Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1917-06-28
.CHARNDON BOYS
WRITE At SEA
Although They Are Feted Every
where They Are Anxious to Be
on Duty in France

The following is from the Jefferson
Gazette, Ashtabula, Ohio, Gazette,
and pertains to S. l.. Cheney, a son
Of a niece of Mrs. Priscilla Buckley
of Baraboo. The young mans brother
visited in Baraboo and both are grad
yates of Oberlin. The article follows:
The Record has just received the
following from Tom Fletcher, Orange
Pomeroy and S. L. Cheney, written on
the steamer Orduna, at sea, May II:
1--WE have in the last two weeks
gone through some things that will
cling in our memory for long time.
The excitement of enlisting, prepare
tion-what little some had, and get
ting away on the train from Cleveland
all are the start of what we shall long
remember and of a service the dura-
ton of which we cannot tell. How
ever, we are with the vanguard of
the army of the United States, which
stands for justice, humanity, and right,
and is going in for the prosecution OF
autocratic government, the freedom
of people from their kings and over
lords, and the bringing of democ-
racy and social principles to them.
"Our trip to New York was very in
teresting and rapid. We had a chance
to do some necessary buying in New
York, see some of the town, it's trans
portation facilities, it's hotels, and a
good show. Since we have been on
the water anything beyond is no need
to mention because of censor and in
defniteness of our own knowledge of
our destination. 1t is well that we
know nothing of our position, because
secrecy is impossible unless held by
few, even one.
1--WE have a crowd who are half
college men and half men of high
school or other good qualification. We
have fine corps of officers, both med
ica1 and regular army hospital corps.
They. were fully equipped after leav-
ing New York, with the olive. green.E
heavy dress uniform. We will get
other uniforms for service. s
ut is very pleasant and at least
very satisfactory to have three fell,
lows together as Tom, Orange and !,
are. Chardon is really we'll repre- !
scented for a small town with two :
nurses and three privates. ~
I'VE hope Chardon and vicinity will ,
in the coming summer and
have harvest of plenty and also that !.
all are we'll as when we left. Most
S. L. Cheney, Orange Pom
eroy, Thos. L. Fletcher &s # +
Mr. and Mrs. Il. L. Fletcher, of.
received a letter Monday 7
from their son, Thomas L. Fletcher
who is with Lakeside Hospital unit inlS
EN- route for France Land
lord Pierce of the Highland Hotel al
so received a letter Monday from I
Thomas Fletcher, from which we quote
as follows:
"Blackpool, England, May q, 1917.
1--WE have arrived this far safely
after about two days of very rough
weather, with the rest Of the voyage
quite smooth. We reached Liverpool !
May IS, and had a special train await,
ing us direct for Blackpool.
"Blackpool is the most popular sea-
side resort in England, and is about
like Atlantic City. They brought us
UP there more for an outing, think,
than anything else, and we are GER
tainly having one big time. | expect
we will leave here some time this
week.
There are about ESQ Of us in the
unit, $50 fellows, 65 nurses, about %
doctors and 10 officers Each morn
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