Putnam patriot., 1919-01-17
ATTAWAUGAN
Joseph Stone is convalescing iron

Joseph Stone is convalescing from the grip.
 Miss Margaret Gaffrey has returned to her school duties in Clark's Falls, after three weeks vacation at her parents home here Sunday morn ing she rendered an otfertory at the M. F. church.
 In compliance with Pres. Wilson's proclamation concerning the great $40. GOO. 900 drive for Armenian and Syrian relief this week there will be special offering taken next Sunday morning at the M E. church for thIs worthy cause.
 @Tbe Dutch Detective. , which maae such hit at Dayyille feR weeks aeo, was repeated Tuesday evening at the hall of the AttaWadgan Social club lt Is a roaring farce from beginning to end, given by we'll known people of our neighboring Vli= lage. and the Attawaugan folks ap- preciated their coming here to give them an evening of innocent merrl- ment.
 Mr. Burton. the "movie-man," has been expending some $50 in putting an appliance into his machine which has greatly increased it's light power. Some complaint has been made along back about the dimness of the pie lures. but last Friday evenings pho to-play. in which Norma Talmadge featured, showed bright and clear. Another picture is scheduled for Fri day evening of this week.
 A letter received this week by Pas tor Woodward from a elasmate of his son Truman, Eldon H. Martin, who has just arrived from overseas, shows the difficulty troops have getting back home, but expresses hopes of an ear ly return for his friend. He says in part T think you will be seeing Truman shortly If he isn't already on the high seas, he probably is wait ing for a ship His last letter to me was dated Dee. 17th, and he was then in Tbielt Belgium, and on the point of being sent to Dunkirk on the coast I do not wish to create any false hopes, nor cause you any future dis appointment by making you feel over-conti3e ent. But l think you will see him before the first of April. Pos sibly he may come across before Feb ruary lst. for many troops are sched- uled to be shipped through this month. Gen. March has reported in a recent statement which the army and navy register has published, that the 9lst Div under orders to come home as soon as possible, and ship ping facilities were available for them At present Truman Is with that outfit. and his original division, the 2Sth, is also being sent home. Consequently his chances of fitting in somewhere and of coming soon are very good The worst thing about il is that no one can find out anything definite in the army before it actually happens, and that is especially true of the shipments of troops home. They are sending those who are not needed back as fast as possible over there but shipping facilities are causing considerably delay as well as difficult ties in getting train service from tht place where you happen to be billete( to base port When you hear tha Truman Is at base port. you may expect hm any time after two weeks We waited in Brest just two week for our boat Some outfits wait onF a few days He may be in port wait ing for 3 noat now. Forty thousln, troors were on train moving ro RIcS when We moved out fer Amerll. A-~, will slreiy see h'n soon. It smell seems goad to he hack in gool ol Ameriea once more.