The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1919-01-07

six great events In the life Of Joan OF
Arc. Each painting is q masterpiece
This town was my nearest approach to
the battle line. While the fighting
was going on we could see the flash of
the guns and hear them roar so that
We felt as If we were really participat-
ing the war. We had Dark Night
orders here for some months.
Ollie King and Bert Russell are both
in this camp. l see Ollie every meal
and Bert every few days. Blu Kaiser
is supply sergeant Of Co. A, and Frank
Hole, who was here, has gone on UP
to Commercy.
Our division can say one thing and
that Is that though 1t had no part In
the actual fghting. one of our train
and engine crews was the first Amer
lean railway crew to enter Metz. They
hoped on the train that carried Gen
Petain and rode into Metz.
Now and then In his letter Hoey
speaks Of his brother. Edward Hoey
who In another division is in France
In RECORD to him he says: Received a
letter a week ago. the first in over
two months, from Edward. had
inquired for the location Of the
18th engineers Immediately upon ar
irving In Brest, and learned they were
stationed at Nevers, A. P. O., TO, but
I did not see Edward when we passed
through there for he was at the time
down at st. Nazaine. We are arrang.
ing to meet in Dion for Christmas
together. Have our request for passes
In and are both entitled to seven days
leave OF absence since we have been
here over four months. Edward is en-
titled to a six months service stripe.
II am working in the office Of the
NJ. NJ. here doing drafting and other
odd jobs along engineering lines, but
am not rushed greatly since the war
is over. SO am taking the opportunity
to see some of the country.
1.-TWO weeks ago, Eve of us walked
to Meufvhateau and back. The town
Is ten kilometres or six miles from
here and by the time we reached camp
we looked like veterans OF, hundred
miles. The day was one of big cele'
bration in the town, and the streets
gaily decorated, we're jammed with
soldiers of all nationalities. The Amer
can flags predominated. A man in civ
ilian clothes was curiosity, but there
were French, English, Italian, Alge-
rian and American soldiers and Off
GERS; and Chinese coolies who were
working around the Y. NJ. c. A. In the
afternoon an artillery outfit marched
into town, headed by a regimental
band. They came through the tri-
umphal arch and on down the main
street of the town amid the cheers of
the crowd. Later on the main square
in front of the statue of Joan d Arc
the crowd surrounded the band and
listened to regular and good American
rag time. While the band was playa.
an airplane came over and performed
some stunts. Planes had been flying
overhead all day.
Last Sunday after a. M mass,
Bill Maham, Bill Reilly and walked
to Domremy, the home of Joan d Arc
1t was a round trip of about twenty
lies. We first visited the little church
where she attended mass and saw
there the baptismal fount where she
was baptized. The church itself is
very much like the small churches
found in every small town in France
no matter how small the town may be.
We crossed the street to visit her
home and this, too. a typical French
stone house. 1t contains four snail
cubby rooms downstairs, and two up
Upstairs there are many pictures of
her battles, and other souvenirs. From
here wewalked to the place where she