Brest you can see all aU kinds of small antall French forma farms They Thy were all deserted and I guess had not been worked for some Bome time lima They au ii Jt id nice homes on them The French people have a n hobby for white houses housell Most all of or t 1 teem t m pro pre made mado of or white stone atone or rock roots roofs are painted red t tho the only color they have la In thai tha thai try We left Brest fo for fOb i St. St France In tl the tle e A. A M 1 AI In lu another oon ou voy Went to flay Day and an- an rioted there thorn tar for the night and left lert Bay for tor St. St Franco Franca U Arrived there at noon It was waa one fine trip Would not want to make it again agal unless it t was n necessary to do It It for tor it II Iq one ona If long trip wand nd we wept went the tile pond with with- without out any say lights of at any au- nr kind While we going over oyer w we came near bear J r hitting two or Qt three Of t our own awn ships at night amo near b Wing being hit two or 01 tl thre W times a ah o h our arlu Apparatus broke broSe d Vl wn and pray away Q Wt w t d through the convoy th v r re sure cure going to bit ft snore V t tM fc k un was waa Uh us And while we WI were bo bo- aid St at lr I. I a ai 1 i k 4 4 44 4 F fi l be rF From idi in iii France l t A 9 Continued from trove l' l Page Jan co One near raining a lima British whale back tub We were BO so close clos to each other that a fellow rellow could couk have havo stepped from our ship over orto onto or on to the other otherL t It was a narrow esca wasp o for forthe the for for had we bumped bump ed into it It would have went to lh the bottom In a hurry We had a wonderful crew of sailors sailors sail ors on our ship They were were not no afraid of any thing I had one wireless man with nu mi who was afraid we were going t to got get sunk every minute I sleep IE it Inthe the radio room and the tho night we broke broko our Blearing apparatus he ht called me mo and would not let me mo gc go goto to sleep until we were under way again When a ship is in a convoy and nd It breaks down the convoy dont don't stop they keep on going and If it It hable Isable is h able to catch t e convoy when It gets under way again luck is with you We left about three of them on our out way war across They figure that when a ship is stopped a submarine has a good chance to shoot at you and they are not going to st stop p the whole convoy Just for one ship and another another an other thing if it a ship in the convoy should shou get hit the others would beat it and leave leavo you you It would be bo a and glorious feeling to be out In the I water in a life Ufe boat and watch the theother theother I other ships going away and leaving you St. St l is a II nice place Population Population Population Pop Pop- of about people when al althe althe althe the soldiers are home First night we were there I had to do guard duty In the restricted district We only got liberty from 5 p. p m. m until p. p m. m every night and while we were in St. St some someone someone someone one got Into the ships stores and stole everything they could get their hands on so the skipper would not let any of us go to shore for three nights This is a wonderful life There are seven thousand soldiers and sailors sailors sail sail- sail sail-I ors in that town The people there have never neverseen seen such good times as astor I they tor ore are having now since the American Amer Amer- ican enlisted ciliated men lUen have been ther there What we call can saloons they call pugs Get any kh kind d of a II drink you want sit at a little table anda and a abar bar maid watts waits on you Honest those French pugs are so far behind behind behind be be- hind the times they dont don't know they are living The Americans are sure showing them up in every thing When an American soldier starts down the street in one of those big army trucks you ought to see the French people make tracks for they I know what is good for them The I Ionly only trouble I had with them was was I when I tried to talk with them I I. I couldn't savy navy that lingo On October 22 I was a body guard I for a dead captain of the navy He was killed in St. St and four of us soldiers from the and four each from other ships made up UI the body guard It was quite a fun funn eral We Ve had a army band in iu the sailors then the I lead then came the body guard then the crew that was wason wason on all the deceased captains captain's ship and nod next came camo the officers from the different dif l I ferent ships The casket was covered covered covered cover cover- ed with an American flag when it r was covered up An army chaplain read the sermon while the body bodyguard bodyguard I guard stood at attention The buglar buglar bug- bug buglar lar sounded taps and a volley of twel shots was fired Not a woman was WI Tuner Tuner-I i to be bo seen It was sure some funer funer- al nl I would hate to be bo burled under I six feet of sod sad in that country i Any time in the day days we could see j I working in the German prisoners different places about town They r walk by do hate hale to see the Americans I them Guess Gues they will soon bo be turned turned turn turn- ed loose now the tho war is over I I Finished unloading our ship October Octo- Octo October october ber ber and we left St. St Nazaire for I bay at p. p m. m We anchored anchored an an- an- an d In ule r n bay for fox the i night Left Lett hay lJay at noon the 1st ht No ships ship were with us ug We Were ere all alone They toll us If we 0 wanted to try and go alone we could go chor so the 8 skipper Ut eT pulled up l the an am and away aay We went rather h that hof wait walt L for a convoy y- y First day out oui of i trance ranee we run into one tine line storm I Every very one was Wa siCk sick It ll was wa a bunch of oC men The storm lasted for two days and one night I 1 was only sick one and then not so se sor ver very r rM bad Had to feed teed the fish once Considered myself fine and dandy Some of the boys W were sick all the wa way over I On the I received the news that Germany had twenty four hours outs I to say ay yes or J no to the armistice T That made the boys feel good when I told them the splendid |