Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-03-14


Ralph Lucier was received here to-
day by his father P. o. Lucier
Somewhere in France, Feb. S.-Ive
surely been seeing a great deal of this
said country of France and | expect
to see a lot more in the next few
days. | am going to the front with
some replacement troops and expect
to be about six days. | noticed by
an order that a part goes to Leslie
LARS company and no doubt | will
see him. 1t certainly will seem
great if ] meet any one over here
from Gods country once again.
/ suppose you take it that I'm
lonesome and I'll be honest and say
that am. I've been gone five weeks
and haven't received a scratch of
mail. If they continue to send me on
this sight seeing expedition | never
will get any mail. l am mighty anx-
ious to hear how Alcid and the rest
of the Abilene boys come out in the
training camp. | never knew | could
ever miss them as much as | do.
/ believe this expedition will make
many men appreciate their homes all
the more. OF course, / enjoy my work
and the more | work the better |
feel surely stayed with fine fam
lily for about two weeks over here.
They treated me just as if | had been
their son and | learned a lot of
French, too. My one advantage is
that / can understand everything
they say.
| certainly have seen some wonder
| full churches and chateaus with yards
of MEDIEVAL history attached | am
keeping post cards of all these places
and you would be surprised to know
how many towns of France | have
seen already. Have just been won
dering when / will be landed in some
French village to stay. 1t is now
about time for me to eat. Please
write.
"a "a IA
A. H. Forney write: Camp Doni-
phan, March 10.-Editor Reflector:
Well at last we have had several
days of beautiful spring weather al
tho this morning was somewhat cool.
The day seemed to add to the moral
ity of the men as at church they had
the record crowd since we have been
here. This afternoon about forty
of us, all mounted, went to Medicine
Park, a distance of eight miles. 1t
is a beautiful spot in the Wichita
mountains and in the summer is
quite a resort.
We returned about four-thirty and
just as ere entering our area we were
met by the adjutant who took us out
on the parade ground and we were
received by the colonel This was
all new to us but as the cavalry !
drill is much similar to the infantry |
drill, l think we did some surprising |
stunts for the first appearance.
Each man in the company has 80
pieces of equipment so you see each |
man has some job keeping track of
his equipment and l have some job /
KEEPING account of all of it and keep
it all in first class shape. This equip
ment goes to $50 men and the total
comes to about $500 entries not in
Guiding the engineering equipment,
wagons, horses and other pieces. The
Job of being supply sergeant is no
place for man with tender nerves.
Such an officer can either be popu-
lar with the men or not at all so. The
supply sergeant's judgment has to
pass the regiment supply officer.
Last week we spent several days on
he range at rapid fire and it was ]
fun. Shooting IN sying
position, shooting 20 shots in one and
half minutes at one, two and three
hundred yards is fertainly work. |