The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-06-29
PETERSON SAYS
REVOLUTION IN
AUSTRIA SURE
In SHORT TINE
Fargo Man, Now In France,
Writes Of Conditions
cover There

163rd Ambulance company, a. T.. r.,
by Seymour 3. Stone. Fargo.
The letters give most inter
esting glimpses of life as it Is being
experienced by some Of the Fargo
and other North Dakota boys in
France. One letter. Of May 10 date,
reads:
Dear Friend: Yesterday was
Mothers day, and all the boys wrote
or cabled the dearest woman in the
world
81 had the pleasure Of having First
| Sergt. Carl E. Anderson and Sergt.
Scott down to dinner. These boys
are in training at an officers training
school, and no doubt will come
through with flying colors. was in
deed glad to see them, listen to their
experience stories, and hear Of the
old home bunch and the higher off,
GERS Of the old Fighting First Col.
Frame Is ever on the job----------
(censored) is at the front mixing
with relatives on the British lines,
and Major Henry is making a big
reputation for himself in a certain
training school.
Had our regular Sunday dinner
and the boys enjoyed 1t. Had beef
steak, mashed potatoes, brown gravy,
bread and cocoa and hot mince pie,
and for the visitors. La Preferencia
cigars hit them just right.
During the day 1 also met First
Sergt. Hagen, from Company H.
Went to a Mothers day religious SER
vice at the 7. M. O. A. that evening.
Sang the old songs, Yield Not To
Temptation, etc. and believe me,
when the 500 or more soldiers sang
The Little Brown Church in the
Wildwood 1t reminded me Of a great
chorus, trained for days for that spe-
ciaI occasion. That gang could sing,
Seymour; and don't you forget 1t.
The solo was sung by private from
Pennsylvania, with g. tenor voice of
wide range, color and clarity, and
Where Is My Wandering Boy To-
night hit the hearts bullseye and
drew the outward signs Of appreci-
alton.
Speed Ship Carries Letters.
"The speaker Of the evening, the
red-headed, stalwart, eloquent Mr..
Woods, spoke Of the speed ship that
cargo in the world the Mothers day
letters from the overseas sons OF
old Glory He also quoted Lincoln's
All that I am and all that hope to
be / owe to my mother and then
closed with wonderful tribute to his
mothers religion
'I see Major Boyd once in a while,
and also Lietuenants Still and Ul-
saker. Major Boyd is in good fighting
condition, and is not as weighty as
he used to be.
Have officers most every day to
visit our model Kitchen but we are
mt. gafiGHa1 on1 additional
ments will be added continuously.
THE old women drive the cows in
about s o'clock every evening. The
COWS sure do look fine. are g. mixture
Of Holstein and Jersey, and milk is
plentiful here at eight cents a quart.
Stopped in at my laundry woman's
home this evening. On the mantel
there was a vase of lilacs and I'M
familiar white star blossoms, and
also, as in every Catholic home, the
cross This beautiful white-haired
mother has contributed to the altar
OF freedom and ever for her is the
sacred vacant chair
Look for a big revolution in Ger
many and Austrfa-the time will soon
be ripe. Ny health has a percentage
of 1,000-better than the Giants;
they have lost three games"
Gets High Mark.
Another letter of May 16 date, Is
of equal interest, and reads: .-
Received your April IA letter yes
terday. If you would write oftener
would appreciate 1t.
This is springtime in France. Bird
songs fill the air with melody and
blossom hues attract and bewitch
the beauty devotees.
"A colonel from Pershing's staff
made an inspection recently Of 81
army kitchens in our territory. We
received a copy of his report the
other day. and behold, the 163rd Am
bulance company, with four others,
led all the rest. Only five Of us re-
lent'-the rest were rated as good
very good fair and poor.
"The commanding officer, Lieuten-
ant Chase. should be congratulated,
and as for the man in charge, the
mess sergeant, perhaps he should
swell UP a httle-but-he cannot af-
ford to, because he knows he has to
make improvements continuously and
be forever on the job or be lost in
the cloud Of dust in the rear.
This lis May time and pigeon
time, and cooling time. Did you ever
see a coter1e OF loving pigeons. did
nightly interesting.
Glad to hear that Fargo's Labor's
Loyal Legion is a live organization.
The union labor representatives sent
from the United States to England
and France have. certainly done a
world of good for the allied cause. I
noticed that our friend Wright was
on the list.
Talk about the Third Liberty
loan being a Hun-beater, why had
all the confidence in the world that it
would smash all records to smither-
Gems, and 1t nightly did.
Would the North Dakota boys
welcome Governor Hanna If he came
to France? Would they? Well, you
can just bet your life they would.
They would sure give him a rousing
welcome and especially those from
Fargo.
The Red Cross society has done
marvellous things in Brance-'the half
has not yet been told
] wrote my wife letter thanking
her for that delicious cake and the
papers. Perhaps she has 1t by this
time. And vet my father has only
received half Of the letters I mailed
him. But we need not worry, speed
and efficiency Will surely some SOON
EDWARD S. PETERSON,
Mess Sergeant 163rd Ambulance
Company, American %. a., via New
York"
Buy W. s. S..
BuRLING no BECOME CHAPLAIN.
New Rockford, N. D., June 29.-Rev.
Edwin Bnrling pastor of the Metho-
dist Episcopal church Of this city,