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THE GAZETTE-TIMES, HEPrXER. OREGON, THURSDAY, ArRfL 3, 1919.
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The following very interesting com
munication was received recently by
-irs. v. n. aic-Aiisier ircm ner son
Tvt. W. M. McAlister. of Co. E.
Engrs. Ry., A. E. F. and written from
Dijon, France.
My Dear Mother ami All:
As it has been many long das
since 1 have received even the scratch
of the pen from the States. I for myself
am still in the writing humor so will
try and write a few lines home.
No doubt you and friends as well
think that we are, or will, be on our
way home soon and there will be. no
use to w rite us as we will not get our
mail. Well that is one way to look at
it hut the best way is to write until
you hear of us landing In the 17. s.
When we get there there will be plenty
of telegraph wires to carry messages if
the storms don't tear them down. Of
course I receive the papers . that
riarvey sends aim tney are a great
help for news, but a letter In person
will never come amiss.
While looking through the December
papers I noticed the death of Anna
McMillan, which was very sad news
to me, indeed, as It was only a short
time ago that I had written her a
short letter Just as I had returned
from a furlough. But our days are
numbered and when the time comes,
there is no use to buck the line for
it is attempting the impossible. So
when you see any of them give them
my best regards and sympathy.
Well mother, a little item of mention
I must tell you about, and no doubt
you will be very much surprised your
self as I was at the time. In the mail
last Thursday came a package for me
from Capt. Hugh Wiley, whom I know
quite well, of Co. B, 18th Engrs. Ry
and in it was a sweater and a note
telling me that you was the maker
and the donator for the Red Cross. It
uppears that this sweater was the
stray one of the many received by B
Co., so upon seeing the name, Capt
Wiley took it upon himself to send it
to me as he thought I would apprc
ciate it very much. He also wrote me
very nice letter as well. Will say
that this is some sweater and for hefl,
well so far I have not seen its equal.
But there are many thanks to be1 given
tne Ken cross tor tneir work over
here and perhaps they will never get
the credit they deserve. They deserve
credit and honor far above any other
unit or organization on this earth, for
they are there 24 hours out of every
day. I have seen their work from the
Spanish border to the front, from the
coast to the Swiss border and all
directions, north, east, south and west
and all over France, that is why I say
this. Everywhere I have been I find
the Red Cross at the head of the list
working for the Interest of the soldiers.
About the 23rd of January I had the
pleasure and opportunity of taking my
lirst 7-day furlough since putting 18
months of labor in France with the
Cavanaugh-Holman Construction Co.
My furlough called for' Mentone-Xice
leave area, which is the choice leave
area of the A. E. F. On my way down
I stopped for a few hours at Valence
and viewed the city but it was too
cold to chase around much. It was
snowfng and freezing for sometime
before we left and was cold until we
hit Marseilles. We left Dijon at 7:30
on Friday evening and Saturday morn
ing we were in Valence. In the after
noon, about 3, we got in the "hot shot"
for the south and decided to spend a
few hours in Avignon, whTPh Is a citv
of about 70,000, and a very pretty city
.hi the River Rhone. We were here
.bout 21 hiurs and hart quite an op
portunity to see the place. Here we
applied to the French Red Cross for, a
guide and started on a tour of the city.
The guide was a French nurse of
about 25 and a very pleasant girl to
talk to, (in a soldier's pigeon French),
but got by line and dandy. We visited
he museum, the Palace of the Pope
if Rome, the large viaduct, the walls of
the city and its forts, the old prison,
.astles, chateaus, churches and many
'her places of interest, and while
rolng the rounds there always came a
!w minutes for a drink of wine, as the
oncrt say water ts no good.
U I p. in., Sunday, we boarded the
"hot shot" for Marseilles and arrived
here at s p. m. and received a 21-hou'
pass. We viewed the city but there
was too much to see In such a short
time so made a hurry up trip and snent
some time at Notre Dame, which is
certainly a nice place. The city itself
is laid out more like our cities, and the
vain streets there is plenty of room
'o turn around without getting run
over.
