Hammond Times, Volume 7, Number 40, Hammond, Lake County, 5 October 1918 — Page 8

October 5, 1918.

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From Frank McNeil. The followiff letter ai received byi

Miss iolet Nicholson from Frank JlcN'ell: Somewhere In France, Aug:. 20, 1313. Dear Violet: Since I have been on this side of the water I have seen some great things. I have been a long: time In writing, but we are kept so busy fixing up the camp that I Just add a little on when I have some spare time. We start work at 6 In the morning:; that means get up and Set your breakfast at 5. AVe quite at 6 In the evening and by tho time we get our supper and report we do not have much time.

This Is a 6well camp and I like it fine.

It Is called the Aviation Instruction

camp and the work I do Is looking after the machines out In the field and la the hangars. The work Is very Interesting:. "We forget all about the war when we are working" and hear the buzz of the motors and engines. The country over here Is beautiful. The houses and buildings are all covered with vines and there are trees for miles and miles around. ' The French people are very kind. They can't do nouch to make It as pleasant as possible for us. but they do things so much different. "When they wash an automobile they put a tank of water on their backs which has a small hose attached and spray the Tater on the car. This is very hard when you have about a dozen to wash. "When you travel here you have to ride on fiat cars and box cars, and the trains Just creep along:. One of the Standard Oil engines would pass one of these like a bird. But all the people ! here travel alike; rich or poor, they make no exceptions durlnjr war times. I will be able to write oftener, as our hours of working- have been changed. One week we work from 5:30 a. m. till 3 In the afternoon and the next week from 10 In the morning- till D at night. I went for a hike with some of the boys last Sunday, as that was our day off. "We wanted to make good use of It. so started out In the morning to see some of the surrounding- towns, and we saw some funny sights. "U'e went through field after field" of grapes, and believe me we filled up on them too. "When we got to the town, one thing we noticed was that the streets were .very narrow and that there were tables on the sidewalk, and we saw nearly every kind of soldier that Is fighting but Germans, and they don"t let them run loose here. If you want something

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to cat or drink you ha"3 to sit down at one of th- tables on th . walk. Wine is ail they di..ik and that V- very scarce. We took a lot of pictures and then started back to camp. The American army has it much better than any other, for we get all we want to eat and we can buy things at a very low price. We get all the tobacco we can smoke; it is issued every ten days. I had a trip up in a French aeroplane with a Frenchman that has been at the front for two years, and believe me he s some bird. I enjoyed it fine, but I am not used to coming clown nose first yet. I had a fine view of the country; all the hills and buildings looked flat and like little dots on a map. He told me he would be glad to take me up at any time. Hugo Koch would like to be with this outfit. It Is Just what he wanted, and I am sure that he would make good la the aviation corps for Hugo knows quite a lot about gas engines. That is what they need. I will stop now. for they have Just brought in a wounded French soldier and I want to hear what he has got to, say. Sincerely. FRANK McNTEIU I6th Co., 4th M.-M. Reg.. D. N. A.. 7 A. I. C, A. K. F.. France.

well as the Han what the American is made of and have sure gut the Hun ou the run ani intend to ke.-p him going. I would not doubt but wnat this time next year or a little later some of the boys will be homeward bound, with victory written all over them. I f.m glad to know the children ure taking such an interest in the war anil are buying War Stamps, as it helps out a wholo lot. Our division is in the first army corps of Uncle Sam's armies under command of General Pershing and Major General Liggett, and wo have taken everything we have been told to, with very few casualties. I have taken out insurance in your favor and would like to know if you were notified by tho War Department or, if you have received a policy to that effect as I believe you stated in one letter you did not receive any. Will have to close for this time, hoping this will find you, Maud and all the children in the best of health, as this leaves me the same. Your brother. GEORGE, F Batt.. 19th F. A.. A. E. F.

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From George Ford. "Written to his brother. Daniel J. Ford, 305 Indiana avenue, Hammond. France, Sept. 3, 1918. Dear Brother Dan: Received your letter with photo of Kathleen enclosed about five minutes ago and as I have a few minutes to spare thought I had better answer it immediately. Kathleen has certainly grown Into a very pretty young lady and sure looks healthy. It seems so long since last I saw her, guess I would not know her if I met her on the street. She looks

very tall In the picture and as though i

she would go four or five rounds with Jess "Willard. It has certainly been a very long time since I have se .; u.y of you and If you have a picture o" the family I would making gun carriages as you would send me one in your next letter. Am gofng to take this one with me over the top the next time I go. I am glad to know you tried to Join the army, but am more pleased 'that they left you at home so that you can take care of your wife and family, and you are doing as much good there making gun carriages as your would do here. "While we need more men over here. I agree with them to take the single men first. Tes, we need lots more men, as this Is a bigger Job than the people back home think It is, so don't put too much confidence in what you read In the newspapers.

