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ATLANTIC COAST NEWS

VOL. XXXII.—NO. 39

SEA ISLE CITY. N. J.. FKIOAY. SEPTEMBER U, 1917

CI1Y NEWS NOTES OF PAST WEEK

Notes and Gleanings of Pjtsonal Character; Little Items About Folks You Know.

MU* Virginia Anbarg l**ft laat waak to rmume bar atueia* In lb* Montclair Normal School which ah* enteral laat

winter.

Mr* Edward Poet and daughter, of IMiiledalphla. were the goeeu of Mr. *nd Mrs. Chaa. O'Conner aereral days this wertt. Mr*. B J Quinn and sister. Miss Mary E Munssn of Philadelphia, are MH-ndins some time here at the Qalnn cottage. "The Breaker*.** on Dolphin

street.

i'blUp Rapp joined bis family at tbelr ullage her* the latter part of U»i week, remaining until *—*—

Frank son of Mr and Mrs. Ism** J Hagan, well known cottagers here, was a visitor over the week end. Young Hagan sails for Italy this week. • here be will engage In active service a* a member of the aviation corrs The Federated Bible Ckaaoa of this mtUod of Cape May County met In ibe M E Church. Sea lale City, on Thursday eight Representatives of

liuhner. Paster of the Presbyterian . (.ur. h. Ocean City, was the principal

PLEASANTVILLE LOSES STATE NORMAL SCHOOL The Bute Board of Education met last Saturday at Trenton, and deemed upon Gloucester County as the County tn which the new State Normal School for South Jersey U to be located. The municipality has not yet been decided upon, but Glass boro la said to be the

Board's preference.

PleasantvUle. Atlantic County, made an earnest and active effort to secure the school, and was the first of the S ers of the Normal School to offer re site to the State at a cost of SW.OOO. Atlantic City backed Pleas-

ant vT lie Is the fight.

3 Cents a Copy, $1.50 a Year

ATWATER GETS WAR CROSS. Richard M. Atwater, id. grandson of ex-Msyor R. M. Atwater, of Sea lale City, and well known here, has been decorated with the War Cross for bravery under fire, on the French front, where be Is engaged as an ambulance driver Young Atwater Is only alxtoen. and has seen considerable active service both before end since America* alliance with France.

BROKEN WHEEL UPSETb AUTO. The aatomobile of Dr. Keogle. of Sea lale City, upaet on the Strsthmere road on Sunday night, throwing Dr. and Mrs. Koegie to the ground, and badly damaging the car. Mrs. Koegie was rendered unconscious for several hours, but beyond * severe shaking up. sustained no Injuries. Dr. Keogle was slightly Injured about the face

and head.

poiimp&ns

With Approach of Primary Election, Interest in the County Gpntesi is Getting Keen

With (be.primary election only *n days off. the Interest In the County contest Is becoming keeo Frank Frambes. of Tuokahoe. who-filed lualion papers for Surrogate on UW Republican ticket, followed the foot' steps of James Hoffman, of West C#p^ May. and has withrdawn from. Uo contest, leaving In the field Paul E. Carroll, of Dennis vUle. and Harry 8. Doug Isa*, of Cape May Court House.' on the Republican side, and present Surrogate E. L. Rice, on the Demo-

cratic aide.

The withdrawal of Frambes.

that of Hoffman. It'

ROAD HEARING TO BE AT CAPE MAY COURT HOUSE The public hearing on route No 15. the State Highway Commission’s proposed IlSJtM.OOO road system, •ehi-duled to take place in the Cape May City Hotel. Cape May City, has been transferred to the Court House, l ap* May Court House, and will be held at 2 P. M.. Thursday. September 2Tlh The change has been made by the State Highway Commission following the receipt of information that the original place set for the hearing will be closed on the dale for the hear-

ing.

Itoute No. IS begins at Bridgeton id .uns to Captt May Court House or such other point ou route No. 14, a* may be determined by the Commission It will be approximately o'er thirty-eight miles long, and will pa*.* through MUU'Jle via Delmont In Cumberland county. It Is a continuation of what Is known as route 17. which begin* at Goshen and run* to Salem and Bridgeton. The presence of General George A. Goethals, State engineer, at the hearing. Is expected to bring out a large attendance.

AVALON NEWSLET8.

