Evening journal. [volume] (Wilmington, Del.) 1888-1932, 1917-10-29
WILMINGTON Youth
WITH ARMY IN FRANCE
Corporal Paul Dougherty
Writes Father of Life
Back of the Lines
JOURNAL, ONE OF
HIS COMPANIONS

Corporal Paul Dougherty, Company
y, Nineteenth Regiment Engineers, Of
the United States EXpedtionary Force
now in France. has written home many
interesting experiences Of his days IN
France. Ne is the son Of John j. Dough-
erty, Of No. 20i9 Delaware ave-
nue., a graduate OF the Salesiauum,
and was graduated in the class
OF 1914, Delaware College. with the de-
gree Of mechanical engineer. Following
graduation, Corporal Dougherty took a
position with the dupont Company at
the IIagley Yards. and later was en-
ployed as mechanical engineer with the
Artillery Fuse Company. lie is "a years
old.
In the course Of a letter. which is
one OF many deeply interesting COM
municatlons received from France by
his parents, the young engineer says
I'VE pulled one over the army last
night by getting an extra hour OF sleep.
AZ midnight, oct. Z. the clocks were
all stopped for an hour, and we there
by got back TO standard time. They
practice the daylight saving over here,
that Is how It happened
In our company there is a Corporal
Walker from Wilmington. who has
THE JOURNAL sent 10 him. There are
four OF us from Wilmington and when
those papers come. maybe we don't read
everything IN them. The smallest adj
vertlsement hasn't escaped our notice.
We've seen them all up TO September
n. 10 certainly Is a treat TO ind out
what Is going on back home; and 90
see the names Of those you know who
have been accepted or rejected IN the
draft
In THE JOURNAL Of August %, 1917,
on page i3, there is a picture taken
Somewhere IN France showing Amer
ican troops In the left Of this is shown
the type OF cars we travelled In for
about 30 hours. You VIII note they
are small, fOur-wheeled box cars. We
were damned In them, % men 10 a car
oh, I've had some wonderful experien-
ces (deleted by censOr), / would rather
look ldeleted by CENSOR. really be-
lleve If we hadn't been given so many
inoculatlons, etc, IN Philadelphia. some
Of us (delcted by CENSOR. In the pic
torlal section OF the Ledger Of Scptem-
Der ., YOU viii see some pictures Of
places I've been In England. Tho regi-
ment shown preceded us by about a
week.
AT the barracks at which we were
before coming TO our present location
there was a young French soldier by
the name Of Matthew Guy, who spoke
English rather nuently. 7 often meet
him uptown now. and he wants 10
teach me English. / would gladly do
so II had the time. Up TO the present
my duties have been such that could
not tell when / would be az liberty. or
this account / could not make any ar
engagements with him.
II went uptown the other night anf
bought small wooden chest. bullt Tx,
a miniature trunk, TO put some Of m,
clothes In, and yet can carry 10 IN m,
barracks bag. 10 is handy and / car
keep my clothes neater IN 10.
Before we leave this city, which
don't think will be soon, I'm going tc
buy a gist OF souvenir postcards. These
viii be fine TO enable me 10 describe
things when I get home. Furthermore
they are the only kind OF souvenirs III
bring.
1T has been nearly two weeks now
l my wv AAfhN' A'A'lNNM NIN UIIfIN IIOU
the states. I can't explain lt. Plenty
OF papers aud magazines have come
Tho other day we got a lot Of those
magazines with merely a one cent
stamp ON the cover and not addressed.
They certainly arc enjoyed. Some OF
them have funny little inscriptions
written on them by the donors. Some
OF the fellows have replied TO these.
Tell whoever writes 10 let me know
what IS going on at home. I'm lust ms
much, IN fact, more, Interested now
Than I ever was. Just so much so. n
| ever get back 10 Wilmington. Del. TN
never leave II even on a vacation. Have
the Count send me a list OF cities ne
has been In France, Il would interest
me. Hope everyone Is well.
As ever,
CORPL. PAUL DOUGHERTY.
Co. f, 10 Regl. Engineers. L. S. ARMY
Expeditionary Force.