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T* e ? lioviaf letter * - a receiv-#•4 from Homer Bjbop who is now In military tpr.lrt ne ix the western front:France Jan • 1)11r Father:Tb* clerk left his Oront in my r«»sn and as ——»* told me that v®u w* ed m persona! letter from me I thought I t» o-t’d write It now. I *not stop to make try cotTelt;~t!o»s e:th- r In speMnir or typir*.I Jon't fi% tiy know what yo-.i mran by 5% persona! letter but w ■! • m best a’.’ho we are not allowed to tell much.We arrived in the village that weare now quartered in on Oct. l^th, be-in* on the road Jusi one month and on# day. The town in just like any other am 1 towns in France. The buildings are all stone and th*» stableand livinir quarters are all the same buildirnr which f supp* «•.* m ike* it very handy in bad weather, which is the only kind they s*em to have. The townhis two p.irt* one called “ha jt” and,the other **bfts whi h means uppor and lower, one part if the town i» on a hill while the other is in the valley. Regimental headqus., is in the valley while the hospital is on the hill and it is some drill between.This town like all other Frenchcn# between the Tnd and trlt;ii ! »n umpire Just a fear egoI j-.ayed at Prinrftoa and I dilt;‘* * think at that time that ! would bein Franc# a ear h*nce Anyway it was a ifooi go.me with the Ima! score[•to ft.• w# ' jo* ' * rrjpeny. * - - :** *» n*xt day In quit# a laree r’a*we are to do guard di * lt;Bd ' rue Every othf day I am officer of t he d * - * I lt;y s Icharge of all th# w rkinjr detaiIshave a r ■ lt;’de car! and an aut -no- which nr# mine) , /t .w #n» er I need them which is m^st of th** ?'m* as th#* workine parties ar*» sereraliy scattered all o'er the town-nd the gt:a* : • ~ w rseThe town !t eom# town thoughwhich helps some competed with the -'ther pi t.»» It formerly had a wall KVUad it and part of ;t is still *r ~sr with Its .lt;r I sail port*.*• Another attraction Is an old!ral which reeemblee the pictures of the one at Rheims. It is quite a larK* one but I haven't had a chance to go through It so f .Monit with my other duties I have fe§en mndi1 Offioif which meansa lot more work. Christmas day w#» had another regular fe^d. Just about the same as the one we had Thanks-
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Kokomo Daily Tribune
Kokomo, Indiana, US
Fri, Feb 08, 1918
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