Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-06-23

box cars which would jus, about hold
one chief sentry. Next passenger
coaches with FIVE compartments run
ming across from one side 10 the other
each holding eielt men. These were
locked when the train was in motion
and following them was another bunch
OF freight cars. was surprised 10
note quite few cars without air
brakes.
TOOK NEARLY THREE DAYS
TO CROSS PART OF FRANCE
This Barnum 6 Bailey affair took
of France, which our trains would
cover in eight hours. slept on the
floor, using seat cushion for a mat
tress, and at that was more fortunate
than the men who were 20" crowded.
/ saw some troops come in on cattle
cars. and the devils joking about ii,
too.
1--WE were dumped OF; one morning
and pu: in held 10 res;. Al 70 IN
the morning ne started Ger cur b.lle.s
which wer. located some eighteen
miles from the station. TIE Mills we-e
the lonses, ever created, and ever.
man carried equipment Weighing sixty
pounds with the DAY as hot as bldze<
Not, having been able TO take ihci-
shoes OF fo- three days. the mems :eet
were 10. IL the best condition, 50 they
suffered great deal but they were
game 70 the core and no: single man
in my platoon fell OUT.
Il was carrying an extra raC.. when
tire march ended canuo- say too
much in praise % th= men. The have
rue the Day he forced - onto tbs
VAT
20 continue ~e go, her. abou, 8
the evening and :: was about
.Iock when the last man 20, iu:o
MS eiiie; When Get 70 mine found
ct - IT, H.
best bed 81 Ire world Tha r9~ueh use
!ezthe- sEds 2tou: three feet ,h.k !
'lrned - and II: -.:h: leg never 2,uc.-
Then he leg, oa- nal go.c 10 bel.
fhe following ..sh: did no; res: we'll
.uG a.,.- iae following o-= W Gov
hinE vas ne matte With ne bat
was mistaken. for N. faIlt vas Nth
;he bed. 50 s~o-e or French bias ana
found my cot. Win much more rcsti %
results The Mon are bil!c.cd iu u0-
occupied houses. hay lofts Aarrcs t;-..
which are not s. BAD amer you in.rs.
Of IN, trenches
WHOLE COUNTRY l.
INTENSELY 'iIri. trf ~
Our Yil!aee lie. Oh me 60 %.
hill. the couu.-y a ro!ltI.- sHG ysg
have q vi.w 10. miles arylrE 90, the
beautiful fields ana vineyard. III in.
tensely cultivated The French are
look like :t.ate uv si--but the inhabitants
have very poc.' living acco,n.n odations.
living n barns and other buildings
which are combination chicken
houses cos sheds. sheep folds, rabbits
Narrens, stables and pig pens. and the
living quarters 81 all the animals are
on terms Of intimacy with the people
II wonder when they battle for they
have no eonven!ences whatever and
when we conhscated spring house for
bathing purposes they all thought We
would catch our death Of cold have
foot tub (Which is nothing .lse) and
scrub elk inches al a time
The day after our arrival the neav-
ems began TO weep. and did II copiously
for the next ten days, until wc began
10 wonder whether the sun had taken
a vacation. The rain. together with the
rack OF h'es, made US very miserable
so that for the first time In years I
was homes!ck. When the sun did start
everything began to smile. 50 we we're
all right once more
Our drl!! grounds are located a mile
from the village on top OF a high hill
"hen we hrst went UP Il was days
Work in Itself, but Il gets shorter ever.
day. We rise a. SIS and go 10 II All
Gay long nave TO laugh when |
mink of what my conception Of a sol
der was IN the States and wha, wc ID
every day Uncle Sam started in 20 do
So"o !Oo ana is overlooking no bet
TO see that his soldiers are we'll ,rain.d
before he puts them into tho line ycu
need not worry; they viii have q good
account OF themselves. /, only bccai,s.
biii Is responsible FOR their being oycr
here. '' ~
MEN SHOW IMPROVEMENT
AND NEVER COMPLAIN
AT hrst We officers were kent husv
rounding up those who looked too Inn.,
into the bottom OF heir wine eIasses
but the mon soon found on. that ,bcv
could not do much drinking and yor;,
hard the following day, so ,bnv mn.
their noses 10 the grindstone and seq
improvement every day
we had regimental review lac,
Saturday. and ! was amazed at the i'm.
movement OF the men. One would
never recognize them for the Same sci.
diers who lief, Camp Greene siy weeHs
ago. without doubt ! have thc hos,
platoon In the regiment. and after they
have been under fire once will mn.
them up against the best Of the HUM
They never complain and ,hoy hay,
little cause. 1t is almost pas, hnIio,
that our government should have ac
complished so much over here Til.
average civilian has no conception o.
the vast needs Of the army, and ,heh
complex nature. All We want you PEG
pie at home to do ia TO give Wilson ,
free hand and tell him to go ahead
DO that and yon need never worr,
about the result OF the war
am located less than 100 mile
from Paris. yet SO strict are the rulc
with reference 10 training that hav
never been 10 see my folks there an,
II they came to see me wouldn't nm,
time TO he with them a single mlnut