World War I Collection

horses over in the states.

They sure would be worth some money. They use ox teams a good deal here too. Has Duke been called yet? Tell him to get in the navy or Quartermaster Corps.

How did you folks celebrate the fourth? Suppose you went to Atascadero or Santa Maria. I celebrated up in the woods back of the front lines listening to the guns roaring and shells whizzing by. Well mother this all I have to say this time. Hoping you are all well & all write as often as you can. I remain as ever your loving son,

Albert N.

P.S. Has been raining on and off here all the time. Hows Queen?

Regards to Fred and family & tell him to write.

OK.

D. A. Langford

2 Lt. USMC

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Chicago Tribune which is about correct I think. Did Fred get my last letter & picture? Tell him I might get back in time to go on a hunting or fishing trip by 1920.

The Germans believe in Hoovering as they even save the urine and pump it into honey tanks as we call them & spray it over their soil. Ever time we see a honey tank coming we give them a growl. You can smell one five city blocks away. You better get you a tank and try it. ha-ha. Got a letter from Shakespeare awhile back & he said that he tho't he would enter his powerful Ford roadster in the May day races at Santa Maria. Tell him I will answer his letter Toot-sweet if not sweeter. Did Geo. Woods ever get back or not? Epperly is still here

place at Pasadena on New Years day between the Great Lakes Naval team & the U.S. Marines that was to be included in the plan & Jocelyn was invited to come too — Of course he was delighted & then found no objection to his coming so off they started on New Years Eve — At Santa Maria Jocelyn drank a pint or more of icy cold milk & cream mixed & almost at once showed signs of illness — it was thought to be a billious attack brought on by drinking cold milk too fast — but he got sicker & sicker they came on here —

You know they were talking of going down on the train, but Dad wants Joc to help with the driving, so we are all going to pack in the machine. We will stay either at Paso Robles or Santa Maria to-morrow night. I will write to you from there, dear. It is just like you said, one would think I was going to be gone for ten years instead of two weeks. I am worrying for fear we will not be home until a week from Saturday. You will be here when I get home won't you, dear? I will miss you so much. You told me to pick out some other young man. I just guess