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America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-11-02
SPRE sTIRE.

Aducem la cunostinta tuturor
fratilor Romini din Farrell, Sha-
ron 81 Wheatland, cum ca Co
mitetul Ligei Romine Gu sediul
in Farrell, Pa, a imputernicit
pc urmatorii domni de a colecta
taxele lunare 81 a inscrie mem.
bril- in Legiunea Romina: G. ST.
mu, Gu oficiul in Mcdowell
Bank, Sharon, Pa, Vasile o.
prea, comerciant, 127 So. Dock
Street, Sharon Pa. Asemenea Sc
poate plati taxa La presedintele
Ligei 204 Haywood Street, Far
rell, Pa.
Comitetul Ligei Rationale Ro-
mine, Farrell, Pa.
(51-52)
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-11-02

cu ciuda lie Cocoana asta de bronz,
care-avea aerhl ca ride de mine, -
nite-acu ce triumfator ne priveste,
81 Ell ii pare bine ca ne-am regasit 81
ca ne iubim.
Unsprezece zile de cind Isl pun
|viitorul la Gale. Stunt singuri, la a.
ceiasi mesita de lucru, la care si-au
facut primele destainuiri. Ana as
culta Gu nesat: Sc pare ca intra
intr o lume noua, mare, pima de in
teres 81 de minuni. Dan evoaca fl
gurile prietenilor lui, pc care ii pre-
zinta, ca pc niste eroi extraordina-
ri, intr o procedure de lumina vi
Fmitoare: viata lor mindra, munca
lor desinteresata fraternitatea lor
de idei, de talent 81 de suferinti, ca
re i-au aprOpiat, i-au strins ca in
trio casta 81 ian izolat de lume, vi
surile lor largi 81 umanitare, apoi
glumele, particularitatile 81 figuri-
le fie-caruia. Ana 9 sigura Cd lar
recunoaste, cum lar vedea, 81 par
ca lie dor de ei, ca de ceva care IA
&c parte din vieata lui Dan.
El Il ia nina 81 10 sarpta; Gu Q
|miscare delicata, ea-si lasa capul vi
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-11-02

nuntata, pc care 10 descopere in
barbie, il face sd 81 ridice ochii la
Ana, ca palida 81 Gu privirea du-
|sa.
Ell ii zimbeste intro cautatura de
infinita adoratie, buza lui tremura
de soapta unei intrebari sfiicioase
- E baiat?
Din momentul acesta mimic nu
mai tulbura gindurile lor. De acum
pot vorbi 81 planui in liniste, cSci
fetita a intrat in cadrul vietii 81
visurilor ,senine, ce Ii Sc desfasurs
fnainte Gu stralucirea 81 farmecul
uimitor al basmelor,
Raclis, intinerit, nu mai avea a,
stimpar. De dimineata Pima seara
era in ropotele pregatirii. Intr' q
dimineata au esit tustrei; Ana Ia
bratnl lui Dan: discutie care din
dol mai inalt, - erau de o potri-
va Sc opriau in strada, Sc masu.
rau, oglindindq-se in vitrine, Il
|pindu 81 umerii. ,,Nu te malta -
|,,Stai dreptss. ,,Tu al tocurile mai
|fnalte" Batrinul ridea. Ell sustinea
lea Ninica e Gu doua degete mai
|scurta, ,,dar ca are s3 mai creased
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-11-02

fbaga, cite-va fire scapate, mai sour
te, tivesc Gu umbra ceafa eli alba,
rotunda. Ea 81 ridica ochii si'i spu-
Sc sa-si lase mustata'n pace. Dan
Sc apleca, ii atinge nina incetiSor
81 dicteaza: ,,Fericit, recunoscator.
Trimete imediat Poteras Birlad pen
tru actele necesare casatoriei. Gu
nunia aici legatie. Asteptam nerab-
datori. DAM.
- Lasa sa scriu 81 numele meu
aicea.
- Eu. ;. nu mi venia sa zic...
Asa! Ute ce frumos suna /:
dan 81 Ana.''
ST amindoi Sc uita Gu drag la nu-
'mele lor alaturate, eli gasescsi aci Q
nota de simetrie, ceva predestinat,
care sta in acord Gu perfecta armo-
ME a sufletelor lor.
La plecare. Dan, cam jenat, da a
fatelege ca el ar dori sd vie cit de d.
mineata, 81 asupra parerii lui ca
,Domnisoara1 ca ! asigura Ga un
1ogodnic mai putin ceremonies, ca
re i-ar zice tn 81 Ano frumusel, ar
putea veni la sapte ceasuri 81 ia ca
Ifeaua impreuna, dar daca Dan a
ei yrea sa fie ,Domnu DAM ca se
sfieste sa i iasa fnainte Gu ochii cir
pitt de somn. IN prag mai stau de
lvorb8 I'M sfert de ceas, IN care fac
primele incercari asupra in4rebnin-
tarei pronnmelui ~.
dax, 1ins r. epts. I. Il
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-11-02

