Dear Russell:- I answered your last letter some time ago, but will write again, not waiting for a reply, and you must do the same. Paul was home on a ten day pass, from the 7th to the 17th of July. He is now quartered in Jersey City, NJ., doing phone work in the office. He has been there some time and I begin to suspicion they intend to keep him there, for sometime at least. He has grown tall since he enlisted, I guess taller than I am, but he says he dont weigh as much

as when he enlisted.
Fred Kellmann's division, the 85th left Camp Custer about two weeks ago, and one on their way across now. He is in 310th regiment of enginers. They are sure putting the boys though a whoofun now, they were drafted only last April, which makes only about three months at camp. Had a letter from Edd, last week, saying Maud was in the hospital from an operation for tumor and several other things, and had come out of it in fine shape, but I have not heard anything more from him since, but I suppose she is getting on all right or we would hear from him. We are getting lots of good news, the last couple weeks, about the counter offensive of the Allies, and of the fine showing the American troops are making. I am wondering my head off, if your regiment is involved, but the papers dont give any information of that nature. We are all working hard everyday, "lehas" is on the airplane job at the Packard, yet and I am still playing at the old E&J I have tryed several

times to get out but from one cause or another, I always stay.
Eva is now working at the executive office of the Telephone Co. and seems to like it real well. Labor of all kinds has become very scarce and has got so bad that the Govt. has taken control of it and is distributing it among the war industries and taking it away from the non esentails. I have not been affected yet, but I am ready anytime or place they want me. Must close, sending you out greatest love and good wishes and you must write as often as you can.