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Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-01-26
Z HARTFORD, CONN.

Wspania1a uroczystoSc pozegnalna cd
by1a sic w Hartford W niedziele dn1a
2O-go stycznia, b. +. pod przewodni--
GIVEN I. Midury. oficera rekrutacyj-
nego. Polonia Hartfordzka p~ozegnafa
II o~chotnik0w do Armii Polskiej. Mo-
we pozegnalna wyglosil Wiel. ks. pro-
boszcz Stan. Musief | organization l..
B. Haduch. Sprawozdanie odczyta} Sc
kretarz Komitetu Obywatelskiego F.
Kusiak. Sala byla przepe1niona pc brze
gi pub~licznoScia. Dobrowolnej ofiary
zebrano $1,000, zas "a sprzedaz wore
czk6w wplynelo $500.
Wszystkim o~fiarodawcom sklada sic
staro-polskie bog zap}ac'. Kaady cent
zebrany idzie ma Armie Polska l jej
potrzeby moralne i materyalne.
z szacunkiem.
I. Midura,
Centrum Nr. 16.
p. s. - Bardzo rzewna move wy
p~owiedzia1 nasz Wiel. ks. prob. S. Mu-
sie}, ~zachecajac m}odziez ably wstcpo-
wafa w szeregi Armii Polskiej, hc je-
dyny tylko spos0b jest niesienia pomo-
cy naszcj ~ojczyznic wstepowac W SIC
regl jej i walczyc 0 wolnoSc jej. Zazna-
czy1 z naciskiem, re niema pomiedzy
nami Polaka, kt6ryby ~inaczej myslal
albo wierzy3, opr0cz tylko kilku czer-
wonych kt6rzy powiewem swej czer-
wonej szmaty chca nasz lud Polski
wprowadzic W bad, ably szed{ "a jej
powiewem, ale nasz nar6d POlski zro-
zumial / ME poszedf "a jej sladem, ale
wstqpii W slady ~przodk6w naszych, kt0
rzy nam zostawili dobre imie. My idac
"a ich przykIaderh odzyskamy wolna
i niepodlegla zlaczona Polske. Move
nagrodzono hucznymi oklaskami. Pro-
fesor /. B. Haduch r6wnie& zachecal
m}odzlea. ably wstepowala W szeregi Ar
mil Polskiej | swojq wymowa / talen-
tenn zachwycaf siuchaczy.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-01-26
POLSKA We
FRANCYI.
Z Centrum ReErutacyjnegO'NO. 2.

POsiedzenle Komitetu Obywatelskie-
60, Jake sic odby4o wczoraj postano--
wiono powt6rzyc dnia Ago lutego w do
mu wv. Mar. Pol, a mianOwicie Ola Cd
p~owiedzenia wymogom nOwegO reSula-
minu ola Komitet3w Obywatelskich
ola Armii Polskiej we Francyi.
Pierwsza Polska Kapela II. Wronskie
90, p~owr6clla re swojeSo objazdu pc
koloniaCh polskich ma zasfuzony kilko-
| dniowy o%dpoczynek. Praca ich przynio-
s}a okolo $4,000 dolar6w dochOdu ME
llczac korzySci mOralnych, kt6rych po-
prostu niemozna ocenit. Czolem panic
Wrohsk1,
Dzisiaj ~przyjecha}o zn0w Alkudzie-
sleclu ochotnik6w &c Stevens Point,
Wis. j zaraz udadza sic W droge do Pol
skiego Obozu W Niagara on the Lake "
Kanadzie. Komitet Obywatelski ugo-
Sch naszych przysziych wojakow pod
GAS ich pobytu w Chicago.
Wielki Vice agitacyiny W sprawic
Polskiej Armii we FranCyi o~dbedzlc sic
W dzielnicy So. Chicago, dnia % sty-
cznia t. j. w niedziele. przyszia w pa
rafii Sw. Michala Archanio}a PREY So
| Brandon ave, o godzinie $50 popo-
Iudniu. Proboszcz tamtejszy KS. Jan
LANCE szczcrze popiera sprawe rolski,
spodziewac sic vice nalezy, &c vice
ten bedzie zupeinym sukccsem.
W Rockford, ILL.,. odbedzie sic vice
a~gitacyjny w Sprawie Armii Polsklej
w Nicdziele. dnia 27-Go stycznia o 60
dzinle 2-gieJ popoludniu w sail parafl-
alnej.
W Chicago Heights, H., odbedzlc sic
taxi sam vice W przyszla nicdzielc, t.
]. dnia 27-go Stycznia o godzinie 37cicj
pOpoludniu W sail parafialnej.
,,Latajacy S%zwadron" uda sic w spra-
wach agitacyjnych W przyszia niedzle-
Ie, dnia 27-gO stycznia i poniedzialek
2S-go stycZnia do Rock Island, ILL.,, Mo-
line, III. / Davenport, Ill. Dow0dca
%szwadronu bedzie OBJ. NJ. J. PerlOwski.
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-01-26

