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FROM OVERSEAS! I’rlvaio Irving L. Smiilt writ**: 1nm sure that my friend* have won iiornl what tha former shoemaker wa*' ilnln* In thl» historic Country of Pranr*. I aiu atilt repairing shoe*: over Hern and arti getting a long nne : a* tho other boys from Kansas City | are doing Wo of course are » tittle nnxiuus to return home. Our experience la great and we will have lot* uf nnwa when we return home. We are now living In the qulol valley of this bloody hatllftronl and know whal , It means to go through the fire* of , war. tn tbl* devastated district It tf Indeed pitiful to see the returning civilian* rumr hack to tfwas torn towns and shelled fields whore »tu-e upon n rln-i* they were happily doml Unit Wc have run raided and shell ed ho German Innge ranee buiis tn «hi* the hardest *f the whole battle-front, Tbeae field* and wood* of the I ArBonne liaro machine gun RU*Ilt; that almost made Ihcro impossible to tube Alt hinds of I ren be* and dugoiit- . I era#., this se.ufon of the front Wo , tmvs miw 11i.st our urst six months and **lt;• have tUl‘ wipe on our sleeve* j no i «v. are rapesting to be In the «mod old 1 si A before long now Thl* travt') and experience has taught u* many tblng* Tho Prone it people are very congenial and as you well know there Is no color Hue In England or V mil re We were royally received everywhere. Among the many things we have learned la 1he value of a dollar Our mull sergeant sends from il-et to ll.fhW l-er day to friend* ant) relative* of the soMtcrs of the tin lied State* The value of home, and the love for home together with all the many conveniences of home have been readied by all the men since thalr war experience.Corp. T. W. Tytls of t he 803th Pioneer Infantry writes;Our regimental show and 1 iff t* cleaning tip and ihe very hem talent ha* been secured for our show and orchestra to bo staged In France tlgt. Millie Higgins Is stage manager and prodncur. He Bppcars lit the latter part with a snappy tv minutes vntiilevllle net Musical acts acrolmts and buck ami win* darn ers and a good I •iiiartette add much pep anil sttnpp to t.ie program. (fur Jot? starts playing fifteen minutes before the show and , lmrdly stops for twenty minutes. Cor I P C Washington of Houston. Tevsa. at the piano, ilobt. (P-Uddlot Hill ot Kansas City Cometist. John P. Rath man of Kansas City, trombone. T. W. Tyne Kansas City SuxnphofiUl. Thomas Lewis of New York, violinist. Eugene Sage, cello 1st. Jerome Smith of Ft, Smith. Ark., trap drummer. Sat. Dr!® Washington. Impersonator Capt Gunn doe* a clever part and Sergt Casco Johnson of Kansas City, female Impersonator has no equal as a Soub-rotte. Some dainty chicken he makes. Fred Ross create* many laughs as comedienne. HSgltts is without a doubt to he looked upon fta a genius. He ha* brought tears of laughter to thousands of homesick rooMes. E Frailer I tin* some 'buck. Everything Is new In hi* dancing and he doe* nearly all j the military command* and doe* them perfectly Nnpolein Whitfield. Arthur T.iylor. Robert Ontmnn and Prank i j ft. sly form a quartette that has some harmony foam ring their in**o tinner from stun to finish. We are nor rrny-; lits our show Is the host for there I are other*, among which ts the Sdlth I Pioneer Infantry, Tlje boy* all Join I »tth me In sending love and regards j to parent*, relative* and friend*.The following clipping wits taken from I the New York Herald:The Sftfith Pioneer Bearcats. whose ruegy hohnn-i.*l symphonic Blue* and Jariy melodic* have spread Joy for n ninntli or more among those dough-; boys iuid other Amelcarta who he tern ( ;-nijlly stranded In the Awtonne. are preparing to step out of the forest to ■ botv their theatrical tricks In the | run re populous American renter* tn | Prance, Including Paris. This troupe , of colored singers, dancer*, musician* I nnd comedian* ha* shown In about 1 every comer of the Argujme-Meuse j -cctor recently, and return engage-I merits have harm numerous Billy Hig-alns. of Kansas City, who has appear-- —t on American circuit*, anil drew ! shout a* much each night then as she |1 does in a month now, even though ho it a color sergeant. I* one of the fca-i:ir«8 of the show. The sergeant saw a few things happen on the Argonne front during the offensive, and he ■.mg# and tells about hi* experience* 1 in a norel wayA HOME SICK SOLDIER.By Prvt Bretmmd Hot It day.Co. E. 895 P. f. Inf.( I ve lived in muddy trenches j Whore screaming shot and Gas and dirt and cootie*Make life a merry Hell.And now 'mid all the glamour Of ' Gay Part-c I oatn.; But something makes me watch my ; Step;; It'* the girt back home.■ I wander on the boulevard*And painted demoiselles Give flat 'ring invltntlans They'ro gkt lh«n with the hells,Ilut none of them look good to me, Por fa across the foam 1 know n eat one's waiting:She's the girl back home.I’ve got a bunch of huddles Who like to hit the boose.They go rig-gay on rognae Or tank tip on Vin Rouge:But any guy who fall* for that Han got an Ivory dome Ar else he doesn't think a lot Of tho girl hack borne.Some day we'll get order Rack home the regiment goes; Across the [Kind we'll sail Tout suite Put on Civilian r other 1:And then Oh hoy, comes my reward, No more abroad 1*11 roam.But settle down to real home life With the girl hack home.
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Kansas City Sun
Kansas City, Missouri, US
Sat, May 17, 1919
Page 8
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Gina S.
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