Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1918-02-20
HERMAN MILLER OF
UNION WRITES
HOME FROM FRANCE.

ROCK Island, Ill.,, Feb. 19.-Editor
Argus: We feel interested in our men,
DER OF Tri-city typographical union
NO. l07 who is now in France, and
VIII quote from his letters thus far
received. The first one tells of pre-
liminaries and was written in this
country. and the other was sent from
France:
enlisted in Davenport and was
sent to Jefferson barracks, at which
pace l remained only four days, and
now am located at American univer-
sity, Washington, d. C. This place is
about three miles from the city and
located on one of the highest peaks in
the country. so you have an idea how
/ cold 1t is when We arise mornings
There were about forty of us here,
but Sunday evening 1874 drafted men
from New York blew in, SO we have a
nice crowd now-all nice fellows.
Some are good singers, others expert
musicians, and some athletic fellows
IN the bunch. This is Company F,
Twenty-fifth engineers, and is COM
posed of camoufiage workers, or what
we call ourselves is the takers There
are some swell artists in the company !;
also some expert mechanics, stage
carpenters, electricians and photogra-
piers. My business will be to help the
sign painters-not so bad, I'll say. We
expect to be here about two or three
weeks, and then move on to France,
where it is more interesting and plenty
to see. Will close for this time, as we
must get back to drill. Thanking you
for past favors, am, yours truly,
HERMAN J. MILLER,
"Camouflage Corps, Co. F, Twenty-fifth
Engineers"
> The letter from France was enclos-
ed in manila envelope, without
stamp, and marked Soldiers Letter.
also it was postmarked United States
Postal Service" and bears the 20. X.
of lieutenant, and is rubber-stamped
"A. E. F., Passed as Censored A. 55,
with spread-eagle and "E Pluribus
E Unum" in the center circle of stamp
/ The letter was written upon the
American Y. M. c. A stationery.
ION Active Service with the Ameri
can Expeditionary Force, Good Place
in France-Brother Weed: A few
lines to let you know that am now OF
0 the job in the new (part of line Gu
out of letter by censor) shop, located
> near a regular town in France. Thi
is the first company of it's kind, and il
y headed by Captain Kirby of Washing
ton, d. c. Have been over here lit
+ tie over seven weeks, but doing moth
u ing but travelling around through tn
L country and taking in everything
t This sure is some country, even thougl
the war is on; but l think we will ge
by all right at that, the way thing
s look Just now. There is large crow
s of boys from St. Paul and Minneapo
e lis, but the way things look, am tn
e only one from 107, or from anywher
p near there. We have plenty of en-
y terta!nment going on all the time, s.
e as to keep us busy after WORKING
hours. There is big club here whicl
: they call the Soldiers and Sailors
h two big Y. NJ C. AS, and large hOtel
n So you see there is plenty to keep u
J. busy during the two months of white
which they have over here. The win
tiers here are not nearly as cold as W
; have them in the States, but neverthe
less you feel it just the same. S'pos
you people are quite busy this time Q
the year, and then with the boys be
c ing drafted right along surely keep
you on the CO. Would like to hea
from you and see what is going O
around the tri-cities. have nc
heard word from the States eve
1t since being in this country, but, a
" usual, l suppose 1t will all come a
ID once. Give the boys my best, and te
e them it's not so bad as they read |
the papers. Hoping this letter find
d, you in as good health as it leaves M
G. / am, the 1O7 representative,
"HERMAN J. MILLER,
;e GO. A, Twenty-ninth Engineers, A.
n F.. via New York
al Typographical Division. INTEL
it gence Section.
t. 20. X. Lieutenant H. I. Wilson, Jr
10 JAMES A. WEED,
IN Secretary-Treasurer Tri-City Typ
graphical Union No 107
e. $50 many have wanted to see ar
W read this letter, / thought you won
I'd like to reproduce it in your paper
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