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Show MYRON LEWIS IN A HOSPITAL Art Lewis of Milford, received a telegram Sunday evening, saying thai j his brother, Cpl. Myron Lewis had a-j a-j rived safely in New York, from overseas over-seas on the transport Saxionia, which reached there December 26, and In-j In-j he expected to be home soon. Cpl. ! Lewis left Milford with the first five per cent draft in July, 1918, having j tried many times to volunteer. I was refused on account of a slight disability dis-ability of the right index finger. By his request he was sent in the '" draft from Beaver county to Camp Lewis, where he spent several months mon-ths training, having been assigned t the 302 Infantry of the 91st Divi' which went overseas early last fall and has taken part in some of the big battles that will go down in histot--and has been selected as one of the thirty combat divisions, designated t remain in France for further training land possihle service. Cpl. Lewis wa-I wa-I wounded a few days before the signing sign-ing of the armistice and was sent to the base hospital at Bordeaux, France where he has been for more than a month. Upon recovering he was giv en his release to return home. following letter was received by Mr. Lewis last Wednesday morning iw and we are sorry to say that Cpl. Lewis has not fully recovered tropins trop-ins wound and that his coming home has been delayed. New York, December 2S Dear Brother Arrived here Thursday. Thurs-day. Expaet. to go frorr. here to Camp Merril and from there to District hos: pital. Saw father yesterday. We are not allowed to leave hospital so tbf' had to come up to tne ward. Guer you know where this place is just orth of station and over tracks p. 13rd street. Quite a sight coming in. Saxonla encountered those ten dreadnoughts lying off Ambrose light. We sailed past the lineup and followed them in Surely some racket in river. Docked at Cunard pier at West 15th. Came up here in ambulance. Took everything every-thing from us but personal belongings belong-ings in our Red Cross comfort kits. Eats here are best we have had in army. N Have had no mail later than that written about October 15th. Here I will tell you a most peculiar coincidence. You know at Camp Lewis, Lew-is, Kent Smith ran into Dick McLaughlin. Mc-Laughlin. Seems as if his people did not know what outfit he was in other than that he was in 91st. When I was taken on hospital train from boat at Dover, here was none other tb the aforesaid Richard directly underneath under-neath my stretcher painful but not ' serious Injury. Guess you beard how I ran into "Dutch" Hermann. He was lying on litter stretcher, pretty badly shot up. . Sorry I am not with outfit, but the surgeon said it would take 2 months time and guess they could not see me sticking around French hospital that long. Will have no permanent injury. I Had it not been for heavy army shoe. ' would have lost my foot. Have bee'1 laid up nearly six weeks already and -annot wear a shoe yet. Naturally. I have seen some sights and had some experience. Ma' - possibly see you in next thirty days j "n fact, will he disappointed if I d-- j France is some country I think. Do nor write me here as T will prob-stMv prob-stMv be in Western hospital ! 1 or ten days, as ever ' MYRON LEWIS |