The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1918-12-26

s1ble. We had doughnuts and coffee
for supper as dinner was a couple Of
hours late and in the evening there
was regular time. singing songs, etc.,
but the regular feed was at dinner.
Had turkey, dressing. gravy. mashed
spuds. turnips, carrots. celery, apples
bananas. pie, all kinds Of grapes, nuts,
cigars. coffee, and plenty of every
thing for everybody. One fellow said
everything from soup to doughnuts-
which was right.
Have been promoted from day ord
erly to male nurse, or he nurse, as
they call 1t over here.
DO not know when to expect to get
home. but the future sure looks better
than prior to November H."
Joseph Cummings. son OF Mrs. Mary
Cummings, of Winchester, is reported
killed in action in France. He was
born in Canada. and enlisted in the
Canadian infantry eighteen months
ago.
Am in work camp now, but am
hnding 1t more pleasant than some of
the others not so named" writes Pri-
vate Ray R Witherby, of Battery D,
7th Trench Mortar Battalion, in
France.
Some people like it in France, but
give me the good old U. S. A.
French money is about as much
trouble as 1t is worth. You can have
a pocket full. and think you are rich,
but upon counting it you find that you
are nearer broke than anything else"
Wayne o. Beeson has returned to
camp following furlough with his
mother at 300 West Main street.
Sergeant Everett Ray recently re-
turned from overseas, has received his
honorable discharge from Camp Sher-
man. He has been with an aero
squadron.
Edward Kehlenbrink of the u. S.
Naval Operating Base, Hampton
Roads, Va, is here on Christmas fur
Tough.
Private Oscar Kehlenbrink writes
from France that he is in a hospital
having been taken sick on the morn
ing Of November II.
THE regiment | was in is now on
Its way to Germany so you see am
quite ways from the Battery. BY
the time this letter reaches you
may be back in the United States.
then again / may be back with my reg
fment, it's hard to tell.
Il guess everyone in the States is
"a &c -
not be? I was In all the Allied drives
with the exception of Chateau Thierry
! was at scissors, at St Mihiel, in the
Champagne, in the Argonne lat Yer
dun). and besides that we were in the
reserve in the Lorraine sector for two
weeks in August"
Sergeant Daniel v. Boswell has re-
ceived his honorable discharge from
Camp Funston, and has arrived at his
home, 204 North Fifth street.
Corporal Raymond Pilgrim has writ.
ten to his parents from Builder, Luxen-
burg saying:
After weeks at the front and quite
little excitement at Verdun we are
now on our way to the Rhine Our
brigade has been picked as one of the
outfits to go into Germany for a while
We are having a good experience
and get royal welcome wherever we
go. We are now in Luxenburg."
Verlin c. Ratliff orderly of the
headquarters OF the 3Sth Division for
merly stationed at Camp Shelby, Miss,
has been assigned as clerk in demob-
ilization records office in Bourges,
France. He writes that he may be
stationed there until next June. His
work is concerned with keeping as
matter of record soldiers names and
assignments.
Ratliff is the son of Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Ratliff of near Richmond.