Iron County register. [volume] (Ironton, Iron County, Mo.) 1867-1965, 1918-06-20
Our Soldier Boys.

Coue IN Eur0pe." ARRIVED
here May %. Had q safe and pleasant
journey. Nothing happened 10 hinder
the pleasure of the trip except the
fact that | was very sea sick the first
day out. The Atlantic was smoother
than the Mississippi River, except in
mid ocean, where the swells were
large. Our Infantry Colonel said that
our regiment must be crazy, because
We were always SO happy and seemed
not to care what happened. When
he heard that some Of the men were
anxious to encounter a submarine SO
that We could have something to
break the monotony, he said We
should be throttled down a few
notches and kept busy at drills, and
OF course We got them. We have
some beautiful scenery where we are
now-a quaint city on II side and
green fields on the other. am feel
ing fine and am enjoying life, but hope
to get in the conflict soon."
Dennis Lovelace, Battery |, SD Ar
tiliery, writes from somewhere in
France under date of May 3: "This
is a fine day. The weather is the most
We have to enjoy in this land. We
have not been doing much the last
ten days. Jim and took a little hike
across the country. We were in
some two or three villages whichever
you want 10 call them. They have
fine roads in this country and we do
not think much of walking ten or
fifteen miles. 1t does not seem like !
am any more husky than when | was
at home, and yet a ten mile walk then
would put me to bed. 1t has been n
year since / left home, but does lot
seem like it has been that long. You
ought to see the French soldiers
gather round the crap games. 1t is a
sight to them to see the Americans
with 60 many francs. They only get
about five cents a day. A few dollars
in francs fill all of your pockets. But
it does not look like money to US. !
sure will be glad to get back where
they pay with those green Williams.
A man in civilian clothes would scare
the people in this country. Every
body is in uniform.
Leslie Wallis, of Battery X, same
regiment with Dennis Lovelace, writ
ing May 10, says: "Major IlorsfalI,
the major of our battalion, left this
morning for the States, to be OF the
General staff at Washington. He
used to be captain of the battery that
, Jim and Den are in. Our captain was
made major a few days ago. Major
Horsfall said if any of us had relatives,
near Washington and they would call
J on him he would be glad to tell them
all about us. He said he could tel
them many things we were not allow
' ed to write. So if any N from Des
Arc ever is in Washington be sure
and have him call on the Major. Ior
will know then just how we are quar-
tered, fed, clothed and many OF the
things you have asked to know. ]
Q am getting as fat as a pig, but do no
r think | will aver get taller, for this
:, iron hat | wear holds me down. A
while back the shrapnel was flying
e around us like rocks on a cellar door
I see German aeroplanes very often
IL But we are just the boys that can d'
all those things and stand that Zinc
of stuff, It looks as though it woul'
be some time before we get back t.
o, the states. We were real close t
q where the Reed boys were, but neve
- got to see them. We moved into
shack they vacated. On May Sd
had been in the army just one yea
Just looked out and saw General Ca
pass by. Best wishes to everybody.
Corporal 0. b. Haywood, $40 Aer
n Supply Squadron, writes from some
where in France on Memorial Day
is 81 am glad you sent me Harry Ken
dal's address. | will write him an
s he can give me his Post Office numbe
and in that manner | a look it u
a aud know Just where he is. We ar
now in one of the prettiest places
y ever saw. Our barracks are anon
the pine trees and the NOSE and pin
= needles are fully an inch and a ha
deep forming a perfect carpet.
=, have seen a great number OF Germa
prisoners. Some look to be 10 an
he 20 years old, and others middle age
men. A sad incident occurred on th
boat as we we're coming over. On
of III boys took sick with pneumonl
and died. Under the naval rules tn
body had to be buried at sea. Th
r body was placed in a lead casket an
after the funeral was lowered into tn
60 water to rest on the bottom OF II
ocean. Also since arriving over he,
t. one of the boys in II squadron HI
received a letter, saying his fatht
a died the day WI sailed"
10. Word from Private Joseph b. Sar
q, tonge, 664 Aero Squadron, says he
ii. now in Y. $. Aviation Concentrate
Camp, Garden City, Long Island.
nff Lloyd Stanley, with the Supply &c
st $3.50 +. A.. Camp Dodge, Iowa, write
that he is enjoying camp life and
h. well. In his company are four 9th!
he Iron County boys. He receives Il
REGISTER each week.
We Lester NJ. Green, with @. M. H..
i'll Unit 500, writes from Colgate, Nc
that he is well. Says he has not be.
St. sick a day since he has been In II
Ar. service. 49,,
<. Hartford F. Collins, Co. g, 356
re Infantry, who was i'll with pneumon
IN at Camp Funston, 10 now very mut
er better. Has had his clothes on I
g. two days and has been able to
me down to mess. While he was 30
res the authorities wired his parents, al
they started for Funston at once, n
in knowing that they would ever see n
at, alive again. After q "a hours II
.ys they reached there IN the afternoo
going direct to the Bureau OF Inform
no ton. where they were sent at once
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