La Junta tribune., 1917-07-19
LA JUNTA SOLDIER IN FRANCE
Fred A. Haryisoa Nov In CharEe Of
Hospital Corps iA France and
TakiAg Care Of Wounded

Fred A. Harrison, son of Mr.. aud
Mrs. c. NJ. Harrison. was the first
La Junta boy to arrive in France.
Mr.. Harrison has been In the United
States. army for period Of eighteen
years. and served in China during
the Boxer uprising and also In the
Philippines. When his last term OF
enlistment expired he became SER
geant OF first class In the Hospital
Corps of the United States Army. and
while at Fort Leavenworth was sent
to Chicago to organize a Hospital
Corps for service In France. He
sailed from New York several weeks
ago for England In charge OF ESQ
university students which he had ND
bilized In Chicago for service in
France. Mr.. Harrison Is in charge
of Base Hospital. No. IL. L. S. Army.
Mrs. Harrison received the two let
ters from her son last Monday. one
of which was written In England on
June 10th. and the other from
France on June 18th. The first letter
is written from Blackpool. England.
June 10th. and Is as follows:
Just a line to let you know that
we are leaving England tonight for
France. and very glad to be on our
way again. for although this is a
beautiful country. and this town es-
pecially so. I am anxious to get our
organization some place where they
can 20 to work. Here they are
billeted. as It is called. Lots Of six
to q dozen men are sent to the dif-
ferent houses to be cared for by the
Inhabitants, and II Is a very unsat-
isfactory way Of caring for the
troops. especially green ones. as II
is an hours Job to get them out for
any kind OF a formation. There IL
no room here to drlll the entire de-
tachment. and have never had them
all together for drill since starting.
am greatly In love with old Eng
land. and only hope that when the
war is over will Le able to stop
here for . few months and see the
country. can now easily under
stand why an Englishman thinks II
is the finest country in the world.
The houses are all OF permanent
construction. There are absolutely no
frame buildings. and all are In an
excellent state OF repair. There are
no barbed wire fences. the fields be-
ing divided by hedges. and all neat
ly trimmed. II Ia wonderful, and I
am glad OF the trip for the sake Of
seeing England alone.
suppose you received q telegram
from the Red Cross announcing our
safe arrival. We had . very exciting
voyage which I Will tell you about
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