Putnam patriot., 1919-03-14

We gave out the rations for supper and ate is as s0sn as VIC got settled in
 cur coupartment after the train pull
 led out. Our raLiOns fer the tr1p consisted of eOfned beef or scorned Willie. beans, tomatoes, little jam, ard bread.
 "Our rext stop and change was Or leans. We got in there about 7.3O,
 f.t al the stuff of the train and then
 raitei until Lt. Giidea, the C. c. of the ether squad. found the F. T. Q. and found our quarters for the night.
 We got quarters at hospital in the city. The city looked very pretty by the light of full moon and especially the biz cathe frat, directly behind which was located the hospital The hospital was practically closed, hav- ing TO patients. and the personnel putting on the finishing touches Of the closing process. They had to get truck t6 haul beds and mattress and
 ,dt out blankets from the storehouse, giviHg each ore 6f u5 five We got up at the next morning and hustled Joggn 10 the station and TO more tran got everything loaded on te the tram than it started it was stlli dark and 8o ! had a short nap 0n the traln.
 '.Tu ttc shu.1e Jur men became sep- aratea agd We had some 9f the other eouqd. and l was in charge of the whole bunch. The other train vert to Ch8ftres. the way we should have gone, and We were taking the shortest way on singie-trae road. our des= tiaatiou being Connerre, not Tar from Te Mans. on the main line over which the train would come with the ret of aur crowd We got into Con nerre at 1115 and l reported to the K. T. c explaining the whole sitna- ticn He wanted to send Us ri9ht along to Le Mans on an express al most due. but when l told him about our baggage. he sad he would not have time to get it on the train. The next train would arrive at 2.30 and would probably carry our bunch, If not. we would have to 20 to Le Mans anyway The train came in, and sure enough carried our lost bunch. They were pretty hungry, for we had had all of the ratioas Got into Le Mans a little after Bis and hung around until nearly ; %, when we marched with q guide out to the camp. It is quite a large city aud the station IS a large one There is Y. M. C. A. shack there at the station where they served coffee, waters and cigarettes free of charge.
 "Again the camp was m an old French camp with the large stone bar racks. We all had to be checked up before they marched us in and were taken out to the rear of the place where there were some wooden bar racks As soon as we got settled a bit we all went down street for sup per On the way fellow met us and said that our officers wanted to see the two 1st sergeants. They told us everything would be stored for the night, including our packs, and that we would be given blankets. The next morning fellow came Tn right after first call and tried to get the bunch out for revellie. but he didn't have the ghost of show of doing 1t. They all just shouted back at him. He and another fellow came in several time, but no one got up until break fast time We got word that we were 10 be down at the entrance at 500 q. m. We marched down to the station, got our stuff loaded in the baggage car, and we had part of coach re served We were told Sable was the station where we were to get of and we arrived there about LOO D. m. No body at the station knew about our