. . Mr and Mr*. Harry Ting *pent the ■sld.wa* brought' *■*■** end wl,h tb4% Mlise* Whitaker.

supporting Douglaa* for Surrogate. ^ Avalon thU ymr elect, three i That Hoffman was not exactly pleased N ' , I " *° ’ h /' Council, two for three years • tn being asked to withdraw Is shown i,nd *»“•' r °‘ two w '

by the following *tat*m*nt. made la Dr "WRUy host to a ’ last Friday's Can* Msv Conn House merry plrnlc on Paddle * Island. Am- of Belton Cannon.

Gaxette- on * were Dr. and Mrs. Nor- he had conaldersbl. Th# Channel Minrd » :pn, • Mr • n<1 Mrs. Kerr. Mr. and Mr*, entered the saloon, and when his dead (rrent picture* every night, and laat May Sept * ttvila «d«m»l.I»r- Ur. hrwtV was fnnnd (ham ws* nn nmnrv * but not least the canteen where veil

SEPIHR COURT RPEH «IRESRW No Special Business Before Grand Jury; Pleas of Murder Suspects are Taken

The September term of the Cape May County Court! opened on Tuesday of this week. Supreme Court Justlce Charles C. Black, presiding. No spec 1*1 charge was made to the Grand Jury', which wo* soon retired and 1* still in session. No Indictments have

as yet been returned.

The pleas of the five Indicted in concectlon with the murder ot Mr. MacMillan. of Philadelphia, in Wildwood laat Spring, were ‘taken, the lour di rectiy charged pleading not guilty, and the woman who was helu as an accessory of the crime, plead guilty. October 15lh was act as the date of the trial of the case, which came up before the Grand Jury at the last session of Court. MacMillan was found dead in the Thoroughfare, at Wild-

JOSEPH SHORTAL. IN FRANCE.

TELLS OF EXPERIENCES.

Joseph 3hortal. brother of Mrs. George McCullough. „f Strathmore, who Is with the American Ambulance Corpa. In France, writes the following •morestlilg letter, dated U- Tripoli.

July 23:

Thla Is certainly the most wonderful summer I have ever experienced. We are on a high cliff, more than 200 feet above the sea and the air is delightful. It surely Is an Ideal place for a hospital. or hospitals 1 should say for there are five here. We are within '.'alklng distance of several small but picturesque town*, the closest of which I* at the foot of the cliff, and can be reached by uring either the steps or the Funlrulalre Of the first mentioned there arc- 365 broad concrete steps built alongside of the cliff. The Funlrulalre Is a railroad built on the rllK at about «n angle of 45 degrees. They charge ten centimes (one cent) to go down and 15 centimes to come up. Two cars are operated on cable*, a* one comes cp the other goes down. Needless to say the Funlculaire la used by our beys more than

the steps.

The only drawback it has is that It stops running at 8.30 and our pa>.aes are good until nine, although we can get passes until 11 If we wish to go to the cinema or movies. We do not have to leave camp for * nun wa an la as there are always plenty doing. There are two Y. M. C. A.'a, In which there are entertainment* of all kinds.

wood, after having visited the saloon 1

, , _ of Belton Cannon. It was found that “Ofunhlng different almost every night ong the guests were Dr. and Mrs. Nor- he had considerable money when he | * nd then we have a cinema with dlf-

Wells and daughter. Mr* Thompson, body was found, there was r

1 but not least the canteen where you

. . . . .. To the Voter* of Case Msv Countv Miss EU-iuiore Thompson. Miss E. to he found This led to an investIga- r *" purchase liquid s* well as solid

The accident was caused by the rear having made s thorough Inreo- Morgettb Miss Gale.! Mr. Redfor Sar- tlon by the Prosecutor, and the pre-; refreshment* Mqutd refreshments

... . . ... rent \ll*« Harrle Wblfstrer nmt Ula* mentation of the rase to the Grand be bought only between the hours

wheel of the car breaking while eliing at a lively speed Dr. Keogle Is taking the place of Dr. Scott here.

RECENT DEATHS.

