Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-01-24

both Of this city, have been sent Il
Camp Custer, Battle Creek, Mich.
where they will enter training for til;
Quartermaster's Department of the
U. S. Army.
Richard Mckinney, son of Lieut.. W.
W. Mckinney of Fl. Leavenworth, has
enlisted in the U. S. Navy.
HENRY CLARK ADVANCED
Henry Clark, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Clark, of this city, writes from
Camp Doniphan, Fort Sill, Okla
homa, that he has been advanced to
the office of Corporal. Floyd Dean
and Bryan Kelso, other Mexico boys
Of the same camp, have also been
made Corporals.
son REACHES FRANCE
- W. H. Upham, of this city, has re-
ceived a letter from his son, Major
Frank Upham, of the U. S. Army an
nouncing his safe arrival in France.
Major Upham is a graduate of West
Point and has been in service for 10
years. The letter follows:
Dear Father.
HOTEL ASTOR, New York, Dee.
25, 1917. - The receipt of this let
ter by you will be the assurance Of
my safe arrival in France. When We
go aboard the transport, we drop the
mail in the box at the pier and this
mail is released just as soon as the
Government learns that the boat has
arrived safely at its destination. In
this wey you learn Of my safe arrival
almost as soon as the transport reach
es France. Affectionately your son,
FRANK.
Ned o. Miller, who enlisted in the
U. s. Aviation service some time ago,
has been ordered to report to the U.
S. Aviation training school at Berk-
ley, Calf, Jan. 26. Mr.. Miller is
son Of Mr.. and Mrs. R. E. Miller. He
has been studying wireless ever since
he enlisted, so he would be perfect in
this phase of his work when called.
Audrain county people and other
civilians who visit Camp Funston in
the future will be under more strin-
gent restrictions, as civilian visitors
will only be allowed in the camp be-
tween $50 a. m. and $50 p. m. The
new regulations make no changes in
the visiting day, the first Saturday Of
each month.
Cave johnson expects to leave for
France shortly. He has enlisted with
sixty other men in a new company of
drivers. This is a department of the
Quartermaster's section in which he
recently enlisted.
Marion L. Boulware, son of Thod
of this county, returned
from Camp Funston Saturday morn
ing, where he had been given an hon
orable discharge from the army on
industrial grounds.
HOME ON FURLOUGH
Private Verne E. Lewton is here on
a short furlough visiting his mother,
Mrs. Alice H. Lewton, and sisters,
Mrs. Lon Chapman and Mrs. Reuben
McCord. Mr.. Lewton is on Hospital
Train No. 25, Fl. Riley, Kansas. The
following brothers and sisters were in
Mexico Saturday and Sunday for
family reunion: Mrs. Tom Brace and
family; John Day and family, of Per-
ry; Ralph Lewton and family, Floyd
Lewton and wife, of Laddonia.
Sergeant Renfro Gibbs, who is
home from Camp Doniphan, Fort
Sill, Okla, to spend short furlough
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. R.
Gibbs, weighs 1870 pounds and is the
picture Of health. He says he hasn't
been i'll day since reaching Okla
homa.
Virgil Stewart, Of Camp Funston,
is home on short furlough. He is
looking well and army life apparently
agrees with him.
An interesting account Of the winter
life Of the American Expeditionary
Forces is contained in a letter from
Private Paul A. Stewart, Fifth Field
Artillery, received by his brother,
John T. Stewart, Secretary of the