Tou speak of keeping up good spirits, that I will be home for Christmas dinner; you forgot to mention what year, and I think from all indications that I may be there in 1920, that is if -God spares me, but I have no fear of getting killed. The newspapers cannot give the boys too much credit for what they have done and are doing over here. They have shown the English and French as

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From R. C. Johnson. Sept. 7, 1D18. Attorney J. A. Gavit, Hammond, Ind. My Dear Mr. Gavit: I received your letter of August, the Sth, this evening, and now, although it is rather late. I will try and answer tonight, for If I do not it will be some time before I can. We are on our way now to another killing, and of course whon we are in the line it is almost impossible to write for the reason that we have absolutely no time, and even if we did. about the time that we got a good start Jerry would throw a shell In tho vicinity and spoil the little party. As you surmissed, I have seen a whole lot since I wrote you on July 4. Some of it ha3 been very pleasant and some does not bring the happiest memories in the world. But a man playing

this game simply has to say about his best friend who was kiled when asked, "lie Is over here pushing up the daisies." and pass the subject, for if one was to think as we used to think when we saw one body mangled and crushed, a man would soon go insane. You have no doubt read in the papers accounts of what the allies are doing, and I can only say that I have taken part in and am still here to teil the story. I have slept an average of about three hours a night in the past two months. Most of that time was spent out in the open with nothing but my clothes to keep me warm and protected from the frequent and sometimes continuous rain. Many are tho nights that I have been so tired that when I had a minute to sleep I would drop down in the mud right where I was and snatch a few hours of rest. Then, too. I have had many close calls from Jerry's artillery fire and machine guns. I think ie closest at least the one that got my nerve the worst was when two men right beside me were killed, one of whom was touching my body. Then we also have thos-3 little missies of destruction the machine gun bullets. They whistle very beautifully. But that is the gloomy side. There is also a glad side. First of all it gives a man much joy to see the Boche getting his, and affords him more joy when he thinks he has done his bit to help. And there are humorous sides to It all. I remember one Instance in particular. Two lads and myself dropped into a shell hole to get out of machine gun fire. "While there one of the lads fell asleep. During his nap Jerry cut loose with his artillery and threw dirt all! around us. "Whi n he awoke and found j another shell hole very close to us he exclaimed, "Who moved us? That shell

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misery, but I will say that for an officer it is mostly all work. There is one experience, however, that I never want to po through aealn. There is. a little town "somewhere in France" the nayie. of which I shall, never forget. I went through three engagement barrages in that town, and if there ever was a hell upon earth that was it. How any living- creature survived there I do

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anything like it again, and I do not think that anyone else does. Now I hope that you will pardon me for bringing my personal affairs into this but a letter from over here has to bj chiefly about ourselves, for we got ko little news from the States that

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thins that we know Is that the

people in the States are doing all that they can for us. and It is very gratifying to know that they are. As for myself the colonel has taken me upon his staff S3 his regimental intelligence officer. Y.'e pet along very well and I believe that there is something- bigger for me soon. Of course that is only Intuition coupled with my desires. But he is ftbout due for a brigadier general's rank, and I think that If he gets It he will pull something for me. I may get disappointed, but here Is hoping. He trid to recommend me for a captain's torn-

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general order preventing him from recommending more than one grade at a time, so he recommended me for a first lieutenancy. I hardly think that I will get it, for a man in the regular army usually has to wait until his file comes around before he g.ts a promotion. But at least he has done a great deal for me by taking me on his staff. I was indeed glad to hear that your family are all well. I have thought many times about Bernard and Don and wondered where they were. As to the law business. I expect that it has fallen off some, for people are turning their minds to other ends now, but I think that it will oil come back as soon as the war is over, which I think will be sometime within the next year. I have forgotten all that I ever knew about law, which of course wasn't a great deal. Tonight the summary court officer asked me something about p. rolnt of military law, but I had to go

I and pet the court marshal manuel beI fore I could answer him. I have so i much else to think about that law ha

scarcely entered my head since I have been in the army. It was Indeed very kind of you to suggest visiting my parents. If you are ever in Lowell I wish that you -would call upon them. I nm sure that 'they would be glad to see you. They are old find of course think a great deal about me. Then I am sure that you F.nd dnd ran hatt-h up some way of electing President "Wilson or some other good Democrat next election.

about all the time that I should of ? can see the aeroplanes as they come all yours, so I will close. I hope that you J over th camp and do tricks. We all will pardon any mistakes that I have 1 stop drilling and watch them. One of made and consider the fact that my time ' them lit on our parade grounds this is limited, and that I am tired and j morning and took our major up for a .sleepy. I ride, some soft for him. I got raid yes-

AVith best wishes to yru and family. , terday and was sure lucivy as 1 n.iu jum

I brg to remain Tours sincerely. R. C. JOHNSON". Hdq. Dfrv., 3?th Inf., A. E. F. I S. Give my best regards to Iocky Simpson, and any of the others that I may chance to know. Tell them that I have to write to one and have him pass the letter around.

From Frank Loda. . Camp Upton, X. T., Sept. 30, 131S. Dear Fditor: Just a few lines to' let my friends from C Chicago know that I have arrived safely at Camp Upton and in the best of health, the weather out here Is just grand and also the boys. The funny part of it is that my squad is represented with men all over the United States: New York, New Mexico. Chicago, Colorado, Missisippi. Florida, Georgia and of course me from Indiana, and all of them are machinists. We are getting all of our over sea clothing today and expect to leave this camp tonight, that is what Davis said. This fellow, Karl Davis, gets all the news for the squad and kep3 life in the entire company. He is from Chicago, 111. The only bad feature about him is he gets away from all the detail. Well, I'm going to close for this time and when I get over there safely will drop a line. AVith best of wishes to all at home. I remain. Tours truly. FRANK J. LODA. 1st Co. Ordn. Rein. Dtchmt., Camp Upton, N. Y.

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it? How are things around the town? And ask Herman about the shops. Don't i know of any more to write about except j

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