Norwich bulletin., 1919-07-24
EARLE L. SPARKS COMING HOME FROM GERMANY

] In a letter received Wednesday from l Earle L. Sparks he writes under date Of July :. 1919. from Cir Maisheid. Wasterwa1d. Germany:
 For the w-fer1ia ming divisions over here The Watch on The Rhine is
 nearly "caput. July 5th the Second Division was turned over to the $. O. s. and for the past few days we've
 been busy turning in all surplus c. I. and ordnance equipment, taking physical exams, filling olit transporta- tion cards, etc. Before the end of this week all mules. guns ammunition, and c4rts will have been disposed Of and
 barring aecidshts like quarantine for contagious diseases. the Second will sail en or about July goth.
 This d. nj the brigade had it's celors decorated again. Besides myself there are three Norwich boys in the
 Second Division that I have met, Pro- va+e Irving Drake; Headduarters Go. 18th F. A.. Bugler Wilfred F. Sage
 Ca. F, 2rd> Iafantry anc Private Da- vid Sheehan. Headousrters Go. rrivate
 sheehan is an operator in the brigade telephone exchange. Brigade head hsre in Gross Aaise4eid and as am attached tn com many for ratiens and
 "Bu1l Durham I seq Sheehan near iy every day He told me tonight to send his regards to all his friends in Nerwich-and suburbs.
 I think all the men in the Second from New England will be sent to Camp De1eus. Mass. to be dischars- ed. and if 70. the four of us may come horne tosether.
 Tonight, the "" is dispeusirS frse root beer saturdax ' wight we had ice cream. Saturday afternoon our chaD- lain: R. F. Sanford. flew at 9 low al- titude over this towa. and from the aeroplane scattered leaflets which read: 'f'l1 Try Anything Once. Saake!" Sunday services s July. 1s1s Short seFrno1i-'The Last Long Nile" Cross rnaischeid 10 a. m. Kleinn' aischefd il is m fonr sif F. g. gahferd asris eRap Gap lain, 5th AI. c. Br The German ,1eo5lA ran to grab the bills more than did the soldiers. Guess the Heinnies thought it was more prepa sanda.
 Wednesdat. June 18th. the First and Second Divisions moved forward in to unoceupied territory, and this bri- gade camped on the outskirts of WiedehBahn about % kilsm from here. read to move at a minutes no- tiee in either direction. We pitched tents in the fields and remained there till the nernins Of June 3sth. the day after peace was signed. than moved back. here and now ws are counting the, days. While at wiedenbahm the '. NJ. c. A. sent u6 several movies and free ice cream. deushnuts. etc. and the K. ef C. sent up beaucoeup che eolate. tobacco, ci$arettes writing pa- per and Missouri Meerschauns in fact everything to sladden a dough- boys heart The K Of C. hung up signs in the room which read: Everybody welcome everything free This is tie mett6 Of the K. of C."
 Dsh't thank the secretary, thank ths folks at home and Raid this place. We did! Tn four days some 26t6 bars Hershey's chocolate. s,56e packs Pied r1ents and Bull Durham. 1,5eo cuts Of Climax and 500 corn eebs had disap- peared.
 The Fourth of July was celebrated n Seed old Yankee style, along the RhiheAparades. reviews, fireworks, | and athletics. Five of us had an old 1 fashioned breakfast on rndepenaanee l morn; 90 eggs for the five of us, ham, | fried spuds, creanied peas rnarHaa- | lade, bread and butter, canned Bart l lett pears and coffee. didn't eat any dinner and had eggs again for supper.
 The Brigade show Echoes From | Breadway," is back together again and the show will go home as a unit. en- tertainins the various ddthts at Erest and on the boat
 We have received our Victory Rib- bons and these Of us who are entitled | to them are wearing the four stars awarded the Second Division. one each for Chateau Thierry, Soissons. St. Mi- heil and Meuse.Argonne, and yfe may yet be awarded a silver star for 
 Trust this will find all the Bulletin spell.
 Guess I will renatain in Norwich for ! While, as after an absence of six