Burlington weekly free press. [volume] (Burlington, Vt.) 1866-1928, 1918-01-24
ch|1TENDEN COUNTY
WINOOSKI.

Mrs. j. L. Stanley, wife Of Captain
Shanley OF the 101st Ammunition Train,
has received from her husband FIVE let
ters recently. bearing dates from Decem-
Der %. Written on different dates, they
arrived in the same mail here. He re-
ports that the company has moved to
another base, 400 miles north, and has run
into cold weather, while in their first
camp the weather was mild. The BOYS
nave experienced their first hardships
or the war. The trains in which they
were transported compared very favor
apiy with troop trains used here. The
''rse night on the train a snowstorm
came up and lasted most Of the night.
Ihere were many panes Of glass out OF
the windows The compartments carry
conveniently eight men, but they nut in
nine with their equipment. which crowded
mem somewhat. They slept on the floor
OF the car on cushions from the seats.
wrapped IN their blankets. with some
eoniort' Inc nrst night out they put in
a' some or the stations foot warmers of
metal for holding hot water. which wa,
the only heat they had in travel. Arr,v-
ing at their new station in the earlv
I'iarnlhs' after three nights and two days
on the road they began policing the town
anu eetting 1t into sanitary shape. They
tound shelter wherever they could. Soma
VI the men were sheltered in Rranar rio.
ana haylofts, while some were fortur. :.
enough after awhile to find private roor,.
ing places. They had. however on tbs,-
travels plenty to eat and added ."Tba nLs
W ohcie SAM He said further. Conc
good thing about Uncle Sam is thar m
matter where his men are they get the
sou thihgs TO eat Just the same as the
troops at home" They are noar,ra an, e
camp for other troops which ara % t 90,
low. The letters were written nv ".S'-
iight as there are no electric lish.. 80
lamps there. e"'S OF
"a french bugler gives the call st e,~h.
T eIock at night for all lights to 60 omt
me Town Is In total darkness on accoun.
go q. RAIDS They are near enough to the
'front.' TO hear the big guns The man n 70
sneeriui' ne writes. for all their hardshins
No'wthstanding sleeping in havIoft.
&c. tne men do not complain. They wash
~. a. roughs In the streets. These condi.
IONS We're improved in a few davs.
saptaih STANLEY has 15 mon and the
A., are superintendents of construc-
TN BESIDES running their company and
.h specuns their billets and looking after
sanitary conditions Of the town. Eu-
iattor . ana Bernard Dunlevy. the
latter former st. Michaels ColI.ys ,t,,
ueht' sang at midnight mass In ~.
onurcn there Christmas eve. (BrilIon
n.n mere sang In st. Stephens Church
nor' FOR Christmas they had % tur.
~eys' BESIDES these birds they had cram
sauce sweet and Irish potatoes.
champagne bread and butter. Gran.
o oo.y ana prune pies. nuts, raisins figs.
"ee, cigars and cigarettes. He learned
az inns writing that Lieut.. Homeister
S wnom ne had not seen since leaving the
a'es' was located some short distance
way from him with some of the bovs
rom st. Adams. The children about tho
camp would have been without any Christ
mas had 1t not been for the boys who
p'eKed up a collection amongst them
. . win this money they purchased
.oys, candles. nuts and cookies and each
om'u received something Besides this.
az inc women and children who were AT
me camp were given a share OF their
CHRISTMAS dinner, and all were enthu.i.
astic ana cried Viva Ia American MES" RI.
SUES ne'hg company commander. Can
tam shanley has many times been camn
commander. He suggests that II peonle
from here wish to send the boys news
papers or magazines that they would be
more apt to get them II they were sent
to someone In particular as the first SOL
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