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

the Germans were concerned with
getting out of there ms fast as they
could. II was up there that they
pinned my commission on me and as
signed me TO "F'' company. was
only with them a week when an
order came through sending me down
here to this bloomin' school. There
are about 700 officers here and about
the same number of non-cOms., and
we find II rather hard to apply our
selves TO our studies, at this stage OF
the game and about all we do Is
speculate as TO when they are going
to send us home. We keep alive on
rumors and somebody comes in with
a fresh one about every twenty min
utes Luckily, our division was not
one OF those selected for the army
Of occupation, so we're hoping wen
he on our way home before long
p. S.-Almost forgot to tell You
that ! was In Paris the other day on
my way here, "some town-some
town."
Two thousand men day can be
discharged from Camp Funston when
all portions of the big rehabilitation
organizations are running at capa-
city, according to figures given out
today. This means the closing Of the
military affairs of 1000 men by the
Depot Brigade battalion to which they
are attached on their arrival in camp
The payroll on 1000 men with all OF
the incidental problems arising must
be finished and the railroad routes
and ticket rates figured on that num-
Der. 1t has not been found necessary
to operate at the capacity rate yet.
The 10000 men so far discharged
have gone out at rate of as high as
1900 per day only.
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With the announcement this week
that 10 per cent of the enlisted per
sonnet of the 10th Division Will be
the selection of the most
cases and preparations
FOR their immediate release are going
forward rapidly The 10 per cent
discharge authorized by the war de-
Dartment does not, however, cover
Ill of the cases meriting 1t and 1t is
understood at Funston, al
.hough unconfirmed, that recon-
has been made for so per
'ent discharge.
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Joe Hickman, who was called here
~ the death of his father, has re-
urned to Kelly Field, Texas, where
lie is stationed.
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Mrs. T.. E. Hazlett received news
hat her son, Edward, is now acting
aptain of a large Austrian battle
hip taken over by the allies in the
Adriatic sea near the Corfu Island
lie was training gunner of the Leoni-
las which destroyed a German sub
marine base in the Adriatic few
weeks ago. The honor Of command
ng a big battleship is highly cred
table to his ability.
Pa - -
r. II. Viola, received information
rom the war department that on re-
uest of Senator Curtis, his son-in-
NV, M. L. Stevenson, is to be dis
harged Immediately and will be sent
ONE.
Richard Jones, wireless operator
nd grandson Of Mr.. and Mrs. C. G.
ones of this city, is on the trans
ort stranded on rocks off the French
,ast. 1t is not thought that any of
lie men aboard are In danger. T
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M. j. Klover writes his sister. Miss &
ora Klover, from France; / am just t
ne and dandy and certainly en- II
yed my Thanksgiving dinner. We a
Id cold cabbage slaw, mashed po- Il
toes, turnips, peach dumplings, and o
flee. This is rainy day and we Il
ere billeted to move this afternoon a
1t the order changed. The end of e
is dreadful war is one great relief II
we've had our share of it since I
eve been over here. We had been e.
under shell fire since n
lgust s, until Nov. II. We were W
king to another front when we got d
ord at about a. M, that the war II
rs over and the big guns would al
ase firing at II a. m. The boys al
rn chaarpd tho pood nnws hut tho 81