Stare polskie przyslowie poWiada:
,Oszczednoscia q praca Judy sic bo-
gaca" I prawda to n~iewzruszona, DO
!edynie pracs wytrwaia l zapobiegh-
va oszczednoScis dojsc molina W zy-
cIu do sukcesu, ~osiagnae molina do
hrobyt stafy 1 pewny, rZetelnie Edo
byty - TAXI, kt6ry 1 chlube przynosi
tednostce - 1 calemu spoleczehstwu
lest potytkiem, DO jego maiatek zbio-
rowy pomnaza.
W warunkach nasZych tutejsEych,
gdns wsByscy przewaznie ciezko IA
tycte musimy ~pracowae - pamistae
nalety o tenn kazdemu, re z laty u
byvs sI1 4 Edolnose Earobkowa sic
umniejsEa: tedy trzsba zaWczasu -
Eapobiegliwie myslec o tym potniei-
Sym wieku staroSci. " ktorei do
hrEs bsdzie wypoczyWAe skromnie. a
d~ostAtnIo, Z EArobionsgO " miodszyeh
latach ehleba potywae I mice kat spO-
koiny, ~bezpieczny - zarownO ola
Kiebis s&myeh. jAk 1 ola rOdEihy. O.
uczsdnoSe Jest Ia rAdS jedyns, jest
srodkism nAtpswnietEzym EAbezPie-
eEsnia sobis 5akiegO-tSkiegO fundu-
LEu NJ prIysIloSe. akeby ME szukae
prrytulku DO schroniskach. by ME
stas sie kiedys eistarem /! tax nieEa-
motnsgO Sp~oleczehstNA nasEego!
osIczsdIAe prEetO - O~szezedEae VIE
le sic da, - OsEczSdEajmy wszysey
jhk nAJpIlnIsj - pamietajsc o stare
GeI wiAsnej. q Eabezpieczeniu bytu
nasEego 1 naszych drogieh.
A pamietae trzeba o TEN wszyst-
klein wtedy. kiedy jeszeze zdrowie
slufy. kiedy piracy dostatek sii nam
do piracy ME brak: wtedy to wiasnie
najlepszy cZas ma os~zczedZanie, ma
zapobiegliwosc rozumna, wtedy ME
trwonic grosza ma zbytkowne rzeczy,
ale zlozyC 20 do kas o~szczednoSci zio-
Eve W bankach p~ozyczkowo = budo-
wlanych, kt6rych many juz dosta-
TEX / to zupelnie powaznych W dziel-
nicach naszych, zakupic kilka akcyl
W takim banku: z tego grosz PREY
rastaG bedzie, procenta sic beda zbie-
rally - prawdziwie - jak W owen
przyslowiu ~ ziarnek do ziarnka
spora miarka sic uzbiera" - zoba-
czycie jak rychlo!
W dobrym banku grosz bezpiecz-
Messy - Mill W p%onczosze pod
siennikiem, niz W kieszeni zwlaszcza,
skad dolarki latwo bardZo umieja wy
frunac ami sic opatrzysz gdzie kie-
dy!
Takim dobrym - pewnym ban
klein naszym wlasnym jest Spo1ka
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. p. W. sw.
lana Kantego = W parafii tego sa-
mego wezwauia, kt6ra to sp6ika roz-
rosla sic nadzwyczajnie W c.agu kill
ku niedlugich lat swojego istnienia.
.Jezeli - Szanowny Rodaku mys-
lisz o kupieniu wlasnego domku' to
ten nasz bank dopomoze CT chstnie
latWo do zakupna wIasnej realnosd,
udzieli ci pozyczki. a w~yplacisz taxa
poiyczke W Sp6lce naszej. nalezsc
do nfej, tax ryehIo i latwo. jak W "a
dnym banku tegoby ME zrobiono! To
rzeez pewna 1 dowiedziona, DO niema
aaduej wstpliwoSci. IL Sp6iki pozyez-
kowoIbudowlane znakomita ponosza
Easluge, jezeli sic ocenia dorooeH
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-01-26
z KANTOWA.

