Spirit of Jefferson. [volume] (Charles Town, Va. [W. Va.]) 1844-1948, 1918-09-03
Among Our Soldier BOYS.

The Richmond Journal of August
%, reported a dance given by the sold
iers in the training detachment on the
fair grounds there Thursday night.
Ladies to the number of 900 attended
from Richmond and nearby towns, go
ing to the dance barracks in army
trucks. Eight hundred couples took
part in the dancing at one time.
Many of the boys who went from
this county on June 26 to Camp Lee,
and who showed aptitude in the train
ing there have been sent overseas.
Among them is Brown Rissler, the
former machine operator in The Ad-
vocate office. He is in the infantry
where he made a good record at rife
practice.
Mondays causality list from the
battle front contained the name OF
George W. Jones, of Charles Town
He was among the wounded, but the
extent of his injuries had not been de-
termtned. George, who is a son of
Mrs. Clinton Smallwood, near the
Bloomery enlisted in an engineering
detachment at Columbus, Ohio, short
ly after the opening of the war. In
a letter received only a few days age
he mentioned the fact that he had been
in close quarters in the fighting over
there.
WILDER H. Lands who is on the Bat
tleship Raleigh, in writing to the Local
Red Cross to thank the ladies for q
package sent him says he has been in
the war zone several times. His boat
he says, is entitled to the credit of get
ting at least one submarine. The first
sight of a submarine made him a trihe
nervous, but he has no dread of them
now.
Lucas Boyer and WILDER Furr two
young soldiers from the county arrived
safely overseas according to Informal
ton reaching their parents, this week
Both Of them are in the infantry
They left for camp on May 81.
Mr. Richard Luke came from Balti-
more to visit his parents DR.. and Mrs
j. l.. Luke before going to Camp
Meade. Richard is in the 1918 regis
tration class.
Private Robert S. Watson of the
Richmond Training School spent Sun
day with his parents, Assessor anC
Mrs. F. L. Watson, near Mechanics
town.
Mr.. Dear Mother:
My first mail arrived July 81, it was
the Advocate Of June %. | think
read every word of it, and hope the
rest of the editions will soon arrive
There is run about ten minutes walk
from our camp and we often 90 down
for swim. 1t reminds me of the rur
in MitchelPs meadow where you used
to take a crowd of US to swim. NV
battery is billeted in a small village
about the size of Halltown. Most all
the people here are refugees from
northern France We get along fine
with the people. | can't carry on
msch of a conversation, but know
enough Of French to order what |
want to eat
The harvest season is now or, no one
in the village but old men and women.
AS we have no horses or guns, we
can't do much training, so we are do
ing something well worth while, and
that is, we help the people on their
farms.
1t is light in the evening until $50
so lots of the men go out after retreat
and help gather the harvest. We
stopped at two Rest Camps on our
way, one in England and one in
France. | suppose Theodore is over
here, but there is no way for me to
find out. will write him letter, but
of course | can't tell him where | am
Lots of love.
LELAND SHUGART, Corporal.
20 Div. Baty. D. 110-FA. 4. E. F