The independent-reporter. [volume] (Skowhegan, Me.) 1909-1955, 1918-04-18
Wise Mothers Give Their Children
Billiards. Golden Oil
For all Throat and Lung Troubles No Opiates or Alcohol
Pleasant to take Guaranteed and sold by All Druggists
Is and so cent bottles.

seldom late. This is 4 very rolling
country and must be very pretty in
the summer time, or even when its
clear enough so you can see off a bit
| don't expect to be here long enough
to see a great deal II seems hard
to get used to having 10 almost feel
your way around In town after dark
The lights are either out or camou-
faged We saw several aeroplanes
flying over our heads today | sup
pose they were scouts. Everything
surely looks like war over here
bought a pair of rubbers today down
town for 5-3 meaning five shillings
and three pence, or 1925 They sure
ly are useful around here. When
can get my baggage and get my old
field boots on | won't mind the mud.
/ also bought a Sam Brown belt for
thirty shillings, ($720l they cost SIS
In L. S. Until we understood how to
make change, we would hold out fist
full of coin and tell them to help
themselves. Their II penny COD is
about the size of our % piece. The
penny COZ the size OF so; 2 pence
{ 04) size of a Canadian 05; three
pence t.0G) size of our dime. Six
pence (.12) size of a nickel; six shil-
lings GA size of a quarter form
q shillings) (.48) size of our fifty;
half crown 2h shillings (60) larger
than fifty: crown five shilling 81 20
larger than our dollar. So you see
when We buy anything we get back
more money than we gave but still we
get poorer. / won't attempt TO give
the values of the paper money Tor
notes.
We had rough passage for two
for three days. | don't suppose it
would have affected the big boats at
all, but our boat was about 500 feet
long and quite narrow There were
only about 800 to 1000 on our boat as
to 1900 exclusive of crew that arrived
three days ahead of US Our boat
would put her nose into a wave and
water would go all over her. Some
times while we were on deck, four in
cheB of water would come down the
upper deck and we wonld climb up on
our deck chairs to keep dry. II would
1lso roll over on its side and would
seem TO stay there for some time be-
fore it would come back. All the
idiiN anu idblC9f NN'st N'l1 OIL " w
lown. The tables had rails round
them, also across the top to keep the
dishes in place When we had soup
we would spoon it out Of one side of
our plates at one time and catch 1t on
he other side of the plate accordingly
rs the boat rocked 1t was very
amusing Yes, | was sick but was
not the only one by any means. At
least got out on deck every day.
which is more than many of them did
Some were so weak they couldn't get
mp stairs One day was up just
about two hours. ! wanted to write
several letters while on board so to
mail them or have them mailed when
we landed, but my head would get 50
dizzy that did not feel like il. ] got
your last letter 9sfar | got on board
the boat in New York. II was for
warded from Camp Vail. | don't
know when my other mail will catch
up with me as We don't stay in one
place long enough | hope 10 get
settled somewhere in France or Eng
lang soon for a few months at least.
This is supposed to be a rest camp so
guess III close and go to bed as il is
10 IS p NJ.
LIEUT. CHARLES f. SMITH.
Sig r. c. O. T Bn., Am. Eek. Forces