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Friday June 27, 1919.

A petit recapitulation of sorts is desirable here to say in few words of recent affairs.

At the field the French made no contract for giving us light. Consequently the barracks are inadequately comfortable and interesting o'nights and it's much better to spend the evening in Paris and to go out on the 11:30 car that waits at the spot opposite the entrance to the Grand Hotel. When the transportation doesn't show up it's a case of walking down the avenue de l'Opéra, frequented