TRANSCRIBED FROM THE LONOKE DEMOCRAT OCTOBER 24, 1918 P. 1
Somewhere in France
Sept. 22, 1918
To My Many Friends at Home and the Readers of the Democrat:
I will write a few words, as I have been in France about fifteen days, and am a long ways from old Arkansas. This is some nice country here, but it doesn’t look like Lonoke county by any means. You boys at home don’t dread to come to the United States service for you can enjoy life in here, and besides it will be a great help to you. I would not be back in servillan life at all and know what I know now, and know that I could not get to come and see this fine country. Here I enjoy the life of a soldier, we get plenty to eat and all the wine we want to drink.
I have been in service or in training since May 27, 1918, when I went to encampment at Camp Beauregard, La., from there we went to Camp Mill, N. Y., and then we left for this country. I am in the Engineers Remount, 114 Co. D. Am well, feel like a four year old mule, but not hardly as spry. I am sending my best wishes and remembrances to my many friends there and to the Lonoke Democrat which I enjoyed reading very much when I was at home. The French people are royal to us soldiers, they feed us grapes and give wine to drink which most of the boys are very fond of.
Well, I will close with my best wishes to my many friends and the Lonoke Democrat.
Yours respectfully,
Pvt. G. W. S.
Co. D. 114 Eng. A. E. F.
NOTES: Unable to determine the actual name of G. W. S.
TRANSCRIBED BY MIKE POLSTON
Somewhere in France
Sept. 22, 1918
To My Many Friends at Home and the Readers of the Democrat:
I will write a few words, as I have been in France about fifteen days, and am a long ways from old Arkansas. This is some nice country here, but it doesn’t look like Lonoke county by any means. You boys at home don’t dread to come to the United States service for you can enjoy life in here, and besides it will be a great help to you. I would not be back in servillan life at all and know what I know now, and know that I could not get to come and see this fine country. Here I enjoy the life of a soldier, we get plenty to eat and all the wine we want to drink.
I have been in service or in training since May 27, 1918, when I went to encampment at Camp Beauregard, La., from there we went to Camp Mill, N. Y., and then we left for this country. I am in the Engineers Remount, 114 Co. D. Am well, feel like a four year old mule, but not hardly as spry. I am sending my best wishes and remembrances to my many friends there and to the Lonoke Democrat which I enjoyed reading very much when I was at home. The French people are royal to us soldiers, they feed us grapes and give wine to drink which most of the boys are very fond of.
Well, I will close with my best wishes to my many friends and the Lonoke Democrat.
Yours respectfully,
Pvt. G. W. S.
Co. D. 114 Eng. A. E. F.
NOTES: Unable to determine the actual name of G. W. S.
TRANSCRIBED BY MIKE POLSTON