The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-23
WITH THOSE IN
ARMY AND NAVY
This column. containing news Of
Richmond and Wayne county SOL
diers and sailors, will appear daily
in the Palladium. Contributions
will be welcomed.

Clifford vanAusdall, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert Van Ausdall, who reside
near Camden. O., 10 confined to q hos
pital in France owing to injuries re-
Gently receiy ed by being thrown from
horse.
According to word received by Mr.
and Mrs. John Frame. OF Camden,
their son Clarence was recently
gassed at the front In France al.
though he said he was confined to a
hospital, Frame says in a letter that
he did not receive enough gas to cause
permanent injury.
Ambulance Train No. 239. which
left for Baltimore, Md, Saturday morn
Ing. The men of the train who are
medical students from Camp Funston,
Kas., spent the night at the CONNER.
cial Club Training Detachment. The
Ambulance Trucks are being driven
from Wabash, Ind, to Baltimore.
Lewis l. Perry of s Troop Replace.
ment Camp, Stanley, Texas, writes his
mother on November II:
Tell Dad to break the alarm o'clock
for il things go as they seem to be
will be eating Christmas dinner in In.
diana, and then you understand the
situation-I am going to take a good
long sleep. am going to sleep a
week, think. just to see how It goes
I'VE have been drilling about three
hours a day down here. and about
three days a week for It rains most
of the time. When 1t rains we have
black gumbo under foot which It IL
impossible to drill on.
About all we do Is to stand inspec-
ton. We took three overseas examin-
atoms and passed. We have all Of our
overseas equipment, but do not know
what they intend to do with us.
Speaking Of the examinations, the
best thing about them as I see It is
when the Doc. says that's ALL Be-
lieve me, We got enough. We have to
hop around on one foot until the doc
tor gets dizzy watching us, then he
takes test on our heart and lungs,
and then steps on your corns to see
If they hurt? Oh, it's great life II
you don't weaken.
Now that the war Is over I do not
rather go over as a civilian. There
are 46 men from the replacement reg
tment OF cavalry that came here to 60
over on the replacement list"
Lawrence Sturm, formerly of the
Palladium, is spending a ten-days' fur
Tough in the city with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. August F. w. Sturm He is
in the printing section at Camp Tay-
lor
Mr. and Mrs. John H. johnson re-
ceived a letter from their son, Cap
tain Benjamin Johnson, Friday, say
ing that he is still located in England
Paul Kring, formerly of Richmond,
is one of the fifteen clarinet players
chosen by Phillip Sousa, for service in
the Naval Band which will leave for
France soon.
Clarence Sauer, of the U. S. s. Navy,
has arrived safely overseas, accord
ing to information received by his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Sauer.
Thomas A. O'Bayley, a gunner in
the Navy writes to the local Y NJ. C.
A. from Norfolk, Va, that the first
thing he looked for and found upon
arriving in port was the "Y", and ut
was a real experience to get a hot
cup of coffee, and a warm place to
sleep and read. We had came in from
mine sweeping expedition, and were
ready for some comfort" he said.