Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 15, Number 296, Decatur, Adams County, 15 December 1917 — Page 2

HAS ICED TEA Herman Miller, in Sunny Texas Camp, Escapes the Cold OF THE NORTH Is Happy—ls Working on Machines—Next Place * to Home. MlaS Emma Miller has received lav following letter from her brother. Herman Miliar. Aviation Field No. - Everman Texas. Hee. 5 Dear Sis At Co: — Well the first thing on the program' now. is to let you know that I have been neglecting my duly when ? comes to writing home (just as if you 1 don't know that) You can see that 1 am not at Kelly any more. I am at the best place in the world now, (except home) But this conies the nearest to being 'hom- ', yet. We have all the eats that a human "pig" can eat and then some. | Now for example for supper we had mashed spuds, meat, bread, butter. I rice pudding and believe me it was j ■good" and ice tea. What ice tea this time of the year? Yes. ice tea! You see. it is quite warm down here. All the other squads live in wood barracks except us. And we live in I square tents with a wooden floor and I sides, just a good canvas top. We have a stove and Ixdieve me it comes in handy of a night. lam writing thisj letter on a library table construct'd, by me, last Sunday (that's when the’ carpenters put our floor if) It isi a dandy too. It is about the size of, the one there at home with a sh< It under neath Eight of us sleep together in this tent and we have all the room in the world. . Now as to this Held. Well, it is sur<‘| a fine place. No dust at all here .tmli NO mosqrtttoes either, except tho ej gasolene ones and take it front n e they are thick here. Oh! so you are getting anxious as to what I am doing. Well, I have at last got my job. I am working on j machines. Yesterday ami litis mo;">-J ing I helped to take a motor down ami I grind the valves. I ground yesterday [ afternoon and all forenoon today on two valves. You see. they must be just so. This af'ernoon I learned how. to splice brace wire or cable and also helped to carry an 8 cylinder. 90 II !.’. | from the repair shop to our "Hanger" 1 am in Plight (', Hanger (1 or Sec. 78. You can see that I didn’t do much this afternoon. But believe me lam Teaming a real trade now. I have wished , again and again that Harry could ne here. This sure would be a treat to I him. I got into “Jhis” just in time for’ this Field has only been open about three weeks. It's a new one and a pretty one it is. all white buildings. A hanger holds six planes or mat hin -s There are fifteen hangers hero. We got here Thanksgiving morning and the first thing on the program was for a follow to hand in his checks. They sure do kill them here. Last Saturday a fellow- fell about 3000 feet, “Nulf Sed.” I have part of the machine in tny "traveling bag” ami will send it to you later. The other day. four machines were damaged in about 30 minutes. Two of them landed, note first, about fifty feet apart, in five minutes time. And there they we’-c. tail up and nqse in the ground, jnu like a pig rooting for acorns. Yest >rday a fellow was up 3500 feet, ov r Everman, which is about a mile from here, when his engine let loose. The

connecting rod broke and knocked I one cylinder oil' and cut the wh de. crank case in two. The lucky chap' landed without a scratch but you should have seen him. because three gallons of lubricating, oil came b:vk at the pilot and made him look as if he had fallen into a mud hole. This is the fminy part of it. He went up ( ■with one engine in good working order and came hack with two engines, not tn working order at all. (ft was cut in two, see) _ «. As for today. I looked out of the Hunger upon the Airdeme and kcr■ whack came a machine down and remained nose down and tail up. It is p common oecurence to see a machine just totfeh the ground and then turn over on its back or stand on its nose. Well. I suppose you are getting tfr-d i of hearing about wrecks, hut. Sis. that I is about all 1 have to write about but ; nevertheless 1 will now endeavor to ] change the subject. h This cafnp is quarantined, but | please don’t ask me why. because I i don’t know. I guess the officers want- ] ed to have something to do. (7!i. yes. 1 gfafhst forgot, and t sup-! i,o e- "ts < )r>-nv tdie bttt e-#r ’6' many thank ■ fm‘ thd ciiftfy attht . frats tfrid you ran send some nh>;e

