Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-04-25

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The 10th engineers of which Ser
geant A. H. Forney is member, left
Camp Doniphan for Memphis by way
of Frisco. The engineers were prob
ably see oversee duty before long.
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T. T. Riordan has resigned his pos
ition as cashier of the Solomon Nat
ional Bank and has been indicted
into the quartermaster S department
of the army. He will leave in few
days for Camp Funston, don his suit
Of kahki and start working for Uncle
Sam. Solomon Tribune.
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An Abilene boy, Is years of age,
decided he wanted to join the navy
and so left for Salina to enlist. His
father followed, however, and
brought him back. Now the Abilene
boy wishes he were l s years old.
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Walter DeHayen, Co. H boy, was
taken off the train at Peru, Ind, be-
cause he was i'll with pneumonia. One
of the hospital surgeons writes to
Mrs. DeHaven: "Walter is better and
will be able to write ito you himself
in a day or so. He is to have some
real food" today Everyone is anx-
ious to do something for the sick
soldier and each time / go to the
hospital / see he has flowers, fruit or
books some new friend has sent him.
He is in fine spirits and is looking
fine.
A letter Friday from Walter states
that he is much better and is worry
ing now how he is to join his com
pany.
Dale Cutler wrote the following |
letter from Camp Doniphan. 1t was
published in the Jayhawker Junior
Camp Doniphan, March 2S.-Satur-
day noon we had orders to go to the
trenches to stay until Monday. The
trenches are five miles west of camp |
on the west side of Signal mountain,
and are the most complete system
of trenches in the United States. We
each took our equipment which |
weighs sixty-hve pounds. We were
supposed to be in a hostile country
and were very careful what we did.
My company occupied the front line
trench. We had to walk about two
miles Tin the trenches) to get our
position on the line, always keeping
our heads below the parapet. After
reaching our position we established
our headquarters, which was in
shell crater, posted our sentinels, who
had orders to halt everyone, no mat
ter what his rank, and if he did not ,
know our countersign, arrest him.
While this is going on not a match
or other light could be NseU and no
confusion whatever was allowed.
You can imagine about what kind of {
a head | had after heavy lombard
ment by the artillery the day before.
While we were on the firing line
others were repairing the trenches
where the artillery had torn them up, :
and believe me they sure tore them ,
lp-craters six and eight feet deep T
and ten to fifteen feet in diameter. '
You can imagine what these shells o
would do to a bunch of men. The :
next day we we're relieved and moved r
20 the reserve trenches in the rear. =
One bunch of men can't stay in The a
ront line trenches all the time, out
ire relieved and go to the rear and Y
est up, for when men are under fire
hey don't sleep much and naturally
ret nervous and worn out We re-
ired thru the communicating trench, 9
where we were left in reserve until :,
We received orders to send fifty men
or detail work, and the fourth plat !,
,on Of which / was one was selected.
We went thru a dugout which was
orty feet underground and there !,
vas more room in it than is in an :
verage house. The dugouts are for =
from heavy artillery fire :
nd are generally used for regimental :;
While we were on -
his trip some of us had an oppor- -
unity to crawl out into mo man
and" and we saw the effects the
hook of the shells had on the wire. X
t breaks it between the posts. They
lways have heavy bombardment
efore charge for that very reason
to tear up the barbed wire entn- to
dement's. We went thru one trench &C
allied "Petticoat Lane"-of course ii
re followed that one to the end, but b'
othing turned up. If you have b.
cen a picture of mo mans land I'll
on have noticed that the barbed b'