The diamond drill. (Crystal Falls, Iron County, Mich.) 1887-1996, 1918-07-20
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had received no information In regard
10 IT, This crate along with the 9TH
ers was opened up and sold. On the
inside OF the individual cartons OF the
cigarettes the purchaser found card
stating that II was the gift OF So-and-
SO. But the blame for that goes back
to the shipper from the states. And
Il Is some such mix-up as that II the
Y. NJ. C. A. has sold gift tobacco.
have explicit faith in them collect
lively and individually. They estab-
fish their huts as far forward as the
military authorities will allow. and
they remain there until the troops
move out, unless definitely ordered
out by the military, as result OF the
town getting too hot TO allow men
on the streets going from and to the
Y. NJ. c. A., and punched at the Y. M.
G. A. when the division is on the move
the Y. NJ. c. A. having their own
trucks move along with the troops.
and establish little "hang-out" at
every stop over night. They very fret
quently use building in place OF their
tents, especially for the short stops.
Sometimes they will have a good
house; other times It will be a half
demolished one.
To sum up-they are ION the job
and doing a splendid work which Is
adding greatly to the comfort OF the
soldier, thereby making better
fighting man out of him. You can
feel well assured that the Y. M. G..
A. contributions are we'll used.
AS for yourself. l hope you and
Mrs. Lawrence and Dorothy are all
well. imagine that the last year has
been a busy one for you and that the
coming one will be even more so.
From the amount OF metal that goes
soaring over to the boche lines every
day l imagine that their importation
of iron is now considerably more than
IL was in peace times. And the de-
livery is rapid. The boche are rapid
" learning that the American artil-
lery Is pretty efficient and that les
son Is being CrIven home harder and
harder. Aud as Tor the infantrymen,
he will take care of himself anywhere
that 1t Is humanity possible to do so.
II Is ny iTm belief that the war will
be over as soon as we have two mil
lion men and numberless aeroplanc
machines over here. And | am not
much worried about what may hap
pen m the meantime.
/ have been detached from troops
for four months and see no immediate
prospect of my being sent back. AT
present / am attached to French
II. Q. as liaison agent. 1t is dreadful
~ monotonous and boresome. That
probably sounds rather funny to you
but il is true. am pretty well back
from the front and our only excite
ment Is when we get bombed. have
motorcycle and make daily trip
TO our division headquarters where o
few shells drop now and then, but
generally they are just out OF town
where the Boche evidently thinks
there Is something worth busting Is
pretty generally under fire and where
everyone lives In dugouts. and II 1t
is necessary to be out on the street,
your orders are 20 run, not walk, to
your destination. But my mission
was such that IL was necessary for
mo 10 be out on the street, so / had
the privilege Of walking. instead Of
running. Only ten or a dozen shells
fell I'm the town while was there,
but only one came close enough 10
worry me. When | heard II coming
II thought sure ii was aimed directly
nj me. There was a shell hole be
side me at tho edge Of the road int
which | snuggled In about half the
time / thought was possible. The
shell "a 15O-mm) OF course was not
as close as had expected 1t to come
but ii was net over 60 yards away.
have been SO very lucky ever since
arriving IL France that I know my
luck Will change some time AMI
viii get put out OF business by some
stray shot or | Will be smashed NJ
IN a motorcycle accident without hay-
log the satisfaction OF getting har,
while doing something worth while.
My regards % Mr.. Hopkins and Mr.,
Hanson and tho rest of lie Verona
force
Very sincerely,
w. ID HASELToN.
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