The Fargo forum and daily republican. [volume] (Fargo, N.D.) 1894-1957, 1918-02-22

last or the 6o1,U are IN line, ma
undergone a change that is all thu
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don't feel like studying French afte
our regular work. One afternoon anC
couple Of evenings since being here
the wind and weather were such tina
we could hear the distant rumble o.
the heavy artillery on the front. II
the evening the sky would glow ever!
few seconds, presumably caused By
the flashes from the firing. Now, yoI
don't want to think from this that
there is going to be an artillery at.
tack on this place and that a shell
is going to light on my bunk some
night This place Is still a good
distance from the front and there
isn't any likelihood Of the front
moving this way. The work here is
enough to drive any kind Of a cold
away. Climbing over hills for a
couple Of hours every day and put
ting in an hours stiff drill every
morning, in snow or mud as the case
may be, and having plenty Of time
to sleep and lots to eat can't help, but
put a fellow in good condition. The
mail is still on its way to us. Not
sign of a letter from the states
but there is bound to be some soon
One Friday the report was spread
that there was lots of mail here for
us, but ii evidently was only some
ones pipe dream.
so far / have not heard anything
from Dick Orchard StiIl) since we
moved from Camp Mills to Camp
Merritt, but 1 presume that he is
somewhere in France long before
this time. The old bunch from Car
rington was at the camp when / left
our boys. went over and visited
them on the day / started for here"
r. o. Berry of Fargo, mechanic
with Company B, .I64th infantry,
in a letter to. a friend received
this week says I'VE are getting
hard boiled but will offer a lit
tie prayer for tobacco and Fargo
every night"
Berry writes that the North
Dakota boys are all out of
tobacco and matches and asks
that these articles be sent to
France by insured mail.
I'VE are all striving to uphold
and bring honor to Fargo and
feel sure that you will not for
get US in our hour OF need for
tobacco. We are dead broke and
have no way OF buying anything.
At present the members Of this
unit are getting plenty of action,
in fact, enough to suit all of US"
Ray G. Pinkham Of the 164th
company, writes his sis
ter, Miss Marguerite Pinkham, 215
street south, that recent
trip he made took him up close en-
ough to the firing line to, hear the
roar Of the big guns. He says 1t
gave him an opportunity to make
States forces.
II have travelled over some historic
ground, writes Mr.. Pinkham, mo-
ably the battlefield of Marine which
will go down in history as one Of the
most desperate and heroic battles Of
his terrible war. IL was there that
he French army turned the Huns
,ack in their march on Paris and
made General Joffre the hero and
dol Of France.
I'VE have a good company now
rom the officers down and all are
.nxious to do their best for our
country and our allies. France is a
,eautiful country. Most Of the boys
re trying to learn French and can
manage to ask for most of our COM
non wants but are far from profici-
mt This is a great experience and
annot be measured in dollars and |
ents. expect to be with you for |
ore that"
w. M. Jones of Lisbon, in a letter |
o his parents under date of Jan. Is, |
avs the mail had just arrived:
Last night was a big night as we |
OF our first mail since leaving the /
God old u. s. A." he writes. I'VE /
'ere just like a bunch Of kids at /
christmas time and ii sure did seem \
God even though the news was a
tile old. All the letters were ones
to Camp Merritt ..
"Our French friend was just over
, I stopped for q while to talk to
i'm. We are up against 1t for lights
5 no means are furnished for light
III the barracks and candles are an
zpensive luxury. They cost what is
IuiValent to ia cents each in Am
riean money and none Of us are
cry flush as we have not had a pay
ay since Nov. 16, 1917
Win Harris was over to see us for
while this afternoon. He's the same
d Vim. He says the major is going
get him a set of barber tools and
t him do barber work for the hos
tai corps and any others he finds
me-"
Private Don M. Blakemore of ]
.eele, N. D., member Of the 16Srd
nbulance corps, writing from
rance tells Of an accident that befell :
iother Steele young man in France:
'0h, yes, / forgot to tell you about '
1uie Coleman" writes Blakemore.
lie fell off a train onto another
ack. He fell fiat in between the /
ills and another train going in the !
'poEite direction passed over him
ID he never got a scratch. re the 2
were made the same as s
ose in the u. s. 1t might have 1
tcher on the engine here. He sure {
is lucky that they didn't have any !
for he said that just about the /
ne he hit the ground the train was [
ing over him." "a
Elvin J. Huseby with the TT. S. s
val aviation forces, writes to John t
iss treasurer Of the Red Cross at I
ndred, thanking him for a Christ
IS package that he had received
ortly before he wrote. /
II am stationed near an old and ]
amt French fishing village and /
'se enough to the ocean to be able c
see the tide come in and go out "
ties Huseby The weather is :
thing like 1t Is at home at this /