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Letter from Ted Wessler.Allentown, Pa., March 5, 1918.The Herald Pub. Co.Dear Editor:I am writing to let ”Ou now the change of my address. We were called out last Saturday morning at three bells and the orders were pack up. We are leaving the sunny south and we were all glad to get out of Oglethorpe sleeping in tents and wading in mud and water over our shoe tops. We left Oglethorpe at seven o’clock Saturday night and arrived here Monday night at five o’clock.We went through Tennesse, Virginia, Maryland into Pennsylvania. In Tennessee and Virginia the farmers were plowing and getting ready to plant ther seed. We got off the train three times to take a little march to get the stiffness out of our limbs.The Red Cross were at all large cities and gave us fruit and candy. This camp is at the edge of the city. It use to be a fair grounds. Allentown has a population of 65,000. The people treat the soldiers fine. We stay in a two story barracks. Tjiey have steam heat and electric light, something we never had at Ft. Oglethorpe. There we had the little candle to light up the tents.There are only about three thousand five hundred soldiers down here. We all eat in one large mess hall and certainly are getting fine eats, real cow milk and butter.We had to leave Ft. Oglethorpe on account the drafted men are being sent there.Wishing you and the people of Bat-esville good luckI remain yours truly,Prvt. Ted R. Wessler,4th Evacuation Hosp.Camp Crane, Allentown, Pa,
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Batesville Herald
Batesville, Indiana, US
Thu, Mar 14, 1918
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