cum ar Fl vrut o sugestiOneze.
= Asculta, Ano, tu suferi ma
multi din cauza modului tau de q
gIndi: daca, in minutul asia, al a
yea toata increderea pc care ar ire
bui so al in iubirea mea, 81 dac al
Fl o pasarica Gu minte, Gu totul SUI
perioara cum team visat eu in tot
dauna. stii ce al facet
= Ce?
= NJ al lua frumusel de NINA s.
m al duce... la leaganul copilului
nostru; nu al t6ui tn nu esti q
meat. Ano, cugeti tu cit te q
dor, cit esti de necesara vietii mele
asa Gu incercarile prin care al tre
cut 81 Gu tot ce Sc leaga de fiints
ta?.. Tu nu stii cit imi pari de ms
re 81 de sfinta, toemai prin suferin
tele tale... Haide, da mi 0 doyada
ca ma iubestii in adevar, ca S. flu
deplin fericit. !.
Tacuti, infiorati de-un sentiment
misterios, privesc amindoi mica fl
gura rotunda 81 grxsceana q copila
sului care doarme gurita, de Jul
imprejur asudats pare 0 floare ps
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-11-02

ca membrii in Bocietatea noas-
ira sd bine voiasca Sc prezen-
ia la aceasta sedinta in sus nu-
mita ri, unde vor fl primiti Gu
dragoste de frate in mijlocul no.
stru.
In numele Soeietatii ,,1nvinge-
rea Romina'' din Flint, Mich.
Todor Tapu, presedinte.
Toader Taposu, secretar script.
(51-52)
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-11-02

|ochi lor Sc privesc adinc, adinc, Isl
sorb Gu lacomie provide de ferici-
re, pentru lungile, nenumaratele
ceasuri ale nopti.
Afara racoare. Dan pluteste
instinctiv Isl tine nina dreapta n
chisa, ca 81 cum ar stinge in palma
lui, calda inca de impresia pc care
10 lasasera degetele subtiri ale A.
nei, toata senzatia acelei dulci in
tilniri, ceva palpabil din iubirea Ell,
81 s'ar teme sd nu' i scape cind ar
deschide nina. Steele de sus, tace-
rea noptii, casele, aerul, luminele de
la felinare, toate Sc par solemne
in momentul acesta. Sufletul lui
creste, un sentiment de infinit ii in
flora gfndurile: lumea palpita in
,ritmul vietei lui.
XIII
Da, inteleg, e dureros sd vor-
bin de asia, dar un moment de bu-
Ina francheta ne usureaza 81 ne sea-
|pa adesea de cele mai crude tur-
|mente. Eu vreau 81 sunt sigur ca
! pot, sd te fac perfect linistita asu-
|pra lucrlllui acestuia: mie mi tre-
bue sufletul tau; 81 I vreau senin,
ca 81 poata Fl bun, 81 ca sa 4 pot a.
yea tot. Nino, lasa-ma sd ii ri
| die obsesiunea asta de pc snflet. De
|ce dai din capt
Pentrn "a tu esti I'M Stint,
| ii MI yreatrsa te g7ndeSti Is orori,
Dan D priyi tintx u echii, = u
America. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1905-current, 1918-11-02
ne: George Washington, Avram
Lincoln 81 Woodrow Wilson.

