Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-07-18

hduuh OF TOUR OF i've ultterent race
] also saw many interesting relices c
all ages. Then we went over to In
castle and saw the original roun
table Of King Arthur. In fact tn
, place where we are now is one tina
, people come from all over the worl
to see.
This will probably be my last let
ter to you before we take anothe
journey to where no one knows. /
anything goes wrong while ! am ii
France, a soldier can always wire
home II looks as II it won't be Ions
until we get a taste of the Boch-
ers.
James Carlson. located near Nor
folk, writes his mother, Mrs. b. F.
Stanley: We went to church yester-
day morning in our white uniforms
and when we returned 25 OF our
company were chosen to go to Nor
folk to do guard duty. II is a long
watch but I'm becoming accustomed
to the hardships and do not mind
things SO much any more.
On the Fourth of July about /, =
500 of us "Jackies" got to go to-
Newport News and take part in a.
great parade. After the parade we
all went TO monster building where
we were given many good things to
eat by the Red Cross ladies' Those
wonderful Red Cross women serv-
ed us coffee. sandwiches. peaches,
apples, oranges, pintapples, choco-
late bars and many other things. Be-
lieve me if anyone at home knowa
how much the Red Cross means to a |
sailor, and I'm sure il means as
much to a soldier, he would give
until il hurt and then double the
amount And some Of those proGer-
mans who refused to give thing
ought to be taken out and punished.
When we were on the trip to
Newport News we saw ships of all
descriptions and all of them camou-
tagged. They were painted with diff
'erent colors so that in the blend
with the sky and water one can
scarcely see them. A ship is usual
y painted light green, light blue,
srey, or white. The paint is simply
iaubed on and looks mighty pecul-
ar saw the LAUGHING of three tor
redo ships You should have heard
he noise when the boats struck the
water. Everyone cheered and every
,oat blew its horn.
Well, ! have been guarding in
Norfolk and believe me it is some
experience. Yesterday l had the fun
II stopping three high officers, each
having three gold braids, and max
ng them turn their cars around and
20 back. They were surely mad but
hey knew they had to do it When
We are on guard we must keep our
,uns on our shoulder all the time
nd it grows rather tiresome. We
ometimes have to stand in the same
pot for hours.
The scenery here is beautiful and
ust now I'm sitting on the beach
,riting this letter to you have the T
aper on an old box Out on the sea
here are three large battleships !
loving along. The waves Of the
cean are surging high and the tide
coming closer and closer to me.
{ will be only short time when ?
ill have to move 1t certainly is
30 bad that you folks back home
an not see all that ] have.
H III IN :
Edward Crawford in letter OF
une IA, just received tells Of his
lfe arrival at Brest, France, where
e was in camp a week before go 4
lg farther toward the front :
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The Philadelphia Public Ledger
as a full page article about Camp
oft, Gettysburg, Pa, where men are
aimed for the tank department. A
rye part of the article is an inter- I
ew with Capt Dwight D. Eisen- :,
over, an Abilene boy, and now
,mmanding officer Of Camp Colt
he writer's first impression of Capt v
is expressed in the short S,
lragraph which says: Il was stirred u
ON my reveries by the voice of o.
apt Dwight d. Eisenhower, a West b,
Dinter, but 28 years old, a clean d
1t handsome man, to whom Uncle II
IN has intrusted the training and W
of the thousands OF al
,ung Americans who have come d
ON north, east, south and west to al
fitted for the crack tank corps. " et
Capt. Eisenhower advises men of fc
good fighting type to join the tank al
rps. h,