Uzupelnienie i sprostowanie
nazwisk i ofiar w spisic parafian,
podanych W sprawozdaniu rocz-
hem, kt6re byly opuszczone hub
mylnie podane.
Opuszczono:
CLIO Druzgala Jan $500
2S07 Sobolewski Jan 500
S2S Soboh Jan 500
1888 Soboh Stanisiaw 500
1929 Sobota Jan 1000
2479 Sobota J6zef 800
3115 Socha Jan 800
3714 Soch Jak6b 500
1920 Sojka Franciszek 800
5503 Sojka Andrea 300
446 Sok Wojciech 800
621S Sokoi Stanislaw 500
1904 Sokofowski Fran. 800
5O2S Sokolowski Jan 800
1859 ,Solarz aStanislaw 800
g64S Soltys Jan 800
6447 Soltys Wojciech 300
1872 So}tys .Jozcf 300
1857 Solder Tomasz 300
1O31 Sosinski Jan 800
1889 Sosiiiski Michal 800
6j96 Sowa Wojciech 800
Podano: Ma bye:
1856 MAJ J6zef Maj J0zef $500
68l4 Piszek J6z. Pi6rek Joz. 300
1923 Raca Fran. Raca Stan. 300
4794 Stcrczek Stcrczek
Bronisiaw StanislaW 800
52J Szymahska ~Szymaiska
Maryanna K~atarzyna 800
1888 Trqbka Trabka
Franciszka Franciszck 800
6GS7 Walkowiak Walkowicz
Stanislaw Stanisiaw 400
2519 Cymerman Cymcrman
Stan. $500 Stan. 500
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-01-26

Rewizya ksiazek, jaka sic odbyla
W ubieg}ym tygodniu wykazala, re
takowe znajGuja sic W zupelnym po-
rzadku 2 wyjatkiem dw6ch malych
pozycyi, kt6re ME MONA sprawdzi6
az do czasu powrotu interesowanych
stron, kt6rs obecnie So W podr0zy.
Sekretarz Finansowy oh. Wedda
zdaje nadzwyczaj szczeg6lowe spra--
wozdanie, z kt6rego okazuje sic, re
cd czasu istnienia Komitetu t. j. cd
dnia "a sierpnia 1917 do dnia 24go
stycznia 1918 bilans przedstawia sic
nastepujaco:
Doch0d:
Kolekty $~2,O46.67
Pamiatki 2,410.1S
Donacye S,968.96
Razem ~$13,425.81
w banku ~$5,279.O5
Rozch0d:
Manifestacya $~2,OO1.64
Administrators 273.63
Pamiatki 2,119.9o
Rekrutacyjne S,751.54
Razem $S,146.76
Zestawienie:
Doch0d S~13,42o.81
Rozch6d S,146.76
Bilans S5,279.O5
Re szczegolowego sprawozdania
wszystkich czlonk6w Komitetu Wy
konawczego okazuje sic, re urzadzo-
no "a manifestacye, ktorych koszt
wynosil S%2,O46.67, lecz pominawszy
zyski moralne, m~ateryalne korzysci
byfy wielkie, urzadzano BOWEN ko-
lekty. Przyjmowano Komisye Polsko
-Francuska W Humboldt parku /
Polskim Klubie Prasowym. Koszta
Administrative by1y n~adzwyczaj
male, DO "a przeciag piecio-m:esie--
czny wynosily tylko $273.63.
Stosunkowo najwiecej pieniedzy
pochlonela rekrutacya, lecz i wiele
dobrego ona zdziaiala. w wielu wy
padkach wspomagano rodziny ochot-
tik6w, przyjmowano goscinnie
wszystkich ochotnik6w przeby%aJa--
cych Tub przejezdzajacych przez Chi
cago, p~lacono przejazdy tramwajami,
urzadzono koszary PREY STACEY, zaku-
piono l6zka i koce, jakotez podusz-
XII. a opr6cz tego dawaHo ocnotn!--
kom ma droge po $3.50 a p6aniej pc
S1.25. Placono "a noclegi W hotelach
"a ochotnik6w, ktorzy z braku miej-
sea ME mogli sic pomiescic naszych
koszarach. %Sprawiano torby ola o.
chotnik6w i wiele innych rzeczy ia
kie z rekrutacya i przeSylka ochot-
nik6w do obozu So polaczone.
Officer RekrutacyJny Wiechecki
zdaje kr6tkie wojskowe sprawozda-
ME. Zapisalo sic w Chicago 1919 o.
chotnik6w, 2 czego najwiecej do
starczyla dzielnica Town Of Lake,
DO az 500 zuchow.
Wszystkie sprawozdania przyjeto.
Nastapilo od%czytanie Nowe2o Re-
gulaminu ola Komitet6w Obywatel-
skich ola Armii Polskiej we Francyi.
Regulamin przyjeto.
Z powodu niedostatecznej liczby
obevnych, W obec czego ME wszyst-
kie towarzystwa byly reprezentowa-
ne, odlozono wybory move odpowie-
dnie do wymog6w Regulaminu, do
dnia 4 Iutego 1918, W hall wv. Mar.
Pol, o godZ. 1880 WlecZOrem.
Uchwalono rozpisaG zaproszenia do
wszsytkich Ksiezy Proboszcz6w i to-
warzystw, ably ma ten dzieh wyslafy
delegat6w swoich i zaopatrzyly ich
mandatami ma piSmie, uprawniaja--
cycn ich do reprezentacyi. Zaprosze-
mia tie drukowane beda we, wszsyt-
kich pismach polskich zyczliwych
Sprawie Polskiej. w tym celu uka-
re sic W najbliaszych dniach odezwa
W pismach do wszystkich iowa
rzystw nalezacych do Centrum Re-
krutacyjnego No. 2.
Ma tenn posiedzenie zamknieto.
w. B~rzozowski,
Dziennik Chicagoski. [volume] (Chicago [Ill.]) 1890-1971, 1918-01-26
GOLDSTEIN SKLAD
Starego Zelastwa
1858 ELSTON AVENUE

