Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-09-06
OUR BOYS
OUR CQUNTRY'S SERVICE

while having no sons Of her own, proud
ly boasts of having four sons in tn
service. They are the three sons of he
husband, Walter H. Clark. Henry l.
Clark and Willis Clark. and Donald
Brownell, a boy whom she adopted
when he was but two years of age, ami
who at the age Of % is like her own.
incidentally Mrs. Clark has recently
taken another bo. to mother but he IS
only years of age and too young for
the service.
or the sons Of Harrison Clark Willis,
aged %, was the first to go and has been
in France for over year and has seen
active service in the trenches. Walter
II. Clark, aged Is has been in France for
s months and Henry L., when last heard
from, was at Camp Devens where his
foster brother. Donald Brownell also is.
The latter has lived in the family with
the Clark boys for over 10 years and
they are all like own brothers. ;
THEIR LETTERS.
With the Colors, July Z.
Dear Father:-It has been some tins
know that / am feeling fine. Don't wor-
~ about me for we are getting plenty
to eat and have a good place to sleep
and that is all we can ask. l wish YOU
would send me Willis address so I can
look him up if he is over here, if I get
chance. And how are the crops grow
ing; have you got much planted? Has
20 hn 1,ac
give him my address and tell him to
write to me. This is nice place here
and l like il very much. Are there any
more boys from home going? If there
are write and let me know. Write IS
soon as you have time and goodbye ft {
4 time. Your loving son.
Walter.
Co. F. 11e Engineers.
The last letter Mr.. Clar'- receive |
from his son Willis was back in Janu.
airy shortly after his arrival. Ai;.lour-
nothing more has been heard. no news
is good news" these days and he feels
that nothing can have happened to his
boy or he would have been notified. IL
his letter home under date of Jan. IS
Willis writes very entertainingly Of his
trip over and of his journey through
England in which he says:
Il tell you it was some pretty trip
through England. The country look
about the same wherevery you so, that -
the farming country looks all alike
Some kind Of hedges all around tn
stone walls and the buildings look jus
like the pictures ! have seen in book
back home. l met a fellow, Corp. Leach
a little while ago, he comes from Penob
scot and worked for - years in Belfast
He knew lot of people there. ! saw in
Maine paper that they are going to
form a Sd Maine and have a company IN
Belfast. I suppose that will clean GU
some of the boys around there. How ar
all the folks, give them my regards
Can't think Of any more to write thi
time but will do better next. Good lug K
and best wishes to you. Your son,
Willis
Donald, the last to go was still a
Camp Devens when last heard from an |
writes as follows
Dear Pa and Marin I have nothin
n
letter to you. Am feeling fine and liks
it pretty we'll after all 1t is kind cf
hard for some of us to catch on but I
think we will learn something by tn
time we get through here. Lester wa
over to see me last night and got some
paper and envelopes and cards. He al o
brought me some tablets, gum, a tub
OF Vaseline and some footease He Gls
went to the library and got me an in
struction book so 1 can study it. 70
see ! want to work UP as fast as tn
others do. l don't know what has hap
pened to Henry. have not heard from
him yet. Lester said that he would z
UP to the hospital and see if he co,1l
md him for me. When you answer n
letter. let me know where Henri )
they change the men around SO that
is hard to keep track of them. 9TH
Henry he refers to is his foster brother
Henry Ciark). Well / have been o..
drilling and have just got back AMI
will try and finish this letter You $50
we drill in rain or shine and we have
to put on. 1t is made so tina
"nen we are on a march with our pack
On our back. and II rains, it will cover
The pack also. / eat like a pig and 90
pack for a second dish about every
'.sal. have Just been down to supp
I'd will try and finish this letter. vs.
had lsttuoe, potatoes. salmon. apple