The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-11-01


and are selling candy. You can't get
within a half mile of H. / stood four
hours and got four pieces" says
Noble Ashcraft in letter to his mo
Their, Mrs. Anna Moore, 500 North
street, OF this city. I've are getting
lots Of smoking now but there Is no
telling how long 1t win last.
Paper Is awfully scarce over here
now. / got this at French ~
have not seen anyone over here that
know. 1t Is hartl telling where l
will be when you iset this, but l do
not expect to be at home and that is
sure. may be there by next summer.
however.
I'VE have to wea r our helmets now
and some Of the fellows have the head
ache most Of the time.
1T Is getting cooler here and we
have received two more blankets SO
am fixed for tho winter. The pal
am bunking with and myself have six
blankets over US at night"
II am feeling fine and have 80 far
escaped the Spanish flu which Is all
over France. Tonight am going down
the street to get a lunch at the Pala1s
de Glace which Is a large 'Y' hut.
Then think I'll go over to the Ameri-
can Library association, to read and
write a few letters" wrote Private
Lewis E. Kinlay with the American
Expeditionary lyorces in France, in a
letter to Earl Keisker of The Pal
ladium.
A letter just received from Ivan 2.
Toney, by his father, =. R. Toney, says
that his ship the U. s. S. New Jersey.
is now in dry dock for ninety days.
He is now in Boston, Mass, but ex-
poets to receive a furlough home in
short time.
Mr.. and Mrs. F. W. Bond Of Lynn,
formerly of this city. have received
word that their son, Private Herschel
r. Bond, has been promoted to SER
geant at Indian Head, Md, where he
has been stationed for some time
Bond enlisted in the U. S. M. Co. 1.
year ago last May. He says he is
In good health.
I'm the trenches we had hardly any
thing to eat besides Tin Bill. Timed
can horse meat, and after left them
and was on my way to good warm
bed. I laughed to think that / was
getting away from Tin Bill. Well.
arrived a little behind the lines at
French F. H.. and to my surprise the
first thing that greeted me was Tin
Bill, at breakfast next morning" said
Corporal Indro Davis, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. A. J. Davis, 80 South Seven
teenth street, in a recent letter. Davis
was wounded in action short time
ago and since then has been confined
in base hospital. In the letter, writ
ten October s, he stated that he is
greatly improved. II am still among
the living and eating three meals
day." he writes, although I can't get
my right foot and ankle to working
just right. am lucky, however, to
have two feet"
Continuing, he says. II presume the
people in the States have been having
big time over the Allied victories.
Well, over here, all the French have
gone crazy over the Americans.
Near this hospital is a, certain big
town, which we are allowed to visit.
hobble to town once in a while and
yesterday l and a couple of friends
went in there and 1 had my first
square meal since landing in France.
ate eight eggs, a big steak, beau
coup" French fried potatoes and some
other things I can't think of. Any
way it was great.
When this war is over and peace
is declared. open all doors, for l am
coming home for long stay; all I
want is plenty Of eats and sleep. So
you see what the future will be.
l have learned some French all
right, and with the aid of French
book, l can almost order a meal"
Corporal Paul NJ inor, son of Mr.. and
Mrs Douglas Minor, is in the city on
a 15-day furlough, Corporal Minor is
on Detached service in Philadelphia |
He is member of an infantry COM
pany, and has not received an honor |
able discharge, as was previously |
stated.
Word has been received here from |
Harold M. Long. saying that he has !
arrived at Hampton Roads, Va. He is |
with Company 3O2, Unit J, Naval OPP |
Grafton Base. He was formerly sta |
toned at the. Great Lakes Training |
station. -