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Conger Reynolds correspondence, September 1918

1918-09-05 Conger Reynolds to Daphne Reynolds Page 5

to eat cold syrupy sweet potatoes for dessert. French cooking is standardized and I guess we'll have no luck trying to introduce any American modifications.
The gentle boche bombers have not called again. Cloudy or misty nights have prevailed making it difficult for them to make us out. We're well prepared for them now and much more disposed than we were to listen to warnings.
The cold which I described to you in all its horrors is still sticking around but making itself less objectionable. About two or three more days of good behaviour ought to win me complete freedom from its annoyance.
We are following the continual good news from up north with much enthusiasm. Every morning and afternoon when the communiques come we have a picnic moving up our red-tabbed pins on the map. Today the line has taken two fine jumps in the direction of Germany. Every day the Hun retreats, and there is no indication yet that he will be able to stop. The British have the winning spirit again, France is happy, and we are happy. It is much more fun to be winning than to be holding on as we were last spring.

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to eat cold syrupy sweet potatoes for dessert. French cooking is standardized and I guess we'll have no luck trying to introduce any American modifications. The gentle boche bombers have not called again. Cloudy or misty nights have prevailed making it difficult for them to make us out. We're well prepared for them now and much more disposed than we were to listen to warnings. The cold which I described to you in all its horrors is still sticking around but making itself less objectionable. About two or three more days of good behaviour ought to win me complete freedom from its annoyance. We are following the continual good news from up north with much enthusiasm. Every morning and afternoon when the communiques come we have a picnic moving up our red-tabbed pins on the map. Today the line has taken two fine jumps in the direction of Germany. Every day the Hun retreats, and there is no indication yet that he will be able to stop. The British have the winning spirit again, France is happy, and we are happy. It is much more fun to be winning than to be holding on as we were last spring.