The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-08-07

ed" the letter continued. TOO many
people are willing to listen to idle
words and then when they repeat
them, enlarge upon them. These ru-
mors, largely the result of German
propaganda, should be contemptuously
set aside by anybody who calls himself
a patriot. And to hang a flag over
ones door is not the height of patriot
ism. Get behind the flag with money
and cold STEEL
Ten Richmond men have been sta
toned at Camp Beauregard. La. Six
of them have just recently been trans
ferred to the 39th U. S. n. G., and
sent overseas. They are:
Raymond E. Jones, Merle Gross,
John Wedding. Paul Moon, Thomas
Littlejohn, Roland Zimmerman.
The following men are still station
ed at Camp Beauregard but expect to
leave soon for an eastern port pre-
paratory to sailing:
Leroy Moore, 141 Field Artillery;
Raymond Hickman, 141 Field Artil-
lery; Charles Williams, Sanitary
Relatives Of Charles P. Locke, 3O7
West Seventh street, Cincinnati, Ohio,
have received word from him from
Camp Giessen, Germany, where he has
been since late in July. He said in
his letter that he was we'll and ex-
pected to be out of prison soon, but
gave no reason for his hopeful out
look. The fact that he had been
taken prisoner was made known to
his relatives some time ago through
the war department.
Locke's mother. Mrs. Lucy Locke,
lives in Cincinnati. He has cousins
in Cambridge City, who are making
every effort through the Red Cross
channels to supply him with food and
clothing.
Seldom Phillips arrived here Mon
day evening from the Wright aviation
field at Dayton, for thirty days Wis
1t with his parents. Phillips has been
confined in the base hospital for four
months with a serious case of spinal
meningitis.
Harry L. Cause, who enlisted in the
Signal corps of the army will leave for
Indianapolis Thursday to take his final
examination. His home is in Milton
Claude Collins and William Rein
heimer, both of New Paris, will leave
Thursday to take the final examina-
ton as chauffeurs in the quartermas-
ter department.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Randall of
South Third street, have received
word that their son, Corporal Earl T.
Crandall, that he has arrived safely
in France.
Robert Corves, who has been visit
ing at his home, 41S South Fifth
street has returned to Camp Char
lotte, n. c.. where he has been doing
police duty.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Daily have re-
ceived a letter from their son, Herb
ert, who is in France, serving on the
firing line with the 9Th field artillery
Daily has been in France for over a
year and he declares that everywhere
along the battle line the opinion domi-
mates that the war will soon be over.
He pictured realistically the ruins
wrought by by the Germans. the de-
struction of many beautiful dwellings.
The soldier was in good health and
splendid spirits.
John Boyer, $50 North Twelfth
street, was sent to Indianapolis to
take final examination for the navy.
He enlisted as an apprentice seamen.
In a letter received by Mrs. Lydia
Mason. 329 North A street, from her
son Russell Keller, who is in France,
with the American forces, the work Of
the Y. NJ C. A. is praised. He states
that the Y. NJ. c. A. is with the men
at the front and behind the lines. He
said he expected to celebrate the
Fourth of IulY by cleaning lid ON a