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I XX THAT shall I give for Christmas? ▼ ’ There are a million things —the gifts that last a day, the gifts that are tucked away in closets, the gifts that are forgotten I The Gift of Furniture ’WHS? Furniture lasts forever —is forever a reminder of the giver and forever of service to the recipient. It is forever useful and forever beautiful. And it costs no more than the silly little gifts that die. A dollar or two will buy Furniture here—or many hundreds of dollars, according to what you choose to make it. You are invited to inspect our Christmas Assortments. You need not buy—but you will. I Practical Christmas Presents Piano Library Table Music Cabinet Rocker Ladies’ Dressing Table (j] o |j e Wernicke Mirror 3-piece Parlor Suits _ . Sectional , O Pedestal Parlor Table Dresser Chiffonier B °° k CaSe Couch Bed Room Chair C-dai ( hest Brass Bed Piano Lamp M, riling Desks Davenport Buffet Oil Mops Davenett China Closet Rugs

I THE UP-TO-DATE STORE YAGER BROS. & REINKING d Opposite Court House East Side Decatur, Indiana I Give a SlobtAVernieke for Christmas W i 3 “TJh» Heart Z rhe /fe^rt ~

1 — I when you want to. ha. ha! I 1 wish you would send me my "mon- ( key jacket" that 1 wore when I ehang- . ed tires and some “Wiss” razor blades.l : Now I will try to tell you why 1 must have the* razor blades. We are here 1 for instruction from English officer.; cor in other words this is an Aviatim ■ school with English teachers. They are flue fellows too. When we go to 'school we are compelled to share I every day. shine our shoes and bru ;h | our clothes, and then study. This f fleld is used to train Canadian aviators! only and American mechanics. There the hereflsv ffkioo yL HOR RDLLiJ are more Canadians here than U. S. boys. There are about 1400 all to-, gether so you can see that there are‘ not so many here. This envelope is made from part of| a machine that fell yesterday and killed a fellow, ft is the covering cf the. wing. t Well. I must ring off for this evening. How is everybody at home? I’m all 0. K. I I am your brother, I HERMAN.’ ■0" sdtffm: l?2nd Idyo r:cp|jdrbi). Avittfofl FI*?M No. 2. Everman. TexmP. S.—l think we will bn here until

| about January Ist and then we will go to an American camp. (Camp Hicks. Texas). | P. P. S. Don't hardly know whit [drilling is any more. Hello: This is next day, just had my dinner. Had boiled cabbage with boiled pork, bread, cornstarch pudding with raisins and lemonade, pretty l good, wasn’t it? Just 5 machines "busted" this forenoon Two fellows J were killed at Hicks Field No. 1. this forenoon. I was out on the airdome ! most of the morning. One avia'or 'here (instructor) has crossed the ('. rI’man line 300 times and 30 some Ger'man planes to his credit. We even 'got movie actors here. December 6. 1917 i Dear Sis: j Two letters in one. Ha Ha! Saving expenses. I got your letter this evening after 1 had eaten my supper. ’ and I siye was glad to get the “pictures,” but say where does “mam” and dad come in at. Oh! I see. you (are going to send them later. Yon Iliad better got vaccinated. I was twice, but ft never rook. I must 'm 'he-rf'fiiv (fbt 4 big letter from Marry .fU“t got through writing 5 pages to him.

That was some "blow up” at Halifax wasn't ft? Don't care what kind of a sweat ar you send just so it is good and warm. Say. don't waslt that "monkey jacket" of mine. Just sew the buttons on and send it with razor blades ('. Well, I gotta go to bed and try to mail this tomorrow. I am, your brother. HERMAN MILLER . o

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i !l 9 11 I L ! I I ■ I OB & Y. I S .? 'v > i j Buy the Christmas Piano Now-Why DciayWe will deliver any time you say. • fl The buying of a piano is one of the most important transactions of a life time. Most cheap pianos are more expensive than high priced ones. W hat little musical virtue they have at first twinkles out in a few months. We have the high priced piano, sold at a low price. We will sell you the kind which gives you good music that will last. The price we make puts them within the reach of all. The more you investigate this statement, the more certain you are to prove to your own satisfaction that it is true. Come in and see themWe invite you to call and see the many different styles, in cases and finishes, and convince yourself that this is the piano you ought to have in your home. We fully guarantee them and it’s sure to give you the greatest possible satisfaction for the long- p est possible time. Terms of payments to suit.

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