Show Interesting I Letters etters from Our Soldier S Boys FROM GEORGE A. A I FRANKEL Ri Co C. C Cb B F Fort rt Monr Monroe e Va V u September 2nd IJ 1918 S. S L. L Ut Utah h. h Dear ear Mr 1 dl At At last I have bave a chance ch nce to to get started on this thie long planned letter Today Today Labor Labor Day Day Day- Dayis' Dayis is is' tho th first real holiday hollday I have hav had since being in the the army I came down here from Maryland the latter part of June with the expectation expectation ex ex- ex- ex of getting into the officers training camp which started here hereon hereon on on July However they got more men m men n here than could be handled handl handl- ed and put a a. whole company of ot us out on the bench to watt walt for the next camp EWe f E I We were practically all college collego men and were naturally quite dIsappoInted disappointed disappointed dis dIs- dis- dis appointed but I think we are now unanimous in realizing that It was best that thai we were kept over for forth I he next camp b both th because of the extremely extremely ex ex- ex- ex hot weather thru which the themen themen themen men in the present camp had to I I j work and because of the valuable training we have been getting as buck privates t tWe We have been put thru all kinds of different work and I never realized ed that It was possible for anyone to go go thru so many experiences in such short order order I have had a turn at guard duty kitchen police carpentering gas mask drill and numerous other duties connected with army life Our company has Just finished a a. motor transportation course In the Chauffeurs Chauffeur's School where we learned all about the construction construction construction con con- care and driving of touring cars care army motor trucks and the big ton 16 tractors which are used to haul the big guns We were scheduled to commence our out course in the next camp here hereon on October but the need for more officers In the heavy artillery has bas made nade it necessary to start In on the o of September Of course we are all nil very glad as this means that we will get our commissions earlier that Is Is those o of us who are successful successful success success- ful tut will The sooner we get our commissions the sooner we we get et to France France and that thU Is is wh whet what t pr practically practical practical- l jy ly every everyone one In the army is Lt aiming for to tor to get over ver and do his bit to clean up this dirty mess In the shortest shortest short short- est possible order I do not believe believe believe be be- lieve army life ute as a per permanent anent occupation occupation oc oc- oc- oc appeals very strongly to the aTe average rage American and n no no one one will be happier when a Just peace is won than the soldier but I think most of us see what a hard bard job is ahead and want to to complete It Jt In la a thorough manner There is one thing that I am sure cur e I of Uncle of-Uncle Uncle Sam Is la going to do this Job right and if it you were here I Ithe In Inthe InI the east you would soon realize reaUze that t i I he be Is 11 lug Ing for tor a long hard bard j struggle The hundreds of war wai r plants the miles and nd miles mUes of new camps to be found everywhere around here and the hundreds of ships that one can can see see coming coming- Inand in inand inand and out of this harbor every month soon impress mp es one with the magnitude magnitude magnitude magni magni- tude of ot war war and the efficient way in which this country is winning win win- fling ning it It all shows how ridiculous are the stories of ot scandals army airplane airplane airplane air air- plane graft and the many others which are given so much circulation by well financed German I believe that it has bs already been shown that the American war at m machine machine ma ma- chine created in a a few tew months due to the earnest operation co of ot a nation na na- tion is more effective and deadly than the cumbersome German German war machine built up by a clique cUque of I I selfish and scheming Junkers Th The Record comes comes very regularly I and I assure you m makes kes very veri very interesting inter inter interesting esting eating reading It Is about the only way one can keep track of all aU the Park City boys scattered all over the country and the western front JI I I also see the people at ho home e are doing more than their share in the way of Liberty Bonds Donds Y M. M C. C A. A and other war funds These are the things that enc encourage urage the men IDen in the army as they realize that they are not alone In the fight tight TheY The Y Yv M. M C. C A. A in particular does a great service and I understand that one cannot appreciate It in full until until until un un- til he sees what Is being done In France I do not think It is p possible possible ble for anyone to give too much to any of the big well organized war funds as every cent Is being wisely and carefully spent Tho The coast coast Artillery Corps the branch in wh which ch I am