Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-02-27

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A letter from Edward Crawford IN
dicates that he is on his way home
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Clark Steyer, who has been station
ed Mt the hospital in TT. Riley, came
up to see his parents Tuesday after
noon.
CIV sherman has been released
from the navy and returned nome.
He received his training Mt the Great
Lakes and was later sent to Norfolk
Virginia.
VI ra IN
Henry Stiles who has recently re-
turned from France after IL months
service there is visiting at the home
of u f. Neuli Mr.. Stiles was a
member Of the Tenth Engineers, VINO
were attached to the second division.
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Il. L. Van trees received a message
from the war department stating that
his brother. Pvt. Gaylord Vantrees,
died of pneumonia ut evacuation nos
pital No. II, Prier, Germany Feb. D.
pvt. yantrees entered the army
from his home in Missouri and receiv-
ed his training at Camp Funston. He
was a member of the medical corps
in the S9th Division.
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A letter from Dave Wilkie, who Is
with Company H., said they had
received orders to prepare to move
Feb. 3 and expected to be cleared
out by Feb. I. He said they We're
all excited and expected to be home
soon, judging from the orders.
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Alcid Lucier wrote his father that
he had left the hospital to join the
depot brigade and he had the privi-
lege of returning with his division II
he wants to or of coming ahead OF
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them. He said he would like to wait
for them and might do so If he found
they were coming soon but otherwise
he would come right away as ne
was mighty anxious to get home
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1.-THE Fighting Farmers"
II wasn't the Mid Western div1s-
ion" over on the front. Although that
was the official name of the seth d.
vision, 1t wasn't the one by which
they were known after their first
action, say wounded men in the de-
barkation hospitals In New York.
From the time the men from Kan
sas. Nebraska, Missouri, Colorado and
South Dakota first climbed over the
top, they had new name from their
buddies Of other divisions, 1t Is told.
They were known as THE Fight
ing Farmers.
The American doughboy, say those
who saw the 89th In action can al
WAYS be banked upon to go direct
and to the point in bestowing nick
names.
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Virgil Mckee, who is with co. T.
2nd Engineers, stationed In Neuweih'
Germany, writes his parents under
the date Of January %:
dopSt
the first pass l have had for over
twenty four hours since have been
In the army. read In the papers
about Mr.. Mitchelrs death. get
it from Jay Reese nearly every week
l have received no Christmas box as
vet although some are coming in each
day. You say / ought to be among
the first to come home as / was the
first to sail for France, but the peo-
pie who are running the army"
don't seem to think the Second has
done its share, so / guess we Will
stay for awhile. The Second divis-
ion Just battled on five entirely sep
arate sectors, including Chateau
Thierry, Champagne, scissors, st.
Mihiel and Meuse- Argonne. They
captured more prisoners, more guns
and advanced more kilometers than
any other division, but if they say
stay for awhile, / guess the Second
can do it. / will write about my
trip later. l am feeling fine.
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In letter written to his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. A. B. Ream of Eliza