The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-04-18
NEWS Of OUR SOLDIER
BOYS
Idaho Headquarters Hospital Co.
No MOre-Becomes 161st
Hospital Company


Boy in France states that the Head
quarters Hospital company OF Idaho,
Major B. o. Clark commanding, is a
thing of the past. The company, COM
posed for the most part of young men
from Emmett, Boise and Twin Falls,
has been transferred to the 161st Field
Hospital again. Some of the members
of the original company have been
transferred to other organizations.
DR.. Darrah of New Plymouth was TAX
en- away sometime ago, and recently
Kip Harrell and Harry Foster have
been transferred to another unit To-
Gated in another part of France.
Monday and Tuesday were soldier
letter days in Emmett, and practi-
caily everybody who has relatives in
France received one or more missives
Finley Monroe received ten from Fred.
He writes that his hospital company,
the old Second Idaho Regimental hos
pital company, has been transferred to
the heavy artillery hospital service.
Don Downing, who was with him, has
been away for some time on detached
duty" Fred ran across Melvin Mar
ker, son of Aandy Marker, in the \.
M. C. A. hut one night recently. Mel
vim is attached to the heavy artillery
of the regular army.
Bernard Knipe writes to his par
ents that he is only few miles back
of the front line trenches, and that
shells are continually bursting around
them. He says battles between air
planes are common and that the SOL
diers in his company watch the aerial
combats with as much zest as they
would watch baseball game at home.
John Gamage encloses in his letter
a photo of himself in his soldier garb.
He is a big, outstanding, fine looking
fellow and weighs IT'S pounds.
Paul Foster writes that he is having
an amusing time trying to learn
French.
Lawrence Polly writes from Paris
that he is confident the war will not
last much longer, because the kaiser
is suffering from a cold as the re-
suit of the American draft.
Following are few letters received
from the boys:
From Harry Foster.
March 12-I am now mess sergeant
for the hospital. have Jesse Meyer
and Harvey Parks for cooks and How
ard Gaylord and a bunch of Fruitland
boys for X. P.s to help around the
kitchen You should see US at meal
time serving about $50 hungry men.
like book work better, but fellow
must do what is assigned to him in
this war, and do his very best, no mat
ter what it might be.
The commissary run by the U. S.
government is open here now for the
of the American soldiers.
1t certainly is fine. A soldier can get
much cheaper than it can be
bought in the states. Believe me, it !.
sure goes good to receive anything '.
that comes from a real country. /.
l took a walk out to an old chateau ;
Yesterday and l never have seen !
prettier place in my life. 1t is owned !,
and kept up by countess. 1t is most ,
ly deserted now, there being only the +
caretaker and a few prisoners to keep "
it up. 1t is just like you read about :
in George Barr McCutcheon's books,
With the old court yards and stables.
A tourist can see some wonderful k
sights in this country. 1t certainly is il
pretty to look across the valleys, with n
he hillsides covered with vineyards. ii
They call the season summer here now Is
Is it began yesterday, so we had to L
move our time one hour ahead, which
S the custom here. l don't know II
much about what is doing at the front.
couldn't say so if l did, but l guess
We are having quite scrap there.
ont know where Paul is, as it has ..
een month since l last heard from a
i'm. l am living somewhere south u
rest of Paris. ~
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From THE Boy" ~.