Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-30
FROM CAPT. wM. LUCAS.

Harden Brooks received ths following
letter the early part 0f the week from
bis nephew, Capt. Vim. Lucas, and by
the time this in print, he. with . num-
Der Of Noxubee boys. will be in France.
Among them 10 Maj. Howard Scales.
Others are the boys who went out with
the cavalry company and afterwards
made into the 114th Supply Train. A
number Of these boys have been driving
auto trucks all summer from Detriot to
the Atlantic coast. Among them from
around Macon are VIM. Kirby, Henry
Graham. Winfield Sargent, William Gil
more, Walter Bloemer, Jim Guy, Spi-
vay Douglas, and q number Of Others.
Capt. Lucas, IN part. Is as follows:
We left Beauregard last Monday
at noon. We were on o special
tIain, of course and had a pretty
good trip, in fact better than one
would have expected. We travel.
ed under secret orders. Our off.
GERS had dwindled down to seven,
as all others had gone to France,
however we had q battalion of 473
men.
On leaving Beauregard we were
first met by the Red Cross at Mon.
roe, La. The Red Cross is notified
thirty minutes ahead and when
they start to the train it puts the
city on notice that Q troop train is
coming, consequently the whole
city is there. The r. G. serves ice
tea, COCO cola, cream, tobacco, etc.
We passed through Arkansas with.
out detraining, and got into Mem.
phis too late, but detrsined at Pa.
ducah, and Louisville, KY, Sher.
ley, Indiana, Dayton and Cleve.
land, Ohio, and Syracuse, N. Y.
We intended stopping at the lat.
ter place to await order to come
into camp, but got them at Gentle.
We were there from 4 p. m. until
3 q. m. The men were turned free
from seven until IL. At all other
places we were detrained In q body
and marched around for exercise
and put back.
We would stop often and let the
Red Cross canteen service serve
the men on the train, and Of course
talk to the men and fiirt with the
outsiders II possible. They en-
joyed this to the fullest. / in.
quired as to their conduct and the
Red Cross and civilians all said
they behave fine, and the Rel Gross
all along reported they did not
hear crummy remark while going
the trains. They are sup.
posed to give straight reports, and
of course this made us feel good
over their conduct. We didn't
lose a man, which olso speaks well;
in fact didn't have one even late at
Gentle.
We started the tlip with a record
of entraining at Beauregard-got
aboard and moved out in fourteen
minutes. We got here Friday af
ternoon and have been getting
equipped. All my records were in
ship shape and I have been pretty
busy, still I have had some spare
time. | have q bunch of excellent
non CONS. and I believe with the
class of men I have, / can really
say that ! have an automatic com
pany if I should put itinto action.
have the best personnel and the
best disciplined company of men !
ever saw--not one that is afraid of
me, bnt not one that doubts but
that I can and will discipline any
man in the company if necessary.
However, I very seldom do it.
I spent the night in New York q
few night. Got back the follow.
ing morning at eleven. Had quite
q good time. Went down to ia.
maica late yesterday afternoon and
to R0ckaway Beach last night.
Paul Silvey came over to see me
late this afternoon. You know he
is now q second lieutenant in the
14Oth +. A. They got in yester.
day. Capt. Minor Dent came In to
see me just after supper tonight.
He left Beauregsrd a couple of
ago, and has been around
Detroit and Baltimore since. He
doesn't know just when he will 20
over.
I told Lieut.. Silvey today that
probably ! would not be able to
write you and asked him to do SO
for me. ] will give you my ad.
dress so it will not be necessary to
hold 1t up until you hear from me
over there.
Capt. w. B. Lucas, Radio Co.
"a" 18th Field Signal Bat,
Amer. Ex. Forces,
Somewhere in France.
A truly sorry that ! can't get
the returns OF the senatorial race