Le Mons Franch
Nov. 12 1918
Dear Aunt Ida:
Well
the war is over and all the boys are in a very good humor. Last night
when they got the news the bells and guns sounded and then there was one
grand celebration from 6 o’clock until midnight and I guess it will be
worse today than yesterday.
Last
night I got a pass and went out. The streets were crowded and all the
flags were out, everyone was feeling pretty good. I never saw such
pleased people in all my life. They would throw their arms around us
and yell “Vive Le America”. Wine was just like water but as I had to be
in at ten I was in good shape.
The
Company that I came across with is stationed outside the city about 15
miles at a training camp. Perhaps they have moved by now. Some of the
boys from Montpelier are stationed in the town working at a garage,
whenever I go in town I see them. They have a dandy place and good things
to eat. So we get a feed off them.
Just
now I have no idea when we will get started home but the chances are
that it will be 6 months before we get anywhere near ready. I suppose
there is a lot of cleaning up to be done at the Front and a lot of
supplies to be taken back so if we get home by next spring we will be
lucky.
Before
the Captain of the Co. left I had him sign my state pay cards and I
will enclose them in this letter so Uncle Will can get the money on them
sometime when he is down that way. Pay is very slow in coming over
here. I haven’t seen any for two months but it is no wonder we have
been going all the time since landing and I guess the money hasn’t had
time to catch us. I suppose we will get it sometime and then I will
have a lot.
As
yet I have not received from home a letter or any news except a
clipping in the paper about the Spanish “Flu” and I wonder if any of you
have had it. I hope not as it is very dangerous. I have seen a lot of
it. Coming over on the boat we had 2,000 cases.
It
will be nice if I can get home next spring and we can all go up to the
lake and stay a week or so. I can tell you one thing is this when I get
into a good bed and a good bath tub it will seem pretty good, I don’t
know as I will know how to act.
I have to go now and change my bunk to some other building that is about all I do is move.
Hoping this finds you O.K. I remain With Love,
Ervin
