The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-10-15
With THOSE IN
ARMY AND Navy
This column. containing news Of
Richmond and Wayne county SOL
diers and sailors, will appear daily
In the Palladium. Contributions
will be welcomed.

Walter Mathews, of Camp Custer,
Mich, is able to be out of the hospital
following an attack of influenza.
Robert Lamb of League Navy Yards
is on furlough at his home in Center
vile.
Russell Jenkins reports that he has
entirely recovered from slight at
tack of influenza. He is stationed at
Camp Lee, Virginia.
Norman A. Brown, a talented young
pianist of this city, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Brown Of North Nineteenth
street, who has been stationed at
Great Lakes, since completing post
graduate course at the Cincinnati Con-
servatory of Music, last June, re-
ceived material recognition during the
recent Great Lakes Revue given at
the New Auditorium in Chicago. Be-
sides being a member of the drill
squad, and of the chorus, he was &C.
companist for all the musical num-
bers in connection with the Revue.
Another son, Charles H. Brown, is
also stationed at Great Lakes, in
Camp Dewey.
Captain ]. A. Langston with the air
service stationed at Washington, d.
c., is spending short furlough with
his sister, Mrs. R. S. Martin of this
city.
Mr. and Mrs. David Nicholson have
received the following interesting
letter from their son, Harry, who is
in France:
1--WE had fine trip coming over on
the ship. The water was smooth all
the time and l was not the least sea-
sick. We do not have much time to
write and / will have to write a little
every day.
This morning we took a hike for
about ten or twelve miles. 1t was
cool and nice and we stood it we'll.
Following mess we all lined up and
after marching about five and half
miles, went swimming for an hour
This took all afternoon.
I'VE are living in French homes
The government pays SO much for
our lodging there. The town in which
we are stationed is not occupied by
many French people.
When the wind is in the right d.
rection we can hear the big guns re-
port at the front. They are about fifty
or sixty miles from here, | think.
expect to be home by Christmas"
Mrs. Mamie Norton of Kitchel,
Ind, has received letter from a sena-
tor, to whom she wrote in regard to
report that her son, Private Andy
(Jack) Norton had been killed in
action, stating that it has been veri-
fled that her son is well and on duty
with his company. The letter in part
follows: 81 am pleased to inform you
that your son is we'll, and on duty
with our army in France. He was in
jured on October 10, 1918"
Norton has been in France since
April and no word has been received
from him since June 2.
Earl Pickett. son of Mr. and Mrs.
A. j. Pickett, has arrived in the Har-
ward Radio school at Cambridge,
Mass, according to a letter received
from him. Before enlisting he was
employed at Knollenberg's store
Inc letter 1OllOWS.
We arrived here o. x. last night.
1t sure was a long trip. We started
from Great Lakes Thursday at 7
o'clock and got here at 8 o'clock
Friday. This is one of the Oldest
towns in the United States.
There were two car loads of Italian
soldiers on the same train with us.
They were friendly but could not talk
English, except the officers. These
men have seen active fighting in
Austria and have relatives who are
captives in the Austrian army. The
Italians all shook hands with us
when they left.
We had the finest food the dining
car could produce. We had four meals
a day.
This sure is some school here, much
larger than at the lakes.
The buildings here in town are of
the old type; made of stone and are
large. The place wes are staying is
in a barracks much like an apartment
house, with porches and about two
stories high. The grounds around
here are very beautiful, much like
boulevard and not far from the center
of Cambridge.
On our way out on the train, New
York state was the prettiest country
ever saw. The train wound around
between big hills and river falls; the
trees on the hills were turning and all
the colors were beautiful.
At the present time we are only
allowed to go a mile from the school
because of the "flu" They are TAX
ing good care of US.
There are men here from every
state in the union. | imagine we are
going to have to- study very hard
Mrs. c. E. Smith, 1913 North G