NarOznik North Ave.
PrZynieScie vase stare sZma-
ty j zelaZO. piacimy ~najwyzsza
Gene kazdemu.
zoe "a funt Miedzi Copper
l5c IA funt Mosiadzu
Sc "a funt 0iowiu
Sc "a funt Cynku (Zinc)
Sc "a funt Starych Szmat
Soc "a 4. Tin Foil Solder j Block Tin
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
This Lad Is Homesick

Edward E. Kinzler, Co. II, Camp
Farragut, Great Lakes, ILL.,, among
other things writes to the Prairie du
Sac News:
Most all the companies have had a
man die or put in the brig for some
reason. Maybe you could not get me
when / wrote in my last letter, "The
navy is no place for kid" The fact
is we have with us boy II years old,
the only one of that age in our regi-
ment. He is homesick and cries ev-
cry night, talks in his sleep about
home. You can guess it doesn't make
things any better for the rest of us.
Hopes are for the better for him. AS
far as | am concerned I like it. The
navy feeds the Jackies all they can
eat. not just so much. And real
"chaw" too; wheat bread, boiled po-
tatoes, meat of all kinds, two apples,
one cup coffee, butter and jam and pie
on Sundays. We sleep in hammocks
about five feet from the floor. The
navy gives everyone everything he
needs to start with. Later you must
buy everything you wear out. I must
say I was glad to get my Jackie
clothes. We were compelled to keep
on our clothes for about two days.
feel more salty since [ made the
change.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09

is uuarantined Most everything is
built of stone, because they haven't
any wood that is fit for building .pur-
poses. They sure have some pretty
gardens in this country. The farmers
all live in the little towns and have
land in the country. You should hear
the kids coming from school with their
wooden shoes. 1t sounds like a whole
army coming down the road.
We have a hard time trying to talk
with these Frenchmen. They have
the queerest looking passenger
coaches. There are three or four COM
partments to each car, which can &C
commodate about eight persons. We
rode for three days anC nights in
coaches like these, with not even room
to lie down. So you can think that
we sure were tired. l saw Landy Lar
sen here yesterday and one OF the
fellows who was on the Lusitania.
Well. l must close, as I don't know
any more to write. Don't worry about
me. Am feeling fine just now.
With love to you all. Address:
CORP. RAY KILLER.
Co. A 128th Inf.
American Expeditionary Forces.
Via New York.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
Sees Palisades

Harold Cork, Co. c, Ninth field bat
TALON signal corps, writes from Camp
Merritt, N. j., as follows:
went on a sixteen-mile hike yester-
day afternoon to the highest point on
the palisades of the Hudson river. 1t
was the most beautiful sight I ever
saw or ever expect to see It sure is
some height above the river where
we were standing. A driveway down
next to the river looked like foot
path to us. Across the river, which
is about " miles wide, is low hill
running parallel with the river, which
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
Not All Fighting in France

