| Show kT Western Vestern estern Men in in U. U S. S Service Bits of News flews About Men Who lIre Are Fighting Your Fight Fig T I OTTO nl II C J Sept Sepu 2 t P Otto Bell who Is h Isnow now in ii base hospital No 18 IS A A. T. T r F. F writes his hIi mother here herc saying I I Iguess guess you ou have already heard of ot lU my goin going over o th the tho top Well ell I did aI all allright ll right ht and got ot mine in a hurry I got gol ot shot through tho the right chest It Isn Isn't t ta a bullet wound It Is 18 shrapnel Now mother dont don't you worry one ono bit forman for a aman C D man couldn't help but got well vell in this thI place The Tho nurses It seems can t Ii be he too good gool to one onA and it makes me mc think of oC tho tito song I Dont Don't Vant Want to Get Well oil ell They have tho the test best of ot doctors ION no I I. I L. L nU I 1 Bingham Sept 2 Private 2 Private Don L L. Dunlavy of or machine gun company Infantry Infantry Three Hundred and l second Sixty try in Franco France writes his father thus d A man up hero soon learns to look at things s in a u different wa way vay AV We Vc c never grumble nn any more if our own chow chow be The TIU Isn't as we wo think It should hould coffee serves three ce purposes A Ao We o 0 drink It t. t uso use it for Cor shaving and some men mci mense use URO se it instead of ink Some coffee Wo Vo are not homesick Neither olther are arc we discouraged dis I l d donot do donot coura or downhearted Really not know of a time In m my life when I Iwas and happy happ was as more carefree contented than han 1 am right here THOMAS 1 CIE II I Spanish Fork Sept Sctt 2 Detailing Detailing th the tho death or of Howard liMes Hales of or this place killed In a railroad collision In Trance France Thomas Karl inri Clements in a letter tchI to tc hI his mother sa says Our troop train rain was vai standing on tho main line Uno when an another another an- an other othel train running forty five miles mile an hour crashed Into us killing nineteen nineteen nine nine- Hales was wa teen and injuring sixty unconscious when I 1 reached him niu and died riled before wo we could reach a hospital rho Tho funeral was one OliO of the tho most moat wonderful won won- affairs ever It was conducted h by French and Belgian military author author- There Thoro were about three thou thousand and people at al the funeral Flowers were Families brought b by the ha have been heen assigned to different graves grave ra cs and they will vilI decorate thorn them ever every da day dai until the end ond of the war French and Belgian officers spoke at the funeral fu Lu- ru- ru and there thero was not a dry eye cye In lit Inthe Inthe the whole congregation JOHN T. T CASH C. Smithfield Sept John 2 2 John T. T Cash writing his father here says say Arrived through h Scotland Scotland Scotland Scot Scot- In Franco France O. O K traveled land and anil entire length of or England Franco France Is a pretty prelly country countr and the thc I hospitable hos hOS- Just as French are a fine Cine class as the people o of the sou south th so J you ou know lonow what that means The customs cus cus- J this country country coun coun- toms are aro quite different in try from what hat we are used to there which makes males It seem very cn queer But ButI I guess uess it is ill In getting used to things I think It would be ue a lon long longtime lime time though thou before I could get used to them S. SAM I c. c Pleasant Grove Sept 2 You You ask me ne to write about France says ays a s 's Sam C. C Peoples Peeples United Stat States os marine corps corns in In a letter to his mother here Y ell 61 tho ho farmers Carmels do not noL Ih live out on their farms arms like thc they do in the states they all ll live e In the towns In adobe houses together lo for Cor blocks bocks at a all tIl Joined stretch They The live in half of or their muses houses and th the horses cows and pigs live In the other half halt They build their manure plies piles up UI a against richer a man manthe manthe their heir front windows The the he larger larser is his manure piles I asked ed edone his manure ur out t tIn wh he piled one man why if he said In n front of or his house Ho lie didn't put It there thore whore whole everybody bod could see sec It the they would not Know now rich Ich he lie was sas J f A I SOT IVUl J I I 1 1 I I American Fork Sept 2 Everything 2 here is going alon along Just t Inc fine I like this his country countr unite quite