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Coming up the mad fmm the railway station one crosses the mill rare with Its (indent atone bridge, passesthe moulln nolr” and entering thevillage after “recall,” sees the soldiers lolling about In the houses or seatedahont the tables In front of the wineshops talking to their French friends whose guests they are.t rotn one of the village streetsclear through the town the houses are marked with the number of Americans billeted there. One placemay huve painted at the wble of thedoor, “24 men” and another **2 of-fleers, 14 men.” Down In the narrowside streets are more billets and fromthese winding passageways the soldiers come In scores after the evening mess to wander along the “main drag” and visit billets of their friendsIn other batteries.No Formality Thera.Life is very Informal In this vlh jlage since the Americans came. The
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Aiken Journal and Review
Aiken, South Carolina, US
Wed, Oct 09, 1918
Page 4
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TX, USA 27 Jun 2020
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