Bisbee daily review., 1919-03-29

| 5L- T Harley, 11th Battalion, 2Oth Engineers is in the city, having recently returned from overseas. He enlisted in the Engineers from this point, having beer in the forestry service, and will leave for Flagstaff shortly to re-enter that ! service.
 What do you think of the Y NJ c. Az" Sergeant Harley was asked
 That was about the first question that was asked me when I landed and about the first was asked when I got to Tucson" replied the sergeant, "ano in appreciation of the services it ren, dered me as only one of two million American soldiers who went abroad and of the benefit and comfort I re- ceived, am glad of an opportunity to give an account of the Y. NJ. c. A tactivities as I found them on my moves through France.
 ~On our way over, we (the 10th Engineers) passed through Scotland and England. stopping five days at Southampton before crossing the chan nel to France. Strangely enough, as we left America it was with feeling that we were departing from a4, things American It never occurred to me nor had at that early day ben informed that there would be any or ganization or effort made to earrr the home feeling along with the boys. And it was that want, the feeling that we would be out of touch with home ties, of which we often thought though seldom spoke among ourselves.
 50 at Southampton we had hardly unslung our packs and been given our liberty until we discovered close to our camp a real American Y. NJ. c. 4. Dur ing our five days stay there I am sure most every man, of our regiment visit ed that ''Y" and the first thought ois entering there was to write home and tell them there we were in a little America'-the '. NJ. c. A. (Many of our first letters just got as far as the censor's desk)-
 ''In this Y. M. c. A., as in all Y. M. c. As which I later entered, we found music (piano and graphaphone), books and magaziness and billiards and oth- CT popular games, and all these means of entertainment were eagerly, which l emphasize, taken advantage of. Yes, then we were in little America and in high spirits. do not mention the canteen there, which I do want to mention later. T
 Ice Cream at Front
 From Southampton We crossed the channel and landed at Le Havre. We immediately took the train and after riding two days and nights were told to unload" We found ourselves at Meyers (Nievre), in central France. There we found the ' again and in addition to all the comforts I mention ed before it was the only place We could get canteen supplies, tobacco and candy. At that time these items were in the French shops but their scarcity, especially candy, made the prices out of reach of the soldier at any time except on payday. Here, too. the Y. M. c. A. made and sold US ice cream, something unknaEn to the French. At Meyers we could not buy supplies from the quartermaster Q917).
 At Meyers our regiment was split up and sent to various parts of France. I was sent with a small detachment to Gievres -CLoir ct Cher), a small village at which place was later located the larges A. E. F. engineer supply depot. Here again I found the Y. NJ. c. A. in a large barracks building. In it found the nearest approach to home comforts, with writing material, piano, magazines and newspapers, and for a time the only place we could find a fire to get warm, it being the winter of 1917-1S.
 Bid 25e for Tobacco
 No canteen had yet been installed and such luxuries as candy an dtobac- co were not luxuries but impos- abilities. Many of the boys were of fering 25c for a 5c package of smoking tobacco without success. When the canteen was later installed it was the most popular place in camp. Up to this time fMarch, 1918) at the camps had been in, the quartermaster was not selling supplies direct to the sol dier. As this camp at Gievres grew, the Y's activities grew with it, and before left there in March, 1918, the r. Nj. c. A was giving moving pic ture shows Gree, of course) weekly, and was conducting all forms Of amusement, such as boxing, wrestling, musical concerts. etc They also fur nished basketball, football and base ball outfits for these real American games.
 From Gievres our detachment was sent about France and at every stop of course we always found the welcome of the red triangle
 Finally I was sent down in the wooded area of the Landes, where spent my longest stop at any one camp and where 1 was at the close of the
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