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OUTLOOK. FRIDAY, DECEMBER
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14. 1917
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boys in khaki write of experiences in army and field camp life
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H ollow ing a r e e x tr a c ts fro m fo u r
le tte r s w ritte n by H a ro ld K e rn , of
G re sh a m , w ho Is w ith th e E n g in e e r
d iv isio n , I'. 8. E x p e d itio n a ry fo rces
in F ra n c e .
T h e fo u rth o n e, u n d e r
d a te of Nov. Io , is re m a rk a b le fo r
its p re s e n ta tio n of th e R u ssia n s i tu
a tio n us it a p p e a re d on th e b a ttle
fr o n t a t th a t tim e :
b e g in n in g
to n . D . C . o u t o f m y p a y
w i t h th e m o n t h o f O c t o b e r
M u s t c lo s e » m l g o t o
bed .
G ood
n ig h t
HAROLD.
N o v e m b e r 7.
H e a r F o lk s — R e c e iv e d y o u r m i g h t y
w e lc o m e l e t t e r s o m e t im e a g o a n t i w i l l
w r i t e a v e r y f e w lin e s b e f o r e g tu n g to
bed.
A m r a t h e r t i r e d t o n ig h t , i n f a c t I
a m t i r e d e v e r y n ig h t , a s w e a r e w o r k
in g h a r d e v e r y d a y .
N e v e r f e l t b e t t e r in m y l i f e .
The
w o r k I a m d o in g d o e s n ’ t a ll o w m e to
i t a k e o n a n y s u p e r f lu o u s fle s h , b u t I a m
I » r o w in g s tr o n g a n y w a y .
P o s s ib ly y o u
fo lk s
th in k
I s h o u ld
w r it * * o f t e n e r , b u t r e a l l y I h a v e v e r y
| l i t t l e tim e .
1 d o th e b e s t I c a n a n d a m
I s u re th a t m o th e r s h o w s y o u a ll m y le t-
tf t.m e w h e r e in »-'runce. N o v . 1, 1S17
h e a r F o lk s : — I c a n n o t t e l l y o u h o w
w e a p p r e c ia t e u n t il
Y o u r l e t t e r o r e so
v e r y g o o d a n t i I e n jo y th e m im m e n s e ly .
W o r d f r o m h o m e i : j u s t a s e s .- e n tto l o s
fo o d O lid B le e p .
1 h o n e s t ly e n jo y e v e r y
w o r d o f y o u r le t t e r s .
A m r a t h e r s u r p r is e d t o h e a r t h a t m y
l e t t e r s w e r e p r in t e d in th e o u t l o o k —» i t e r s so y o u c a n le a r n w h a t l i t t l e n e w s
h a v e fo r g o tte n
now
w hat
I
w ro te .
1 c a n t e ll.
W h e n y o u g e t l e t t e r s f r o m m e p le a s e
T e l l th e k id d ie s • h e llo ’ ’ f o r m e . H o p e
1 th e m o t o r c y c le is p r o v i n g a s u c c e s s .
H o y . a n d th a t a ll o f y o u a re w e ll
Am
j a n x i o u s ly a w a i t i n g th e a r r i v a l o f th e
p a c k a g e o f w h ic h y o u w r o t e .
A m ra th -
i e r c u r io u s t o k n o w w h a t i t is .
I n fa c t
h a v e a n id e a t h a t i t is s o m e t h in g
w h ic h
1 h a d n o t th o u g h t o f w a n tin g
a m i s o m e t h in g
th a t
w i l l p le a s e
me
m ig h tily .
W ill te ll y o u as so on as it
a r r iv e s .
M u s t c lo s e a n d g o to b e d .
HA RO UX
N o v e m b e r 10.
H e a r F o l k s : — T h i s is a n o t h e r b ig d a y
f o r UM— j o t s o f m a il.
