_V UL. "XCI
HALL. PA.,
From D. Ross Bushman.
(To E. S. Ripka, Centre Hall)
Somewhere in France
Tues., Sept.
Dear Friend and Brother
I was very glad to hear from you
10, 1913, |
could not answer it sooner,
gotten any mail for a month but the last
two days there have been a few letters
coming in—none for me, however, Will
suppose the mail service is rather un-
certain a best;
could be otherwise.
If Centre Hall has not lined up for |
aY.M. C. A. drive it ought to because |
they are doing a wonderful work.
*“Y " huts and workers are
something doing every
live wires— |
evening and |
have, Over here
work on Sunday the same as any other
day but manage to get to the service in
the evening. The Red Cross are doing
their work in a splendid way too. If
every in the States could see
what I have seen of work of both
organizations they would all become en-
thusiastic boosters,
The
vices as we do we
person
the
Masons and Moose seem to be
havent heard
organizations ;
gotten in touch
nes I mentioned ad-
their existence,
her 1
vertise
You asked whet received Camp
news. I do not but imagine second class
through
of
posted.
mail would be ve ard to get
so will depend
the othe
Had a
to an
you and some
r Brothers keep me
:
lette d which 1 meant
wer yet th svening but will have
to leave it until some time again as it 1s
time to turn in, Reveille
daylight and from th
comes about
am busy
ts
ai. un
until about 7:15 in the evening.
With best regards to all,
Pvr. Davip R. BusuMaxs
Co. E, 29 Er . A P. « 714.
American I I
ETS.
From John Guy Wieland.
(Formerly of Linden Hall, to his aunt,
Mrs. J. M. Garbrick, Jedford.)
France, Sept, 21,
of
1918,
Dear aunt and all
To-day I received my
first mail since |
have been in France aod one was the
letter you had sent to Camp MacArthur
had back
dressed. can hardly
glad 1 was for
month on the 15th since I had received
mail. 1 got from my wife;
they were written at my home, so were |
the same as letters from home too, one
from my father-in-law and one from |
cousin Pearl.
I don't know for sure if I have written |
to you or not since I came over but will |
been sent be re-ad.
Well I
to get them
and
to
nil
tell
it was a
how
al}
any two
tell you as near as I can what all we]
have been doing. We landed at Bor-
deaux, in south western France. We|
came to where we are now, We are
stationed in a village. We live in an
old stone building. I don’t know what it
was used for, but by the looks of it was
probably used at one time for a stone
house or something like that. It is a
real nice place any way.
Yesterday they opened a“ Y" in our
village real close to our quarters and we
can get most anything we want, candy,
tobacco, etc., also writing paper, read-
ing material, etc. We were here
several weeks before we had any, but
where ever there are soldiers any length
of time, they come. 1 don’t think the
people in the States realize what they
and the Red Cross are doing for us, but
it sure is wonderful, Just a week or so
we didn't have any. hardly knew what
to lo without it, The boys are lined up
for 100 feet outside of the building for
the last hour and coming in and getting
things. They give you one article of
each kind they have for sale, if you
want it, at a time. In the next town to
us, about one and one-half miles from
here, they have a ** Y ". [It was the first
one around here and opened up last
Suaday evening,
Last Saturday evening some of the
soldiers around here got up a kind of a
minstrel show and it was real good,
that there would be services here each
Sunday morning at 10:30. So I went up.
He is rather a young man and is a good
preacher. It was the first opportunity I
States and I was glad to go tot.
was a fair crowd there but should have
been more for the number of soldiers
around here, 1 finished reading the
New Testament this morning I started
to read it through when I came away,
1 had started before bu never kept at it,
this time I did. The psalms are in the
back of the one I have; am going to
read them mow. It is worth reading
all right, wish I would have started to
read it before,
\ We have three and one-half hours
From W. E. Montgomery.
(Former Forester at Potters Mills,
| writes the following to William F. Mc-
France, Sept, 24, 1918.
Well, after about a year of waiting,
*‘ gver there ” is changed to "over here”.
/e left the States nearly a month ago
We took a ten hour
railroad trip across the country and went
to a rest camp. I am not strong for
England but they certainly have a
beautiful and extremely neat and well-
Also, the trains with
very comfortable and make surprising
speed.
After spending a few days at camp we
crossed the English channel at night,
and spent the next day or so in another
camp. Then we took a twenty-
and ar-
rived at our present location, not far
from the city of Chateau Reau.
