The Farmington times. (Farmington, St. Francois County, Mo.) 1905-1926, 1918-08-23

20: II, 6O2nd Engrs. Reg, A. E. F.,
France.
From Lawrence Vaughn
| The following letter was received
by Mrs. VIM. Vaughn, of Elvins, from
her son, Lawrence, who is in the LIST
Battalion Scouts, 140th Inf, Ameri-
can Expeditionary Forces in France.
He enlisted September 18th, 1917,
and was stationed for while at
Camp Doniphan, Okla.
Somewhere in France, July 81, 1918.
Dear Mother: g.,
will take this time and pleasure
in writing you these few lines. They
leave me feeling well.
When this letter reaches you I ex-
pect | will be in the trenches. We
have already been under shell fire for
five days.
Is it true about the Germans drop
ping bombs on the U. S. side? l sup
pose that scared them, but what if
they had been here where they can
get them at all hours?
am not with Company D any more.
| was transferred to the Battalion
Scouts because Luther H. wanted me
to be with him.
have found many friends but
there is no friend as kind as mother.
have already found that out.
want you to have a good Christ
mas dinner ready when we come back,
for we are coming.
This is sure some place. The big
gest town have seen yet isn't as big
as Elvins. The people wear wooden
shoes and drive oxen and are hun
dred years behind us. have been all
over France and | could see more in
one day in the good old U. S. A. than
| have seen here in four months.
England is pretty place but we
were not kept over there long.
! send love to all. Your son,
LAWRENCE.
E. V. Alternately, was was princi-
pal of the Pennington High School
last year and who is now in the Ma
tional Army at Camp Funston, having
left with contingent of men from his
home county, Perry, has written to
have the address of his paper changed
to Prov. Amb., Co. A, Sanitary Train
No. 10. He reports that army life is
not all life of ease but that it will
hurt no one. He says that they do not
know when they will leave but that
there is rumor that they will move
about October.
C. B. McClintock this week received
letter from his nephew, Robin Doss,
who is in France with the American
Expeditionary Forces. He received his
training at Camp Funston, having
been sent from this county with con-
tingent of National Army men. He is
connected with the hospital service
and his duty consists of giving first
aid to the injured. His duties some
times are very grewsome. He says
he would like to tell every one how
good it is to be a soldier for Uncle
Sam.
Harvey Halle left Sunday morning
to return to Camp Funston, after
spending a short furlough with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. o. L. Halle.
Gene Mitchell visited home folks
| this week. he is stationed at Fort
Riley, Kans., where he is chaffeu for
one of the officers.
Several of those, from Pennington
and vicinity who went to St. Louis for
mechanical training, came home last
Saturday night, returning to st. Louis
Sunday afternoon.
|
DR.. Sergio Bagnara, the metallur-
gist of the St. Joe Lead Co., has been
appointed Metallurgical Engineer with
the Ordnance Department, his ap-
pointment corresponding to the rank
of Major. DR.. Bagnara left for Wash
ington, D. c., Wednesday morning.
He does not expect to stay there very
long, as he will be sent to France ac-
cording to his request, his perfect
knowledge of French making him bet
ter qualified for oversee duty,