The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1918-09-12
TELLS OF TRIP
TO The COAST
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order within fifteen minutes and were
aboard ferry boat which took them
down the river, past the battery and
the Statue of Liberty TO a station on
Long Island where they boarded an
other train for a short run to Camp
Mills This is tent camp and was
told there were approximately humid
red thousand soldiers there at that
time. All are over now The 85th
Division was in France within three
weeks from the time it left Camp Gus
ter. The boys were all in high spirits
and eager to get to the front. Nothing
would have pleased them better than
to step from the train to the transport,
but it was necessary to tarry for few
days in order to be provided with over
seas equipment. / saw many of the
home boys and was asked by them to re-
member them to the folks at home,
which I now do, with the assurance
that they are in good health, feeling
fine and that there is no need for worry.
1t is stated that the chances of safe
passage overseas are 4I0o, to and
while there vii be casualties in battle,
it is the fact that they are fewer than
among like number of men in civil
life. So, Mother, don't worry. Your
boy was never so well cared for, he is
having a wonderful adventure and ex-
perience, he is helping to establish uni
versal freedom, liberty and peace, help
ing to rid the world of the monsters of
war and despotism, and he will come
back before long stronger, better man,
in every way and new force for future
citizenship and world-welfare.
North and East rivers, at New York,
are full ofswar ships, submarine ehasers,
patrol boats, going freighters and
transports, all camouaaged in the most
curious fashion. The designs of camou-
fiage are of the cubist style of art and
no two are alike. The effect is to de-
stroyf lines and the resultant blending
with the water and waves renders
vessel practically invisible at reason
ably short distances. The largest war
ship / was was a dreadnaught of the
Argentine Republic and formidable
looking ship she is. 1 saw several Nor
wegian, Swedish and Dutch ships in de-
tention ebecause of assistance rendered
our enemies by their countries in the
way Of furnishing supplies.
I saw the activities of shipbuilding,
war vessels and destroyers and the
transportation Of troops and supplies.
Signs of war were on every hand and
soldiers everywhere. Many French and
British officers are over here for vari-
GUS purposes, mostly to instruct our
soldiers in the most approved, mod
ern warfare.
It was my privilege to intimately
visit aviation fields sand to see all
phases of instruction and flying. /
wanted to go up and nearly did so. I
asked the major In charge if / might
go up and he said No. If he had said
Yes, I would have added that expert
ence. The major was willing enough
but a War Department order recently
issued permitted only army officers or
certain persons connected with aircraft
production to go up and as / could not
then qualify, the trip was postponed.
Uncle Sam is caring for, training and
moving his troops with marvellous expe-
dition and safely and will bring nearly
all of them, ninety-six per cent we are
told, back home in better condition,
better spirits and with new and higher
ambitions and greater determination
than they ever possessed before. He is
the biggest man and the best fighter
and best caretaker of his boys in all
the world. asked big, splendid look
ing negro If he knew who is president
Of the United States He said, Yes
sub, boss, shuah All does. We'll Jim,
who is president of the United States?'
With absolute assurance of being right,
he answered, Uncle Sam, sub, hes the
president Of the United States. Good,
and not far out Of the way. Uncle
Sam certainly is the most important
and influential person of the United
States and, indeed, of all the world.
Another colored man was speaking of
the prediction promises that Mr.. Viii
son would keep us out of war, if re
elected and he said, eff dat ar man
Wilson had been elected we wouldn It
have had no war; but when dat ar man
Uncle Sam was elected he just mach 'ully
put us into war cause dat ar. man Uncle
Sam he shore am fightin man, he is. =
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