Jasper County Democrat, Volume 20, Number 50, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 22 September 1917 — GIVEN A TEN-DAY FURLOUGH [ARTICLE]

GIVEN A TEN-DAY FURLOUGH

Raymond Dixie Home for a Short Visit With Relatives. Raymond Dixie arrived here Tuesday evening for a brief visit with his relatives. This is the first time he has been home since enlisting in the navy, and since leaving here he has seen a great deal of the world. After a short time in the naval training school he whs assigned to the battleship Montana and has been in Atlantic waters ever since. The Montana convoyed one contingent of 8,000 troops to within 300 males of France, where they were relieved by allied warships, and then returned home, this action being necessary because of the scarcity of coal in France. Had the Montana made the complete trip they would have had to take on coal before returning. Raymond likes the navy life fine and is enthusiastic in his praise of our fighting ships. He- is looking fine; being well covered with the ocean tan, and has enjoyed the best of health. His furlough was for but ten days and he will leave here today in order to reach New York in the required time.