The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-19

coast, and all through Scotland Land.
ed in camp at Winchester, stayed
there two days, took a boat from
Southampton, arrived in Havre.
France, next morning, stayed in camp
there until night then entrained for
parts unknown. After three days
travel in 2 by box cars, packed forty
deep, we finally arrived in the small
town of st. Germaine, which is about
sixty miles east OF Bordeaux. We
stuck around there in billets which
were $50 years old, and had work
out such as this outfit had never seen
before. Finally we were on our way
again, and thought it was to the front.
But instead we landed at Monitor, a
small town about four miles from st.
Nazaire, seaport town. And here we
are. We did some railroad construc-
ton, and also some road repairing.
still doing some of the latter. Most Of
us are doing squads-east and home
ward-since the armistice.
1--WE are living in squad tents here,
also lad to put up our own tent.
Now we are all looking forward to
the time for us to go overseas again,
this time to the Statue of Liberty face
to face and never to leave it again.
The Whitewater will be big enough
for me to cross for the next war.
This morning we are going to pass
in review. / suppose when we get
back to the States We'll have to pa
rade some place. But guess that will
be the most enjoyable parading we
ever did.
1.-THE mail has been coming in in
good shape. Before the war ended
we had not been having very good
weather, but since then it has been
fine Pretty cold in the mornings
with some ice. Our trip home will be
cold, but we won't have to dodge the
subs and can make it in half the time.
Received two Christmas cards yes
terday. Some of the mail arrives In
twelve days time"
Ensign Warren Clements arrived in
Richmond Wednesday morning. He
has been stationed in England for
some time.
DR.. and Mrs. NJ. F. Johnston receiv-
ed word yesterday from their son,
Corporal Donald Johnston. who is now
stationed at Saumur, France, in the
Chateau district in which he writes
that he may be moved toward the
Rhine. He was landscape gardner
in New York city before entering the
service, and says in his letter that he
has been engaged in some profession
al work in setting out trees around Y.
NJ. c. A. shacks.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. J. Smith of Green's
fork have received a letter from their
son Raymond Smith, saying he is well
and expects to be home within few
Hope to be back in time to help
with the farm work in the spring." he
writes.
Il think the Huns have had enough"
he ended.s The letter was dated No
vember IA.
Captain Raymond Nicholson Is
spending the holiday season with his
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Nicholson.
Of East Main street. -
Albert Wilson, formerly teacher in
school is now stationed at
Long Island, in the Medical
Post Hospital, Aviation,
Field No. 2.
Walter B. Miller, formerly OF Garsl
field school, is now in Bordeaux.
France, where he is a truck driven
His present address is 315th Ammu.
milton Train, Headquarters Detach-
ment, Motor Battalion, A. P. o. 77SA
Am. Elk. Forces.
Have had two interesting expert
ences in meeting men from home"
writes Willard R. Morgan, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Edward J. Morgan, Of 423
North Fourteenth street. Morgan is.
with the Red Cross and stationed at
No. 9 in Paris.
Il bet you can't guess who one OF
he patients the other day was? He
vas Grammer Oakley. son of Ozro
Baldwin, 800 North Eighteenth street
L had carried him up two flights of
stairs before l recognizes him. They
him to different hospital
soon afterward, but he was getting
tlong all right when he left here. 1t
lid me good to talk to him. He asked
ne about everybody. and We are writ
ng to each other now when we hear
rom home"
Another time l carried Harry d.
New, an old school mate up to the