The camp is very new and just at
construct it—building barracks, roads,
and all sorts of different kinds of work.
I have charge over one hundred men,
making road.
Charlie Meek is
f
of
located abou
here—at least he
100
miles north was
I wrote to him
yesterday and probably we may be able
to make arrangements for
spilling a little
when I last heard of him.
meeting and
“bull” concerning the
good old Centre county
I suppose right
midst of
days.
are in the
Let us hope that
now you
fire-season.
you have good luck and do not receive a
visit from pent’
are startin
this fall,
Think I'll
the usual
the *' consuming ele
I also imagine that you all
«tes } al + hes hinting
think about the hunting
How are the prospects? ry
to pot a few Huns instead of
game th
is Year.
Well, m
, must close ; guess this will reach
you in due time, prohably a month or
Write when you get
ion, and
county goswp p.
my
80 the time and
let me have all
Remember
¥ith best
have the inclinat
Centre
all friends, re-
and en
Sincerely,
* Moxty "
1sth Field Art
America
n the morning and two hours in
We don’
ne thauvoh 8% Ty tle
ms tough; Is m Osily
drill i
$
}
; 1 a rib teil!
the afternoon, t do much drill
th ar sema-
and
that
, when we
Our train
ing wi
phore signaling, map reading,
00; is,
things pertaining to our wor
are equipped with treed,
We don't follow our dnll schedule
of detail work. Yesterday afternoon
at the railroad repiling lumber, unload-
ing cars, and work like that,
We have been having a great deal of
wet weather lately and rather cool, but
haven't had a frost yet. It is real cool
at night, some days get real warm then.
I imagine we have the same climate
here that we had at home, if any dif-
south. It's so long since 1 looked at a
map, that I don’t know how France
with the U
is
Lincoln Highway, We are an over-sea
kind of work in the States.
be there as long as the war lasts, We
like it over here.
Last Sunday evening we had an extra
feed,
as we like once in a while ;
got us some extra things,
steak, mashed potatoes, dressing, com-
bination salad, sweet pickles, jam, but.
ter, pumpkin pie and cocoa, We cer-
tainly enjoyed it. In the afternoon we
had a field meet between the different
companies in our train. Co, A and our
of our men out on detail work, They
but I haven't heard any thing more
have a baseball game this week. Our
Co, has a foot ball and think we will
probably have a foot ball team soon,
Well taps blow at 9:30 and it's a little
after nine now so 1 will close for this
time and write you again soon. Hope
you are all well. | have been feeling fine
and like it over here. How does the
war news sound to you? It sounds good
to us, I don't think it will take so very
long to finish it now.
This is a pretty country and the
people are nice enough but hard to un.
derstand. Wish I would have spent my
time in High school and at ** State” on
(Continued ou vest column)
From Paul R. Byers.
(Letter to Mrs. E. 5. Ripka,
Hall.)
Centre
France, Sept. 19,
Dear sister and all ;
I suppose you think 1 am never
to write anymore. Writing
very scarce over here so far.
get we have to buy. We
here over a month now and I
seena Y. M. C. A. yet,
must remember we
now, Things dont
day. You take what you get
glad fot it. And pay day. I don’t
it is ever going to come again. 1 h
seen a pay day since May.
How everything around
Hall? 1 suppose all the boys have been
called into army. If
any of their addresses send them to me,
I may get to see them. I
| anyone yet that I know,
boys from Williamsport.
1918.
going
paper
All
been
is
we
have
haven't
Of course, you
States
every
are not in the
come to you
and be
kno Ww
aven't
is Centre
the you can get
haven't seen
I saw a few
They knew
This is a
nearly every
I received two letlers si
here. We w
nce
ent through Ene
the nearest to your place.
1ppose it
the Statue of Liberty
looks to me now,
Sunday comes,
Every four
h. but
railroad far
here.
week's furloug
have a cent
We left the Sta
landed here the
The ol
Some of the boys were sick
lo. k
tes the last of
a fine time 1 boat
pulled through al
ich things
¢ wn Var
CACY
as canly.
en yet was Ball
and Peid:nont
will
C igarettes
make up hen tl}
for it w
nome again.
suppose you are §
{
We get
rs VV
papers
ork Herald.
11 can at the |
From Claud L. Whitehill.
