Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-09-12

tree tops, then by what seemed to
to be almost u miracle he brought his
plane on a level and glided away out
OF reach of his adversarles, and ca me
back to the American lines In safety"
Private j. L. Calvert, Co. B, Sd NJ.
G. Battalion, A. f. f., writes under
dates of August 18th and 18th: "Have
not been able to write any for yer a
month. Where we were we did not
eve have any paper. Received my
first mail for a month and was sure
glad to hear from you again. We
have been pretty busy ever since
March. ! have been On the lines all
summer and vas in some pretty tough
battles. Have also taken part in the
present drive. Mother wants to know
about the grub l get. Don't bother
about that. We get plenty to eat. We
are getting American rationsnow and
it sure seems good, as heretofore we
were attached to the French army and
drew their rations. We don't like
them very well. received two REG
IsTERs last week and enjoyed them.
The boys are being issued passes for a
few days now, and | think they surely
deserve them by this time, ! have
been through Paris three times since
we have been over here, but not on a
pass. They do not Issue us passes to
any place of any size. 1t seems pretty
hard to have to fight for a thing and
yet not be allowed to see it. But we
do not worry much about seeing Paris
all WE want is to get back home again.
The boys all say, and 30 do I, that
home will never be to them as it used
to be, for now they will know how to
appreciate it,"
Private A. Z. Polk, 3o1 Quartermas-
ter Corps, NJ. r. s. T., A. Il. F., writes
on August IS, that he is well and busy.
He says: Saturday nights are the
hardest nights in this life. Most ev-
cry one comes in and cleans up and
tries to look dressed up. OF course
while we are getting shined up We can
imagine we are going to see some
Iittle bunch of sweetness. But after
every one gets dolled up We reali 20
there is no place to go, and that there
is no one we care about to look US
over.n
Private VIM. Walker keathley of
, Co. II, Goth Infantry, Camp Funston,
! Kansas, writes; 81 like the drilling
| fine. 1t sure makes a man out Of a
fellow. We have two French officers
here, but they tell us nothing about
the war, except that the Huns call
them "Blue Devils" We went OK a
seven mile hike the other day. Only
/ one man fell out out Of our company.
\ When We got back to the camp | was
so hot there wasn't a dry thread on
l me. | have taken oversee eXamina =
y tons and passed o. X. will take the
final one in New York. There are
several of the Iron County boys in the
r company here with me. Pies King,
t Gilbert Miller and Memory Palmer
are with me-"
George n. Bishop who is in Contra
e Officers Training School, 4th Battalion
t End Co., Camp Pike Ark, writes he il
Q kept busy every minute, but euj7y'
army life and is happy. lie won q
q foot race in his platoon. The captain
d wanted the fastest nne in eacf
g platoon. He is studying hard aud
IS leading an active life.
# Letters have been received from
9 Louis Miller, Bat. Z, 339th Field Ar
g tillery, A.. r. F., saying he had reach
a ed his destination overseas in safety.
q Otto +. Rieke, Sergeant Band, 63t
II Infantry, Camp Meade, who has been
D in the army for sixteen years, Is hom'
it Oh a ID day Through"
Louis Lueddecke of Pilot Knob,
writes under date Of September 3D.
ID "Dear Editor--Since I was home three
weeks ago ! have been transferred
Ia around till now l am at Aberdeen
n. Proving Grounds, Aberdeen, Md, II
|. the I'd Depot Co. l was at CAM
10 Raritan, N. j., two and one-half week
d and was transferred three times. Tina
IL an Ordinance Camp and there sur
ia was some ammunition shipped out G
Of there. II anyone thinks we canpo
10 fight Just send them to Rsritan ant
n see the material that is going out ev
70 cry day. This 10 q flying camp ant
,e cannon proving ground. The machine
re overhead oil day and cannon thunder
II. ing about 80 times a minute. Tn
ne largest ones are IS inches, shootinI
So 1000 pound shells As miles distant
l. With best wishes to all In the valley.
Private Walter Hatton, Field Hos
J.. pital No. 1873, Sanitary Train No. 10'
ne A. P. o. 734, writes from Chatea'
al Thierry, France, on August l: Nv
a. have moved Q number OF times sine
IN we left the other front and for awhil
" we thought we were never going :
ID stop We left one evening on tn
OF train at s O'Clock snd arrived at on
AZ destination at about 8 O'Clock In tn
!, morning. We unloaded here an
an walked To about a. beautiful schatea
ce as any one cares to eee. We reste
as that day and started on our journe
lie again. Before We had completed on
W tourney we had the satisfaction
,is passing through Paris and saw frol
N. the train some Of the prettiest home
~ I heliave I ever saw In oil my lii