ne: George Washington, Avram
Lincoln 81 Woodrow Wilson.
Festivitatile Gu desvalirea acelor
icoane sfinte noua, Sc vor face Gu
mari solemnitati in ziua de 8 No.
embrie 1918, la orele 3 p. M, in
localul nostru casa Romina" la
care festivitati poftim: toate So
cietatile romine, toate Cluburile,
presa romina, toti preotii, toate
comitetele bisericesti 81 pc toti
fratii romini din Statele Unite;
lndeosebi pc eel din loc 81 jur. Sc
vor tinea vorbiri omemorative
la icoanele marilor prezidenti din
partea americanilor; lar la icoa-
nele eroilor nostri din partea pre-
otilor carl vor fl de fata.
Va rugam ca 81 pima la primi-
rea invitarior carl vor urma mai
tirziu, sa bine voiti lua spre
statul notlcei acest modest APPEL
al nostru 81 face pregatirile de
participate.
Fratilor Veniti Gu totii 81 luati
parte la bucuria noastra, veniti
81 vedeti ca 81 in vinele noastre
acel SINCE rominesc circuleaza ca
81 in vinele tuturor Rominilor;
veniti 81 vedeti ca 81 singele nos
tru ferbe de insufletire la toate
lucrurile rominesti rationale, 81
ca 81 singele nostru clotoste de
mamie in contra tiraniei!
Senatul 81 poporul romin din Au7
r0ra, III.
(24)
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A v I z.

Toti Rominii din Erie, Pa, 81
jur care inca nu s'au inserts in
,,Liga Nationala" sunt rugati a
Sc inscrie. Timp nu mai este de
perdut. 1nscrierile Sc pot face
Lunia, Joia 81 Simbata seara de
la orele Z p. m. Find ca din eau
"a boalei nu prea putem umbla
prin borturi.
(5OL51)
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Senatul 81 poporul rom1n din
Aurora, ILL.,, in frunte Gu direc-
tiunea ,,Casei Romine's voind a
da easel sale un aspect de ,,Sanc-
tuariu Romin3' prin artistul ro-
min Augustin Pal, a pictat icoa-
nele celor mai marcanti eroi 81
martiri al neamului nostru: Ho-
rea, Closca 81 Crusan, Avram Ian
Gu 81 Simion Barnutiu; precum 81
icoanele celor mai mari prezi-
denti al Statelor Unite America
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A v I z.

Societatea romina de ajutor 81
cultura ,,Desteapta-te Romfne''
din Detroit, Mich, avizeaza pc
toti membrii sal lua la cunostin-
ia caci din cauza epidemiei in
fluenta spaniola toate localurile
de sedinta 81 petreceri sunt opri-
te 81 ne putind avea sedinta. Tot
odata nu putem sti cind vom a
yea sedinta. Deci toti fratii mem
bril- sunt rugati lua la cunostin-
ia, ca sd nu sufere neplaceri sd
bine voiasca a-si plati fiecare CO.
tele lunare.
Societatea ,,Desteapta-te Romi-
me-, av1nd sedinta de comitet in
seara zilei de % Octombrie 1918,
fratele secertar financiar /. ORA
galina STA dat dimisia, 81 in locul
d1nsului s'a ales fratele Danila
Albu ca secretar financiar. Tot
odata s'a hotarft in sedinta de
mai sus, ca in timpul cit dureaza
aceasta epidemic, comitetul a ales
colectori pentru a incassa cotele
lunare, incepind GU ziua de Is
Octombrie 1918, dupa cum ur-
meaza: In partea Riverului frate-
lie secretar financiar Danila AL
bu, 464 Clinton Street. in partea
Carshop-ului fratele asistent de
secretar financiar Mihail Turean,
434 E. Frederick Str. in partea
Hamilto, fratele contro1or de re-
gistre, Vasile Mat, 14O Kandale
Ave. H. P. In Highland Park, fra
tele Casar lie Chiu, 1919 Gerald
H. p. La Padure Hamtramick.
fratele Mogos Radulescu, 275
Rioppelle.
Deci numai acestor persoane lie
este permis a 1ncassa cotele lu-
mare.
Tot odata fiecare frate mem
bru este dator a-si arata chitanta
din urma fmpreuna Gu statutul
dc fata colectorilor.
Tot odata aducem la cunos-
tinta tuturor fratilor membrii Ca
re sunt 81 vor fl bolnavi sd Sc in
stiinteze la urmatorii frati: secre-
tarului financiar Danila Albu, a.
sistentului de secretar financiar
Mihail Turean. Observati la adre-
sele de mai sus la controlori de
bolnavi in partea Riverului, fra
tele Nicolae Sandru, SCI Lafaye-
tie; fratele Florea Crisa, 200 Mt.
Elliot Str; in partea Carshopului
fratele George Stanis, 372 Frede-
rick Av. E., fratele l. Mindruti,
1865 Riopelle Str, la Highland
Park fratele Vasile Apolzan, 209
Victor Ave-, la Padure fratele
loan Bogdan, SO Orleans Street.
Tot odata sunt rugati toti fra
til membrii care au cumparat Lii
berty Bonduri din al putrulea i'm
prumut de pc la fabrici sa bine
voiasca a raporta Societatii in
termin de 7 zile, pentru putea
sa ne dam raportul catre Uniu-
nea S. r. A.
in numele Societatii ,,Desteap-
tate Romine" din Detroit, Mich. !:
loan G. Petroviciu, presedinte.
Petru Coloja, secretar.
40 r1N
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alba prin aceasta un VENT bun.
MOI suntem agenti romini 81 nu
jidani. Suntem Romfni munctiori.
moi speram ca Compania noastr3
sa fie renumita in Statele Uni
te cit 81 in patria veche.
Oficiul: Paul Katity, 15-311
Columbia Ave-, Harvey, III.
(Adv. 52-54)
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. Entrez /!

