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Americans Are Treated Royally in France by French Hosts
A letter from Alex Blakley of Young Township, 14th Co., 20th Engineers, now in France, to his father H. H. Blakley describes touring four towns with good roads and a park spring, hotels turned into Red Cross hospitals, a theater show by American and allied troops, and a chateau hosting them with gracious hospitality. He notes rapid American construction impressing locals, meals of five chickens and two ducks, good bread, and limited rail travel with crowded cars.
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Alex Wakley
Young Township
Alex Blakley
14Th Co
20Th Engineers
France
H. H. Blakley
Livermore R. D. 1
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