in In has charge of all the heavy artillery in France We get most of our training here hereon on the big sea coast guns in the I batteries around the fort here We have a big Job before us and expect expect export ex ex- I port a lot of ot excitement if we get across in time to help blast the b blooming Germans out of France Franca They havle hafe already started to get out and It If they go much faster weI we weI weare are liable to miss out on our chance I When you write to Harry tell him himI I wish wi h him the best of ot luck and hope I j he be makes a record like tike that of ot Lt Chamberlain of which I I have been Just reading in today's paper It reads almost like Uke a fairy tale Many Jolany thanks for tor the you gave me recently for the Civil Service even enn though I did not stay tay with that work With best personal regards I remain remain re re- main yours Tours truly GE F FRANKEL ANKE I FROM O JR nO t CREEN REN r Somewhere in France August 31 1918 Dear Mother Mother Mother-I I suppose suppose you u have been worried some ome on account t of not b hearing from me We have had a little 1 little trouble e with our our mailand mall mail malland malland I and now now things are settled I I will wUl write often We had a very nice trip across the ocean most all ali of us got l sea sea ea si sick 1 but that oldy lasted a a day or two an and and- oi the trip was O. O KWe K KWe K We We landed Somewhere In Eng Eng- land land and England is sure a pretty place and we we got to see a very large part of it i- i We were only in England a a. short time when they sent us to France I Where wears we Ye are now is only a small smalltown smalltown town but things sure look picturesque pictures pictures- que and beautiful There There are are large trees every where and andon on all the fences most moat of ot which are stone there are grape vines The grapes are not ripe yet but lt it looks as it If there ther will be plenty very very soon The houses are are all U stone they even have stone shingles C C saw several houses today that were were dug In n the side ot a hill Ill One wall wail was all that Could be seen They h have ve very f few w tw two horse teams here Most Moat all the vehicles besides army trucks that one sees Bees are two wheeled carts drawn either I by an extra large horse or a very small one Most all of ot the tile farmers cut their grain with a sythe u It sure looks I strange to to us ua American boys who are used to modern machinery ry We are now camped out with our little tents they are very comfortable comfortable comfortable comfort comfort- able and we like Uke It fine The night we landed here it was raining and dark and you can im im- agin we had very few lights Few of ot us had pitched these kind of tents tent i before but we all got them up up fairly well How Ilow Is every body in Park City Tell the boys and Mable hello forme for forme me me and that I will write to them when I get more time and paper This Is all that I can think of or so will close for tor now Hoping loping all of you folks are feeling as well as Iam I Iam am am I am as ever eyer GEORGE GEO GE My address Is George R. R Green Oreen July Medical July Medical Replacement Draft Co No 3 3 American Expeditionary I Forces FROM WILLIAM NEIL Somewhere in Trance Stance nc August 1918 Dear Pear Mother and All Ju Just t a a line or two to let you know that I am well and enjoying myself In Sunny France Yet there Is not much to see around here The vii vil villages lager lages are small mall and there Is II no place to go but fishing and J 1 sure lure Co do like to do that I get a few tew each time I 1 go out BO so have a fish supper once In iu a while I wrote to Victor but have nave not heard from tram him yet Donot Do Donot not know what part he be U Is In but butI butu I may get a letter from him any day now Use llau Norman left Camp Kearn Kearn- ey yet I will wUl write to him I hear they hays han left If so write and dot et et me me know his address Well mother how Is the bakery business getting along and nd old Ernest and Cla Claud d T Do they work as hard as aa ever everT J I wish you could have been on n the trip across England We came within fourteen miles of Dads Dad's old home and It U sure was s some le pretty country all the way across across France FranceIs Is Is nice Rolling hills hUls and woods woods' all allaround allaround around but not a good sized hill hili like Uke the hills around Park City You Youcan Youcan I can get on aD the top and look an and I Isee see little villages with their church steeples and It sure looks quiet and and peaceful They are almost as quiet as the Legend of the Sheep Hollow Well how is every thing In In Park Still SUll at the same old place Give my regards to Jack Gilbert Less Roche Jack Eddy and all the rest of the boys and dont don't forget the girls Well I guess I wilt will have to close It Is dinner time and I eat the same as ever I could go a cream puff or two though We get some good feeds teeds here Take care of yourself and dont don't