Y o u r le tte r am i
G e n e v ie v e ’ s e n c lo s e d c a m e , a s a ls o d id
th e c a k e a m i c a n d y .
G e e ! b u t i t is
good.
T h a t i s th e f i r s t p a c k a g e o f e a ts
I h a v e r e c e iv e d s in c e I 'v e b e e n in th e
a rm y .
H o m e m a d e fu d g e !
I w a n t to
t h a n k y o u f o r th e s e t h in g s , f o r 1 h o n
e s t l y a p p r e c ia t e d th e m m o r e th a n y o u
c a n r e a liz e .
W e a r e j u s t l ik e a h u n c h o f k id s
w h e n th e m a il c o m e s in . f o r w e le a v e
m e a ls , w o r k a m i a l l e ls e a n d s ta n d
a r o u n d in th e w a y u n t i l th e l e t t e r s a n d
p a c k a g e s a r e d is t r ib u t e d .
G od’s c o u n
t r y is a lo n g w a y s f r o m h e re , le t m e
te ll yo u.
I w r o t e y o u a s h o r t l e t t e r a fe w d a y s
ago.
P r o b a b ly y o u w i l l r e c e iv e t h i s o n e
fir s t.
R e c e iv e d t w o l e t t e r s to d a y f r o m
m o th e r a n d s o m e to b a c c o .
F ir s t A m e r
ic a n p ip e to b a c c o s in c e 1 l e f t t h e s ta te s .
R ig h t n o w m y p ip e i s g o in g s t r o n g a n I
has been f o r a n h o u r.
H a v e n ’ t r e c e iv e d
m y s w e a t e r y e t, b u t e x p n t m o r e m a il
to d a y o r t o m o r r o w , a n d p r o b a b ly i t w i l l
p it te d
s h o u ld t u r n o n u s .
I t m a y ta k e a lo n g
tim e a n d a lo t o f m e n a n d m o n e y , b u t
F r i t z is g o in g t o g e t a g o o d w a l l o p i j ig .
T h a t ’ s a c in c h .
W e a r e v e r y a n x io u s f o r o u r b o y s to
c o m e o v e r h e r e i n b ig n u m b e r s , f o r w e
b e lie v e w h e n t h u t t i m e p o m e s t h a t w e
w i l l b e o n th e f r o n t o u r s e lv e s .
R ig h t
n o w w e w a n t to g e t i n t o a c t io n
and
w h e n w e d o I e x p e c t w e w i l l w is h w e
w e re o u t o f It.
A s o ld ie r ’ s g r e a t e s t
m i s f o r t u n e Is t h a t h e i s n e v e r s a t i s
fied.
W e m e e t l o t s o f t h e b o y s f r o m th e
f r »nt o n le a v e , a n d t h e y t e l l u s w o n d e r
f u l . s t o r ie s o f th e b a t t le s .
T h a t m akes
u s a n x io u s t o see th e s a m e t h i n g s th e y
h a v e s e e n , a n d w e a r e a lw a y s w a n t i n g
t o m o v e — n e v e r s a t is f ie d w i t h w h a t w e
h a v e , n o r th e p la c e w h e r e w e a r e lo
c a te d .
I g u e s s w e w i l l a lw a y s h a v e t h i s
f e e li n g u n t i l w e g e t h o m e , a g a in
A n d th e n th e r e is a lw a y s a m e n t a l
s tr a in .
L o t s o f u s w i l l n e v e r see h o m e
a g a in , a n d h o w w e l l w e k n o w i t
We
t h i n k o f th e lo v e d o n e s a n d th e f r i e n d s
a t h o m e , s o f a r a w a y , a n d th e q u e s t io n
o f s e e in g th e m a g a in s e e m s a t t im e s to
l»e o n e - s id e d .
T h e o n e p le a s a n t f a c t , h o w e v e r , is
t h a t a lm o s t e v e r y s o ld ie r f it m l > b e lie v e s
t h a t h is c h a n c e s f o r r e t u r n i n g
a liv e
a r e f a r b e t t e r t h a n th o s e o f a n y o t h e r
m an.
