WWI Letters

Sat [deleted]Sept[deleted] Oct 20, 1917

At home- which will be in Albania only two days more. It is definitely planned now - as nearly definitely as anything can be in these turbulent times - that we are to leave [K?] on Monday and Tuesday for France and way stations. Since writing several days ago from the post near Lake O - strange things have happened. We have been keeping store in our house here at home. We had an Albanian entertainment in our honor. I was in a night attack the night after I wrote to you. I have had two days of real [repose?]! All of which are strange things. And I received your letter of Sept 3. Which was not strange, but was a surprise, for I thought that our mail must have been held by this time at Paris for us. Wouldn't it be unspeakable if they should send your box of sweets and it should arrive the day after I leave? It is torture to imagine such a thing. --

Everything in its place.

I was interrupted in addressing your envelope several times that night. Things happened all at once, you see. I put the envelope into the machine