The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-10-28
Letters from Soldiers
Written to the Homo Folks From This Side and the
Other Side of the Water.

up their kits and boat it back across the
Rhine before they can parley with us.
I am working for Captain ". c. Cole
who is in charge of the car repair shop
al This place and he is a fine fellow. He
tormeri. lived ia HammQud Cbout four
years ago. and worked at the Standard
steel Car Co.. as an inspector for about
two years. lie belongs to the shriners
in hammond and of course wanted ID
know about Doc Sharrer. Petrie. AIaIlet
and is quite we'll acquainted around
town. you probably are acquainted with
him lie has quite q responsibility on
his hands over here as he has charge eli
"A big car repair shops which we have
recently constructed and are just be
ginning TO get an organization together
to handle the work.
! would like to be remembered 40 Mr..
klmhrough. tell him to consider this a
joint letter ana would have addressed
IL as such. but am not certain as 20
your present location. Also give my
regards to SIR. Gersbach and any of my
friends that YOU may meet. and if / get
an opportunity viii surely nick up q
few Germans for YOU. as ] know your
feelings toward them. we have a bunch
Of the real things (-prisoners). in these
parts and are going TO take good care OF
them until the war is over. We have
built nice barbed wire cages around
them and also have some nice guards
for them with a trusty rife ana bayonet
TO see that nobody harms them. r tel
YOU we are taking good care oC thcm
and making them work Tor their grub
They are nice and tame moss and are
very glad TO do as We say II NE are
getting a lot of work out of theua. How
they are well treated. might say.
too well treated, in comparison with
u fellows that have the misfortune to
fall into their hands.
] have received some Of the papers
from home u see that they are inn
proving the street car system somewhat
ms it is certainly needed. I was also
very glad to read about the manner in
which the folks are backing US up which
is q very important matter IN itself.
hammond can well be proud Of her
boys. she Is very we'll represented over
here. ] have met more than a dozen
fellows over here from Hammond, IN
fact SIX Of MS came over on the same
boat. All eff those ] have seen were in
good health and seem TO be enjoying
themselves as much as possible.
Mr.. BosenwaId Of S-ears-Boebuck &
Co. addressed the troops at this place
yesterday. He came over as a personal
representative of Secretary axe and
also had messages from the various
governors which chcered the boys up
wonderfully. 1t makes you feel great
to know that the folks back homo ap-
preciate what I've are doing. The French
seem to appreciate -4 but they have q
hard time trying to make US understand
L don't believe / would be able to ssvy
their language if stayed over here q
hundred years.
I am located in q very nice city and
consider myself very well fixed in com
partson with some OF the other camps
over here. We have nice barracks tbut
have an idea that they are going to be
pretty cold this winter. and very good
facilities for keeping clean. hot shower
baths. almost an unknown thing in this
country. We are fed fairly good. 1t
could he better. but IL is a hard matter
10 set the stuff over and Of course we
must put up with IL on that account.
however We fare better than The other
armies. but I figure we are entitled to
it as we have always been used 10 it at
home. We get up at SIS q. M COM
mence work at $50 a. m. quitting at
$50 p. IN. and hy The time we stand
retreat and eat supper and get cleaned
up it is 700 p. n. which are very long
hours. bat one consolation this COB viii
not last forever. However its going
TO last until the Huns are cleaned up
and then I want to get back to tho
States on tie FIRST boat. The best thing
about this country is the boat cut OF
here for New York
1T Is now bean time" so VIII say
rood-by, trusting that you and your
are in the best Of health. with
best wishes, JIM.
J.. I. DELANEY.
Co. o, 10Th Engs. Hy,
L. s. A 7. o., 10. res.