Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 160, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 24 July 1917 — Rensselaer Boys In War Arena. [ARTICLE]

Rensselaer Boys In War Arena.

Samuel Duvall and Verne Davisson, Rensselaer boys, are now somewhere on the Atlantic ocean bound for France, where they are to see active service as ambulance drivers. Duvall and Davisson left Rensselaer last week for New York city. They left that city aboard the U. S. Steamship Chicago Monday evening, the same boat on which Alfred Thompson sailed a few weeks ago. Mr. and Mrs. Delos Thompson received a letter from their son, Alfred, Monday, whb is now in Bordeaux, France, in which he relates some very interesting experiences of his journey over. He reached the war zone four days out from his destination. The last four nights all the men were ordered to sleep on the decks, with their life preservers close at hand, and with their clothes on. They were not allowed to appear on deck with their uniforms on nor to even light a cigarette at night. Mr. Thompson also told of the extremely high prices that prevail in the war stricken countries.