Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 173, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 1 August 1918 — LETTER FROM OUR FIRST BOY IN ITALY [ARTICLE]

LETTER FROM OUR FIRST BOY IN ITALY

Mrs. I. N. Warren received the following letter from her son, Russell, who had just landed in Italy: Wednesday Evening, July 17, 1918. My Dear Mother: Well here we are on the other side. The first land we have seen since we left the U. S. a week ago. We couldn’t have had a nicer trip. The water was as smooth as a mill pond, with the exception of the last few days, but even then it wasn’t what you would call rough. I wish you could see the little town here. The houses are all old and plain looking. The mountains form a nice background, and in all? it is a mighty pretty little spot and I must take a trip over and look it over more closely before I leave. This wouldn’t be a bad place to live in for awhile, as they have summer all the year around, and by the looks of things now, they do nothing but fish and make money off the people that chance to go this way. This, isn’t a bad life at all. We were fed good all the way across, apd if things keep up the way they have started, it will be all right. There doesn’t seem to be a great deal that I can say, except that 1 am all right, and enjoying life. We can -go more into detail when this thing is over, and I see you again. Your son, „ „ RUSSELL. U. S. S. Stringham.