Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-07-11

mostly cattle cars, and never a word
OF complaint from the men packed
In. We have wonderful bunch,
They do just what they are told to
do and are disciplined and efficient
We have been complimented by five
commanding officers on our trip and
we are about 10 break down and con
TESS that we are pretty good But
we are all right and We are building
a spirit that we are Just about the
best there Is and the men are begin
ming TO take that attitude since they
have been thrown among other out
fits on this trip, and they viii all
help keep our reputation clean. If
any one starts any thing they tell
him You can't do that here. IL just
isn't done. They can get transfer
to some other outfit but not here
That will grow and we will make a
record ! am sure ] have no fears for
the future ! think ] can make good
in professional way ] know / will
apply myself working hard Our base
is always in the back lines and
have no doubt will ever be in much
danger
We are nicely situated here in
good French barracks for both Of
ficers and men, good American mess
and Just everything that could be
expected We will probably not be
put TO work until such time as our
ARTILLERY is, so ] imagine that I will
have a stay here Of some duration
They say there are many old cha
teaus here and If get to see them
will write you have not been up
town but they tell me il is a pretty
French city with a truly French spir-
IT,
Harold Russell left for Funs-
ton where he will enter the quarter
masters department
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Emmett Olsen left for Funston
whore he will enter general military
service.
Robert Graves and Wilbur Nicolay |
from Camp Funston spent Sunday |
here.
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George Kaufman, who has been |
in training at sheridan ILL.,, as an
engineer visited here enroute for
his home at Coffeyville
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A letter from Herbert McSpar- |
rim, Co. c, 352nd Inf. SSth Division,
Camp Dodge, to his mother, Mrs. P. |
d. Lifts, says: We arrived here June |
2Sth at $50 a. m. This is a very
poor place. Funston is a better place. |
There are no zones and few Y. M. G. |
A. S here. $50 of us were picked to |
Join the 8Sth division which was not |
quite full and was going over soon !
The Red Cross gave us apples at |
Topeka, cold pop and post cards at
Kansas City and ice tea and post
cards at st. Joe, Mo. We are up at
4:45 and drill until 7.10 at night
The weather here is cooler but 1t
should be as they work US pretty
hard Sure hurrying us through We
had big parade march last evening
after mess. Our battalion passed in
review before the Major General OF
TO camp. The band goes out to the
drill field or rifle range part OF the
time to march with us We never
stop long enough TO come in for din
ner; we eat on the ground and the
moons are mighty short haven't
shot my gun as yet q should say
pieces for they don't have guns in
The infantry) We practice hand
grenades and bayonet fighting, and
get instructions on gas putting on
gas masks in six seconds OF less.
Harry Gallagher, a Chapman boy
with the Rainbow division, writes
Let me take you down a street in
his town tonight We would see
stretched across the street sign
<. of G. Everybody Welcome, you
would see that the appropriation, so
given by the lodge is be
ng used for good cause, have
'eading and writing room, piano and
,ool table. Tell the boys their ef-
orts have not been in vain We also
rave the Y. M. c. A., which reaches
he soldiers from the port of en-
to the front line trenches.
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