Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 279, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 29 November 1918 — SHORT LETTER FROM COLONEL HEALEY [ARTICLE]

SHORT LETTER FROM COLONEL HEALEY

November 12, 1918. Friend Louis:— Just a word from joy-maddened. Paris. You.should see the seething throngs as they surge through the streetsL singing the Maresillaise and other songs. A few American soldiers start an American tune and immediately are followed by thousands of French, old and young. I have this morning seen on numerous occasions Amercian soldiers with a dozen pretty Parisians each being Ktterally dragged along the streets. “Vive la Amerique” is called otft along with the happy expression, “La guene finis” —the war is flhished. lam on my way to a point 200 mfiles southeast of here, where I hope to see a little of the active evacuation of the Huns. Only have a short <time in pretty Paree. Expect to get here again, however." Am very much pleased with much of France and surprised at some of it’s very ancient customs. This morning I ate two apples for breakfast and they cost 7% francs, about 11.35. On top of this is the 10 per cent war tax and then the ever present 10 per cent tip, so apples are about 75 cents each. *1 shall not eat another until I return to America. Have jnot seen George since I arrived here and do not know where the artillery is located. S GEO * H HEALEY. Colonel 151st Inf., A. P. 0. 702. x , '