- EnCfeZi
,,E cine-va jos care 'ntreaba de
Domnu DAM. Cine poate sd fie I
Dan pleaca Gu capul gol. PortaruI
striga in urma lui: ,,prenez garde,
Monsieur, vous allez vouz casser la
tete". Ana astepta, nelinistita.
Peste cinci minute usa Sc deschi-
de larga. Un Domn strain, Sc incli-
ma jenat. Dan, in extaz:
- Ghici cine ei
Ana Sc gfndeste clipa, apoi su-
ride.
- Domnu Priboianuf
- Vezi, ca tea cunoscut'
Isl aduc aminte de noaptea n ca
re-au stat pima n ziua. Gasesc 8 pla
cere in rechemarea temerilor 81 SUI
ferintelor trecute. Priboianu schim-
ba vorba, cind j Sc pomeneste dc. ce-
q facut el pentru fericirea aceasta
Ana Sc uita curios la barba lui stu
foasa, Ia minile lui mari 81 parosse !:
risnl, gesturile, glasul, vorbele cole
NAL neinsemnate j Sc par extraor-
dinare, de un inteles adinc, naistic.
ca crede Cd vedesun ON dintr I'm.
alt planet, VENT pc pamfnt numai.
IA rl,.o x...l Is.s ~ VI - -. - 4, 80
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A V I z.

Aducem la cunostinta onora-
telor Societati din Uniunea So.
cietatilor Romine, ca ori ce CO.
respondents trimsia Societatii
,,Dacia Traiana" sd fie pc ur-
matoarea adresa:
Societatea ,,Dacia Traiana" p
o. B. 526, Newark, Ohio.
(51-52)
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DIR. A. LAPPNKR
xEDIC DIN ROMfNzA
261 FarnssO0rth, colt cw HastiHgs
DETROIT, MICH.
Zilnis dc Ii 8 dimineata pin1 10 8
seara. = Duminica 9-12 prfnxul.
Tslef0~0f; North 1897. Ike
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Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-25
DAN TRUMP CASE
At EAU CLAIRE

Post Master A. G.. Pearson has gone
to Eau Claire to help clear up a case.
Some time ago a woman appeared at
the post office stamp window with a
wooden box neatly nailed and screwed
up. 1t was received by Paul A Herfort
and bore the name of Daniel N. Trump.
Now Trump has a reputation for being
mixed up with liquor and gambling
cases, so there was some speculation
amongst the clerks as to the contents
of the mysterious box. At last it was
decided to open the package when, 10
and behold! There were two bottles
lying there just like two bugs in a rug.
There were other articles in the box,
and the post-office inspectors took up
the case. Mr.. Trump, likewise, is tar
rying in Eau Claire until the matter
has been adjusted before Judge Evans
and the jury.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-25
Going Over the Top

