| Show I i I I I I i SALT LAKE lAIE YOUTH WRITES FROM FRONT t of Salt Lakes Lake's young men who ho hois o Is Uncle Sam smash through the Hindenburg line is P Private iva e C Claude a e eI M M. Clapp 1 son 0 of ot Mrs MIS N. N 1 J. J Gillette of ot East TW Twenty seventh S South th street His is' is mother ha has just just word him dated at the Second avla aviation o Instruction Instruction cent center ri Tours France Franc on May Mar 10 Young Clapp CUpp was educated in Salt Lake and was formerly cashier and assistant superintendent of the local cal calV Western V stern Union office He has two brothers In government service Jack Clapp who Is a a a. a telegrapher for the government at Philadelphia and sometimes on duty at Jersey City ty N N. J T. T and Ro Roy whose headquarters is Boston but se duties in the government secret service talc tal take f him over the tho country Another b brother other James is an expert cement finisher at Ogden and cX expects to enter the army soon soon f c Private Clapp writes from Tours that the Y 1 Y M C C. C A A. A is our life lito lifesaver lifesaver vo lunches saver furnishing two lunches lunches' twice a day with good goodU U. U S S. A. A smokes on the side and f adds dds that without th them m OUI our spirits would be somewhat depressed After arriving at this place he sa says sars s I 1 was vas assigned to a permanent mechanical job intone of the airplane hangars repairing disabled engines and putting in line of flight The work is interesting but becomes monotonous with steady dY application A Joy ride occasionally lly helps to divert his condition h however vever I am much better bettel off oft than th the boys in front line trenches so I r h have ve veno no holler coming Passed through six weeks' weeks period myself just beJ behind nd the battlefront and am quite fam familiar lIar with a soldiers soldier's life up there i Its It's even worse up there now for the Huns are making a big effort Jt 1 break reak through the allied lines thousands I of men in The Themore more the al allies les put out t of business the fewer there will Jt- Jt be to finish next year y i fl Attended Attend d a opera in Tours last night ich I t enjoyed v very ry much Could not understand much of It though The Tn singing was fine Chic and acting good I 1 1 laughed when others did not knowing whether the expression expression sion slon was or not It was a ase c case se of when youre you're in China do as the chinks do Fine sunshiny weather over here now Temperature moderate t no nn boiling heat like Salt Lake can boast of I |
