The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-21

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/ Lawrence Ciser, of Camp Custer.
Michigan, has also arrived home.
Sergeant Everett E. Ray has arriv-
ed from France and is now at Camp
Sherman, according to word received
by his mother, Mrs. Emma Ray, of
West Main street. He expects to be
home by Monday of next week. Ray
has been with the U. S. Aerial service
in France.
Quartermaster Sergeant Raymond
Ford is recovering from an attack of
Spanish Influenza in camp hospital
in Honolulu. He expects to be home
in March or April.
Harold Runnels, of the q. s. n, has
arrived in New York following trip
overseas. His father, w. D. Runnels,
telegraph operator at the Pennsylvania
station, has gone to New York City
to meet his son.
Listed in Fridays casualties are:
Elmer Millett of Winchester, wounded
severely; Earl Williams, 121 North
Fifth street, missing in action, and
Private Toney Frascione, 800 North
G street, died of wounds
1t has been reported that Frank ].
Kilgus, OF 102 North Third street, has
been severely wounded. Kilgus is one
of four brothers who are in the service
William Burden of 1s26h North F
street, received an official telegram
Thursday evening stating that his son.
Corporal Roy F.. Burden has been
killed on December 8. No definite in
formation concerning the death of
Burden has been learned by his family.
His wife, Mrs. Clara Burden, is 1iv-
ing at 334 East College avenue, Spring
field, O. Burden was a member Of
Company l., 365 Infantry, American
Expeditionary Forces He was Fl
years old, and had been in the service
since his enlistment in the fall of
1917.
Sergeant Robert P Senior of Camp
Gordan, Georgia, and Clyde NJ. Sem
Ter of the Great Lakes, will spend the
Christmas holidays in Richmond with
their mother, Mrs. George p. Sender
ADD WITH THOSE
Word was received from Elmer Ro-
denberg of Philomath on Wednesday,
saying that he was in southern France
in good health and hoping to be home
soon.
Il hear We are going to Germany
but / have also heard we are coming
home" writes Noble Ashcraft to his
mother recently.
Il was at the front when they quit
fighting and I heard the last shot
fired. We could hardly believe it at
first.
1--WE have ben issued new supplies
for our trip, wherever it is we are
going
Sherman j. Brown of Camp Purdue
is spending furlough with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Brown of
North Twelfth street
Lieutenant Aloysus Often arrived
in the city yesterday
Russell Wetting has received his
honorable discharge from the S. A. T. |
c. at Pittsburg, Pa, and has arrived
home
Private Myron Wittig, who is with |
the 496 Casual Company of the Amer
lean Expeditionary Forces, whites
from France that he is in good health |
and that the weather is fine
Enjoyed my trip over, but expect to |
be home soon," he writes.
Among the parents who have re-
reived recent word from their soldier |
or sailor sons are Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. |
Stevenson of Pearl street, who have |!
received from their three sons cheer
ing news regarding the approa ching
holidays. One son, Ernest, OF Hamp- |
ton Roads, received his honorable dis |
charge last week and arrived home |
last Sunday. Word from another son,
Stevenson, says he expects to |
eat Christmas dinner at home. He is |
now at Chillicothe, o.
Yesterday a letter arrived from
their other son. Lieutenant F. c. Stew
enson, who expects to eat his Christ
mas feast near the German border and
perhaps overlooking the Rhine. which
Is perhaps next best to eating at
home" he thinks. Lieutenant Stev.
snson has recently been transferred
70 the 5th Division. He writes he is
we'll and seeing plenty Of big sights.
The following letter, one written on
ship board, and the other following
ais arrival in France. have been re-
,eived by Mrs. Hattie Letter from her
son Lester Letter. The letters follow:
We had some pretty rough weather,
but l didn't get sea sick, although l
,elt rather queer the second day out
We had four hours guard duty every