Monday at 4:45 p. m. we were headed
In a permission train and shipped to
nur ftestination, where we arrived at
1 o'clock in the morning on Tuesday.
Then we were lined up and marched to
he Hotel Beach Rlvage, Mentone, Gar
'van Apt., France; Upon being as
signed to a room, which was quite
are and swell for a buck private, we
took a good snooze and awoke about
10 a. m., and to our surprise we were
lust off the coast of the Mediterranean,
and bv stepping to the window we
"uld look over the deep blue sea so
blue that it was almost to good to be
i ne.
The first thing was to clean up and
shake ourselves and step out and see
what could be seen close at hand.
"Sunny France" In reality was seen at
last and "flrst handed." T know now
where the "Birdie" lived that wrote
"Sunny France." 'Twas on this coast
from Mentone to Canuss, including
Monte Carlo and Nice. Beauty, yes, it
Is here, there and everywhere, "ici la,
duet sont ou."
My seven days furlough having be
irun, T started out to see what I could
see. What struck me' first was the
beauty and cleanliness of these cities
on this coast. Colors of natural green,
and flowers yeg flowers in abundance
nnd everywhere. The hotels and dwell
ings rising tier after tier from the blue
sea and nestling against the green
mountains, and back of all the snow
capped Alps. The buildings are mostly
white or buff colored, with colored
balustrades and flower vases all over
the place. A person can stand In one
place for an hour and see something
different every minute.
The hotels are leased by the govern
ment for a period of one year. Each
man has a three-quarter bed, and a
bed which makes him think of home.
The room I hart contained three single
beds and three of us roomed together.
It was one of the best rooms in the
hotel and elasi was no name. In our
window was "beaucoup" flowers nnd
veranda, and all we had to do was just
veranda, and all we had ot do was Just
step out of the window and view
the scenery and more (lowers. T tell
voii this was pretty hard for a buck
private to endure but all we wished
was more of it. Time flew as It never
did before. The main beauty of it was
there was no reveille, no foil call at
5:30 a. m.. no bugle, no top "cutter" In
sight to "bawl" you out, no work call
no slum, no retreat, no taps no one to
tell you to go to bed. that is what
makes real life, l.eneve me if I ever
get out ot this mess i shall make one
taithful promise never again.
Strolling on the promenade known as
the "Kivina'1 any afternoon without
an overcoat, dodging among the flow
ers, sheltering palms and orange trees
and the inauamoiselles, is lite. They
have found out the soldiers have chew
ing gum and it is more of a curiositv
. . . . ,,. ,"v,io a i iu mailt ior uiev are
18th s-'ieat bums. ' This is real "Suuny
prance.
ihe first trip was across the frontier
into Italy, to the little town named
Ventimigee, where I bought a few post
cards and took some pictures, having
a part of them finished and am send
ing them to you. While there 1 inhaled
a little Italian atmosphere with the
odor of garlic, then dangled back for
a little feed that was waiting for me.
It is quite nice to sit down to a table
with white tablecloth and dishes to eat
out of.
There is one strange thing that hap
pens here that is not known unless
history is well remembered. A person
can visit three countries in about two
hours' time France, Monaco and Italy.
.Monaco, however, is a small portion of
France, about eight miles square, that
was in some way an estate of the
I'rince of Monaco. Monte Carlo is the
city that is practically all owned by
Prince Albert, who is still alive and
is about 71 years of age. The present
Casino was built by him and its '
structure is wonderful. I visited a
portion of the interior and It is cer-
tainly wonderful, and any person who
sees it will have to take oft his hat to
the "bird" that designed the architec- I
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iuip Litis pittcc neauiy, luxury uiiu
splendor is there to the fullest extreme.