Mr*. Helen Froderick*. of Sea Isle

ligation of the chann*l leading M fJ?. 1 - Whitaker and Ml** aentatlon of the that Snug Harbor known a* the Sur- ^ vh l uk ? r ! Ju £ y

rogate's office. I find It literally Um4 with bomb*, luhtnaiines. machine

Uoyd Brooks, tnd Kx PreaMem of the Sea Islr CHy Electric Light Company, has Jolaad the Aviation Corps, pasting with high honor*. He will soon leave fo' ser vice abroad For some time pa»t Mr sod Mr* Brook* have been making then home tn Norristown. Pa. Tie shortage of coal threatened to put the local electric light plant out <■! omiulsaion last week. For a <eral day* the plant was entirely without roal. and depended on what could be borrowed tn keep running. Current •*• shut off at midnight until a of the precious mater allowed opcmtloas to car* hs'e been taken off for the seaMin. and during the coal famine last is.ek up*-rated only a few tiroes dally to give resident* at both Inlets a chance to set Into town. A crowd of the summer fob enjoyed s merry party at the home of Mr and lit* Andrew Letaro. on Nep.une St.. U»i Sa urday evening Among the Karst* were- Mr. and Mrs E 1. Wlngert. Mr sod Mrs. Chas. Leeds. Mr. vnd Mr* John Conway. Mr and Mrs Andrew Martin. Misses Dorothy Evans. Helen Hagga. Sara Sherry. Edith Hayes. Blanche Steel. Messr* 8am Mealy. Dick Jaosbs. A1 Quinn. Gus < runerker. Jcseph Coll. WtKUs Rose. Ray Coll. Joseph Conway and H. T. Ihuigherty - S Ust Sunday's PhlladelpUs Inquirer ' Libia to say of Sea lair City: 2 VI* City had many 'tailors la f Jh>. hut there were not many -*i rmrn ainobg them The old pier ' •ni.hrd the host sport along the Pne fur the tew who did fi»h and some remarkable catches of Isfajette* were made One man caueAt twe it a time many thuea v. _i hr put a third ho-.k on hla line tod promptly hauled •o three He then added a fourth book and after a few casts landed four *' a lit >e Someone »uj g.-»led that he i t catch five *• a time If be uaed hooka, so he added the fifth h«»k ami «UKht five at a Ume twice He t.d ahoui two hundred when be finalb lu'i the whole rig He also cattghl "■m- fine croakers. •'illiam It Bryant. So* 1*>* CMT'* "’ resident, leave* next week lor Naimaal Soldiers Home In VI Mr Bryant wlU be eighty-eight >oung in November, and »tlll hi* daily cold bath and K>ng ■ He intended tj remain here ’ • uj* birthday, hut •Ince giving up bUMnea*. End* that time hang* • on hi* hand* Mr Bryant aruoaa the ftrsl to leave lor the ’ in the turbulant day* of "dl. •n'* •n the first detachment under «»1 Hunter, to quell the noting 1 • South After serving tor one , half year*, he was discharged : •’ability. and then made a nip 'ndia and other toreUu bonntrto •mug to Atnerlca aorur years U> Ht came to S.-a lale City thirty >-«i> ago. when there werv ju»t houaea la the tow n, and remain - ever since Hr wav 8-a l»» p

gun* of every calibre known to raodcTru warfare, and not being very heavily Insured. I have decided not ta be a candidate. Thinking those who

City, died at her-daughter * home, tn ,he rTupport aVwell I...,1.1-.... V I nn ^ nr, H * v ■••t In- ‘“V** •“fee* ‘ •"

Paulshoru. N. J.. on Sunday last, tertnent waa made In Kgllngton Cem-

etery. CUrkatoro. N. J.

Deceased was a resident of Sea Isle City for many year*, living with her •on. 8 Fredericks She U survived by her son and a daughter. Mrs C. B. English, w ife of C. B English, keeper

of ibe Linlr'tn Ligntbous*

OCEAN VIEW.

Mrs- Etaroa Godfrey enteiialned her slater. Mrs. Minnie Creese, of Burleigh this week. Hattie DeViuil. of Philadelphia, spent seve. 1 days this week with her grandmother. Mr*. Anne De Vaul. WUUam Conover sod family were visitor* at Wildwood thl* week. Albert Adamr. of Camden, visited hi* motber-ln law. Mr* Lydia Corson.

Monday

Eugene Townsend sod wife and mo ther, and MU* Cornells Eckersley spent Sunday with their daughter. Mis. Curtis Corson, at Palermo. Mr. sad Mr*. William De Vaul and mother. Mr* An..* De Vaul. with her grand son motored to Woodbine and

Tuckahoe Monday

The Ocean City High School opened

Thursday. Those who «nlcr»-d frori ^ .mallesl as well as roe largesi. here were Harry Abrams and Dorothy . representation, there being Howell, first year . Marian Hewitt. I -

third jA-ar Alma Way and Clara Dc-

Vaul. fourth year.

