Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1918-09-13
Letters from the Bows

LGHGIS 1IOnl Tic buys
Corp c. e. Lawton with the Rain
bow Division in France, went into
action on the Marine at the beginning
of the present drive that started the
Huns BerlinWard. lie suffered
slight shrapnel wound and was in the
hospital at the time tile following
letter was written. Ted is the son of
Mr. anu Mrs. Grant Lawton, one
time residents of Eagle River, but
now of Elk Mound, Wis. He gradu-
ated from the local high school and
has many friends here who will be in
terested in his letter to the Review.
France,
Aug. 10.
Friend Walt-Just very few lines
this time with the purpose Of letting
you know that 'sall's still well on the
Marine" and that yours truly is very
much alive even if he is in hospital
with Fritz trade mark on his back.
Nothing more than scratch though
and hope to be out Of here in few
days.
We had quite a line to buck UP
against but our team work was excel
lent and the ball went ahead over
two kilometers- nearly goal, but not
quite. Then in the tussle piece of
scrap iron tore loose and nearly col
lided with it 'head on" Happily,
however, didn't, and in consequence
L came out of the game with nothing
worse than a busted hide"
The doings in a hospital are not
greatly varied from day to-day. One
rises almost any old time, providing,
Of course, he is able to rise or isn't
too lazy to get up at a decent hour.
Everybody is up by seven 1 should
Judge. Those Of us who can walk go
over to the mess hall and eat while
the bed patients are served in their
/ wards. Our eats aregood and ample
for the exercise we get. Between
meals there are no duties to perform
other than the light ones of cleaning
our own ward, assisting the nurses,
and our own personal duties.
picking. If [ remember correctly
picked seven in all, five blackberries
and two berries that resembled blue
berries somewhat. The bushes are
full of fruit but it will be a week be-
fore there will be any quantity Of
/ them.
Down in the yard Of our hospital
there is fig tree loaded with fruit.
[ see where some of the long term
patients are going to have feast.
For my part though, prefer good
fresh apple.
After returning from the berry
picking jaunt l listened to band
concert tout in 'front.' mixed in with
voluntary vaudeville stunts. It
! helped pass away an otherwise mon.
otorous afternoon. The audience,
composed of convalescents and light
cases, nurses, French assistants,
wheel chairs, and all, would have
been a novel sight a year ago but not
so now. It has become much too COM
mon. Last night we all went to the
movies and saw Charlie Chaplin in
all his gloey. Twas really good too,
and did the boys world of good.
Tomorrow morning church services
are to be held somewhere" and /
understand a Lieut.. Vaughn Of
Rhinelander is to speak. OF course /
shall go to that. l used to play foot
ball against his brother Don when /
was in Eagle River High.
And now this short letter must end.
Address me as usual.
TED.
Co. A. 126th Infantry.
Read how army life suits Herman
Englestead. He's in the radio SER
vice marking time until he can get
over into the big game.
College Station,
Texas.
Friend Walt-This is a long time
to make you wait since | promised to
write but I hope you have been busy
enough to forget all about my delay.
Was at Valparaiso for two weeks
doing most of our hard work as kitch-
en- mechanics, and you know what
that means Well, anyway, every
week a certain company would be in
charge of the general kitchen duties.
I took part in a field meet just be-