Duane Peck has received a letter
from Lieutenant Howard l. Potter,
written in France May II, 1918, in
which he says in part:
Suppose the thing that would in
terest you, inasmuch as you are about
my age and know all my shortcom-
ings about as well as anybody, is:
What does a lieutenant do in action
The first thing that may surprise you
is to say that if he is not as brave or
Drawer or cannot put on bluff that
he is as brave, he will not last long
Pm going to tell you one little in
cident that I shall never forget. My
boys had been cut Off from connec-
ton with the French on the left.
The Boche were a little tricky and
naughty and pulled off an attack with
some of their shock troops in the
early morning, and they got into our
lines between us and the French. We
must drive them out-we did in con-
junction with the French. 1t was no
easy job. The Boche are fighters
so are we. It was kill or be killed.
They had come at us in the morning;
we had held them back-but with the
usual cost of such mixups. About
the middle of the forenoon the Boche
got desperate and began to serenade
our boys ON the extreme left Of my
sector-they were coming. The men
c+,,olz RI +boir poctc and noo5od holm
When | got to the place they stood
about with all their eyes on me. The
grenades were exhausted for a mo-
ment; the men were waiting for an
order. About this minute l gave the
order, Elk bayonets." Elk" was not
out of my mouth when those boys
read the words in my mind and
grabbed the bayonets from their scab-
bards. For once in my life l felt like
some man. I believed l was their
leader and that they were with me
to death. We killed the Boche. Their
leader was killed on his way up to
our trench. The second man behind
the leader was killed, and the rest
turned back down communicating
trench toward their own line. We
chased them with what grenades had
been passed along, and shot our
Springields as fast as we could. We
knocked them from the top-those
who attempted to hasten back to
their lines "over the top"
At dusk that night we went after
them "over te top" and cleared out
the communicating trench and the
trench between us and the French.
Bombardment with big shells was
heavy all during the day and night.
But we held them.
This same attack took place all
along our regimental front and in
each case the Americans drove them
back-with heavy loss to them.
It is not right, you may think, to
kill another man, but those men are
driven by their German leaders to kill
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-25
BREAD GOES Up
IN GERMANY

The price of bread throughout the
German empire Will be increased
about % cents a pound in August, &C
cording to the Berlin Tageblatt which
says that Rhenish communities, which
have been especially hard hit by the
food shortage during the last few
months, are Infatuated by a revela-
ton of colossal profits made by priv
LEGGED companies.
Large quantities of food were thrown
into the Rhine after IT. had been al
lowed to spoil, while the price was
being haggled over, Bavaria will have
meatless weeks after August on &C
count of the shortage of cattle.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-25

through most beautiful country we
caught up with our company and had
the pleasure of being with them two
whole days, until l was hauled off to a
hospital, where I have spent the last
eight weeks in solitary confinement.
The Red Cross are doing wonder
full work over here. They waste no
energy in making everyone just as
comfortable as possible. We are get
ting the best of meals and everyone
seems to enjoy the part he represents.
War is grim business, and yet it is
flooded with just enough humof to
make one enjoy it. A soldiers life is
as he makes it. If he looks for the
funny side he can find it and if he
looks for trouble he can also find that.
It is large game of chance with fate
the dealer; if you win, you are lucky
dog; if you lose, it is one more name
added to the killed or wounded list.
Life and death are just as uncertain
as the reputation of a certain sailor
after he had gone to heaven. Tom
was a mighty good sailor and not
long before his death he had saved
many lives in mid-ocean by means of
a raft. After he passed away he made
the usual trip to the pearly gates with
out mishap He raped and ST. Peter
answered his call.
"My good man, what did you do on
earth that should entitle you to enter
heayen?"
"Why," Tom replied, 81 saved many
lives in mid-ocean with raft"
Good" answered Peter, 'you may
enter. The angels shall respect you
and the riches of heaven are yours. ;"
Tom entered and walked down the
streets of gold All! This was fine.
All the angels spoke to him in nice
way, in fact everyone seemed to
shower him with kindness. Suddenly
he came upon an old man sitting un-
der a tree. Tom walked by and wait
ed for him to speak.
"Well," remarked the old fellow,
what are you so stuck up about?''
"Why, haven't you heard about
me?" asked Tom. 81 am the man who
saved many lives on a raft in mid
ocean"
Huh! That's nothing" said the old
man.
Tom, highly indignant, went straight
back to st. Peter and asked why the
old man had insulted his reputation.
"Who did 2" asked Peter.
Tom pointed out the old man up
under the tree and answered. "That
old man up there"
"Oh!" replied Peter. 'You don't
want to mind him. That is Noah"
V. A. GIBBONS.
CO. A 1928 Inf.
American E. F.
Note: The author of the above is
a son Of Mrs. w. L. Horn, Kenosha,
formerly of Baraboo. His grandmoth-
er, Mrs. George B. Gibbons, resides
here.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-25

