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Conger Reynolds correspondence, June 1918

1918-06-05 Conger Reynolds to Daphne Reynolds Page 2

of correspondents up to the big battle front and on into Paris.  A half hour later we were on the way in a limmerzeen.  All morning we drove, then paused in a little city for lunch, and drove some more.  Between two and five we passed along the rear fringe of the battle area.  Saw lots of the movement that goes on behind a battle and in the distance the smoke of fires in Chateau-Thiery, but really nothing very exciting. The drive has apparently been stopped, and even the sound of the guns was not great.
We reached Paris at 7 o'clock.  I got my room, cleaned up a bit and strolled over into the Latin quarter to see if the haunts of two summers ago would look familiar.  They did. Indeed, at the cafe where I used to sit with Sanborn in the evening and watch the sunlight pale out on the spine of the Church of St. Germain I found the identical waiter who used to serve us.  He recognized me at once - which of course flattered me tremendously and got him a double tip.
Next I ate dinner next door at the popular restaurant where I used to eat oftenest, and found it little changed.  It was then 9 o'clock.  I went back to the office - Paris office of press section

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of correspondents up to the big battle front and on into Paris. A half hour later we were on the way in a limmerzeen. All morning we drove, then paused in a little city for lunch, and drove some more. Between two and five we passed along the rear fringe of the battle area. Saw lots of the movement that goes on behind a battle and in the distance the smoke of fires in Chateau-Thiery, but really nothing very exciting. The drive has apparently been stopped, and even the sound of the guns was not great. We reached Paris at 7 o'clock. I got my room, cleaned up a bit and strolled over into the Latin quarter to see if the haunts of two summers ago would look familiar. They did. Indeed, at the cafe where I used to sit with Sanborn in the evening and watch the sunlight pale out on the spine of the Church of St. Germain I found the identical waiter who used to serve us. He recognized me at once - which of course flattered me tremendously and got him a double tip. Next I ate dinner next door at the popular restaurant where I used to eat oftenest, and found it little changed. It was then 9 o'clock. I went back to the office - Paris office of press section