The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-09-18
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other engaged in seeing that this
fighter and his fellows got over safe
Richmond's letter is as follows:
Hoboken, N. j., Sept z, l9ls.,
Dear Mother and All:
0 o saef Dave Aunt Ethel snd s1S
from Neva. Was surprised to hear
Day had left for Custer. He must
feel quite little favored to have had
charge Of so many men. would
write him IL knew his address but
will wait until get it. / had q fell
low from Bedding that was going
over this time, Frank Sears. Leo
knows him. His mother lives in Bel
ding. think Aunt Ethel knows her
as she is an officer in the same lodge,
the Rekebahs, believe. He has been
down to Texas part of the summer.
told him If got furlough would
|see his mother and tell her he was
safe from the Hun sub and somewhere
in France getting further training by
French officers. On the way back
ran across q fellow who was Henry
Prices bookkeeper and was a form
builder on the dam job there at Smyr-
ma. He is now Lieut.. Wendell, de-
tail Of officers were sent back here to
train and help at the camps in prepar-
ing the boys for foreign service. He
was one of them.
On our way back we had over 100
wounded and sick soldiers with us be-
sides Is French Catholic nuns. They
were seasick the other day and I
guess part of them had their hands
full taking care of the others. We
only had two days of rough weather
out of the FL of our trip. 1t was the
best one we have made yet. am glad
Julia has made so good chance and
hope she will take advantage of it. 1t
would certainly be nice trip for her
and / know she will make good and
you could spare her now that half of
US are away.
Say, but time flies fast; this last
trip was like dream to me and / can
hardly belive it is now September and
soon I'll be celebrating, my first years
enlistment.
with Fred. / won't know until the
1st of October as that is the next
quarter or the last one of the year.
but not more than days and at that
would not have time to get nights
rest while on leave but if can get
couple days travel time may see you
all soon.
/ hope you get the crops cared for
all right. You probably have the
beans pulled by now. Wish / could
get 80 days leave so to help out a
little. Have been wondering if Fred
won't get leave about the same time
that / figure to.
Hoping this finds all we'll, / am as
ever, your son and brother,
Adelbert.
Adelbert Richmond,
1st Div, End Sec. u. S. S. America,
care Postmaster New York City, N.
Y.
Ben Longan, grandson of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank p. Hannah, who enlisted
in the M. N. G.. last year is another
one of the local boys who has recently
gone over the top in France and he
writes the following interesting let
ter to his grandparents:
August 1, 1918.
Dear Ones at Home:
Well, here l am after another trick
in the trenches or rather in the woods
for we have them on the run, all O. k,
but this is very different sector than
what we were in before for they shoot
right at you up here and lots of times
they make good shots.
/ have seen all the fellows from B.
and all are o. k. except Spencer S.,
who is in the hospital now slightly
shell shocked but do not worry for
little rest will bring him on his feet
again. had some pretty close
ones myself but miss is as good as
mile.
/ got 16 letters the other day and as
i am unable to answer all you will
have to divide this between yourself,
Aunt, Bill and Abe, only tell Bill not
to be so solemn the next time he
don't have a censor like do.
Ny pard now is B. Burch from Or
leans; he is sick today but / guess
it is because Of the water. We have
to drink for it is scarce and what
there is the Huns poison on their re-
treat.
Say, talking about bombardment,
have heard some and been in one real
barrage and | mean fellow begins
to look for shell hole which are num-
ercus, and straight goods, some are
IL feet deep and % to 80 across, so
you can imagine some explosion, and
say gas why we are getting so used
to it we eat mustard gas on our meat.
Don't worry about me getting to-
bacco any more for it is a government
issue now as we are no place wher
we can buy it. Why / haven't seen
a civilian for two weeks.
Say l never got that registered
letter yet; it may come later or else
submarine got it.
Tell Mrs Smith she need not worry