E a c h o f u s b e lie v e s t h a t , a n d
th e r e th e w o r r y e n d s
B u t w e a re f a t a l
is t s . n e a r ly a l l o f u s , a n d th e r e is n o
p ie s t io n h u t w h a t w e c a n l ie o n o u r
s h o w u p th e n .
M o t h e r s a id s h e w a s s e n d in g m e s o m e
I c a n n e d c h ic k e n . T h a t is r a t h e r r i c h f o r
a c o m m o n s o ld ie r . b u t m a y b e 1 c a n ta k e
, it w i t h o u t a n y i l l e ffe c ts a f t e r w a r d . B y
th e w a y 1 a m n o t th e o n l y o n e w h o
A m is y o u r fu d g e e a s y t o ta k e .
A l l th e
b o y s h a v e s a m p le d i t a n d e v e r y d a r n e d
G U E R D O N HUM A8ON
A ero
S q u a d ro n ,
D allas,
1 3 6 th
T exas.
o f th e m ,
I w ant
t e l l m e th e d a t
know
b o w lo n g i t ta k e s f o r in u i l
re a c h y o u .
k n o t j, t h a t y o u a r e
Am
tic k le d
t
c k s f o r m e.
W e need
k n it t in g som e
i.in a n y t h in g e ls e .
A ll
s o c k s a ie b a d ly w o r n o u t n o w , a m i
e is n o t h in g b e s id e s th e s w e a te r
1 w o u ld a p p r e c ia t e m o r e .
1 w ill
he g la d w h e n m y s w e a te r a r r iv e s , to o .
H a v e b e e n h a v in g lo t s o f r a i n l a t e l y
a n d o u r . c a m p I* a sea o f m u d .
H ave
r a in p r o o f c l o t h i n g a n il b o o ts , so w e g e t
a lo n g fin e .
In f a c t w e h a v e p le n t y o f
c lo t h e s e x c e p t s o c k s .
A m w o r k in g h a rd n o w a n d a m m ig h ty
t i r e d a t n ig h t .
F e e l a lm o s t to o t i r e d to
w r it e .
H a v e t o g e t m y w a s h in g d o n e
s o m e t im e t h i s w » 4 k , to o .
Y o u s a id y o u L a d e n o u g h f r u i t in th e
b a s e m e n t t o la s t t w o y e a r s .
I w ill s u r-
Gee! H ow
p rB e you w he n 1 g et hom e.
1 w is h I c o u ld i n a t h o m e o n c e m o re ,
A m n o t c ra z s a b o u t a r m y g r u b
H a v e n 't g o t m y o w n l in e o f w o r k y e t.
H o p e to d o s o s o m e d a y .
A t p re s e n t w e
a re b u ild in g a w a re h o u s e .
G iv e R o y m y r « t« r < ls .
T e l l th e k i d
d ie s “ h e i l o " f o r m
A in f e e lin g tin e I
u m g la d to ? ;o
Go«»«l b y e u n t i l y o u
11 A R D I aD.
t in .
h e a r fr o m m e
N o v e m b e r 4.
i f e w lin e s as 1
D e a r f o lk s
1u s t
tn«1 itn g o in g to be«i.
H in r a t h e r t i r e d
e v e r y «lay now.
W e a r c w o r k in g har«
M a k e s u s f e e l x«><Ml. h< » w e v e r, a s 1 n e v e r
f e l t b e t t e r in in> lif«
A m s e n d in g in t h i s l e t t e r m y C h r i s t -
m a s r p« s e n t Io you— • h a n d k e r c h ie f —
of
France.
It isn’t
j u s t a s o u v e n ir
m u c h , b u t I w a n t -d t o s e n d s
T he cost
a n d t h i s is th e be j I c a n do.
n ll
h o le « .
