Ladysmith news-budget. [volume] (Ladysmith, Rusk County, Wis.) 1907-1927, 1918-08-30
lis ANXIOUS TO
START ACROSS
Frank Bredeson Probably Now
On Atlantic Aboard Liner
Taken From Germans

Mrs. O. Woman received the follow
ing interesting letter this week from
her son, Frank BredeSOn:
Somewhere in U. S. A.
Aug. "a, 1918
Dear Mother:
Will drop you few lines tonight
and let you know am still alive and
feeling fine We are both still at the
same camp but not at Camp Grant but
some where in the east. Don't. dare to
tell where | am at, but it took us 2 u
days and two nights so you can make
up your mind we are a little ways off,
and talk about the country that we
went through, some of the most beauti-
full | ever saw. Talk about pretty
state and that is Indiana They have
some of the incest farms there that |
ever saw Orchards-there is no name
for them and grapes acre after acre
of them. The mountains were sure
something to see for anyone that never
has, and those little towns that are
around in them are sure pretty.
We saw thirteen aerOplanes on our
way here but they were way up in the
air and looked like big birds.
Well will try and finish now. We
were called out again that is all we
are doing now, getting checked up ON
our stuff so as to see if we have every
thing. You ought to see the caps we
have now, little bits of things that just
sit on one side of your head l am
wearing number seven SHOE some
difference from a five / say, and they
are full of hob nails and a horse shoe
on the heel
| can tell you one thing that if you
have any money to donate give it to the
Red Cross as they sure can't do enough
for us boys. They have met us at
every town where we have stopped and
have given us fruit, sandwiches and
cigarettes. They kept us in smoking
from the time we left until we got here
and at one place we went down to their
bath house and had a shower bath and
everything was free. They sure help
a fellow out.
This sure is some camp. Camp Grant
is palace beside of this.
/ saw Louis Austin and Louis Wilson
just before | left. They put Louis
Austin in the third class. His eyes
turned him down. He said he didn't
know whether they would send him
home or not Ed Sabiska is up here
tonight. He he in the 342nd Supply
Co. and he is just thessame as always.
This is the first letter / have written
so l don't know whether it will pass Or
not as they are all censored.
1t is about time for the lights to go
out so will have to close for this time.
/ don't think we will be here more than
eight or ten days,
Tell everybody hello.
From your son.,
FRANK B.
Address: 342 Infantry, Co. K, Camp
Grant, Illinois.
Well mother this is the next day and
| will write some more. They have
changed their mind and are going to let
us tell where we are We are in Camp
Upton, New York, or rather on Long
Island just 60 miles from the ocean.
1t is just new camp that has been
started and it sure looks it too.
We sure had some trip. | saw two
more of the great lakes, Lake Michi-
gan and Lake Erie We went through
Chicago, Buffalo and Rochester, n. Y.
That is where we had the bath Then
we didn't get off until we reached
Hobol1en, New Jersey. From there we
took ferry boat to New York City and
from there took the train to Camp
Upton.
On our way here we followed along
the Hudson river for nearly half a day.
We saw the Catskill mountains which
were very pretty and we also went
through some very long tunnels.
Ed Sabiska said last night that he
saw the ship that we were going across
in and that the officers told him that
it was the largest in the world, one that
they had taken from the Germans
wish we were on our way now as it will
surely be some trip.
Well this is Saturday and / suppose
we will be inspected today so | will
have to hurry.
We are going to have rifle inspec-
ton today so that means get busy as
they say they are going to give passes
to New York That is something to
work for but if your rifle isn't clean
you don't go.
viii close hoping to hear from you
soon. From your son,
ND NTLI DJNDESON