The Lake County times. [volume] (Hammond, Ind.) 1906-1933, 1918-08-27


/ in week or so and are likely 10
stay for months You know In the
army. especially IN war time whcreV-
er YOU hang Your hat is your home
and In minutes notice are subject "a
pack up and be on your way That IS
about all we have been doing since oar
arrival over here Fourteen OF oar
trucks arrived the other dav and ex-
pect the balance IN a week or so They
are all Nash quads a wheel drlvel and
they certainly have the ability to pan
under nearly every condition. on.
company IA entirely motorized you
| know and certainly am glad for one
thing and that IS We VIII not have 20
do great deal OF hiking when We get
into active service. AS to when we
/ viii see active service IS uncertain.
j. may be soon ana It may ba months
For my part I would just as soon
get down to active service and start
hauling hun" exterminators right
away. or course It viii be some weeks
yet. as we have to get quite little
training vet. You would ne surprised
to know the reputation OF the ammu-
milton trains. They are considered 70
be the highest branch in the entire
/ service As 10 the danger connected
with ammunition trains. they are many.
as You are vel laware. I thought ct
irst that I had gotten into branch
without any excitement. bat from what
7 hear and read I Will get all the ex-
element I crave for. Some OF the com
/ pany have been assigned to trucks as
! wagoners (driversl assistants. ammu-
| milton handlers. cOrporals In charge of
two trucks. serEeants IN charge OF
eight I do not know as yet what my
! duties will be. as I have not been as
signed and probably viii not be until
/ the balance Of our trucks arrive Am
surely anxious 70 know what I am go
ing to get out OF IT, as I have worked
hard and tried 10 do my best every
minute. I have a pretty clean record
to date. so am hopeful OF getting some
thing better than being an ammuni-
ton carrier ha Wei, even ~ don't,
7 am going ahead to do my BIT to end
this old struggle anyway.
was sure disappointed that we did
not spend more time IN England We
hurried across 1t in double quick time
and missed seeing London and Cleth-
eroe. as I had planned. We did see
several OF the other large cities though.
and VIII have to content myself on
waiting until my return trip.
Our trip across the water from Ems
| land 70 France was surely q rough
one Nearly everyoue was sick. but I
STAYED on deck all OF the time and es-
capped st. Tho boat was crowded and
Gee. we really had a hot old time.
I. like nearly every one. never slept a
| wink.
We are not very far from one o.
1 frances noted summer resorts. I un-
derstand and as soon as VIC get some
! leisure time and an able to get a
pass. am going up and see the sights
! I understand Il is quite swell. Ha,
/ France as have found It. at least
during my brief stay is really inter
eating and 7 would give most any
thing II I could talk the language fu-
emily Parts Of 1t arc beautiful Not
prfttier than our own West. though,
but attractive and exceptionally inter
esting. The roads are consistently ex-
cellent and like England. IS one large
garden. Even thoreh the men are at
war the women are corrvinr on the
agriculture and wine industry very sue
cessfulIy. There is a shortage Of wood.
which 7 understand. sells a. high as
SIS TO SIS cord. I also wondered why
I saw so few automobiles. but was en-
! Nghtened when I was informed that
gasoline sells for s1.25 to $40 gol-
/ lon Phew. You wouldn't like many
| trips in the machine If you were here.
would you? Autos are luxury here
and IN fact there are few luXuries Of
any kind. II the people back IN AM
erican only knew what nearly four
years of war has done to these ooun-
tries over here. they would only be too
glad to scrutlnize and save. 1t IL time
for Americans to wake Up to the fact
that they are in the war Let them 20
/ through whatever We have to for Just
one week and they would start think
ing.
We are getting good food to eat now
and while not plentiful. enough to keep
your back away from the front We
are rationed now and not like It was
| in the states to go back FOR a couple
( OF helpings.
Our trip across France was unevent-
ful as far as any excitement IS con
cerned. or course you have often seen
troops moving and riding in freight
cars in pictures. Well. that Is the way
we travel. Surely was a trip and will
live vivid upon my memory
I have been wondering II YOU have
heard from me since we landed So
for I haven't had a letter or paper Of
any kind from home. Am surely hun
cry for some news too. Don't forget
10 send the Times: surely miss =.
Have run across several Of the Lake
county boys here. As J sat down at
the table at the Y. NJ c. A. here
ran across Carl Dennowitz. Gary Trib
reporter sitting opposite me- We had
quite a chat talking over old times dur
ing November campaign. He IS stiu
private but looks we'll and seemingly
likes the army life Also saw Jerry
Blum. son OF Blum. z. State street
haberdasher. lie has been in quaran-
tine for mumps for nearly two weeks.
Eddie Fitzgerald IS also here some
place but have not seen him vet Alzo
heard that Allan O'Rourke. son Of r.
O'Rourke. is here with the 23rd Eng
but haven't been able to locate him vet.
Tell Frank that am going 70 look
him up as I said I would before I en-
listed Dick MiIikan of Hammond Is
also in my company. also Dave Posner
who asks me 10 say hello to all his
Hammond friends There are also
lot OF other fellows know. but have
Z not run into them as yet
Well hows everything and every
body in Hammond. Seems ages since