us and a man cannot preach too
strongly to his men to XIII or be
killed, and the old saying OF IAN eye
for an eye" and 'tooth for tooth"
must be practiced.
1t is not as bad as it seems moth
ing but a big game, and l think the
good soldier is the one who keeps his
head, kills his man by keeping cool
and does not get wounded or killed
himself. We fellows are no different
from any of you, no Drawer, no more
daring, and are just as conscious Of
of winning OF losing and we all like to
win.
You can go back with me to the
days when we organized the little
party in our neighborhood to kill the
cat in your barn loft. The cat that
had gone mad. as we imagined and
was dangerous. Our objective was
not the Boche line or a certain dug
out-but a corner in that barn where
the mad cat was crouching ready to
spring at us. We armed ourselves
with two hay forks, one hand axe, one
piece Of rope, one club, etc., and sent
the "let me at EN- guy" ahead-don't
remember who he was, he may have
been yourself. But we got the cat.
Now this simple little illustration is
exactly what takes place on our little
parties over-we do not always get
the cat-but we go after him with
the same determination we did when
'old Tom" got the fork pangs.
Most sincerely, your friend,
1T. HOWARD l. POTTER.
Co. 8 104th Inf.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-25
Trip Through Dixie

Harley Bennett, Fifth street, has
received a letter from his brother,
Edward O. Bennett, which says:
Somewhere in Tennessee.
Dear Brother and Sister:
Still travelling Like it fine, seeing
lots of sights. We are crossing the
mountains of Tennessee and have
come through eight or nine tunnels so
far. and more coming all the time.
Had to stop writing, for we just went
through three more tunnels.
Don't worry about me, for I'm hay
ing a fine time-fne and jolly bunch.
We are headed for Camp Hancock,
NEAR Atlanta, Ga.
You ought to see how folk live
down here-p0Or shacks and have
such little patches of corn and sweet
potatoes. I don't see how they can
make living at all, but one thing,
they sure are right on time with the
glad hand when they see the troop
train pass through. Everyone waves
and yells, and you can imagine the
noise the boys on the train make
when you know there are 500 of us on
and about all lively boys.
We expect to get to camp tomorrow
some time, but may not stay there
long, for it is a sort of division camp,
the same as at Columbus, where we
just left.
We have had but little training so
far, but will probably get good plen-
ty soon-right foot, left foot, hep!
I got my uniform last Monday, so
now I'm a Buddy for sure. You
would hardly know what change it
makes in the look of a person. Eel
lows that we got so we knew before
don't look natural at all now unless
one can see their faces.
We have fine place to ride on
this trip. They tell us that we have
the best coach on the train, and there
are fourteen coaches on, so you see
I'm coming along fine.
Give the rest of the folks some of
the news, and I'll soon write again.
Your brother,
EDWARD o. BENNETT.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-07-25
Wet Blankets Are Unnoticed

Mrs. Jacob Webb, La Vale, sends
the following letter from her son
George, who is somewhere in France:
Somewhere in France, June II.
Dear Mother and All:
Received three letters from you and
Carl since I wrote a week ago. We
are all feeling fine, and hope every
one at home is, too. 1t has rained
here two days straight, but quit lit
tie while ago. We made a tent here
between two trees out of wagon tops
and it leaked over my bed and got my
blanket a little wet, but then that's
nothing to soldier.
Received the scrap book and read
it through and through. I prize it very
much. Tell Carl that one of them
will be welcome every day. Also re-
ceived the Baraboo paper a couple
times in the last two weeks. Saw the
little note you put in about arriving
safe in Europe and it surprised and
pleased me very much. Got several
other letters, but probably will not get
around to answer for some time, so
tell everyone to write again.
Have not seen anyone of the home
boys for a long time, only the ones
mentioned in the last letter. I am
now driving a large team Of horses.
One is black and the other bay.
Well I must close. Hoping to hear
frop, all soon, I am, your loving son
and brother, GEORGE.