Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-08-08

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Dave Stanley, musician, is now
safely overseas. A card mailed from
Somewhere in England" says he
is feeling fine.
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The many friends of DR.. and Mrs.
Russell b. Briney are glad TO well
come them back after two weeks
absence. More than two weeks ago
DR.. Briney received notice from
Washington to prepare himself for
entering the veterinary department
of the army He got everything in
readiness and went TO Abilene where
he patiently awaited the call. The
stated length Of time was ten days
and as he did not receive notice
then nor several days afterward he
decided to return to Solomon and
continue the practic OF his profess
Solomon Tribune.
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Mrs. Martha Working received
the news that her grandson, Harold
True, has arrived safely overseas,
True is only II years old.
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A telegram from DR.. Charles
Young, a lieutenant in the army, to
his parents. tells OF his being called
to Fit oglethorpe, Ga, for service.
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A letter was received today from
Melvin Jeffcoat, member of Co. II.
The letter was written while the
company was in the front line
trenches. Melvin said that company
H was the first company of the 35th
division to get into the front line
trenches.
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Joseph Cox, now in a headquar-
tiers company Somewhere in France,
writes to his mother under date of
July Eve have a mighty good
billet here and lots of water so we
are able to keep clean. saw a
French girl the other day She was
all dressed up and l think she must
have been going to a reception or
on the order. She wore a
hobble skirt and it looked old to me
but imagine she was lucky to have
it at that.
This is certainly great and
beautiful country. 1t looks peculiar
to see farmers driving oxen. They
are large ones and pull big loads.
There are several boys in this
who are from Clay Center
and some from Herington. / have
not been to Paris but expect to go
there before long. The town we are
in now is a pretty one.
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Many Abilene people received let
ters from boys overseas today One
letter, from Sergeant Dave Wilkie,
to Joe Jacob is especially interest
ing. He says. Somewhere in France,
July This is one nice day; our al
titude is about COS meters, just the
proper height for cool nights and
warm days when the sun shines.
We are billeted here huckle-de-buck
style. strowig, Fisher, F. E. Davis
and l are now with Brigade head
quarters attached not transferred.
We are here for further training and
after our trench expert
ence.
We are under no restrictions as
10 drink and wines are cheap. The
plan seems to work and one never
sees a drunk solder. / went to a
French barber shop yesterday. The
men and women BARRIERS have quite
/ system The women do the shaving 1
md start the hair cut but the men
oarbers finish the job. took every
hing I could possibly get in the
,ents.
Some q. S. engineers are running
/ U. S. sawmill up the valley and !
hey turned out about twenty thous- {
md feet the very first day that they /
operated, The crops here are hay !
md cloth. The farms are about as !
arge as an ordinary front yeard and {
walls. The cloth factories are small {
md numerous Women and children |
10 most of the work.
Here's some gossip about old Co. '
T. Ralph Lucier is at Brigade head {
quarters Sid Lucier is also there, f
lieut. McManigal is still with Co.
/, Vaughn Dyer is with division {
headquarters, Carl Foltz is with the I
Iivision headquarters. Faye Elwick /
nd AL Tober with the shippers Sec I
ion, Harlow Lash has charge Of