The Meridian times. (Meridian, Idaho) 1909-1938, 1918-12-20
Meridian Boys at Christmas Time
Many are Over There" in France and
Eagland and Some Have Crossed the
= Rhine into Germany. Many More.
Just a. Brave and Willing, Remain
i'm the United States Cantonments.


Harold Downey. Austin McAllister,
Jess Evans and Omer Starr are all In
the Second II. s. engineers and will
spend Christmas near the Rhine river
and probably in german territory.
Verne, Harold and Omer are buglers.
and the duties of all of these boys
brought them n the thick of the fight.
While not yet in Berlin they are not
far from the german capitol.
John Allnmbaugh is driving a
truck In the 10th engineers and has
been In the fighting zone.
Verne Caldwell whites that he has
tried to get some word of Dewey
Highiey. but without success, and he
10 probably killed or captured by the
huns.
Joe Mccarthy of the I'd engineers
was with Lloyd Hutcheson when the
latter was killed Joe Is OK and saws
he Is billed to come home In a few
Weeks--or months, he does not know
which.
Cecil Scott Is also in the I'd engin-
GERS and writes that he Is taking
trip up the Rhine" in pursuit of
the kaiser.
0C Thurman was gassed and in the
hospital a spell but is back in the
ranks, and was fighting when the ar
mistice called halt.
Austin McAllister is in Co + of
the Second engineers, and is all right
Ross McAIlister is with the 116th en-
gineers. and they are on police duty.
Raymond Hntcheson is with the
same company. He was slightly
wounded but is back in the ranks.
George Richeson is also in France.
with machine gun company.
Opal Peer, Ben Robson, Volney
Watts and Joseph Williamson are all
drafted boys who were lucky enough
to get TO France and had share in
the fighting. They expect to get home
at least before another Xmas.
Glenn Liant has been heard from as
all OK after the afmlstIce was sign
ed. He and Enell Hawkins are both
In France.
Bernard, Crosse is. also in France,
as we'll as Mayor Schoepe.
Webster King is at Camp Lewis
and is very sorry he did not get to go
to France.
Harley Hedges has been with the
machine gun company IN France and
is OK
Walter Palmer is at Camp Lewis.
Chester Opie is in France.
Bascom D. Rice was gassed by a
hun butts. out again. and now all
right.
Ralph Eugene Ford. Ralph SQUEEZE,
Guy Melvin Groome and Rex Edward
al aead hat ART
In the big victory of the allies.
Paul voss writes (since the scrap
stopped) that he is all OK and eats
his regular three per, and was in
the war up to the finish.
Walter Nichols is in France.
Carl Knutson is in the infantry in
France and had a scalp wound. Cor
poral Arthur Knuutson of the I'd en-
gineers was hit by shell when he
went to assist some comrades and by
his bravery was seriously wounded.
Fred Stott and David Matlock are
both in the infantry in France.
L. K. Hopper and Harvey Skeen
are at Camp Lewis, Washington.
Walter John Anderson is in France.
Dee Heron is also in France.
All of the ninth draft contingent
from Meridian, consisting of Ralph
Fountain, Lorrin Caldwell, Felix
Vinospre, Porter BiddIe. John Earl
Morris. Harley j. Turner, John w
Butler, Ben Drake, and Hersehel
Davidson are at Camp Mills, Va. and
were very much disappointed in not
getting to '.go over" They were on a
boat all ready to go when the armis-
tice was signed. They say the kaiser
heard they were coming and threw
up the sponge.
Donald Mcfarland is at Virginia
camp;
John w. Petit is at Camp Lewis.
Nelson Voss is still at the Brem
erton yards.
Roy Hogle Is In the aviation corps
In France. Waldo Burns is also in
France with the 25th aero squadron.
He was employed all summer in Eng
land. jesse Opie is also In the await
lon division in England, and met his
brother Chester over there short
time ago.
Sgt OrEille Jackson of the medical
department has been doing good work
In France.
C. 4. Kaisner of the Signal Corps
was wounded in action. Was in the
hospital two weeks but is all right
now.
Quincy Adams is still in the an
prentice school OF the navy at San
Francisco.
Willis Percifield, lieutenant in
the U. S. Navy. and a graduate OF
the Annapolis academy. is with the
ship Pueblo on duty in European
waters.
Oliver Allison, brother OF the late
Wilfred Allison, was released at his
own request from the navy and
joined Co. A of the I60th infantry.
He is and has been doing good SER
vice at the front.
Harry Rogers is with the forestry
engineers, and has been at work at
saw mill. since his arrival over
there.
John Barker left in October for
France, after leaving the officers