worry about us for we will be all allright rIght and the way vay the Yanks are going after after- the H Huns n it wont be long until we are back mixing cakes again Good bye for tor this time From your loving son Bon and Bro y W. W J. J NEIL Co D D. M M. M O. O Bu A. A E E. E F F. A A. A P. P O. O Somewhere In France I. I APPRECIATIVE TIVI SOLDIER BOYS noys Camp Kearney September 18 1918 May Mayor r J. J J. J Fitzgerald Dear Sir The Sir Tho boys who left for I Camp Kearney Sept 3rd wish to thank the party or parties who gave them thero the money the day they left The kindness was much lat lat- ed Respectfully HAROLD J J. J THOMAS II 11 BURROWS WM 0 G. G HOAR PATRICK II CLARK AMBROSE IVORY I FROM CECIL CEI J. J PETERSON ETERSON I U U. U S. S S. S S. S Dixie Somewhere ome h re on the Atlantic August 1918 Mr Ir S S. S L. L Park City Utah tah Dear Sir Justa Sir Juat a t few lines Ibi a to let the people aj a home howo know now what 1 I think ot of the navy The navy is la a good place for tor training You You can take up any trade desired on the out aide Ilde if It think every on one from twenty-one twenty years years years' old Id up ought to to have a years year's training in the navy nan The people at tome home omo dont don't get et a chance chanc to see eee very many sailors allora and there are lots of ot them wo would ld not know a sailor if Jf they saw one When I 1 went down o n. n to enlist there therl were eight of t us ua going an and when the time came to go gu I was Willi the pul only one there So y see ee they theT did not Continued pa on n. n r Page e Two Letters from Soldier r Boys 3 Continued from Pus Pan One One care to find out what the navy ha hato had to offer otter them in different kinds o of trades Th There There re are only few trades trade on on the out side aide that the the nay navy nary dont don't have I 1 am am glad I enUs enlisted d In th the navy nary One thing thine in the navy a ma man gets gete to see soo and that Is the different parts of the world I have hare haTe been al almost al- al almet most met around the globe and here I Iam Iam am hoping to finish the he trip before before I get back In the states I would u like to get a list lien of the boys from home who have joined th the n navy For Fo there are only two of us from home that I know that are in hi the navy navy That is ie my brother and nd myself l Here ere is hoping that hat in the near future the people at at t home will backup back backup backup up the navy more than in the past That much for the navy Where I 1 am now stationed Is a pretty country and the crops are looking fine over here I like to ge get The Record and I learn arn what is going on at home A paper from home is like meeting a dear friend from home Hoping to hear from you soon Yours truly trul CECIL Cecil J. J Peterson U U. U S 8 S. S. S Dixie Care of Port Master New York City I FROM VICTOR NEIL NII Knights of Columbus War Activities France August 1918 Dear Mother and All Ali Just a line Une hoping to find you well as this leaves me at present Well ho how Is s everything going with you and Is dad still out west and how howare howare howare are the mines going and the bakery I got lot a card from Bill DIU yesterday but dont don't know where he Is ij He lie must be In eastern France and If it he Is I may not see him for some time Would like to see him and will try to do so as soon goon as possible I was quite Quito surprised to hear front from him from this thle side of the pond nond Haa lIae Norman left lett yetT T I hope tope not pot Two o of us over oyer here are enough at atone atone atone one time I dont don't think bill will wUl get in 10 the trenches By Dy the time he gets eta his training I think the war will be ov over over r I Iam am sitting out side aide of ot our dugout writing this letter The Tho shells belli are hitting hissing over my head and they t y li sure re sound u ci nice As long rOng as they keep up fi up IJ in the the air Ir it t is Wright It has bei been n a a long time s since dace you have written written me me i so please s get b busy s1 and dr drop p a aiDe line or or two Will close t for r this this' time time Hoping to hear from you soon and with lots lotsof of love loye to yo you you all I am m. m lovingly yours yours aun VICTOR NEIL NElli Co B B M. M O. O Ba A A. A E E. E F. F France VOLUNTEERS 8 HER URR SERVICES OEs fo- fo A. A P Ridge of ot th the Summit t Council Coun Coun- Council cil ell o of ot Defense r received the following following follow follow- follow tollow- ing note last t Saturday The services services ser ser- vices of ot the the young lady has baa has been beeD thankfully accepted and Miss l er complimented on the spirit disPlayed displaYed displayed dis dis- played September 6 6 1918 1818 Summit C County Council of ot Defense Kno Knowing that you are in need of ofa ofa ofa a typist during the Fourth Liberty Loan I feel It my patriotic duty to offer my services for as long as it may take Hoping to hear favorably from you I remain Sincerely yours MISS LYNDAN |