Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1917-12-17
ALL EAGER TO
GO TO FRANCE
Newsy Letter Written by
Harrisburg Soldier From
Training Camp

Samuel Klopovitz has sent a
newsy, entertaining letter from Camp
Hancock which conveys the COM
forting information that this camp
is notably healthy and that all hands
are eager to get to France and see
real action. The Camp Hancock
notes will be appreciated by the host
of friends of those mentioned. Here
is the letter:
Augusta, Ga, Dec. 2, 1917.
Dear Friend: Well l guess you
thought I got lost. Well we were
kept pretty busy and I just happened
to forget to write to you.
L am still receiving the Tele-
graph, for which L thank you very
much. 1 would not miss the Tele
graph for anything. l need the
paper, and know it does as much
good as the training, for if 1 did not
have the paper to read l don't think
1 would be able to drill.
get all the latest news, war news,
news from home town and good ed
itorial page and of course the sport
ing page.
Arthur sends me bunch every
night and the fellows are certainly
eager to get it.
l want TO congratulate the Tele-
graph on their good work in help
ing to raise the Y. NJ. c. a. fund. l
will surely say that the Y. NJ. G. A.
is certainly doing a good work for
the boys here in camp and the "4"
shack is nearly always filled as the
boys know where to go for recrea-
tion and for entertainment. l thank
the people in Harrisburg for re-
spending so generously to the "Y"
fund.
L see where the "Rainbow Divi-
sion" finally landed in France.
don't know when we will go, but
know that the boys are all eager to
go. We want to do our share.
Since General Clement returned
from France, we will wait patiently
to hear what he has to say. If we
are given the chance and shipped
across, l am sure we will make Penn
sylvania be proud of us. We have
been nicknamed THE Division of
Death" and l am sure we will live
up to our name.
We are still drilling hard and pre-
Earring to meet the foe. We are put
ting extra effort on the bayonet drills
as the Germans are weak on bayonet
fighting.
Last ulSllI we "GI6 GhlGI ldlilOu III
camp by seeing war pictures. Some
of the boys felt like killing some of
the Germans that were shown on the
screen although they were already
captives.
L guess all the soldiers were made
happy on Thanksgiving as we all
enjoyed a real turkey dinner, even
the boys in France were given the
same treat.
L was sorry that the Sth Regiment
was broken up but if it is for the
betterment of the country, 1 guess
all the boys are we'll satisfied.
We are now comfortably situated,
as our tents are fixed up almost Like
home. We have wooden floors and
sides, stoves, electric lights and even
some of the tents have wooden
doors. We sleep very comfortably as
the stove is kept going and we have
good warm blankets. We are also
being we'll fed and they all see that
we enjoy good health. Everything
here is nice and clean, also sanitary
conditions prevail.
/ guess you already know that the
boys in Camp Hancock are the
healthiest bunch of boys in any. camp
in the United States. Very few
deaths have occurred here, mostly
due to the care they take of us.
1 guess this is all have to write
this time so I will close with best
regards to everybody
Your friend,
SAM KLOPOVITZ.