Jasper County Democrat, Volume 21, Number 4, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 April 1918 — DR. JOHNSON WRITES HOME [ARTICLE]

DR. JOHNSON WRITES HOME

G. J. Jessen in Receipt of Letter From Rensselaer Physician. G. J. Jessen has received a letter from Dr. C. E. Johnson, who left Rensselaer several weeks ago for over-seas duty and is now located at Leeds, England, taking special army training for doctors. The letter, which was written March 24, says: Gear friend Gurney: Just a line to tell you I landed safely and am located for the present in Leeds, England. Expect to be here six weeks taking special work. It is all very interesting I assure you, and I presume one should feel quite content to be assigned to such a peaceful community. - Am not much of a hand -to rave about beauty of any sort, but in passing want to say that England as I have seen it is the prettiest spot I ever passed through. For the cities I can’t say much, but the country throughout looks like I a huge garden. Of course, winter ' such as we have it in Indiana rather places one in a -proper frame of mind to appreciate a typical spring scene. Was in London several days ago. All you ever heard of that place is true. In my brief career I never I saw anything like it. One would think war was a thing of little interest, judging from the surface.. In order to be lair, or I Imagine to retain their high ideals of their mother country, it would be best to keep in mind the fact that the better people are not so easily met as the surface crowd. Run onto some people from Chicago both in London and Leeds — a small world, ope would say. I suppose interest is running

high in the states over the mammoth struggle on the . west front. An undercurrent of security, seems to (prevail here, but its outcome would appear important. I hope-it precludes a settlement of some kind. Personally I like the states and feel very much at sea over here. The only time I felt more so was when I was actually on the ocean. That little experience I’ll bear in mind for you until I return. i. Leeds is a manufacturing Center in the upper mid-land. It is about the size of Philadelphia. Rather a busy place I gather, but shy all themodes of speed so conspicuous, we’ll say in Chicago. Am living in the Queen's hotel here and have very comfortable quarters. The food is good, plentiful in some respects and distinctly shy in others. At any rate there is no ropm for grumbling. Warfare after this fashion is hard to improve upon. Personally, I intend to make the mqst of the agreeable things as I go alorife. Would like to have a word from you, Gurney. Give the philosophers’ Club my regards and remdmbcr me to all the fellows. Yours, LT. (’. E. JOHNSON, 0. C. American Express Co., 6 Haymarket, S. W. 1, Jxmdon, England.