Putnam patriot., 1917-11-09

morrow and am going 10 visit large town on sight seeing tour. hope to enjoy myself AS all 1 see here are the ruins left behind after the Ger mans retfeated Glen Dow is about nine miles from me but I seldom see him. Arthur Maloney is with him. Hurry is still on the joo running the work train Regards to all"
 The latest events at Fort Terry are given by Private Lucien Girard, 3oth Coast Defence Co:
 sThank you for the paper we receive and read with interest. All the boys are well. IL is always cold here but the boys have been fitted out with sweaters and wflsters by the Red Cross and find them especially useful when on guard.
 Last week we had big storm with wind and rain 1t swept down two large Y. NJ. C. \ tents which compa nies were living in. The morning boat stayed at anchor all day because it was so rough The waves washed away our south dock and hard work had to be done repairing it. IL was said to be the worst storm in forty yeais.
 Many Of our boys are still on special duty. w. Lebeau was transferred to ,ba ,.,.,.arn,.gtarf. oarpu tbiz 1uepk Many of us signed last week and our names were sent to Washington for automobile driving and repairing. l hope we are accepted as we will be sent across and that is what many of us want.
 First Sergeant Brown is captain of a
 foot ball team and they gre to play teams of different posts. Last Friday fifteen of our company unloaded sixty eight cords of wood from barge. The work WIS done in six hours and the wood piled on the l dock
 All of the company has been put in | one dormitory in the main barracks.
 113 men sleep in one room. Some beds | in there
 Saturday the major inspected all property and barracks. He seemed well satisfied.
 1 receive letters and cards from Put nam which interest me very much. 1 wish to congratulate Captain David
 BreauIt Of the G A. C. guard and his company for capturing the prize nt North Grossenofdale Il week ago Sat urday. Good luck and regards to all .n Corporal Charles w. King sends his | fl rst message to the PATRIOT from La ! redo, Texas Charles was formerly a chauffeur for Dr, Morrell and later drove public car He is now mem.
 Der of Company B, 37th Infantry He writes:
 "I receive the PATRIOT every week
 and certainly enjoy reading the home news.
 have been in Texas since April,
 when 1 enlisted in New York city. There are four other Connecticut boys in our company and we have | | many n good time together. Three of us have been appointed corporals and
 we isure like our jobs. A particular friend of mine, Corporal Buell., is from Waterford and another, Corporal Reed !, l is from New Haven.
 1t is very hot here most of the year but 1t is beginning to get a little cooler | nights. There are not many interest ing things here, mostly sand and cactus. We have some fierce sand storms They are worse than the snow | storms at home.
 All the boys are buying Liberty
 Bonds, trying to help ont as much as
 possible. see by the PATRIOT that
 the bonds are selling pretty fast in Putnam. It lcertainly is good in vestment. Keep up the good work
 also see by your paper that Put. nam is leading in sending soldiers to
 the front We expect 10 be in the trenches by spring. 1 certainly hope
 so. My advice to all young fellows is
 to enlist now and don't wait to be drafted The army is a great life. We drill about eight hours day, dig | trenches, throw bombs, etc, in our practice of modern warfare. Tomorrow
 is big day in camp. It is pay day,
 that is why everybody is happy. We are organizing base ball team
 and hope to win the championship of the regiment We are all anxiously
 awaiting orders to leave for the front. Taps is about to be sounded so will
 close. Give my regards 10 all my
 Putnam friends
 Frank LeClair, recently in Putnam on a furiough, writes that he is back i in camp at Chattanooga. He says: al am now back with my company Am glad | was on time at o'clock
 Monday morning to be in line aud an swer the roll eail
 It would please me very much il
 you would express my thanks for the
 set given me by the Red Cross. Print
 my lthanks in your paper and tell
 them how much il pleased me. l ap'