The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-06

This column, containing news ol
Richmond and Wayne county sol
diers and sailors, will appear daily
in the Palladium. Contributions
will be welcomed.
Lieutenant Winfield Urban Of Camp
Macarthur, Waco, Tex, arrived Mon
day evening for a short visit with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William Urban
of North Ninth street.
Mrs. Albert F. Rost of South Fiji
| teenth street, received letter Mon
day from her son, Benjamin, who is
in Tours, France. He plays cornet
| in band, and in his letter he told OF
the wonderful receptions that were
given them on all occasions. He said
flowers were thrown on the stage and
everywhere they were well received
Rost said the band played all day the
! Fourth of July at first one place and
| another.
Rost was one of the grst Richmond
| boys to land over seas and went as a
bugler. Since that time he has been
transferred to the band. He is eigh-
teen years old.
The following men left for Indianap-
oils Monday to take final examina-
lions for the army: Howard D KILL
am Milton, who enlisted in the Hospi-
tai corps; Claud W. Collins and Roy
J. Reinheimer of New Paris, who en-
listed in the Quartermaster corps as
chauffeurs; John E. Fuller, 444 Ran
dolph street, and Grafford B. Boyd, OF
| be- IN,
the Quartermaster corps, and James
H. Lucey, 626 South B street, who join
ed as a clerk in the Quartermasters
corps.
Walter Boyce, who is Stationed at
Camp Taylor, is home on visit with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Boyce.
He will return Wednesday.
Corporal Raymond Pilgram has
written the following letter from
France to relatives here:
1t is Monday afternoon and so l
shall write few lines.
This happens to be one of those
very hot days. At present l am sit
ting in the top of a big tree and am
very comfortable.
We have been very busy in the past
week with lots of drilling.
Yesterday Bland Simpson and
went to the river and had a swim
and fished awhile but had no luck.
We cooked our supper and it re-
minded me of some of the trips Dun
ming and I used to have. bit far
ther from home, however.
The French people are sure inter
esting people to study. l never i'm
agined such a difference existed be-
TWEEN two peoples. l refer to the liv-
ing habits.
A man in the army is sure fortu-
nate if he can speak the tongue.
However, most of us can go in most
any store and get anything we want
by knowing a few French phrases and
making motions.
We haven't as yet received any
mail from the states, but are waiting
patiently. When at last it does come
we will sure appreciate it all the
more Today the town we are in is
having the people come from all
around in their carts and lots of them
walk, carrying their packs on a stick
I may go down this evening for q
, while.
BY the way, you may send me the
Richmond Pal if you will. We sure
, get hungry for American newspapers
Casper Knierin, 1902 Butler street
has received word from his son, Cor
poral John l.. Knierin that he has
arrived safely in France. He is witt
the motor mechanics corps. Another
son. Charles, arrived in France si1
weeks ago with the signal corps.
Corporal Horton Tom, who has beer
D stationed at Camp Taylor. for fou
) months, has been promoted to thu
] sergeancy.
0 Charles j. Reg, who is stationed
atFort Benjamin Harrison, spent tn
y Mrs. Henry Reg of South Sixtl
soon.
y Frank Rosea has received wor
y that his nephew, Orville Richardson
Y has arrived safely overseas.
Mrs. Hannah Schlenker, 205 Mort
0 Tenth street, has received word fror
. her son. Howard, that he has arrive
y safely overseas. He is in Battery
o 81 Regiment, c. A. c.
0 For the first time in their live:
5 refugee children sheltered in the Lu,
0 emburg asylum in the Toul sector i
France are being taught to brush an