France
July 10, 1918
Dear Mother –
Just a few lines to tell you that I probably won’t write for a few days. We are going after Kaiser Bill again. Tell Mayme that I received a postal card from Anna Merritt. I haven’t had time to answer it yet but hope to soon. Mrs. Shortell wrote me and said that the woman that lived next door to her was sending The Ansonia Sentinel. She is an old maid. I haven’t received the ones you were sending me or the ones she is. They are second class mail, I guess. Some of the boys that were sent to the hospital are back in the company again. I saw Gladys Hancock’s husband the other day. I didn’t get a chance to talk with him, but Frank Rowley said that his company belonged to the same battalion I do. So, I guess I’ll get a chance to talk with him before long. That address of Mrs. Lehman’s, the French don’t understand it, as they say (no compere) It means No Comprehend. They say it is English. I don’t think we will stay in this sector much longer. I guess some other divisions are going to take it over. That means we will see some more of France or other countries. We certainly will have a lot to talk about when we get back. In the billet (house) where we are quartered, the horses, cows, chickens and everything all in one building, and in the front of the house is a barnyard. Some country. Best regards to everyone.
I remain your son