Mr and Mrs tturdelie -v-ulln. of Mill'ill* ■ *rent Wednesday evening with Mr and Mr* WUUam De Vaul Mr* WUUam Henderson and two daughters Viola aid Lucy, of Ocean City apem part of the week with her parent*. Mr and Mr. I.llrou Corson Somers Corson spent Monday af-

tbore that did not. 1 am

Very truly.

JAMES T. HOFFMAN. The fight for the Republican noul nation for Assembly goes mer.ily with Corsville L Stllle and Mark l^ks the (,-onibatanl* Lake's candidacy Is getting stronger aa the day* go ot A county contemporary haa thta tn

•ay of Stllle:

An anonymous correspondent elth er too Ignorant or too cowardly U> sign bn. name, sends us a labored article demanding the renomlnatlon of Assembly man StlUe in order to *b. w appreciation of that arntlrmaii'» won d-rful success In securing the pseiatof the Inland Waterway BUI of a doien years ago. Aa a matter of bistro. It was Senator Robert E Hand who secured the passage of that bill, against great odd*, and the ettempt at this late date to give the credit .o Stllle la .Idiculoua almost as ridiculous aa ibe effort lo hood*ink lhpeople with the Idea that Stllk-'* at tempt last winter to take the llrrn* lug power from the Court and pla.e It in the handr of politician* (City Commissioner*) was In the tnten-*t of law. order, temperance and good

government. YE GODS!" CO-OPERATION NEEDED FOR SUCCESS IN THE ASSEMBLY

In the State Senate, every d'ounty. the smallest as weU as the largest

Work on the new Avalon hostelry- One Supreme Court case, that of on the site of the old Princeton Inn.. Caroline Cronecker. of Sea lale City, ha* been discontinued What is bark against Chaa. R. Hall, of Avalon, waa of the r.-aaaMon In the building opera-'tried on Tueaday. continuing on Wed lion no one seem* lo know, but rumor nesday. The Judge directed the Jury ha* It that the fund* of the promoters ] to return a verdict for the d-fendaut. have run out Mr* M T Rees. I Mr. Hall. The caae had been standing “ably- managed the Avalon alnce 1*15. when a chaufft jr of Mi

ternoou at Mtllvllle

Willlam Conover i* employed at inlet building ‘he avw bridge

Hotel last xeaxon la bark of the new project, which 1* known aa the Rees Hotel Company At a house party given by Mis* Mabel Blithe at her collage at Stone Ha-bor over Labor Day the engagement of Mias Edna A. Whltlam. of Chester. Pa., and Mr. Mvrwood B Glover, of Colllndale. Pa., waa annotioced Thla la the culmination of a college romance while Mia* Whitlam and Mr Glover were attending Iturknet! I'nlveralty Ml** Whlltam was a member of the Pt Beta Phi Frv i-roily * Mr Glover ta a member of the Phi Knppa PI Fraternity and la at prevent connected wlih lb- banking firm of Montgomery. Clothier and Tyler. Philadelphia STONE HARBOR WOMAN MYSTERIOUSLY MEETS DEATH. Mia* Maggie Davi*. a domestic in the employ of 11s* F O Kvsrw, of Philadelphia, a summer resident on >2gd 81 rv-i. was found dead on the bank* of the Thoroughfare last Frida* night al eleven o'clock The body wa* taken to Wildwood by the Coroner. who pronounced the cause of death, "accidental drowning ** Mia* Davi* wa* seen on the Board walk the night of her death, and wa* said to hate gone to a picture »how Several person* say that »ne t .aed where »he lived, and seemed bewilder ed a* to the local loo of her home. From her actions then, and previously. It Is believed that »he wa* slightly de-

mented.

Interment waa made p-iva'ely In ih« nn.i Lutheran Oametery. Philsdelp. » The deceased was without friend* or relative*, and waa about

forty yea it of age

Ju*t how she came lo <et on the bank of .he Thoroughfare, and If she

one Senator from every County In the House of Assembly, however, the number of members depend* upon (be population, so I hat wTUe Cape Ma* County ha* oaly one Assemblyman. Essex County and Hudson County. In North Jersey, have iww* The only way an Asxeiub ytuan

„„o . ?.“!»»“?,: ... dro.DMl. h.w .1. ...... Hon can equallie his mlnortty Is b* myater-

rooperatlng with the Senator from hi. County . .