It
w o u ld
«
m o r n in g a n d s e n d B i l l lo o k in g t o r a n e w
jo b .
H AR O LD .
WATCHES
AIR
Du
r e p a ir s
lig h ts
is
T h i s n ig h t d r i v i n g
It.
D EW EY
• M e c h a n ic W i l l y " is J u s t a n o t h e r o f
th*» s a m e s o r t , la z y , d i r t y , a m i a b s o lu te
l y v u lg a r .
A s id e f r o m th e s e fchree m is
f it s , o u r s e c tio n is m a d e u p o f a m i g h t >
a g r e e a b le b u n c h o f f e llo w s .
My
tw o
b u n k in a t e s
a re
b o th o u t
’r o l l i n g ' ' a t p r e s e n t, a s w e c a ll r u n
n in g
th e
a m b u la n c e s .
I ’h lllp
F r o s t,
o n e o f th e m , is h a v in g th e t im e o f h is
lif e
o v e r h e re .
H e ’ s a c t u a ll y
fu n n y ,
a n d Is w r i t i n g f o i s o m e m a g a z in e s in
th e s ta te s .
lie w e n t o u t a s o r d e r ly on
a n ig h t r u n w i t h o n e o f th e n ew m e n
w h o h a d n e v e r d r iv e n a F o u l o v e r a
h a l f d o z e n tim e s , a n d a f t e r h e g o t b u c k
la s t n ig h t , k e p t u s l a u g h in g
fo r an
h o u r.
T h e n ig h t w a s p it c h d a r k , a m i
a s th e y a r e n o t a llo w e d to u s e l i g h t •
a t a ll . i t is d i f f i c u l t w o r k f o r a n o ld ,
d r iv e r ,
not
s p e a k in g
of
g re e n h o rn s .
M c A u e lly , a ls o f r o m
C h ic a g o , w o r k e d
d o w n a t th e P a n a m a c a n a l f o r s e v e n
y e a rs .
H e is a ls o h a v in g s o m e t r o u b le
a t n ig h t , f o r is n o t u s e d t o d r i v i n g
W e ’ v e b e e n is s u e d s o m e n e w k in d o f
gas m ask.
I t is m o r e c o m p lic a t e d th a n
th e o ld o n e s , b u t w i l l la s t lo n g e r . C o n
s is t s o f a ta n k , w h ic h Is s t r a p p e l o n
G IB B S
r a th e r d if fic u lt.
I caught
th e
e n d o f th e b r id g e h e a d o n . h u t f o r t u n a t e -
FIGHTS
C o n tin u e d
•e ven t l e t t e r s r e c e iv e d
fro m
K. H oney.
O c t o b e r 18. 1917.
W e w e r e ta k e n o v e r b y th e U . S. g o v
e r n m e n t a fe w d a y s a f t e r a r r i v a l in
P a r is . J g o t t h r o u g h o n m y e y e s <>. K ..
b u t th r e e o r f o u r o f th e o t h e r f e l lo w s in
o u r c ro w d
w e re
r e fu s e d
fo r
v a r io u s
re a s o n s .
I n t a k i n g th e F
S a r m y o a t h , th e
s e r v ic e w a s d e s ig n a t e d a s th e
*1
S.
A rm y
A m b u la n c e
S e r v ic e
w it h
th e
F r e n c h a r m ie s . "
T h e re
seem s
t o be
s o m e d is t i n c t i o n b e tw e e n th e A m e r ic a n
a m b u la n c e s s e r v in g w i t h th e F S. a r m y
a n d w i t h th e I r e n c h a r m ie s .
I 'm m i g h t y g la d t o be w i t h th e F r e n c h
f o r t h e e x p e r ie n c e s .
T h e y a re
v e ry
f r i e n d l y t o w a r d s th e A m e r ic a n s ,
one
t o ld m e t h a t th e y l ik e d th e E n g lis h , b u t
lo v e d t h e A m e r ic a n » .
