The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-10-10
NEWS OF OUR SOLDER
! BOYS
Interesting Letters fron pur
Boys at Home CAM
and Abrqp
From Carroll Fest.

France, July 5=We started flying
across the lines last SUNDAY and thu
same day brought down our first ma,
chins that is officially credited to US
We. have two captains with US now
who were formerly with the old La
fayette escadrille, and also Lieut.. Put
man, who is the American ace Of aces
at the present time. So you see we
have some good flyers and will be
heard from more often now, and the
rest of our flyers are all good and
, will give a good account of them
selves. AS yesterday was too cloudy
for much flying we got leave anil
spent the glorious Fourth at one a
the towns you read so much of. &
saw some of the buildings which h
been crushed by the bombs droprtf
upon them. So now it seems like ve4
are closer to the front than ever.
Lawrence Crabtree is over wherf
the American boys have done sucH'
heavy fighting the past week. | have
NOT heard from him for some time nowA
It is about time for the bombing
planes to come over. We hear then
ct all times of the night and day
and some of them are wonders, toeV
The boches dropped few bombs clos
by last week, but they hold no terror
for us.
July 19-Our ace came down tlf
morning with a large shrapnel hqI
through the gas tank and q
other one through another pa A
and several smaller holes
different places. My machine had
shrapnel hole through the wing K
night and another one came back
night the same way. One of the
tenants went up yesterday morpo
and has been missing since. Wsio 4
not know whether he was bro ~ n,
down or had forced landing. al
an exceptionally fine and daring 9ff >,
but took too many chances for . lt a.
one at the game.
The Huns have been over. fouAl 81
nights straight now and thefrst light Il,
bombed a hospital close by, Killing
tF0 and injuring seven. 1t is hard p
ID tell whether they were after is or N
really meant to get the hospit4 At NJ
nights when they send the archis up ,
after him and he is firing his gun, :.
We have fairly decent display offire-
works. Then he has been over seleral IFe
ifuR4 today We bad good pl 70 "
lay, but we 90 not krow II II GHue. 81
About 10000 boches being cspred di
md about 20 towns taken anaMat
he cavalry are driving them back
hope it is so, as it means thu var co
viii be finished that much soone. by
August 20-The Fritzies have been te
yer, the past week every nigki ahd J,
few cards, I've of thin bn -
ur camp and field. One sheIeds a.
arracks and wounded four bow one wi
+ them in % differer places the
est of them did no damage 1 all.
70 some of the boys slee close o the
up1puts now and other beat IT as
oo2 as they hear a motr ! aw a eh
crap between Libertya and boche los
Id other night, but neiher one was da
rduEht down. Our eaiy morning o;,
iJitor was brought dow the other e, 2.
1brning to stay with US or While.
He captain went up to met hin And OF
az his respects Of cours he iah ca.
ard time to persuade the fellsul to LAD
oine down, but after killiR The OBJ 90,
efver and wounding the pbt n the oa'
rin, he finally came dow1 uhurt res
therwise The plane was uht3mped PR
he observer was a captain ard the Ca
ilot an N. C. O., so the pRtis all
et up and it sure has a fine Aredes
rotor and good instruments. Inc
(The Captain Putnam, meathed in ma
,c Hrst of Carroll's letterA IL re- w
entity killed, according to t dis fa,
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