Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-11

held a big bazaar and ball for the
benefit of the Red Cross last night
and Il certainly was great success.
They had to turn away hundreds OF
people and announced that they
would repeat the affair tonight
Around the large auditorium moor
were booths representing the various
allied countries and where articles
could be bought-mostly edibles. one
booth contained bust of the kaiser
on hinges and patrons threw balls
every time you swat the kaiser you
get a cigar Dancing continued
throughout the evening There We're
vaudeville and other amusements. l
am anxious to hear how much the
Red Cross receipts were. AT any
rate they will certainly be gratlfy-
ing. There is a new Liberty theatre
Just opened here in camp, and they
are having some fine movies. ! am
certainly glad to get the home papers
here. The newspapers from home al
ways help lot in camp.-Edward
Crawford
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Arthur E. Morris, of Emperia, who
is with the Expeditionary Forces in
France in a letter to the Red Cross
acknowledging his Christmas box
says: eve have been here now four
months and have learned a lot. Some
of nv experieces l shall never forget
At present we are located in the adj
vance zone, a somewhat more tick
lish location than originally. How
ever, am enjoying myself very
much. the more excitment the mer-
rier. Recently I took a trip to the
front. and saw a world of interest
ing things, such as sharpnel burst
ing overhead. air encounters and big
guns in action. All the Emporia boys
in our regiment are we'll and as for
myself, l never felt better in my
life"
Mr.. Morris is a brother of Mrs. B.
D. Whitehead.
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Harry Newton writes from France
to Abilene relatives. Somewhere IN
France, March 9.-Candy and smok-
ing tobacco are about the only things
l can't get over here so when you
send a box. make these two articles
take I'D most of the room. Any kind
of candy gets here all right. Please
do not send any knitted things for l
am over-burdened with them now
and a great deal of the things the
Red Cross gave us was absolutely
worthless. We were given wristlets
and under sweaters at Camp NILS.
They were Just fine but all the rest
of the articles too numerous to men
ton we're given us after the cold
weather was over.
Some of the knitted things would
take a Judge and jury to decide what
thev we're really intended to be USED
for | received a pair of sox with
the tops only six inches long and the
foot was all of eighteen inches long.
get to see an air battle once in a
while and they are quite interesting.
II takes a brave man to face a mach
inc gun several thousand feet in the
air. The artillery is plugging away
now and can be heard very distinctly
from our quarters Some mornings
the big fellows wake us up at two
O'Clock. / am getting used to them
now we are closer to the line now
than we have ever been before but
we are not in much danger. DO you
remember that article in the news
naners about a certain sector the
Americans were going to take over?
Well. the last town mentioned in that
article is the place where we are
now. The papers will probably print
a map of the sector we are going to
take over so you can guess where
l am.
This part OF the country is the
most prosperous we have seen. the
towns are much larger and the
soil much better for growing things
"a Pa =
Following is a letter from Gar
ence Dial with the American Elk
pedentiary Force in France. he
says, a just received my first mail
in a month and was surely glad to
get it. / arrived over here safe and
sound and am in good health. We
certainly had some trip coming over