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monday the 1920 class had to register and of corse you know what a time the French boys have on those days. Jim & I invited the whole bunch in to have chocoletts with their two drums[[?]] they surly[[surely]] rays[[raise]] the dust. These young boys are crazy to get in to the war with our boys it is just the right spirit. The oldr[[older]] men are tired of it and and hoping every day that it will be over. Ther is a French Lady living two biligs[[buildings]] from here. She runs a kind of a Foyer on her own buck[[?]]. I think she gets her suples[supplies]] from the chirch[[church]] she knows you cossens[[cousins]] Liesereo[[?]]. Col. [[strikethrough]]Sceider[[/strikethrough]] Schenider of the Firm of Schenider Muniteon [[strikethrough]]man[[/strikethrough]] Manofactorig Co.[[Schneider's Ammunition Manufacturing Co.]] was here the other day and rested the whole afternoon with us. he know of your brother when Blanc comes back I will ask him abut the people you write of. I just receivd your letts[[letters]] (fine) of August 18. this lettr was worth

Transcription Notes:
Little contrast makes it difficult to read. **Schneider's Ammunition Manufacturing Co.— presumably the French company that developed the first French tank in WWI