O u r u n ifo r m s re
s e m b le th e E n g lis h , a n d t h e y n e a r ly a l
w a y s a s k us i f we a re
A n g lo is " W h e n
w e s a y A m e r ic a n s , th e y b e a m a l l o v e r
a n d i n s i s t o n s h a k in g h a n d s .
M y F r e n c h v o c a b u la r y is s l o w l y I n
c r e a s in g in s p it e o f i t s e l f .
H a v e to re a d
t h e F r e n c h n e w s p a p e r » h e re , w h ic h h e lp s
N o v e m b e r 7, 1917.
I ’ m ta k in g l if e e a sy th is a fte r n o o n ,
h v a w a r m s to v e , e v e n th o u g h t h e s to v e
is n 't n e c e s s a r y , f o r I t is v e r y d e c e n tly
w a r m o u t s id e .
I ’ m n o t s u r e h o w lo n g I ' l l he a t e ase
f o r a n i "on c a l l " a n d m a y he s e n t o u t
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d e la p id a t io n . b u t th e c o lo r c f h is n o s .
o f.’e r s H om e i*Iu e .
T o ta k e th e n e x t i i
o r d e r , A m b it io n l e s s
A m b ro s e ,
I don’t
klu»W w h a t h e d o e s a r o u n d h e re e x c e p t
b u m t o r a l iv i n g .
l i e ’ s a t a l l , la n k y ,
lo o s e f e a t u r e d m is r e p r e s e n t a t io n o f a
m an.
W h e n he w a lk s , o n e h o ld s h is
b r e a t h f o r f e a r t h a t o n e o f h is a r m s ,
le g s o r h e a d w i l l d r o p o f f . a n d t h a t h e ’ l l
c o n t in u e o n w it h o u t m is s in g I t .
T h e re
s e e m s t o he n o u n i f o r m i t y in h is m o
t io n s a t
a ll .
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ra th e r
je r k s and
t h r o w s h im s e l f a lo n g a t r a n d o m
He
is d r u n k m o s t o f th e * im e . h u t a lw a y s
s h o w s u p a t m e a l- tIn n * .
F o r u t n a le l y he
e a ts s i t s o m e « lís ta m e f r o m m e
" A in
b it io n l e s s " d e s c r ib e s h im
b e t t e r th a n
a n y o th e r one w o rd .
l i e e x is t s s im p l y
b e c a u s e i t is e a s ie r to d o so, t h a n to
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n o v e l t y , a lt h o u g h m o s t o f I t s d is c o m
f o r t s r e m a in p e r m a n e n t . W h e n I 'm n e a r
th e h e a d o f th e l i s t a t n ig h t . I J u s t
« li m b in b e d . c lo t h e s a n d a ll . t a k i n g o ff
m y s h o e s — w i t h d u e c o n s id e r a t io n f o r
th e b la n k e t s .
B la n k e t s a r e o n e o f th e
m o s t p l e n t i f u l a r t i c le s o v e r h e re , h a v *
a w o n d e r f u l d o u b le w h i t e o n e . w h ic h Is
| at least an In :h t h i n k a n d g u a ia n t e e d
FINE
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FOR Si t II WORK SEE PETER LENARD
ii. i
Cleaning and Repairing is it Horlftl to by all Well Dr< hh » <I
...... who thereby retain their own »elf respect and win
approval of others.
HAVE A SUIT MADE BY A TAILOR
A well d re s se d p erso n w ill a p p e a r to b e tte r a d v a n ta s e In a
New S u it th a n In o n e t h a t ha* been re p a ire d , h e n c e It 1» ad v isab le
to h a i»e
v e a S u it tn s d e by a T a ilo r w ho h ae le w n rr i 111» tr w le a n d w ill
g u a r a n te e Io g iv e i*allalactiw a. P ric e s re a s o n a b le .
PETER LENARD
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