1 cannot begin to describe it but im
agination can Just about get it. The
tlieaue is about the most elaborate and !
costly room in the building, which cost
approximately 4,000,000 frc. The gam
bling halls were quite elaborate. '
Paintings of all descriptions are to be
seen. 1 was in eight of the rooms In
tliis place but was unable to go up
stairs. The grounds and gardens
around this place are all kept up in
tip top shape and are very pretty in
deed. Just outside the Casino is the
Cafe de Paris, the swellest place on
earth from what they say and it is very
much of a temptation for a person to
step inside for a square, but for myself
me oniy square mat t could get was
to stand outside and take a square look,
and then I thought I would have to dig
into my pocket and pay for that. I
In this province there is no taxes to
nav. All expenses for the upkeep of'
this province are paid out of the ,jro-;
ceeds of the gambling, and everything j
.s up to snuff.
I also visited the acquarium museum. I
It is a private place owned by Prince
Albert of Monaco. He is an explorer
I the ocean and has every animal of
the sea on exhibit here, and some are
fine specimens, too. This museum is
built on a bluff overlooking Uie .vieo-,
iterranean and is a very picturesque .
place for observation. j
The Palace ot the Prince is a very j
nice structure, and I also took a peep j
at the inside of it. At the entrance i
are four guards of the Prince's army,
which constitutes the number of 'ii
men. They are fine looking fellows, !
all dressed up as though they belonged :
to some circus. They have enough
tassels, gold cord and epaulets to start
a costume shop. They seem to rank as ,
colonels, generals, corporals or some- i
thing never would waste so much
gold braid and Junk on a buck private. '
Nice was the next place worthy of
mention, and quite a large city also.
This place is Monte Carlo the second.
The part that struck my fancy the
most of all was the flower market. A
whole street, block after block devoted
to nothing but the sale of , cut flowers;
everything from the "baby' wreath" to
the "sun flowers." The Casino here Is
h'lllt upon a pier that extends out a
little way in the water and Is quite a
swell place. At the present time it is
operated by the Y. M. C. A.
Speaking of the costs, your living
and traveling expenses are paid by the
government, but incidental expenses
may run from 50 to r.oo frc. in the seven
Simf' Al""''-an money. J10 to
The .Hm ,S,a ,e'sVn Se,,-Ht ,0 s!'e'l-
u-i. ""ui .us rrc
When my ti
me was up we pulled out
at 9:30 Tuesday nisrht and
morning we were in
on Wedues-
Marseilles.
For curiosity I and another follow took
an A. W. o. L to Toulouse for 24
hours to see vh:u that pl: was like
and we reached idjon on Friday even
ing to answer the roll Cit'ls again,
which was much to our mrmir.
PVT. V M. McALISTER.
Co. E, 1Mb Epgrs. p.y. A. E. F.
Bertrand Lyon
"The Mark Twain Man"
High School Auditorium
Saturday Night, April 5
A LECTURE-RECITAL presenting an intimate and fascinating
study of the life and work of this remarkable man. Illustrat
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Readings from his famous books. This number will make you bet
ter acquainted with the man called "the supreme genius of our age"
and fill you with the joy of his humor and the virility of his Ameri
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SPEND A HAPPY EVENING WITH MARK TWAIN and re
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and warms the "cockles o' the heart." Next to sunshine and fresh
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AN INTERPRETATION of the world's masterpiece of humor.
The best story Mark Twain ever wrote! Pronounced by critics
"the greatest American story." That great human book warm
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In this artistic presentation the characters are as realistic as the
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The characters became real people, and the audience had the
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and the spell was only broken when Huck slipped away in the dark
ness and "shinned down the road" to the raft. So vivid was the por
trayal of this story that those present will henceforth have a sense of
personal acquaintance with "Huck Finn' and "Nigger Jim," and the
"King" and the "Duke." Bertrand Lyon has established himself in
Denver as a prince of entertainers."
Admission 25 and 50 Cents
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Saturday, April 12
CARELESS AMERICA
A national Safety First warning thrillingly presented in
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no lining up for mess, but it was sit
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