Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-18

| were 10 feet wide and the driver wal
kept busy lodging them.
: We were all enjoying the fireworks
, when suddenly we heard a whizzinl
sound coming our way. 1t passed
, over our heads and exploded-som'
scare, believe mel 1t landed abon'
fifty yards from us. Then more bull
let's started to come and the captain
was injured. We are billeted oil
s miles behind the lines so ordinar'
lily | am not at all uneasy.
The wind was blowing today and
the Germans sent over bunch OF
paper balloons. each about 8 feet
high. and they contained newspapers.
They told how they cured Russia
and few more things. I'm sending
you piece OF one of the balloons.
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Lieut.. France Wilson in a letter
written in France. March %, says
that he will be busy establishing an
aviation training camp for American
aviators lie has completed all
forms of aviation, the last course
being in aerial warfare, bombing,
etc
Donald Fulton is now in a naval
hospital at San Diego, Calf, doing
work in a meteorological labortory.
He is detailed there for special SER
vice. In letter he says he likes the
work and enjoys the naval station
there. The buildings, he said, are the
old exposition buildings.
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Albert Gish, an Abilene boy, is
now bandmaster of the band Of the
1OSth Engineers. He has So men.
They are at Camp Logan, Texas, now
but expect soon to go overseas.
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Arthur Stacey, stationed at Camp
Lee, Virginia as civil engineer, has
been commissioned a second lieuten
ant Only half Of the boys in the
camp received commissions so Lieut.
Staceys record speaks we'll for him.
Construction of bridges is the work
which is being done by the engineers
now.
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Camp Pike, April II am now in
the seventh month of my army SER
vice and have been exposed to meas
les, mumps, scarlet fever, diptheria
and spinal meningitis, not to mention
the grip and pneumonia l haven't
been off duty day Size l am here.
l don't believe we will go to
France for a month yet. We have a
crack battery and will probably be
trained and moved as a unit. Every
day we get more equipment. The
government has purchased most of
the land around here for target
ranges and we have been getting
some real work on Sin guns. We
are constructing some gun emplace-
ments on a hill right on the edge
of the camp and will use them as
soon as they are finished They are
exact duplicates of the emplacements
used in Europe. The infantry, ma
chine gun battalions, heavy and light |
all have ranges now and
when they start target practice, it
sounds like real doings'
l am corporal now. This let's me
out of trench digging, horse groom
ing, kitchen police and much other
work. We have been issued gas
masks and have drill with them every
day. They are bothersome contrap-
tons with a lot of strings, elastic,
rubber valves and all sorts of other
things. We Will soon drill in
building where there is real gas and
if we make a mistake, its to the hos
Haskell.
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Following is a mighty interesting
letter from Maurice Lame, well
known in Abilene. He enlisted with
he Herington company. In his let
Ter he tells of his trip to Oklahoma
City Company H also went on this
nike. Camp Doniphan, April l.
We we're inspected this morning by
/ Colonel from Washington. Some
Jay this is our last formal inspection.
Hope so, but don't believe anything
my more. We get up now at 4:45
instead of 5:45. Think | will trade
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