Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-11-07
Roy Russell Wounded.
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e A letter from Roy Russell, in Com
e pany IL, to NJ. Moore says he war
wounded in the big drive: shall
drop you a few lines this afternoon
while | have nothing to do but lie
around, and let you know that | an
[ still living. but have been wounded
in the big drive that started short
time ago. got shot through my
left instep and have "A slight fracture
: but it will not leave me lame There
were good many of the Abilene
boys wounded at the same time as
l. but only Jew killed. Bill Tate
was all right when | left, 50 far as
l know.
The following letter was written
by Lester Il. Gish to his mother,
Mrs ]. Il. Gish, describing his trip
overseas: While / have few MN
utes time ] will write few lines TO
tell you how | stood my trip Well
liked my trip on land just fine, but
when the way led to the water-well
didn't lilse that so well l was all
right the first and last days that l
was at sea, the rest of the time ! was
feeding the fishes and wishing that
they would let me get off and walk.
only want to go over the sea just
once more, and that is the time they
send me back to Gods country" /
have been feeling fine and am seeing |
some wonderful sights since left |
the boat We are now in a small |
French town waiting to be moved |
farther inland ! prepared dinner this
noon for more than 500 men in |
about two hours We got our rations
about / 80 and by 2:30 we had the
bunch all fed. The menu was beef |
stew, coffee. bread and jam But
when / said l did it, l didn't mean
was alone, l had ten fellows to help
me. 1t would take some man to pre-
pare a meal for that many men. If
/ ever get back home ! will have some
wonderful experiences to relate, but |
expect Ray viii have more than /.
l wish i had joined a more militristic
branch of the army but / guess
someone must do this work and am
no better than anyone else, so am
the goat.
Pa ~ -
A letter from Mervin L. Stuck,
wagner in Co. A, 10 Ammunition
Train, to John Taylor, Oct. 6, says:
Well, / have been up to the front
several times now since l wrote you
nnd sure have seen some exciting
times. was up where the big shells
fall and some of them fell close to
where | was but none of them hit I
me. A piece of one went through the {
side curtain and up through the top
Of my truck right over where ! sa.
That was the closest any have come
)f my truck right over where ! sat
enough. There were none of the men !,
wounded in the company. l was up
here one day when three shells hit :
behind me, but / was driving as fast
Is l could or they might have hit !,
closer. 1t sure was an exciting time ),
or awhile / saw my brother, Will,
Roy Dawson, Holly Callahan, Joe !,
and several Of the home
,oys about two or three weeks ago
nd had a good talk with them, but :,
laven't seen any Of them since we :,
anne back. / have been looking :,
or them, have heard quite a bit
bout them, but don't know how true
/ is yet. When / saw the boys they :
we're all getting along fine and having
good time could tell you a whole :
1t more if ! was home and here is -
oping l will be some day.
p "a "a
Charles ]. Allen of "Y' No. at 81
amp Funston, came yesterday to pc
ssist in the United War Work cam If
align. He will speak here, at Her p'
lgton and at Enterprise. His home y
in Tulso, Okla. -
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A letter from f. w. Cranham, Co. cy
ID, colored infantry to his mother 50
,nnie Cranbam, says: 1 am getting ka
ong fine in France now and enjoyed ii'
e trip very much on the boat. The ia
aims are small and crowded, but ca
,vertheless we enjoyed it. The coun- w
' is old in style but still the people 30
G very nice to us. You can find I'm
M. C. AS. all through this coun- Je
Y, which are fine to us. Went to rh'
urch this morning, although