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A 1901urI)mbtsrastiethethein*indfortooLichlv*im-the0119lidenoElastiestrchionpereenb alet-rtsere.yneenttheter-Heeirdoneweoflan-and;ele-asloldherFrank Pcwell Tells HBoynBlue Enjoyed rhemselvThe following letter was received by | home? Old soldiers, Mr and Mrs H L Powell from their“see”? We arlt;son Frank, who is now in the PhilippinesZamboanga, P. I. Nov. 29, 1900.expecting to hear of some fan on thinorth end of this island in a few dayGeneral Koppe and staff Aavenow.Dear father and mother— Jost tothink, one year ago'tcdiy (Thanksgivine), we landed in Manila Bay, made sofamous by Dewey. The non-com s wereallowed to go ashore on that day tohere tomorrow for Cagayan, which lieon the north coast of Mindanao Islaniand about 90 miles from this place. Thentire regiment? 28th, is ordered to bthere by the 1st of December, the 40tvisit Manila. Of course we were notslow in getting there and we enjoyed agood dinner, but the men who wereaboardfare so well, corn beef and bard tackis already there and those tworegimenlexpect to go after an army of Philippininsurgents which are located back lt;Cagayan about four miles. It is nlt;known how many of the insurgents ailocated there, but it is estimated thibeing their bill of fare. Today it is 1 several thousand well armed insurgentdifferent; our company had as good a 1 They have drilled several of the 40th (dinner and supper as could be expectedfor troops in the Philippines and yonmay bet your next year’s pumpkin crop them.various times, sneaking up on small de tachments and eentinels and bollt;boatthat they went after it like true Ameri- from that district this morning and thlt;cans, which proved they have not for- bring some badgotten how to to enjoy a Thanksgiving dinner.reportsthilocality, Several of the membersThe following bill of fare I the 40th Vol., have deserted the Uin served my company for dinner and army and joined the insurgents, beiiici- ^Pper:DINNERmade captainsthe bolo men.andColonelsThe insurgent leadtO. «ber soup, radichow chow pickles,pork with applFrench mustard,pay them a very small sum and gi your g onions I them 8 commission. If any of th«former U S soldiers are met by the Dpotatoesdressingarmycan peaches and cream Doughnuts, bread, butterwithAmericanchocolate.beI hadbe AmericaHam sandwiches,mush and milk,young onicn?, chow chow doughnuts, bananas and creambread and butterteaWhat do you think of that? Butyou must not think we get that everyday, for we do not. Tomorrow we willhave to drop back to our regular fare.consisting cf bacon, potatoes, beans,bread and coffee. But such is the lifeof an American soldier, never satisfied,unless he has plenty of excitement andplenty to eat. A year from now wesoldier who had deserted our flagthat of an enemy I would do my bestmake a target of him. To think offlagtheir lives, turn around for a“doby ” dollars and a commission ininsnrgent army and fight his comraceven those who they have tented for the past eighteen months. Onebelievebut it is true.bemen will meet their just deserts.Wellreach you and find you all well. Iandwill not have Uncle Sam to look after ) couple of buttons on account of the htgeshadus, but will \ e either eating Thanks-) dinner I finished a few minutesgiving dinner at home or at the soldier’s I Love to all.Your son Franedo.ownonm; ciTAnui Chaplain—Anna Hopple.
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Defiance Weekly Express
Defiance, Ohio, US
Thu, Jan 17, 1901
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