The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-12-05
NEWS OF OUR SOLDIER
BOYS
Interesting Letters from Our
Boys at Home Camps
and Abroad.
From "The Boy"


Tor today. He is now patient in
hospital at Orleans, and expects to b
out in few weeks. He writes tina
he has been wounded, shrapnel woun'
In his knee. He has been promoted t.
corporal since leaving here, has beer
on the St. Mihief front and on thu
Champagne front, where he wa'
wounded. He expects to come thru
here in month or so, so it is probable
that | will see him again. He write;
that he has some great experiences tc
tell me.
Floy Clark was taken very i'll last
night, and was taken to the Majors
home where he is today He is report
ed very much better and will probably
be up and around in day or two. He
had letter from some of the boys of
the Second Idaho this week They
have received word that Bernard
Knipe is now captain in the company
he is with.
About the only thing of interest
around here is the war news which
we anxiously look for every night
But of course you know as much
about that as we do. We are certain
ly pleased over the work the Allies
are doing, and every night we sit
around the office and talk about the
great time we will have when we get
home. But today l found out why the
Americans are so anxious to whip the
Germans and get home. You know
the states go dry on July 1st, and it
IS up TO US to get home before that
time to keep the old folks from falling
by the wayside
Oct. 27-We had quite a time here
this afternoon, and | had the first
half holiday that l have had since
the 4th of July. Otto Chambers and
Tommy Eggleston came up to spend
the day with the Emmett boys. Inl
the afternoon we went over to the city
and after looking it over we went to
the picture show. 1t was what would
be called poor show in the states,
but | enjoyed it very much, for it is
the first picture show, and the first
show for that matter that have seen
since leaving the States. One of the
films was a wild west picture, with
cowboys, stage robbing and wild
lnJuns' in it, and it was supposed to
be thrill from start to finish, altho
it was very comical to us. But | can
what the French would think
of America after seeing a picture like .
that. The show was so long that it i,
was too late to get supper by the time
we got to camp, so in all probabilities
shall be faded away by morning, un- :
less | get to such desperate straits
that l will have to eat the candle am
using for light to write this letter by.
l received a letter from Webb Brook !
shire. He is near the front and is 9
with an artillery unit, having been in h
France since June. John Gamage re-
ceived letter from Pete Sanders. He
IS located In town not far distance t,
from here, but far enough away so n
hat we won't get to see him. John O
also received a letter from Bessie b
Campbell saying that she had a letter m
rom Anna saying that she had landed Of
n Liverpool, so by this time l expect a,
he is at work Somewhere in France pl
The French are now busy harvest
ng their grapes, and one can't go in
ny direction without smelling the new S;
vine that is being put up. So our o.
took for this winter is assured. sa
Nov. Sin regard to that 35 cents ia
ou found in my clothes, please send WI
to me immediately, for some time tw
his week | am going on my vacation. au
nd as | never came back from a va WI
alton yet without being broke it is st
robable that this time will be no ex-
option. Our request for vacation
ent in yesterday, so probably by oe
lie last of the week we will be on our li0
ay to some summer resort or water va
e place in France for ten days va
llioii. L ivy Vial n, the TWO DuTt OoNS
I'd go together. We go to st. Milo, -
herever that is. Otto chambers, who
as up to visit US last week, had just
turned from there, and he says that |
is nipce town, though fairly small, Hu
We shall probably have a good time. pc, per
Friday an airplane landed short
stance from the hospital with en-
ne trouble. The aviator, a famous I
to racer in the States, had some tax
ends in the hospital here, so after has
had his engine fixed up he took Sc Dec
raj of the boys for ride. l was con
the front line all the time in hopes mol
1t he would see my manly form and tior