Evening journal., 1918-08-17

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Private Richard s. Campbell, i3td Co..
nth Battalion, i53rd Depot Brigade at
Camp Dix. whose home address is lO3
East Eighth street, this city. writes to
THE EVENING JOURNAL as follows
Dear Sirs-This is just a small note
OF appreciation from a soldier at Camp
Dix, who Is on your subscribers list.
/ wish 20 thank you for the prompt de-
livery Of your paper as / always rccelve
10 on the day following the issue and
the news from home Is very much well
coined by me and when ] am through
reading II ! take Il TO the boys from
Delaware who came up IN the last draft
on July % and there IS always a mad
scramble for It.
II came up 10 Camp Dix on May 2j
In the draft Of AGO men and at the pres
ent time do not believe you could find
two men from that bunch in the same
company.
AT the present time l am working In
the mastering office and have very
good position. There are 400 men
working In this Office and is some place
when going at full speed.
we are always glad 10 see some one
from dear old Delaware up IN these
regions and II you know Of anyone who
has the chills at home send them up
and l guarantee that they VIII be heated
through just as soon as they hit this
place"
Mrs. W. Homer Guest, OF Marshallton
received several letters from her hus-
band Private w. Homer Guest OF Bat
terry B, saith Artillery, now overseas.
lie states that the weather has been
cold and rainy, but that he Is enjoying
the best OF health.
lie was called 10 the colors last De-
cember snd went in training at Fort
dupont. Prior to his being called for
military duty he was employed in the
Offices OF the Krebs Pigment and Chem
icsl Company al Newport
He wishes 10 be. remembered TO his
many friends especially the employees In
the oflce and laboratory OF the Krebs
Company.
He also states he shall be glad 70
hear from his many relatives and friends
and gives his address as follows:
Private WALTER HOMER GUEST.
Battery B, 54th Artillery C. A. @.
Am. p. o. 7i9. American Expedltionsry
Forces.
Charles L. Hallam has received a let
ter from Martin ]. King, formerly OF
No. 5i4 Monroe street, private in the
Ninth Infantry, In France. who IS
known TO his friends as Dick" telling
Of him being wounded by shrapnel at
the beginning OF the drive along the
Marne. Mr.. Hallam also received a let
ter from Sergeant Thomas HOughton.
Of the Nineteenth Field Artillery, who
also Is in France and who at the time
OF writing had escaped injury. Both
soldiers were members Of the Hungry
Six" Camping Club, which went TO
PennsgrOve annually.
Private King was struck I'm the hand
by shrapnel, and while ne was in the
hospital when the letter was written
on August he hoped soon to get back
into. the fighting Il will be able 20
give them another go In a week or
.wo." he writes. The shrapnel nearly
tore of his left hand.
Il have been In quite a few she'll
and gas attacks and over the
.Op three times" he writes, so you
see my luck is staying with me-all OF
hat and only a slight wound. Wen
who knows9 Maybe the next time viii
get me, and / might go through IL all
without another scratch"
Speaking Of the various kinds OF
liquor IN France, Private King says
'Ome Of the soldiers run across hot
itoff over here that has got Mundy's
Long Distance beat a mile"
William B. Carswell, OF Elsmere, has /
'eceived an interesting letter from his |
'On, Captain s. Randall Carswell, who /
s in France In command OF a machine
yun company In the regular army. Two I
,ther OF his sons also are in the SER !
'lce. and both also hold captains |
commissions. Captain William Cars |
we'll Is in France and Captain Robert |
is in a camp in Texas. Ex-
.racts Of Captain Randall Carswell's |
etter to his father follow:
Dear Dad: Well, we have come out /
II the big fight pretty we'll worn out.
)ut happy, for we did an awful lot |
II damage TO the boche. My company /
vas IN the front line and had been for |
Nineteen days, and we were expecting |
o be relieved In a day or two TO go |
Dut 10 rest and reserve"
He then states something Of the posi- |
ion OF his company and the part II
ook in the action. giving great credit
o a sergeant who commanded two
Machine guns, and, who, with these
wo guns and fifteen lnfantrymen
lnder a captain, for sixteen hours
ought off three battallons Of a cele-
rated Bavarian division OF shock
roops, killing many and taking nearly
90 prisoners. He also speaks Of the
reat work done by First Lieutenant
Ienry Barber. a classmate Of his. who
5 In the lsth u. S Infantry, and who
or his bravery has been recommended
or the medal OF honor.
The letter continues:
got a slight dose OF gas; 70 was
neezing gas FIRST and then chocolate"
as afterward. Chocolate" Is the new
oche gas, and contains arsenic. II af-
ects you all over with violent cramps.
am now about right again. but have
cen kept at battalion headquarters,
where I have kept company with the
octor.
The bombardment was terrific, and
egan very suddenly. IL started on the
OF Of 70, midnight, Of July ii-i5. Our
arteries had been firing very heavily
A.. Jo..- .,.o BOD haar, I