Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-05-02
Our Soldier Boys.

OF that kind it was an awful crime.
Our Soldier Boys.
The story told by ex-aviator Fugit
In passing through, that lawson
Henry's machine "kicked" him three
times, breaking both Of his arms and
Gripping HIM so that he would be dis
charged in two or three weeks, is with
out any basis OF fact. Lawson says
he has never had an accident, and
Lieut.. Skaggs says his record shows
this. In a recent letter he says he is
we'll and that he has had $50 hours in
the air, he thinks enough to entitle
him to a visit to the Kaiser. But he
is enjoying himself immensely in
spite Of the fact that his duties are
taxing. He is proud Of his commission,
and just as proud of his skill as an
aviator. He declares that aviation
holds his attention and interest as
nothing else ever did, and that moth
ing could induce him to change to
any other branch OF service.
Lawrence Aldridge writes from
Camp Grant, Rockford, Ill: 81 am
working now as a night nurse. | wear
the white clothes. In our ward there
are two women and two men in charge
in the day, and u woman and one
man at night. l like the work very
much"
The boys from the 10th Field Ar
tillery which has so long been at
Douglas, Arizona, has at last moved
on to Camp Merritt, and by this time
is undoubtedly on its way across,
With 1t are Allen Backer, Fred Dixie
and o. r. Burnham, brother Of b. P.
Burnham OF our town.
Lieut.. James Edgar, who has been
Instructor in the Third Training Camp
ferred to the 32d Engineers. He had
expected to visit home folks at the
end of the camp, but az the Engineers
are to leave very shortly for France
he was unable to come. Captain
Alonzo Harlow, who married Miss
Mary Edgar, has been visiting home
folks the pass week.
On April 2Sth the following named
men left Ironton for the training
camp, and five more will leave on
May 18th. Will Whitehead, Guy
Luttrell and Monroe Spitzmiller from
lronton; Luther Lee White from Ar
cadia; Claude Tinker and Joshua G.
Stevens from Redmondville; Herbert
Martin from Goodwater; William
Thomas, Graniteville; Monty Ray
mond Black, Shepard.
In a recent letter from Albion Crow he
tells OF a leave OF absence he had while
the saw mill was undergoing repairs. He
with six others of his company spent
eight days at AK Les Balns. a resort
which is located in the Savoie region,
which hes near the boundary Of France,
Italy and Switzerland, and in the French
Alps. Our government bought the
gambling casino there and turned it over
to the Y. NJ. {, A. as a place OF enter
tainment lor the boys, The y. NJ. c. A.
is managed by a staff OF American ladies'
and men, the lady manager being Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. The ladies' re-
ceive no salary, in fact buy their own
uniform. They certainly do all they can
to make ii pleasant for the boys and are
prepared to accommodate $500. There is
a nice theater in the casino where they
have all kinds OF entertainment. One
evening the Craig Player, of Boston,
gave Baby Mine which had a big run
in the states. J. p. Morgan gave the
town a hospital and was there nearly ev-
cry summer. Carnegie and Schwab also
used to 60 there. Several Of the large
hotels are now used as hospitals for
French soldiers. There were men there
from all branches Of service and iron
many locations, SO that you find out
quite a good deal about all that is goinf
on. Large numbers of French soldier.
were to be seen at the depots and o,
trains. They have Red Cross stations a,
some Of the division points on the rail
roads where the soldiers can buy eatable.
and spend their time while waiting 70,
trains. Returning, twelve hours wer,
spent III Lyons, the second largest city il
France. One Of the most eni,yabl,
things OF the trip was sleeping in beds a
hotels, after passing months in camp,
Corporal Oscar b. Haywood wrote
his last letter home on March ,6th. lie
said he was ready to leave camp
and in the future to address him Ga,
Aero Supply Squadron. A. +. f., via
New York. His mother is hoping I,
have news from him shortly.
card just received from Louis Rob
inson, OF the r3Sth Infantry, is from tn
Pennsylvania Station in New York. n,
is at least that far On his journey, ant
saws he is to 20 into camp somewhere.
Lionel Hartzell writes, from Camp Green
under date Of April IA: Last Frida
morning at 1890, while everybody wa
putting In their best sleep, the Hostes
House caught fire and before I o'clocl
i lay q heap Of ruins. The guard O,
Post No. ~ discovered the fire and fire,
u rounds Of ammunition. trying to arous
the corporal Of the guard. AS the Hos,
ess House is just of the 10Th +. A. Req
mental grounds, our headquarters cor
pany was the first 10 arrive on the scene
Hut as no fire fighting appliances wer
available, the only thing that we could d
was to save the furniture. Avout 500
men stood and watched the Soldier
Parlor" 70 up in smoke. Three Of III
secretaries were asleep in the house 4
the time, and they said they doubles
owed their lives to Private Ouieley, q
Battery G.. Sixteenth Field X,tilier,
who was on guard duty near by,"