Evening journal., 1918-07-10

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Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey II. Lamborn,
OF Marshallton, have received a letter
that their son. Harry c. Lamborn, has
arrived safely overseas. He is a mem
Der OF the Sanitary detachment. 307th
Engineers. Before going into service
Mr.. Lamborn was employed with the
Retail GrOcers Exchange In Whining
ton. He has a host OF friends In VII
mingt0n and Marshallton. A short time
before sailing he was home and was
married 10 Miss Bertha Hamilton, OF
Elsmere.
Lindley X. Gallagher. OF the 3O3d
United States Engineers, who formerly
was a linotyplst In THE EVENING
JOURNAL composing room, has writ
ten an interesting letter to relatives
telling Of his experiences. He is now
in an army camp in England. lie went
10 Camp Dix two months ago and was
there only three weeks before being
sent overseas with the division from
that camp. In the course OF his letter.
he says:
I'VE are now IN England. never
thought would get a look around this
part Of the world, but ! guess stranger
things than that have happened.
what time do you think il gets dark
hereg You would never guess. Last
night II was not entirely dark at half
past ten and Il started TO get light about
B o'clock. / guess the light compa-
nies don't do much business In
this part OF the world. We are now
at a camp on the side OF hill that al
most amounts TO mountain. Maybe
It wasn't some drill with a pack com.
ing up that hill. But we get used &
such climbing in the army, and 1t al
goes In with the days work. From
where we are we can see another bi
hill Of about the same size.
"Oh, well, I'll be home before you know
II anyway. So far everything with m
Is all right / am enjoying good healtl
but ! am not getting any fatter, but
am getting hard as nails One thin
they teach In the army Is for a fell0'
TO look out for himself. And belieS
me, we do It. ! did some work yesiel
day and today that ! would not hay
thought OF doing around home.
gang Of us unl0aded our barracks bag
from a ship. Maybe that wasn't som
back-breaking Job.
f"I guess can tell you a little OF wha
happened on the trip across. or course
can't tell the name or anything abou
the boat, but can say / never was 3.
tired OF anything In my life as thai
boat. She was a pretty good one al
that. According to reports she had
been in a few scraps at the Dardanelles
and she carried a few marks, but we
were not Interested In anything Ike
that more than a day. As ! said In my
previous letter I was not seasick, but !
came near 10 Il. We only had one day
and a night OF bad weather, which was
not so bad considering the length OF
time we were on the water. We had a
sub scare on the last day OF The voy-
age. We had a couple Of American de-
stroyers In our escort and one OF them
chased the sub and sank her. That
wasn't so bad, but we didn't even see
Il. Some OF the fellows saw the
splashes when the destroyer let go some
depth bombs. I was not lucky enough,
however. did hear the reports when
the bombs exploded.
"You needn't do any worrying about
me. You just sit tight and one OF
these days I'll come walking In on you.
hope that will be soon, too.'
Major z. c. Parks. OF the Delaware
Pioneers, Camp Dix. Is visiting his rels-
tives in this city.
Norwood G. Roy. who went 20 Camp
Meade with the last draft, has written
10 friends "this is sure some place-all
you do Is drill al day and sleep all
night" He Is with the 33rd Company,
i54ih Depot Brigade.
Albert ]. pyle. son OF Mr. and Mrs.
Victor r. Pyle, OF 40 West Thirtieth
street. VIII graduate today from the
Reserve Officers School at Hampton
Roads. Va.
Word has been received by relatives
and friends OF the safe arrival overseas
Of Private William f. Kreioil. Battery
A sixtieth Artillery, American Expedi-
tionapy Forces. formerly OF Fort Du-
Pont.
Company NJ Delaware Pioneer Regi-
ment is home on a leave OF absence.
Mrs. John Smith, Of Rockford, has
received a letter telling OF her son,
Georges. safe arrival In France. He Is
with the Medical Corps Replacement
Hospital.
Alexander A. McGonigle and Joseph
F. Morrow. both OF Wilmington. were
accepted for enlistment at the Marine
Recruiting station yesterday.
Edward r. Gaynor. 100 West Twenty
seventh street. enlisted In the infantry
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