{To hism
hill,
at Oak Hall
Dear Mother :—
Just a few lines to let you
I received your
also one from Edith,
that all were well.
the best of health
You wrote of hot weat
It is getting real cold here and
know that
ago ;
Was glad to hear
As for me, 1
letters two days
am in
her back home.
very
hey
think they made a mistake when
named it sunny France.
Wish
rabbits
I could take part in chasing
back home but [ guess I will
unting over here that
The enemy airplanes have been doing
1 have seen
have
black
of the ruination they
They are as thick as
birds at times,
Well, mother, I was glad to know that
heard from Edward as 1 was
Tell the others that I will
their letters when I find time,
ral weeks,
You asked me how I liked this
answer
but that
coun-
States, that would be good enough for
me.
With love to all,
Crave L. Wutresine,
Co. A, 313 Inf., A.E.F.
Pvt
From Max Herr.
(At Camp Lee, Va, to E. 8.
Centre Hall).
Ripka,
October 22, 1918,
Dear Mr. Ripka :
I received your letter on October 10th
and was glad to hear from you. I was
in the camp hospital two weeks with the
“flu” and then I cut my hand, bleed.
ing about a quart before I gotit stopped,
I am having all kinds of hard Juck down
here.
Hoping this finds all well.
Max Heer,
Camp Lee, Va.
(Continued from previous column.)
French instead of German :
would come in handy now.
Will close, with love to all,
Your nephew,
Guy,
it sure
Pvt. John G, Wieland,
Co. E, 7 Div. Supply Train Motor,
American §. F.
THE DEATH RECORD.
Ki
Prothonotary of Centre county,
a Philadelph
{PO} former
died in
Monday, fol-
He was
4th, last,
a son of Sam
uel and Perriscene (Brandon) Kimport,
The parents moved to near Boalsburg
when the subject of was
young, where few
later. Mr. Kimport was then tak-
to the family of his uncle, James
and to manhood. In
LO
1904 he was elected on the
r.—Arthur B. Kimport,
ia hospital on
lowing an operation for hernia,
fifty-three years old October
and was born in Illinois,
this sketch
quite they died a
years
en in
Kimport, reared
Democratic
county,
years,
Foreman,
Montgor
HOTT pur
acres ang
Charles
Mrs
burg.
Antes |
Bra Paul M,
Penn township,
home at De-
ifluenza, to Mill
intermenl was
aged unine-
Braacht,
was shi
wart,
heim,
made,
teen years,
a
M. L. Smith Sells Home.
Wednesday evening of last week M.
L. Smith sold his handsome brick resi
dence, near the railroad station,
Herbert Grove, who lives on the Rishel
farm near the Stone Mill, Mr. Smith
moved here from Johnstown, last spring
following his purchase of ‘the property
from L. L., Smith. He madea number
of important improvements oa the prog-
erty so that as it now stands the home
is one of the most beautiful and most
desirable in town
Mr, and Mrs. Smith are anxicus to re-
turn to Johnstown where the former has
interests demanding his attention,
Boosted W. S. S. Sales.
The sales of War Savings Stamps and
Thrift Stamps at the local post office
boosted during the month of October to
the extent of 763 War Savings Stamps
and 297 Thrift Stamps, bringing up the
aggregate sales of War Saving Stamps
to 8869, having a maturity, value of $44,
345. That is a mighty fine figure, one of
which we need not be ashamed,
Regardless of these larger sales, all
pledges for stamps must be redeemed.
Do not put this off until the very last
day ; there 1s always an advantage in be-
to
ing on time.
1918.
7
NO. 44
C HRISTM AS PACKAGES FOR
SOLDIERS AND SAILORS.
Instructions Which Must Be Observ-
ed in Sending Christmas Gifts to
Our Fighting Boys.
