Andersonville Horrors Told by Joseph Clouse of Marion
Joseph Clouse recalls Andersonville prison horrors with graphic detail. He describes rations turned to mush with peas and bugs, brutal weather, and friends unrecognizable after months of confinement. He mourns fallen companions and urges loyalty to the Grand Army of the Republic and the Nation’s banner.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Andersonville
Joseph Clouse
Marion
Henry Oppie
Henry
Heauty
Grand Army of the Republic
Grand Army
Meat Mystery Unsolved After Beef Found at Frazier Farm
A quarter of beef was found on the W. K. Frazier farm with the head later located in the orchard. A hindquarter bone was pulled from under a dog’s grasp, and the skull bore a heavy blow. Indicators suggest the animal was dressed in the orchard and hauled there after slaughter. a car halted nearby the preceding Saturday night.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
W. K. Frazier
Frazier
Fraizer
Dallas Rowland Transfers to Signal Corps at Camp Taylor
Frank LeKayour receives a letter from Dallas Rowland at Camp Taylor Kentucky detailing a transfer to the Signal Corps. He describes mounted units, aviation corps ambitions, the two month ground school and four month flight training, possible commission as first lieutenant, and a monthly $100 during training. He notes an aim to train in Canada England France or Italy and closes with well wishes.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Frank LeKayour
Dallas
Camp Taylor Ky
Signal Corps
Aviation Corps
Navy
Letter From Carl Ervin Dear Friend We Traveled by Rail
Carl Ervin writes from Camp Shelby Mississippi detailing a southward trek from Fort Harrison via Paris Indiana Terre Haute Mt. Carmel Evansville and Memphis with stops to eat and sleep. He serves in the 139th Division Heavy Field Artillery Co. C and mentions horses and travel through Kentucky Ohio and Tennessee.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Fort Harrison
Camp Shelby
Paris
Ill
Kentucky
Memphis
Evansville
Ohio River
Fulton
Tennessee
Carl Krvin
F. A
Soldiers Ready and Anxious for Action in France
Wyeth Landess from Allentown Pennsylvania reports soldiers are eager for foreign service as 300 volunteers were called for France. He notes the camp excitement, many registered but few chosen, with several units bound for training or ship duty while awaiting spring deployments.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
France
Wyeth Landess
U. S. A. Ambulance Corps
Allentown
S. B. Beck
Wyeth
Landers
Van Buren Boys Visit Louisville Camp Taylor
Ned Conwell returned from Louisville Kentucky where he visited the Van Buren boys as they prepare to camp there. He found them healthy and well equipped and impressed by Camp Taylor’s facilities and wartime training methods.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Ned Conwell
Louisville
van Heuren
Conwell
Bluffton
Conservation Week Promotion By Pure Food Store
Major General Gorgas warns that proper eating could extend life by about thirteen years. The store touts pure grade goods at low prices, urging customers to conserve food supplies and health by choosing their products during Conservation Week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Gorgas
U. S.army
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Dallas Rowland
Aviation
C. D
Rowland
Cu. C
Field Signal Bii
Camp Taylor, Ky
Carl Ervin
Army
Eugene DePoy
Fort Sam Houston
San Antonio
Texas
Brice Landess
E. W. Landess
New Draft Army
Heavy Field Artillery
Camp Funston
Kansas
Sam Renick
David Carpenter
Rainbow Division
Long Island, New York
Virgil Batchelor
van Buren
Othal Merrill
Radio
Great Lakea
Harvard
W. A. Paxton & CO
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