Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-17
VATERLAND CARR|ES'
BOYS TO A
P OR I IN FRANCE
COMPANY c BELIEVED PART OF
INCREMENT WHICH LEFT EN-
BARkATiON POINT ON GER.
MANY'S GREATEST SHIP.


On or about April |, 1916, a German
crew destroyed what they could OF
Der Vaterland's $ "innards." The Vat |
erland is recognized as the world ) !
greatest passenger ship and il belong
ed to Berlin The purpose in des. |
troylng its machinery was to prevent
its use by America as a transport
when war inevitably broke,
Thursday, May 10, with q large in
crement of Illinois fighters aboard |
the Vaterland sailed from New
York embarkation point, bound forI
Europe Her "innards' were in fine
working order The men she carried
were in fine fcttle for giving the Huns
The troucing they deserve Some OF
them it is believed, were the pride OF
! Ottawa members OF Company G..
The story is told near the tale end
Of the following letter to The Free
Trader-Journal from Camp Upton
Fort Terry, n. Y.
The greater part of the work now
is on the big guns. Each man is
taught 10 work on different positions
so that a place may be easily filed at
any time They are surely learning
! fast and seem to like the work.
The fellows from La Sale Co Dist
/ No. seem to be about the best
4 down here. Every man feels satisfied
/ that he Is In the best bunch here
No sociably alone but seem to sd.
vance IN the work more rapidly. To
see them once on the parade grounds
| you could easily tell it.
We are now receiving our equip
/ mcnt We thought we had it all
/ but now find that we have about
half Of il Our rifles are new
! type, the Enfield As | know little
about rifles am unable to explain
/ about them. We are told by the old
men they arr the best type used.
don't know that we will actually use
I thcm a great deal Yet ! understand
/ in every branch man is taught to
use Il rifle,
The fellows are all hardened" in
now All look like real soldiers and
are much better physically There is
Il great deal more pep" now since
ihe vaccinations and noculations
have finished up
The Y. NJ G. A. is yet the center
Of attraction. The X of C.'s are now
erecting q new building. The chap
lain in charge is Father O Mahonev,
a priest educated at ST. Viators He
| attended school with Father Cos
grove, a former Ottawa priest and
Father Dunn, now in Ottawa. He is
we'll acquainted with Peter Boyle.
Daniel Boyle. Tobias Shea and Charles
Hart, all of Ottawa.
Sunday evening he addressed the
boys in the y NJ, c, A, and soon made
the eastern people think ours was the
only state.
We are now forming into batteries,
The training Is little more inteusi.
fed. After short course OF train
ing we will be sent over Each man
will be given position in which he
| l.. ,Ii i,tn -, In
borers and all will get their chance.
Frank Mahoney has made good as a
book-keeper in the quartermaster de
, partment. Some more will be given a
chance in radio and some as auto
drivers.
! Evenings are spent in the Y NJ c.
A. where we have change Of pro
gram every evening Tonight we had
blind folded boxing match, battle
royal The blind folded boxing match
!, Is the most comical thing have seen
The men each wear a glove on theil
:, right hand and hold each others lef
:, hand Just about the time they ge
together the referee strikes one ol
=. the other on the side or back Thel
:, seldom hit as they are generally fight
ing off the referee wallops,
The battle royal was put mp by f0u
"huskics II was rough but gOot
enough to look at Then after III,
, trip to the Y VI e. A. there Is ~
= occasional blanket toss or bunl
turned over That is the penalty 70
= dispeasins the majority. All the fel
d lows seem willing to give or take an
Y that way have a merry time.
q. Company G. was about twenty mile
le from here at Camp Upton. Twt
10 thirds of the 33d Division sailed Thur.
~ day y. m on The interned Germa
rs ship "Valerland ! understand al {
ut The Ottawa boys were on It,
Allen Bernard left to see his brotl