Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-01
FromOver There
Letters Of interest from Americas
soldiers who are with the allied
force in France.
Every Even .ug will be glad TO receive
and print letters of this character.

Major William II. Specr of this city
writes an interesting letter from France
| to the editor of the Sunday Star. HIS
battalion, the 307th Sanitary Troop, Is
stationed in England, but Major Speer
is on an observation tour in France lie
saws
What do the people in the States think
of the U-boats coming over there and
cutting up? | sure hope it stimulates the
doctors in Wilmington to see the need OF
their services. God knows we need them
in our army and think our town has come
across very poorly. Do you ever hear
from Sammy (Dr. Meredith l.. Samuels)?
| can't connect with him so far, but hope
to do so very soon as my battalion is IN
England and / expect to go back to 1t
soon. | have been here on an observation
course was talking to two French
soldiers just back from the front yester-
daV and they were very enthusiastic
about the way the American boys went
To the work The Huns see them coming
and run like in most cases. There Is
whole lot ono could tell If he was allowed
To do 50 but of course 1t is all for the best
The best thing have seen So far is the
Strawberries In the country ! am in at
present they are fine, large and sweet.
Some arc rs large rs peaches and the num-
ber of those about as large as plums is
greater than the smaller ones. The coun-
try is beautiful. rich soil and very pro-
ductivc But the smell Is fcrocious for
thev spread night soil over the ground for
fertilizer As to the women. | have not
seen \ good looking or pretty shaped one
vet think there are more pretty girls
in two squares on Fifth avcnuc than in all
of Europe | have met but one person
s.. b,t " II 4 { lOn1v-
cr lie is in ono Of the Navy Base llospi-
tails here
Victor + Bennett who was promin-
cnt Christian tndcavor worker and n
member Of Bethany Band until he left
this city TO enlist in the service with the
ln9th : Infantry Band, has arrived III
France according 70 word received by
friend, Howard Mills, Of No l4l0 Jack
son street
Willard j Conlv. member Of the
Every Evening mechanical staff. has
arrived overseas and is nov stationed AZ
rest camp IN England waiting to hc sent
to France
Mrs. e. II Nlllbournc. oi 705l3 East
Sixth street, has received a letter from her
SON Lieutenant Howard + Porter, who
is stationed with the llNth Infantry, I =
A., Somewhere in France The letter
is under date Of May - 1918 and in Il
says that he arrived safely after a some
what rough voyage 1T seems funny 20
see the women running street cars and
trucks. hc said, but everyone is busy
doing something. 1t costs seven francs
for four meals franc is worth 20 cents
-, -, 4. eranl
All Of tho men seem 70 like It here
Mrs Richard Jordan. Of No 1926
Pleasant street, has received word Of the
safe arrival overseas Of her son, Rich
ara 4 Jordan who enlisted III the :
Regular Army in 1917 lie is connected
with the Medical Detachment of the costa
Engineers,
Fred " Schafcr a son of AIr and Mrs
John II ~chafcr, uf Oak Grove. flSmerc,
have Just received word ot his safe
arrival III France lIc Was sent to Camp
Din. April 2G was assigned 10 the j9th
Pioneers and later transferred 70 the
HEADQUARTERS Co. 303d Ammunition
Train He was one of the first boN~ 70 be
come boy scout III Troop No :, ~ old
~wcdes Church under Garrck Aallcrl
scout master and he was later made scout
master 81 Troop No p. Hc IS en- active
member of ~. Johns Church and also
attended old Swedes ETc was stcn0eraph-
or for the Diamond state Telephone Co..
at sixth and Sh;piey streets. before enter
ing tile service His brother Raymond Q.
Schafcr. has been IN France since last
as sergeant-ma!or of the 35th
Engineers Fred IS q member Of the
Masonic Lodge at Newport.