Ralph L. Sanderson, son Of Ernest
Sanderson, and now with the 1O7th
supply train, 32d division, American
Expeditionary Forces, France, writes
they have much better food and quar-
ters than they had in England. They
stopped at a little French village
where the manure had not been re-
moved from the stables for some time.
The officer told the boys to get busy,
and when they returned from taking
away what they thought was the last
load, they found another pile. While
away the stable had received a good
cleaning by the owners, and this was
also removed. Next the boys were
told to saw some wood and while
Ralph was holding one end of long
stick French woman came to the
door with another saw. She could
not tell him anything, but the saw
spoke.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09

Mrs. F. J. Walsh, Milwaukee, has
received the following letter from her
brother, William K. Baker, formerly
of Baraboo, who is somewhere in
France:
April 5, 1918.
Dear Sister and Brother:
Your ever welcome letters received;
also the box, and thank you very
much for the box My sweater sure
fits fine and dandy. [ am sure get
ing all the good l possibly can out of
it. The other things | have put away
in reserve for next winter, as from all
appearances we will still be here an
other winter, Somewhere in France"
7 had a letter from Art Rooney, the
lad who used to drive Degan's laundry
wagon. He is now in France in the
heavy artillery supply company, and
likes it first-rate. He hasn't been
here long enough yet I liked it at
first also, but times have changed
since then. Ha! Ha!
Well, I got to hear mass in a little
town near the front on Palm Sunday.
Tn fact it was so close that more than
once did the roar Of bursting shells
and cannon interrupt the mass. 1t
was in a small town from which all
the civilians had left on account Of
bombardments, and the priest who
sang mass was an army chaplain IN
the French army, and the folks who
attended wore the same clothes they
had worn in. the trenches. Only the
night before, and we were all spat-
tered with mud and water. 1t was
sure a wonderful sight to see all those
seasoned fighters on their knees cele-
brating mass and praying for peace
with victory and honor. [ could not
get to mass on Easter as I was out
on the road on duty. And soldier
in time of war has not the chance Of
laying off for church, SO had to wait
until night and go up to the "Y" and
hear our chaplain, who is very fine
young fellow, hold services.
1t is raining here again today, and
is quite cold, but nothing like it was
last winter around here, SO guess we
will stand it.
Well, as it is supper time I had
better go down and get my beans, SO
hoping this will find you all in the
very best Of health and spirits, as it
leaves me at present, and write often
as you can. With a world of love,
remain as ever, your brother,
WILLIAM X BAKER.
Co. E 18th Engrs.
A. E. F., U. S. Army.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
Enjoys Army Life

A letter has been received from
Private III. G.. Strickland, 8th company,
G. A. c., Boston, Ft. Banks, Winthrop,
Mass. Among other things he says:
[ sure do enjoy reading your papers,
as I don't care very much about the
New England papers. [ was in Bos-
ton last week and saw the ocean. BOs-
ton is the deadest and filthiest town
ever saw and the streets are so mar
row. The sidewalks in Baraboo would
make two of the ones in Boston.
We are fully equipped now. | do
not think we will be here more than
thirty days | hope not, anyway.
like army life better every day.
We are having some dandy weather
here now. It is hot as can be.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09

a wonderful country; there isn't a
sign of a hill until Massachusetts. We
stopped in Toledo, Cleveland, Erie,
Buffalo, Springfield, each for a couple
of hours, so | had a chance to see
the main points of interest. | stayed
in Boston three hours and l sure like
Boston. The streets are very wind
ing and narrow, but they are very in
teresting. l saw the old South church
and many other points of interest.
l travelled from Chicago to Spring
field. Mass, with Pete Bransen. He
used to play ball around Baraboo and
is going 10 play with Providence, R.
T.. this summer. He knew Baraboo
pretty we'll, so he helped to make the
trip interesting.
l sure enjoy the country out here
I am in the navy Y. M. c. A. now and
one of the Jackies is playing the pi
ano and the rest are singing, writing
letters, etc. There's a fine bunch OF
fellows out here and 1 know I'm going
to like it after this training is over.
Well l must close as I've got several
letters to write tonight. Say hello tc
all the folks and let them know my
address so I will get some letters.
Your friend,
JIM CURRY.
Address me % Army & Navy Y. M
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
To Study Radio Work

