Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-09

why he didn't go to Italy and figh
with that country. To which he re
piled, UNITED States is my country
/ fight for her" He has writer
friends here under date of November
% that he is able to walk and ex
poets TO be back In the states soon
He did not state the nature Of his
wounds. When he enlisted here h,
walked from solomon for the pur'
pose and tho at first refused en-
trance to the company was so de
tcrmined that Capt Browne finally
let him in.
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Sergt. Clarence Huffman was III
from Camp Funston visiting home
folks over Sunday.
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Sergt. Harry Kruger is home from
and Private Bennett spent Sunday
here.
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Sergts. Harry Kruger is home from
Chicago on a Today furlough, where
he IL stationed In hospital.
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Capt. Ralph Lucier writes that he
is well and hopes to be home by Feb
ruary perhaps. He says he is just
preparing to take his band, from the
139th Infantry over to st. Mihiel to
play at celebration TO be held there.
He has not seen his brother "Sid" and
so he thinks he must be on his way
to the States.
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Sergt. Milton Jones, 353 Infantry,
writes to his parents, Mr., and Mrs.
Tom Jones, from Brizenal, Belgium !:
A few lines tonight to let you know
am all right and getting along fair
~ good. 1t has rained all day to-
day, a steady mist and is quite sloppy
outside. We are billeted very well
and have fire to warm our shfns by,
which feels mighty good. We are
in another country at present which
seems quite different from France In
many respects. The last town we
were at was Stenay, across the
Meuse river. 1t was quite a nice
place. You will know by the time
this 80 nh 20 x.n,, that xua ora nccuno
tion troops and ] really don't know
how long 1t will keep us over here,
or what we will do or where we are
bound for. The newspapers get
everything pretty straight as to our
movements and happenings, even bet
ter than / can write you. This is
day. I am thankful
for good many things, In many
ways, hut the good Lord knows bet
ter than | can tell him, all the things
| am thankful for. My greatest
| rayer on this day, is that ] return
home safe and find my dear parents
and brother well and happy MY
heart goes out to those who have
lost their dear ones over here, and
when the boys return theirs will be
The Grand Architect of
the Universe has certainly bee good
TO me and my motto is watch and
Pray" until the boys come home and
after that keep on praying for the
many blessings / am enclosing a |
Niece Of moss taken from an old
stone wall in Belgium. The wall
was all crumbled and broken down,
more than likely many centuries old.
II you have kept my letters l can
almost tell you the whole history of
,ur trip over here, because they are
lated and the many instances men
toned will help.
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Milo Ewald, a sailor on the u. S. s.
writes his parents from {
-enice, Italy: Having a little spare
ime, I'll drop you few lines and
ell you a little about this place I'm
D now. 1t is the most beautiful of
ny city I've been In on this side of
he pond. The most striking scenes
f this place are the buildings and t
he steets. The buildings certainly
re very beautiful. They are adorn-
d with statues and magnificent carv-
lgs both on the outside and inside.
hey also have lovely pictures paint
d on the walls and ceilings, but the .
lost beautiful and most costly ones =
,ere taken to Rome for safe keeping 6
uring the big Austrian drive on b
ally. The interiors of the buildings u
re full of various kinds of statues '
nd images. Going up some grand a