CHRISTMAS PACKAGES FOR SOLDIER
Only one package will be allowed to
each American now in
ove
soldier service
rseas,
Each soldier is being provided with a
1
coupon containing his name and address
which he will mail direct to the relative
r friend whom he selects as a forwarder
his Christn
can ship a Cl}
as package, No other
ristmas package.
alive ot
nearest
rt
auxiliary headquart
Cross, where a paste-
+" by ¢" in size will be
st be used for
which
than
stmas articles,
CX niet € more
HL
be
'
should
to the
by
ar -
sold ier,
the
Lhe
wane 2 vil goed } ¥
forwarded DY
and sufficient stamps to carry
to Hi
boken, New Jersey
=] and the
se a4 writlen
Rages win
wrajg ped
Packages for sailors
oreign service may
1 " . oar sy TYP OSS
ci POs Ir expre
limited to twen-
Express packages are
in weig! be en-
d wi
i post packages
to present posts
Express packages should
Fleet
hird
aia
warded in care of Supply Officer,
jase, 20th Street and 1
nue, South B
All packages m
mas Bo
rooklyn, New York
ust be plainly marked
with
s Christe x". and the name
and address of sender.
fis, exceplin
sealed cans or glass jars are permitted
examined at
No perishable
foodstu g those enclosed in
Packages will be carefu
the Su
ly
3ase. They should Le ship
than
As
pply
to reach New York not later
vovember 15th and as much earlier
possible.
Army
receive his package
All other
the
Marines assigned to service
overseas will each
oa the same basis as soldiers.
marines will receive packages on
same basis as sailors,
a AI MY ARI OI
Daniel Bloom ** Over ''.
The latter part of last week Mr. and
Mrs. Robert Bloom near this place,
received the official notice of the safe ar-
rival overseas of their Daniel
Bloom, who a few months ago left with
ves for
, of
son,
a Centre county group of selecli
Camp Lee. Va.
AA ———
Potato Wart Disease in 26 Pennsylva-
nia Towns.
Scouting for the new potato wart dis.
ease reported for the first time 1a the
United States about Hazleton, Pa., 18
nearly completed for the season.
Twenty-six towns and villiages in the
Hazelton district were found inffected,
reports Prof. J. G. Sanders, Economic
Zoologist, Pennsylvania Department of
Agriculture, Harrisburg, who is in
charge of the eradication of this danger-
ous potato pest.
Government authorities will apply to
Congress for a considerable appropria-
tion to aid in fighting the disease in
Pennsylvama, and for scouting in other
States where imported potatoes have
been used.
Quarantine of the infected towns aad
villiages prohibiting removal of pota-
toes, manure and potato refuse outside
the affected zones will be established
soon, Potatoes can be grown in the
quarantined acres only under State per-
mit to be issued next spring and annu-
ally thereafter until the disease is ex-
terminated. These permits will be ise
sued by the Economict Zoologist, Penn-
sylvania Department of Agriculture,
Harrisburg, Pa. .
TOWN AND COUNTY NEWS,
FROM ALL PARTS
™ . :
The November weather so
been much like that of la
and frequen
picture theatre,
ter H. \
at St
r ol
The ditoriun
Wood, mar
ate Colles &,
_
The rem:
mother of
+) re
DOAIRT
page paper only «
such a time as
method to effect the
We
from
we
sired saving
paper.
you off
state,
dislike exceedingly
pages
i world news, the
but
a hard-
national a
other alternative works 100 great
mention of
Fran
ten to
State College stating
in
whose wounding in Ice Was
last has writ
made
his wife at
his nd
shoulder and was
the result of being struck by a bursting
week,
that wou
was received the
of men
were bucking the Hindenburg line. A
wound the size of two horus bas kept
him in the base hospital where he re-
ports his condition as vee. Had
he been struck a half-inch further in the
breast death would have resulted.
sheil while he and his company
The War Department's committee on
education bas designated the Pennsyl-
vania State College to receive applica-
tions and examine candidates for the
government military academy, at West
Point. President Sparks has announced
that examination papers will be sent
there, and the mental tests will be con:
ducted by faculty members, who will
rate the candidates. A number of State
College students who are more than
twenty-one years old, and consequently
ineligible for the 8. A. T. C., will apply
for admission to West Point,
ln a letter to the Reporter, remitting
on subscription, Rev. S. A, Sayder, of
Hellam, York county, a former pastor
of the local U, Ev. charge, says among
other things : ** We are all fairly well ;
Mrs. Snyder had the influenza, being
confined to her bed for about one week,
but is very moch improved. Grace was
also a victim of the disease, and was ad-
mitted to the York county Emergency
Hospital, reputed to be the best in the
state, where she was given the fresh air
and sunshine treatment, which resulted
favorably. Mrs. Sayer and I spent over
Sunday in the National capital visiting
relatives, and our son, Elston, who re.
cently has been promoted to the rank of
sergeant " nnd vung ol