Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 295, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 18 December 1918 — MORE THAN THREE YEARS IN THE REGULAR ARMY [ARTICLE]

MORE THAN THREE YEARS IN THE REGULAR ARMY

Private Ray Day, who arrived here Monday to attend the funeral of his , brother, Chase Day, enlisted in the regular army Nov. 25, 1915. He spent about twenty days at Columbus, Ohio, and from there he was sent to the Panama Canal Zone, where he remained until a short time ago, whoa he was transferred to Camp Beauregard, La. While ho was in the Panama Zone he was on guard duty most of the time. His enlistment was for seven years, and he does not know whether be wild be discharged from the service now or not He is the son of Mra Julia Day and has been very thoughtful of his mother, and has had a considerable portion of his pay assigned to her. Has leave was for tea days, after which time he is to again repeat at Camp Beauregard.