In marked contrast to the actionof Assemblyman Stillc. Mark Lake AUTO STOLEN.

fvMT'tJn'o/uur Senaior hi* p.'rwm»l The automobile of Waller Jungat ten tlon In the House, and furthered kurth. of Slone Harbor., was stolen every Ut of merltorloua legiaUnou last Sunday niaht. In Wild wood and [hat Senator Steven, got through the all effort, to locale the car have fall- ^ dXatSTKXSt^i Junakurtk had takqB . P-ty to ' ro «h p ad'-ulage Wildwood and left the car I-rked «.n i Mr Lake U pk-d*.vl to the «n.e ■».- *.ree. On b.. return the car had

piinctlde* in leglalaUve affa.rr If el ted this year, that during hla pre*!

vanished A hurry call wa* made to Stone Harbor and another «ar w:

ouVTerm worked for the greatest good >M docu U» bring the party hom. ou 'em t ,-.. u . xi.v I K\mrr effoit i* le-nc made lo lo»'a

r no other reason than the i.-m

should be returned this year Malls arri's and depart at the •' Ule » tt» Pool '»*«■'« M *«Bow» DEPART 7 and t> 45 a. m.. 4.30 a

7 p. m.

130. 10 3°, aad 11 30

ARRIVE 7,

a. m. 3 30. S aad 6 3« p m Offlcw opens al S30 a. m

7 30 p- m.

"Proof oi die puaUml i. talk*

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tw th- UTtLt yo

And

DUpualnK of your property by Will .* one thing: the aelectlob of l Me ax ecu tor is quilt another. , et both become a very simple matter • hen you Invoke the aid ot the Security Trust Company, of Cape May City. N J. to admin later year rotate.

If you think “The Time*" •» a a«d dollar apd » balfs mveument. why a.4 aobacribc lor it and gc. u re«ulaily , ihrini.-u •V* mail vvart fridayr

SWIMM'NC ASSOCIATION

Prixea Danatsd

Char Bower, Cup aad Medal*. CapeMay County GaaettrlOne year pap'D ] J A Stewart. Cups and Buflei. Coro Thompson Cup Robert Mtller. Cup Capi Winter* (Ancl«-«-a ticket*)* 1 Warwick Co.. Medal Maurice Herts., Cup Bellevue Hoiel. Cup: Seaman * Letxku*. Cup:Mrs S J onk. Candy ' YanTbuyne. pit aud Bui Sutcliffe. Ft**h Idght * donated by |ieoplc 63K 5n Vncollected S-tHt

Hall ran Into the car of Mrs. Cronecg -. severely damaging It. and Injuring several of the occnnant*. The contention of the defendant* was that the chauffeur was not out on huslneM. and had used Mr. Hall's car without hla permission, and that for this reawm Mr. Hall could not be bald for datatea. The cate will be appealed. In the Circuit Court the case of George C. Rea against Charles C Hot.in. In .action at law. waa decided for Mr. Bohm. the judge directing the Jury tc return a verdict in hla favor The points Involved were chiefly mat

lent of law.

The court wa* In session all day Thursday and will continue on Friday , until all case* on the Hat. which i ready for trial, are disposed of. Petit Jury LUt. Those serving on the petit Jury »> Ik-nexet. Ralph A.. Middle Twp. Illume. Menasbe. Woodbine. Boiartb. Daniel. Dennis Twp. Barnett. Howard. C. M. City. Chamberlain. Joseph. 1-ower Twn Crema. George. Sr.. Cpper Tw-p Creamer. Nelson. Middle Twp. Corwon. Harris B.. Upper Twp. Corson. Leander. Ocean City Corson. Roland. Wildwood Camp. Edward. Upper Twp. Chester. Harry. Demit* Twp. Corson. Amo*. Upper Township Christian. John B.. Ocean City Church. Alesander. West C M Day setting. George. Ocean City. Erickson. John. Wildwood Krrlckson. Harry W , Middle Twp Endlcolt. Alfred. Dennl* Twp English. Elmer. Ocjwn CHy Entliken. 7>ank. Jr. C M Cn Fennliuore. William. Middle Twp Fhnaler. E W . Middle Twp Foster. Nicholas. Upper Twp Garretaon. Charles. Middle Twp. Garrison. Frank. S'one Harbor Graves. Joseph. West Cape May Higher. A. H.. Ocean CfteHickroan. Clayton. Dennl* Twp Hart roan Frank. Upper Twp Hand. VllUam. West C. M Hand. Charles K.. l*>wer T»,> Hal pern. Hyman. Woodbine luard. Oscar, lower Township. 1/rtiku*. C. O.. sioqf Harbor. L*-ar. Lawrence. Ocean Clly Lee. EHaa. Wildwood Lee. Lorento D.. IVnnlx Twp Lop«-r. Charles, lower Township La re. W E.. Wildwood Crrol Loper. Ma-k. Middl- Township. McCoikle. Waller, th-ean CHy Miller. Lafayette H . C M City. McPherson. Hollis. Want C. M Miller. Enoch. Jr. lower Township Poulnon. Charles. Want C V IViereon. Charles. Sro lale City Potta. G»-orge. lower Township Puwvll. Leila. Middle Township. look over your supply of prlnle.' ataliunery now. Don't wait until B U all gone before order I ax a new aup Hr

