Evening Republican, Volume 20, Number 280, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 November 1916 — Another Letter From Lad In European War Zone. [ARTICLE]

Another Letter From Lad In European War Zone.

Another letter was received today from Fred Hamilton, who is with the English army, located at Surrey, England. The letter was written on November 8, which means that it was only thirteen days in arriving here. -Fred -states that' they expected- A move within a day or two for a new camp, where they would spend a couple of months on the largest of machine guns. Hamilton has a first; class gunner’s, or Lewis badge, which is given to those qualifying as a marksman. The badge is worn just above the cuff of the left sleeve, and any soldier who is presented with one of these feels very proud. Fred states that he expects to see all of Euorpe before he returns to the United States, and also Austrlia. Each soldier is presented with free transportation to wherever they desire to go after being discharged from the service and are also granted 160 acres of Canadian land. Fred is very much impressed with Europe and says that the scenery where he is, is very beautiful and that the roses bloom the year round, and that the old castles are covered with vines and roses. Each soldier is allowed from Saturday evening to Monday morning off and the Rensselaer youth is taking advantage of these opportunities ro pay visits to different points of interest in England. It is the general impression of the soldiers whom Hamilton is with that the war will not end before two more years. ;