Extracts from a letter written by Claude Raber, formerly from Clayton, now with Ambulance Co No* 588, in ; France, follow;“In riding: through the country, the farm houses we see are far different jfrom anything in Arfterica. All the [buildings pertaining to the farm are built one adjoining the other, in a square, and enclosed by a high stone wall. It was raining when we came to a nice looking farm house, so we stopped in from our bicycle ride. Immediately the lady asked us to come in and' sit down. We did so. She built a roaring fire in the fireplace. She and the children - couUln’t understand our 'excellent* French, and didn’t know a word of English. Consequently we didn’t cany on much of a conversation. The man of the house asked usto drink with him. We said that we* * Vwould, supposing that it would be