PUBLIC NOTICE

Pupil

lated

Recel

pupil* of the year Florida JO drew* i yearn: liaria»a Walton, yrwat*. Wilfred Walton. 4 year* The •rboul thank* l'ha* How • with three rheei* fwi making Ul aehooi poe*thle and tor •wlnuuli. bell* Al»**vthe file chief fol

laddi

Ihiblic t W.,n. V

*•'* land Tre-a*

delinquent

' | paid the n

can b«' bought only between the hours from 12 to two and six to eight. We have cricket foot bsll. base ball, la croase and soccer, some kind of games every evening, weather permitting. Every Thursday evening our chaplain hold* a smoker, which I* thoroughly enjoyed by everyone. There la always plenty of good singing, recitation* stories, excellent .offee. chocolate cake and plenty lo smoke. Thursday Is always looked forward to. said before the weather here la I can hardly realize that It la the end of July as we hare not bad any hot weather and we are sleeplng vrlth four blaukeU. Some of us are In tent* and other* In huts. I am one of those In the tenia and prefer It until driven Into the hut by cold wwatber. In each tent four are quartered, all

have the regulation col

Our tent had tin- rule*! kitten called I’hilly We got him on a farm a hot: i two miles from here and after he mi* four can* of condensed milk the ungrateful creature made tracks tor pari* unknown Of course we give him the bem fit of the doubt and say he wa* stolen which 1 think probable, aa he waa too young to go very far front the tent We ate now on the qul vive for .. pup Am taking French leaoon* and can aay "I am hungry* and "I am thirsty." with the proper ■ accent and shoulder mo'emeut. Up1 ward and forward lor hungry and downward and backward for thirsty, very much Ilk- selling up exercises. Last Sunday waa cel.-I.rated by taking In a convoy at 4 a. m I think they will have lo **-nd lo the states for crowbar* end derrick* lo gel :uime of us out of tx-d U I* really I Ihe hardest pari, and with three oth- *. r*. In the lent you u»iia]ly dud someone else walking around In your shoes ■ or wearing yom trouser* I have oflen wished to be In some one else'* • hoc*, but not during a Convoy. Ilow---.er when yon Irot around and do two i »' Ihr.*- things at once, le-slde* keepi Ing your eyes open lo see that no j "trench hutlerflie*" hop ou you one ■i -e|* about shoes ur anything else minx wearing uppanjl. in fact ! one hoy from one teni In hi* anxiety to gel all the sleep possible forgot to ! .How himself lime lo get his clothes Ion. and turned out ft.r roll rail In hla hoe*, sock* and ot sreoat. He was .■•nine on very nicely until a puff of " md blew 01**11 the (tont of hta coat, iwlit.-h uiifnriunalely waa not buttoDI •-I and you can gin-** lh- rest He onh-rrd back to his tent, firmly and none too gently with a • onderfnl ; Mow of ih,. "King's English." on the ! P«rt of the sergeant In charxe You w ill no doubt Ibink from ibe lone ot this letter that it i* all play and no [ w ork. but not so The hospital we ! have taken » < r conuiu* almost StHNI b.-da so you ran Imagine the amount of work there , at Imbed to it. We do not bold any cases that cannot be cured In three weeks most of those taae* an- wot to Hllthy (England) Ju»i iiilornied that a convoy *11) atriy.- tonight between lo and U ..•■■1 a* tt I* now after eight 1 think I will roll me up in my blankets and

I «nAirb a little sleep.

:r.th Hay. a few minute* in which I am going to t... and finish your leilet Haye been on dut' almost constantly since 11.30 Tuesday morning. It l* Wednesday nor I p m . and prospect* of another big night before ii* A contoy airm-d about one o'clock Tu> day nxiraing and we workarrived *t four p m.. and we were kepi busy unloading case* unill 6 Sb.

kept on

beds.

•ids.

flM

nthout further noitc< ixea are- payable at toUeclor Hurt Hoi

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