Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-07-04
Myers, Robert Walters of near Rush
Hill, Roy Bryarly, and Ellis Davis.
KIMBROUGH GOES OVERSEAS

Myers, Robert Walters Of near Rush
Hill, Roy Bryarly, and Ellis Davis.
KIMBR0UGH GOES OVERSEAS
Chauncey Kimbrough, who enlisted
here about two weeks ago, is now sta
toned at Camp Vail, Little Silver, N.
Y, and is expecting to sail for France
in a few days to serve in the truck
driving division Of the service. He
writes the Ledger as follows:
CAMP SILVER, Little Silver, N. Y,
June %, 1918.
Dear Mitchell; l am sending you
these few words that | have passed my
overseas examination and have re-
ceived all my overseas equipment; so
| shall sail in a few days. Tell all the
boys at home that this is the life, and
for them to come on over and help get
the Brute. / am in the Casual De-
tachment, 18th Service Company, as
a truck driver and a mechanic. Take
good ARE of old Mexico until l return,
which will not be long. Be sure and
tell Fred Kemper that old Kimbrough
said hello. Hoping to see every n at
home soon, | remain your friend,
Private G. Kimbrough,
Casual Detachment, 18th Service Co.,
Camp Vail, N. Y.
A contingent Of s~elective army
men, numbering nineteen, came
through Tuesday from Fulton, on their
way to Camp Pike, at Little Rock
Ark.
Mrs. Emil Grange of Laddonia ac-
companied her husband to this city
Monday evening. He left with the
drafted men Tuesday afternoon for
Camp Pike.
Perry Boy Reported Dead in France,
Neighbors of Judge Gill Of Perry,
Mo-, have brought the word to Mex
leo that a cablegram received by the
family officially the death
of their son, Moss, while in action
somewhere in France. A previous mes
sage stated that he was severely
wounded on June 8. He enlisted last
year as a private in the Marines and
had climbed to the rank of Sergeant
recently.
Hubert Warden, Jr., has entirely
recovered from his recent illness, and
has left Camp Doniphan for the East.
Leland T. Breid, son of Samuel
Breid, and Archie F. Playter, son Of
A. F. Playter, both Of this county
have enlisted in the United States
Navy, and are awaiting a call to serv-
ice.
Maj. Nat Allison, of the United
States Medical Corps, has been ad'
vanced to Northumberland Lieuten.
anti Colonel Allison is well known il
this city.
w. j. Jones of Laddonia was in Mex.
leo Wednesday to obtain his releas,
from the local Draft Board in antici
patton of joining the U. s. Navy.
Carson Worsham Heard From.
Mrs. Ernest Garrett has a lette.
from her son, Ernest, Jr., who is il
France with the United States troops
stating he had been to see Carsol
Worsham, of this city, who is ther,
with the Army, also. Worsham wa
only a few miles from CARROTS com
pany. Worsham is a Sol of Mr.. an
Mrs. Richard Worsham, of this city
and this is the first word they had re
ceived from him since he reache
France.
Mrs. Joseph Fecht has received wor
of the safe arrival of her son, Harr
E. Fecht, overseas.
The report that Carson Worshar
had not written his parents here sine
his going to France a year ago, is
mistake. He wrote regularly until las
February, but since that time they ha
not heard from him.
Musician Back to Camp.
Harper s. Shoush, who his bee
visiting relatives and friends hire an
at 0skaloosa, Ia, returned Thursda
to Camp Beauregard, La, to resun
his service as cornetist in one Of I'll
United States bands. Harper has bee
promoted to the first chair of his ban
This speaks well for Mexico and o.
Missouri.
Davis Admitted to Marine Corps.
Bast Davis, who enlisted at the loc
recruiting station Of the United Stat
Marines Wednesday, left st. Lou
Thursday night for Paris islam
South Carolina, to receive his prelir
mary training for service oversee
Davis is only IS years old, and quite
good deal underweight, but he was a
mitted temporarily and his case Sc
to Washington for ratification.
T. v. C00NS BACK IN SERVICE
T. VOORHEES, Coons, formerly Of IL
city, rejected because Of physical co
ditions, has shown the old Mexi
pep" and tried again to enlist in t
service with success. The followil
letter expresses his views:
Hello, Mitchell;
Well, as I said before, I was goii
to try and get in once more, and sta
SO here / am at Camp MacArthl
Texas. This camp is known as I
Seventh Division and is being filled