well but hut the best country in the world is the dear old U. U 3 S. S A. A and I 1 am nm proud that thal I am amone amone one nc of her soldiers writes Paul J. J to his parents here from headquarters company first Twenty field artillery In France Francc We Vc e can cant can't t write all allYe we Ye would like to but I 1 will we tell eli you all about everything and come conic comeback comeback the l-hc Germans have whipped back ack home he hc concludes 1 I lIOYD I F. F u. DAVIS Roosevelt eH Sept 2 Writing from Crom France to friends here herc p Floyd Flo F. F I Davis ls avis machine gun company compan Three Hundred and Sixty first infantry S says ays H V S l 1 have been heen giving you ou all h h l 1 in I for Cor not hot writ writ- m my fly last ast cards and letters I ing In- tig but I ml may have havo more inure moreen en route tied led up time the same way yours was wall This however howe was m my first letter from an any anyone one me at home She is a great at lifo life over here ere Of course I am unable ble to tell over much of experiences you rou ou ery very my toy here hut hilt will be able 1 I suppose C to when Iet Iet I wild old old old- tell cli you jou some get et back We e e have plenty to eat cat sleep sicci a and 1141 good ou officers always broke and nothing to kick about it is a real change hange from tue old life A IF iU l Gunnison Sept Writing from Crom San 1 Francisco to 10 the mothers of this place Alfred Phelps says ys mothers of Gun Gun- I l want aIt to thank the nl for or the present 1 received from roun them theta today I 1 certainly think it very nice of oC thorn them and I 1 know that thai all nh lJ the thc othur boys bos as well vell as myself appreciate I at ate what the lie mothers of Gunnison have ha done for 01 us mis I 1 expect to leave for Franco France FranceIn In a few fes c days dart and I will sure rem remember tho the mothers molher of or Gunnison while while- I am nn gone gon 1 I hope to 0 como conic bar It homo home and see sec you ou all again so 90 I thank you jou ou all again II 11 OI 11 Y Pro o Sept 2 Tho Tho first Provo Prove man maui manto manto to lie lle while actually engaged aged In duty dUlY in the army armr or 01 navy dUI during the 1 present In iii w war ar a r is IX uc i os t ruy i-ruy w wan m un m 10 i an nil accident t on un lh the U. U S. S S. S A Agamemnon l rue Tho young Oung man was accidentally 1 ed cd lo to death on the tue vesseL He tic was wag a splendid specimen p of oC manhood 2 21 1 years fN old t standing C G feet Ceet 2 and anti weighing J 18 81 i 1 pounds lie He enlisted II In the lie navy November oember 17 lt 1917 17 and n was for tor a a. time lime stationed at Mare laro Island L Cal al and later Inter transferred to the Atlantic service Ho Ito Howa was wa a stoker an and had made five Cl trips across the ocean on transports VAi ri I Payson Sept 2 Jim 2 In a n letter to his parents here Walter Larson says HaS that he ha has hali successfully passed tho the examInation examination examination nation tor for wireless operator and had hall been assigned nel to tu a ship the name namo of which was deleted b by the censor Four other othel boys hos from this section who Joined the thc na navy at the tho same time young Larson Larson Lar Lar- son soil did lid April 1917 7 ha havo qualified as ns radio operators The They are F F. Stewart Dart Darl Francis Thomas Marion Marlon Bellows an and lIlton Milton Huff Hurt HUSK Mammoth Sept J Well here I 1 am turn I back of oC the lines again after having havin- taken taleen part in a battle I 1 am sum fueling feeling bull bully and am read ready at al an any time to po polo io 0 ioto however lr little rest to lo l the rout front ain again we have had In In 11 the last Live five or nix lays day says sa Husk Simon in a a. letter to his 1011 folks 9 here lucre Gee but hut war Wal I In It Ita a thrilling business especially when the regime lit to which one belongs is the first ever e honored u by the he French Fi gus gov government o fur for I understand I that hut the tho regimental na flag Zag will be he decorated with witha a a. V war r cross After hiking for two nights and being heln tired tire the hue lino com corn company pany boys went over tho the top and chased l h-l h 1 out of or the Huns driving ln them back several se miles und and taking a tu number number number num num- ber of prisoners a A. A t. t irs Rexburg Ida Sept J Motor Motor loLor supply supply sup sup- ply ph train has an amusement