HENRY GRASHOFFHow are you feeling and getting along Elsie, and Albert too? I suppose he isWSO V,IRLWRITES TO FOLKSstill working out to Kohlhagens. How does Florence and her teacher getgarcmm A A %youialong. I suppose Miss Miller is stillrenceIs With the American Expeditionary Force “Somewhere” In Europe.teaching the primary room. Well it will not be long until Christmas only 23••mere days and I wish you all a MerrytXmas and a happy New Year. AlthoughTnberOn Active Service WithI am a few thousand miles away, I canOirentsAmerican Expeditionary Force.wish you that much any way. I amnoorokeeDecember 2, 1917going to number my letters from nowoccu[hterDear Mother and All:on, this will be number one, and you doHeliMr.This ia Sunday morning or ratherthe same, then we will know whetherBuriRev.noon, just finished our dinner a fewwe got them all or not. • You write andchuiffici-minutes ago. We arrived safe andtell Lizzie you heard from me and Ibrid:ere-sound and had a good time all the way.will write to her later, also the folks atthe |liliesTed Butler, A1 Behmer and I are at the4home. You know I can’t write to themA*sent.Y. M. C. A. writing letters. They areall so you can tell them hello for me.Mrs.archtwo lads from Sutherland, Iowa.We have seen some mighty swell scenmileupleRonald Dyslin ia with us and is feelingery gnd some interesting things sinceT1r offine and is quite well. Tell his folkswe left the States. I will try and excongoseayou heard from me. He is in the sameplain them to you when I see you. Thepopiims.Barrack with me.people have been using us real good[ownThis is a nice day today, a little coldand treating us fine wherever we haveLiepe.but we have not had any snow so far.been so we have nothing to complainridalI have not seen Bill yet, 1 must lookabout. We had a few cases of fever onat tl ■Thelook him up today to see how he isthe boat, I think it was two cases, andweel•feeling. How are all of you folks? Ione lad died. He was from LeMars,Etm mptu-suppose you are having lots of snowIowa, of the 2nd Iowa regiment, but IM:n 1t theand cold weather nowadays. I expectdon’t know his name. There is nowissesit keeps papa busy, keeping the snowsickness in camp only a few cases of mumps, so that's a good record Jfor aadvei.off tfop tracks and switches. . Did Lizziedue-if tnand Roy spend Thanksgiving at home?’ - T •bunch of men.|Se