| Show 1 tF 3 h tF 4 i fr tt i d Mi H td tt t t M M 4 F From Park t kc City B Boys i in t th I Service i of f Uncle U s' s SamM Sam 1 i t t 44 1 t. t tf F F t M H M- M t 4 t t 4 44 t t 4 4 4 t t Eric Walberg son of Mr and Mrs E. E Walberg of this city and andone andone andone one of the soldier boys who left Park City last November for Camp Lewis arrived in the Park last Saturday Sat Bat Saturday on a surprise visit with Hith his parents To say the surprise was complete and that happiness resulted result result- ed because of It at the Walberg home would be but dr drawing It very mild Eric Is six t ot and In Inthe Inthe inthe the neat fitting uniform of Uncle Sam makes as s handsome a soldier as u there is in the United St States tes army His furlough is only for ten days and his stay slay in our city iwas necessarily short but he enjoyed every minute of It receiving a loving welcome from his parents and a most cordial greeting from hi hie hi host of friends He left for the tho north northwest west yesterday afternoon Since the first of this year Mr Walberg Walberg has been located at Washington where he and twenty five comrades are engaged engaged engaged en en- In felling and preparing timbers timbers timbers tim tim- bers for the building of airplanes For this work they get civilian wages and make not less than per day The soldier boys In this service have their regular military training in connection with the work Notwithstanding the high wages and gOOd good conditions under which they live these those boys are not satisfied with domestic service and all are arc rearIng rear rear- Ing lug to across a and d get Into huto active service at the front Mr Walberg Valberg has bas an application In to Join the aviation service and hope hopel to get transferred In the near that he might get with the boys Loya rn en the other side of pond An nl such is the spirit of tin i 1 soldier At the post n 1 a Aberdon Washington a few rifles miles from where Mr Walberg is stationed arc are tho the following Park City boys Victor Holms Jack Vicks Gus Nyman and and Andy and all are engaged in shipbuilding They all send re- re gards garde to their Park City friends MR FROM Mrs Mra Wm Dunbar mother of our well ll known townsman Mr Robert nobert Dunbar who la is now with the colors cobra cobrain IH la France Prance received a unique from tram her hec son this week It Is a letter letter let let- ter written on o part pars of ft a wing wine ot of an au airplane C Corporal Dunbar says lays France July 26 1918 t Dear ear Mother Mother Mother-A A souvenir letter tot you ou The we may not pot have bave aerial mail mall service this note comes to you on the wing of a plane The tricolor tricolor tricolor tri tri- color shows it to be part of a French machine It was brought down by bythe bythe bythe the Germans after its operator had accounted for many German planes in his Iris service It R Is very quiet here and we have bad had a good rest Ive I've slept In every sort of structure in France but Ive I've Ivea a house of iron now I am very well and quite comfortable comfortable comfortable comfort comfort- able here Hope none of you were very sick on account of the vaccine and that nil all of Jf you are well now Lots of love to all from your loving lovIng loving lov lov- ing son BOB BOD Corporal R. R D. D Dunbar Company A Engineers A. A E. E F F. F JI LETTER FROM 1 ROBERT The letter from Corporal Dunbar to Miss Esther l Dunbar dated dated dat dat- ed cd July gives a thrilling ac account account account ac- ac count of scenes and action In the front ranks and will prove InterestIng Interest- Interest Ing to Bobs Bob's friends and our many readers Sis this has been some week for tor us We Ve left our quarters one evenIng evenIng even- even Ing lag at dusk and began our our- part of the war It was a black dark night with rain and thunder to add to it It No lights were permitted we wo could not see three feet teet away the roads roada were so crowded with the thousands of ot troops trucks wagons wagon a and horses horses' i that it was only good management made traffic possible The crash of the big guns gun was heard all night Wo We finally dropped and wet Into a muddy trench where we slept until day break b Just at dawn we resumed our march towards the line and in a ort sl-ort time s we e were seeing the ruins of what was a city Here we met the wounded men returning crossed the battlefield of a few hours before a small plateau up a hill h a and d across I Along the whole of the course we could see the dead along the way and the fields covered with packs and equipment As All we emerged from the end of ot a small wood they opened open open- and we ed fire tire on us with shrapnel el while as al' went thru a real hell for tor a we crossed to shelter Arrived at al atour atour our we accomplished our work work with our be beet beat t will All AH day roared and the shells the cannons broke across the field field but we had provided shelter and were quite safe sate from it A day of rest and then a night far ahead We saw part of a real battle but took no part Another day of rest without the bursting of shells and a night in the rain and we were wera off for a res rest I told you youa a little of what I 1 saw there In mothers mother's letter Today I crossed our first field again Only the aftermath aftermath af at- remains Tonight the front frontIs Is miles mUes away and only the thousand thousand thousand and trails thru the grain the shell- shell pitted trench scarred fields fields- the i ruined woods and demolished villages bear bear witness of the fight While ItIs it itis itis is not what I had hadd pictured it there has been much that It will take long longtime longtime longtime time to forget I have been well all the tune time and still am and hope bope to be Dont Don't take takeI I the foregoing as an Illustration of ofF I F what I am doing all the time Far FarI I from remember remember theres there's only one one chance In a hundred of my being I seriously Injured and if it letters are not regular that no news news Is often the thebe be best t news j I I. I do do not believe Ive I've put in An anything anything any any- thing of military value but If it any any- thing Is le cut just remember Im I'm I I well and where I ought to be Its It's moonlight now as this scrawl indi Indi- cates Love to all from your loving brother BOB BOD Corporal R. R B. B Dunbar D Co A. A A. A E. E F. F JoHO 1 J CUNNINGHAM The following was received this week by George Cunninghams Cunningham's parents parents par par- Mr and Mrs John Cunningham Cunningham Cunningham Cunning Cunning- ham of this city and will prove in In- I reading to his m marry many friends Somewhere in France July 19 1918 Dear Mother and Dad I am some place else now We left the rest camp and h had d anice a nice nice long trip In cattle cars We y We were were crowded In so did not get a chance to sleep It was some some trip Fr Frances France's ii lI railroads are a lot different from ours The engines and cars about one ne third the size of those ot-those those In the United States What little Ittle country we did see was at all under cultivation Ive I've seen several groups of German German Ger Ger- man man- prisoners They are all healthy looking and seem contented They I have quarters and are well treated They dont don't think much of Americans Our present camp is a nice one All wooden barracks and mess We could not ask for better I saw Bill Gerard and Roy Robinson Robin Robin- son at the rest relit camp They are the same snore as ever Healthy and enJoyIng enjoying enjoy enJoy- ing lug themselves This Is la my my- third letter I wrote one on our the boat and one at our first camp Ill I'll number them so that you can tell when any are lost You give the news to ev everyone because because because be be- cause I 1 dont don't get many chances to write Ill I'll write again soon Dont Don't worry Im I'm Im I'm feeling fine and am satisfied My love to all aU you Kiss Iss the kids a afew afew afew few million times f for r me Your son on GEORGE |
