Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-21
Good Ne,US for Home Folks
From Boys in the Service
FIGHTERS AND JOKERS

RUM EHS AMI JOhEhS
Gee ,chis! Amt IL touohf
There's old Dick Nepmun cannot ge
enough!
Huns all around him, sure as POUR,
alive;
He fought IKE bldzes and only got five
Shells all around him Ike bees a.hum
Only got fue ,cith the drumfre drum
mtng,
Never mind, Dick!s There's more aeon
inn,
And you'pe no ':ick coming, Richard, fo'
~ zoe I'll got fue 10 tCould end the tCur
Gee ,chis, Ainr Il tun'
:humn,ing ,oith q cootie aud pokinO al
Hua!
Digging IN the trenches, charging pitt
a rim,
That's the life for youngsters, Get me
Jim'
Good boy, Richard, We are hep t. you
Cheerful toords for home folks prove mer
true blue.
Back Of all the badindge, the camouaa9t
you shoio,
We home.staying folks know the deb
zoe otoe:
For our fighting boys toith their qmps
ana Jokes
Keep the ,Dor1d safe for plain, honest
home toiEs
Dear Folks at Home:
In my last letter l told you that we
were going into battle. Well, we got
1t. We were under large-shell fire for
three days and nights before we could
get a smack at them. Then our turn
l never thought l could dig a hole so
quickly. | believe l could dive into a
six-inch hole without touching either
side Oh. misery Just minute till
l see II can find that cootie, There
he is--.a one striper-about the size of
mouse. Gee. but they're great COM
pany! They sure know how to tickle
fellows ribs When we got orders
to 60 get them I wish you could have
seen us going! And bullets coming
They seemed just like a flock of bees.
Our friend Starkey was killed in the
first night of fighting. and he certainly
was a brave man on the line. My
lieutenant also was killed. OF course
I can't go into full details of the fight.
as the censor will not permit. Just at
present we are in reserve but / think
we will be relieved in a day or so, and
then for long rest.
We have had our name changed. II
Is now called the Iron Division-quite
an honor to have bestowed on us. ]
wish you could see the Hun machine
gunners. They are chained to their
machines or they would not stay and
fight as long as they do. I have only
five to my credit, but there are more
coming
Outside losing a few pounds of flesl,
I'm feeling great. 1 have about three
inches of whiskers on my face.
think I will let them grow and 20 into
business on South street when l come
home.
Has Jim joined the navy yet? Tel
him to come into the army. as 1t will
be an experience he will never forget
IL he gets over here and sees some
fighting. His football and baseball will
come in very handy.
received dads letter dated June 16
and sure was glad to receive it.
Well, I guess that will be all for q
time. Your loving son, DICK.
Thus Dick Newman. otherwise Ser.
geant Richard Crane Newman, 109tf
Infantry. Company B, writes TO his
father and mother. Mr.. and Ms. r. A
Newman. 2221 South Sixty-seventr
street.
Newman enlisted May 3. 1917, and
went with the old First Pennsylvania
now the 109th. to Camp Hancock. He
took bayonet instruction from two Brit.
ish officers and became so proficient in
so short a space of time that he was
himself made sergeant of bayonet in
struction.
His skill came near proving his undo
ing. for it looked for a time as though
he would be kept in camp to instruct
the recruits in work with the bayonet.
But he went to headquarters and made
so strong a plea that he be permitted
to go to France with his regiment that
he had his way.
His letter seems to indicate that he is
enjoying himself.