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Solon H. Borglum Sec'tary A.E.F. Mrs. Solon H. Borglum Norwalk, Conn American Y.M.C.A. On Active Service With the American Expeditionary Force My dear Emma & children, The days continue to be very beautifull. no rain but today it was very warm. The young friend of Jim's whom he found out was wounded. he was told today that he died. he was wounded on the sixth of June and died on the seventh so Jimmy feels very bad he has been crying almost all day there has been another big drive going on. of course you know more about it by this time than I could write. There is much that I have seen which I will tell you when I come home some of the nurses that came down with us are all ready at work very hard. What you saw going on the boat was red cross section, nurse section and a group of Jewish men & women going to the Holy land to do red cross work. there is a lot of room for good hard working American women here in the Y work. the few that are here are worked to death. if you could only come over it would be a grate help, but it would not do in all cases. we have plenty of Y men that are no good and if the wives had come along it would be berable. but if you know any women then send them to the Y [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]]. the French are over taxed with their own work their burden like the english is very heavy. There is hardly any children in the streets of paris and every street is keep dark at night. this evening Jim and me went over to see Mr & Mrs Montgomery. I have divided my sugar into three packages one for Mrs. Montgomery, one for Mrs. Bonzet and one for Franken. you see the soldiers & Y men get what they want. and when they go to the front they get everything but it is very difficult for civilien to get sugar & bread. that is they get their allowance which is not much. we at last got our movement papers today so we are quite happy to be sent to do real work. I have seen so much of the real war today (that is the result of it) that I am very anxious to be out doing something we leave Paris tomorrow at 4:30 for some place in France. if I see my [[?]] I will make you a little drawing of one. that is if I can get them large enough and well fead so I can see their form. The big Birtha started to cough up yesterday noon. eight or nine fell and killed some people & a horse it is really very terrible, no warning we go about our business the over burdened french people can be killed any moment with out warning by this dirty, murdering, uncivilize humen beans no animal could be like they are. when the third one went off I went over to the Eifel Tower where most of them were coming and found a peace of the shell. they make such a silly little hole and then shatter all over. I hope we will soon get the old devils. now we must begin to pack our things Jim is like an old maid he is worring very much about his packing, washing and everything esle but he is a splendid fellow and I am very glad that we will be close together [[mostly?]] together we will not know until we reach our Divisional headquartes from there we are sent out. You see this is fine writing so there is lots of writing mabe from now on I will only be able to write shop talk but you will get more news then we through the papers. Lots of love & kisses to you all I do wish Dear you were with me and all of you but you are doing a great work there. Solon
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