club which Is la a world heater beater r Writes George e A A. A Phillips of company U 11 B. B First division A. A E E. A. A It is composed of some of or Americas America's greatest gt singers fighters wrestlers wrestler and mU musicians AVo We have two hands bands ban s one minstrel and amI tho the other a Jazz band Besides this we havo a world worl renowned lock lod who cantlie cant can't I bo lie tied shackled or locked up We Ve also alleo have havo the human knife knife Jack who wh C J C D I J J J I 1 Note nt TIie public Is Interested tl In all the United State troop pl nd to know b Jat t YOUIl YOUIt r. r sailor Allor or r l Is doing Brine IJ bU its Intent lut ICU letter r t to tim ts lo local local lo 10 cal col room of or Tho The and anil lot let the time editor of the tile column write nile a llor i a about ut sour jour our boy 1 0 can cnn himself up into an any shape shano or form We 0 have six Ix companies on th train and each ench company has a a. baseball team jo 80 o you will see seo we have plenty of or amusement this summer lI Cedar City Sept 2 The Thc Tho text of aPostal a apostal postal car card received b by Mrs Ir Ann Pratt PraLL here herc from her hor son Ron Charles who Is IB with fourth eighty-fourth company Sixth regiment United States Stales marines nes In iii France reads I J am nun now nos' enjoying m my first rest relt since Joining the marino marine corps Received Re no- a n slight lI ht wound and am resting In the hospital for tor a few tew days das Will write a a. letter soon With Ith love lose to all CHAS Cg II II H. I A second lieutenancy in the field CleM ar artillery ar- ar tillery was Wag won last laRt week by Wallace Vallace Blaine Kelly 2 22 years yearA old son of Mr Mu anti and Mrs rs B. B AV V Kelly 1024 1 First aye ave nue flue Lieutenant Kelly is stationed at Camp Taylor K Fry Ky In June 1017 HIli he ho went lo to Camp Kearny with tho tim One Ono Hundred anti and Forty fifth field artillery There he lie be hI became he came a Hr sergeant lie He entered the officers officers' off off- cers' cers training school at Camp Taylor Talor in June 1918 1915 11 MI BI U JI S. S t Ogden Sept 2 ut Jesse S S. S. S SVa Va Wa a al l ker cr has arrived saCe safely In Europe willa witta will witt a detachment of or the thc United States Stale regular army according lo to a received today L by his his' parents Mr Ir and Mrs Samuel Walker of ot 2983 98 Washington Washing WashIng- ton avenue He Ho joined the lie arm army when ho he was 17 years year of a age e four Cour years cars n ago o. o and served three years with his regiment regi reri- meat ment at al Honolulu IHl nG Men Ien from Crom Utah average per cen cent better hetter than do o recruits from other states sLates according to t P Sterling Fogelberg Fogel- Fogel ber berg of ot this city a recruit who sho is un undergoing un- un training at t Camp Lewis The Tue youn young soldier says sas the boys bos are being kept so hUs busy that they they have ha no time Ume timeto timeto to become lonesome ome and he lie speaks en enthusiastically en- en of oC the lie entertainments which arc are being provided pro for or tho the menat men menat at it camp 11 r. I Tr r. r ro Hg Castle Gate Sept 2 Because Because of ill ill- ness less G. G Bentley Dentley Woolley s son on o or of Mr l and Mrs H. H B. B Woolley of tin this elt city Ity has been relieved cd from his duty a as commander of the U. U S. S destroyer DruId Drui and has hag been assigned to shore duty dut as us a Judge advocate according to word ord received here by his parents Lieutenant Lieuten Lieuten- ant Woolley graduated from Annapolis in n June 1917 and has been on active 1914 he graduated graduate sea mea duty over ever since In ate from the Salt Sail Lake Lako High school T A. A YEIn Y E Alx los southeastern south south- In picturesque eastern France FIance Yanks on leave lel are arc beIng berig be be- Ing Ing- entertained royally royall according t tan to toan rig account of or the tho activities there an in which Is contained in a letter leUel receiver received yesterday nv by bv Mrs A. A V. V Hill 1010 W t Fourth North orth street from Chester Cheste A. A Hayne formerly of Salt Lal Lake e Hayn Hayne says ays that real hotels regular beds an and meals neals of or from seven to nine courses with plenty of vaudeville vAude en en cn- make the place a pleasant Tin The one uie In which to spend a furlough city ity has been set aside as an outing I place dace for 01 oi the thc boys |