Friends here have received a letter
from Robert Curry, son Of Mr.. and
Mrs. J. r. Curry, who left BaraboO
about ten days for Newport, r. L., to
enlist in the navy. The letter reads
as follows:
Newport, R. l.. April 25, 1918.
Well, your old friend Jim is a
Jackie now in Newport R. l., just two
days and two nights ride from Bara-
boo on the fastest train in the world.
I go into actual service tomorrow,
as | was told to go down and look
over the town tonight. Newport is a
typical eastern town, with narrow
streets and very old buildings, but
our camp certainly is very beautiful.
1t is situated on small hill right on
the seashore and the grounds are as
clean as a parlor floor. From what I
received from one Of the officers I
take it that l am in as good a branch
of service as l could hope to be. I
drill with the regulars for six weeks
and then go to my radio school a few
blocks from the regular camp to learn
radio work. Then in about four
months I go to either Boston or Har-
ward to finish my course. after which
l am placed on a ship. There are two
separate camps here for those that
are enlisted in the regulars and those
in the reserves.
Now I will tell you little of my
trip. I had Pullman service from Chi
cago to Boston and all my meals on
the diner From Chicago to Toledo
was on the sleeper, so [ did not see
any of Indiana, but all the next day
we travelled across Ohio and it sure is
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
Hears the Cannons Very Plainly

Louie Donald and sister, Miss Net
tie, have received a letter from their
nephew, Louis falkland, whose home
is in the northern part Of the state.
The young man attended high school
here several years ago. The letter in
part reads as follows:
Dear Uncle and Aunt:
| received your letter today and
was very glad to get it as this is the
first mail | have received since leaY-
ing America, and | walked about six
teen miles after it, as I am with the
107th military police band now.
I had nice trip across the ocean
and have travelled a good deal here,
seeing some great sights and expert
ences.
The people are doing their seeding
and gardening and everything is
green.
The land is lot like around Bara-
boo here The people live in smaIl
villages, which are all built of stone,
and barn, house and everything COM
bined. The people are of the peasant
type and are awful backward in farm
ing, etc. They have canals, and very
fine roads. They are very glad to see
us Americans and we have a great
time with the children, as they follow
the band all over.
l have things real nice and think I
will be here permanently as we play
concerts at the Y M c. A, and differ
ent villages and as they are erecting
a large hospital think we will play
there also. Am sorry to hear of Carl
Sherman's death. He was in the same
ward as 1 was, but he left and
thought he got we'll
[ think this is good schooling, as
a person sure learns how to take care
of himself and gets real experience.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
Wants Letters From u. S. A.

The following is a Letter from Pri-
vate Tom Catlin to his aunt, Mrs. Ella
Barber. Tom formerly resided here,
and was connected with the Sunday
school Of the First Methodist church
and is represented by star in the
church service flag, making the letter
doubly interesting to his many friends
here.
In France, April 2, 1918.
Dear Aunt Ella
[ am writing you a few lines and I
hope they find you we'll and happy.
Ernest is not in our company as yet,
but the first sergeant said they would
be with us Wednesday of this week,
so l am pretty happy to think that
Ernie will be with me again and in
the same country and also the same
company with me. I have only heard
once in & whole month from mother.
| wonder if she is sick. I wish you
folks would write once in a while and
tell me something that is going on
over there. There are plenty of
things going on over here but we can
not tell what on account of the rules
of the army fOrbidding it, so | will
write more after drill in this letter.
Well, | am through for this afternoon
and l am glad Of it, for we sure have
good hard drilling over here, but we
don't worry over things like that, you
know. Say, have you heard from For
est lately. I have not seen or heard
of him. 1 got a letter from fathers
cousin in New York city. You know
Clara Jordan, and she wants me to
stop on my way home and see her, but
you know, mother is first of all, if
get back, which I will. Well, I will
close. AS ever. your loving nephew,
PRIVATE TOM CATLIN.
H., Q. Co., 12Sth Inf. U. S. N. G.
American E. F. Via New York.
Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-05-09
Takes Four Trips Daily in Air

Mrs. F. A. Philbrick has returned
from the aviation camp at Rantoul,
Ill, and says that her son, Orriel Phil
brick, formerly owner Of the Ford ga
rage in Baraboo, is now making about
four trips daily in the air. He is rid
ing with his instructor, but will be
making flights on his own hook soon,
Recently a fight was made from Ran
tout to Chicago in the interest of the
Red Cross, and the inspection of the
craft was done by Mr.. Philbrick. He
is a member of the 38th Aero squad
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