Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 94, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 April 1918 — LETTER FROM JASPER BOY WHO IS IN FRANCE [ARTICLE]

LETTER FROM JASPER BOY WHO IS IN FRANCE

‘ U. S. Naval Aviation Force, Brest, France, March 23, 1918. Dear Ones:— I am at the base hospital having some dental work done. This i 4 the first place I have been that I could tell you where I am and then when at work am some distance from here. Well I had a little" good hick by my hard work. The chief wanted to make a cook out of me, but, nothing doing, so he said he wasn't going to loose me entirely, so he ihade a store keeper of me. Not very hard work and fine pay. We have to transfer supplies across the bay, but it's great sport as I have ja riiotor boat at my own disposal. Pretty fine to go down and tels the motor boatman to take me over to the island and wait for me. About twice a week I cook breakfast for 100 men. Some job to fry spuds, eggs and bacon for the bunch. The troops are coming over all the time. Don't know how many are here or where they come from but they come in every day by the ship load. This is some days later, at last I am all through with the doctors and want to get back to work, have been here two weeks and it seems like a month. At present the outlook is rather dark, but its early yet, so don't get worried about the outcome of the war. How is everyone in the “Burg? have cooks traded places yet? What it John Cook doing? Gee when I get home you can visit all you please, and won’t have to worry about the work at home, for I can do almost everything, such as, wash, cook, scrub, make the beds and take care of all the buying, as I will have that to do for Uncle Sam, so guess I could buy supplies for you. , You said something about sending some addresses of the boys over here, but they never reached me. I did receive one Republican of Feb. 15, but expect there are surely more by this time at the camp as I have not had any mail for two weeks. Five of we boys had our pictures taken, they were fine, will send you one next week. Hoping this reaches you as well as it leaves me. Give my regards to everyone, also don’t forget the dog. Your son, HARVEY.