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you see the soulder are always on the move  it is a very common [[strikethrough]] thing [[/strikethrough]] for the soulder to have fun without any thing to eat for 12 hours & more  
theyre [[strikethrough]] citch is not [[/strikethrough]] kitchen is on the road many of the soulder are lost, from there regement, and it is very amusing to see [[strikethrough]] some [[/strikethrough]] two americans boys wandering from the front to their vilige looking for the fin cafatir. or company they look like two little children looking for ther mother most of the time they have nothing to eat for some time. In the [[illegible]] Mr Block and I go to the Hospitils and talk to the wonde they are give this writing paper of corse many of them cannot use it but the nurces invite a few words from them. many of then die whil we are watching them Poor fellows. they are very much intrested in telling me about ther fight and how they fought right along side of some special America frend they had made thee is just not a boy 18 year old (French,) in the hospetell he has been ther five days. very sererisly wounded but now getting along nicely he is young and strong [[?]] am sure will pull alright he with many other is the first week had pushed forward quite aways. and then ther Regement wer push back and partely surrounded he was amoungh many of the first wounded. ther [[melade?]] the


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Solon H Borglum Secretary
LE FOYER DU SOLDAT
Union Franco-Américaine
(No. 7)

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Y.M.C.A.
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le Mrs. Solon H Borglum
Norwalk Conn.

Dear Emma and Children, 
There have been no letters from you yet but it is expected that the mail will soon be streaightened out and then it will come. The day a have been very beautifull  sunshine not much dust. and not to hot. the vilig we are in is quite on a hill. one long narrow street paved with cobble stone and lined with white buildings & walls.  ther are a few walled laines running out from this lond curved street. some to paris. and some to the front. monday night the criyer went through the town playing his drum and each corner he advised the people to open ther shops and write to ther friends to come back & attnd to ther buisness. the last drive had put the germans back. and they had suffered so much that they [[strikethrough]] could not [[/strikethrough]] had no more guns to shell this town any more Tueasday & wednesdy stores started to open.

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Transcription Notes:
* soldier = soulder * they looks like "thy" * their regiment * village