Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 213, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 17 September 1918 — JASPER WILLIAMS AND COMRADES GO EAST [ARTICLE]

JASPER WILLIAMS AND COMRADES GO EAST

325 F. A., Bat. E, 84 Div., A. E. F., September 6, 1918. Dear Friends:— '* —\ I landed on Long Island, New York, safe and well. We : started Tuesday about 3 o’clock and reached here last night at 8:30. It was some car* ride. We had Pullman coaches, so we could rest good at night. I was guarding one end of the car the second night, so never got much sleep, but had a good night’s sleep on our canvas cots. We sleep in tents here, eight in each tent. I gave a card to a lad in Pennsylvania, to you. Did you get it?. We came through Cincinnati, Kent and Marion, Ohio. We turned time an hour at Kent, Ohio. Eastern time. We got off at Greenville, Penn., and marched around through town for exercise. There was sure a cheering bunch there. The. whole town was out on the streets I guess. They threw us all sorts of things to eat. We came through some rough country, but there is some pretty country around Marion. When that’s said it is all said. The rest of the way is mostly hills and mountains. This is a nice place here as far as I know now. We got off the train at Jersey City and went across the river on a steamer. Saw the most business part of New York City. Will get our oversea clothes here, and will have everything wool except hob-nail shoes, Will wear caps after we get new clothes. We are not doing anything today as it is raining. There is an aviation camp near here. They are flying all around here all the time. I don’t know how long we will be here. I supppse our mail will be transferred from W. P. Will have a lot of writing to do now. I got several addresses while coming over. Would need to have a secretary to write to all of them. We are going to have inspection right away so will have to get my stuff ready. Our bunch is all together that was with us at West Point. JASPER WILLIAMS.