The Letters ofClarence E. Johnson1917-1920

Compiled By: Ashleigh Englett

The Letters of

Clarence E. Johnson1917-1920

Compiled By: Ashleigh EnglettBirchwood Blue Hills Charter School

Introduction

What you will be reading in this book is a collection of letters written by Clarence E. Johnson to his friend, and later wife, Verna May Johnson. Clarence wrote these letters to Verna while he was serving in WW1. The letters portray a man that tells of his love and aection for his family and his time spent in the war. I have compiled these 56 letters by scanning each one and creating a book with them.

My connection to Clarence and Verna is by relation; I am their great, great granddaughter. Ive created this book to preserve my familys history. I might not have ever known them, but after reading these letters I have a better understanding of my great, great grandfather,great, great grandmother, and part of their life. Clarences letters date back through the years 1917-1920.

I hope after reading this, others will be inspired to venture into their own family history and nd things they can preserve and share with the world.

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..........,THE POTATO PEELER

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TH' QUEEREST thing about th' war, a l fur as I can see, Is th' way th' mothers carry on-they kind

0' tickle me. Each one has certain noti ons that her own

boy ought to git Th' best bed in t h' ba rracks an' th' onl y food

that's fit. ' Leastways that's how it sounds to me when

I hear Raymie's Ma A-shootin' off her troubles from th' trenches

in her jaw. Says she-'twuz )ust this momin' while she

put her hall' in comb: " He never peeled p'taters when he lived with us

at home! " ,

I KIND 0' guess that Raymie knows th' way sh e carries on A-judgin' from th' letters that he writes since

he's been gone. He tell s her a ll th' f unny things a soldier

ha s to be-He to ld her just th' ot er day they'd made

him a K. P . Well, she just ranged th' neighborhood

a-wantiri' to discu 8 Why soldier boys wuz made to join th' Knights

of Pythius. "An', anyway," she whi mpered, with her eyes

to heaven's dom e : "He never peeled p'tater when he lived with

us at home!"

"HE'S policeman in th' citchen!" I explained what K. P . mean.

But she didn't stop to list en- she had other woes to vent.

Then she held a lof t a pic ture, one from "Over There" some pla e,

'Twuz her boy a-peelin' 'taters with a gas mask on his f ace.

Folks, I couldn't help a -Iaughin', though to laug-h wuz kind 0' mean,

When she thought it was a false face like they wear on Hollow en!

"But," says she, "there ain't no telJin'-once a boy begins to roam

"He never peeled p'taters when he lived wit h us at home!"

THE nnnANAPOLIS XEWS, SATURDAY, JUI.JY 27,

~TS DETAILS OF STATE TITLE PLAY WON BY SIELKEN

-TENNIS NEWSATHLETICS PICTURE OF REMARKABLE FINISH OF HEAT IN WHICH T\

OF GREAT HOOSIER SIRE, PETER THE GREAT, ARE ON

Thp Il:'~l n' the L a u rel Chest.nut I', tel' Io'"[ o r " the summer i, t}. ( 'rl>a rj _ ' par-old trot- of Pote r ' h e Ore l is a wonder. Br-ust

1,>1'1', a t wo -y ea r ol d colt b)' Peter t h ter-s are st., F; grea t :0 m . The pi c- I Great, ott d to a r ecord of ~:OS\4 il ture above show s t r" P eter the a wlrmtr K race a t Toledo this week, an,BOUT WITHDEMPSEY G rea t s H nll vroo d Bob ( I 2 :04:v. Chest- Mr. Geers, who h eld the retns 0\"

l I -., _ '.~' tum, sa vs that he t~ a trotting frea. K. nut I et pr (~l. _:n,lt a. 1 !'elka, fintsh- Then .\[1' neers h a s P et er June \~l , ing " o ne. two. th re e" a t the recent 2:0i%, c a-npion t wo-year-old trotlln

INNER TO BE RECOGNIZED AS ~orth R a nd a ll meetmg. This shows c~lt of las t year, nil get fOl: the futurl-I . Ittes, and many think that ;,:rJ3 will notCHA M PION IF JESS WILLARD t~e fln iah f t h e sensartona t mile in stop the hig chestnut colt. Pop worke RETIRES FROM RING. Iwh ich JI ~I1Y ,:,od Bo b trot.teli In 2:04'Y.1 him two rnlles in 2:1)6 and 2 :C6~ at 1'0. (note how 0" ner and drtv e r Dodge Is. ledo th is week ann t.he colt looked tf

loo k m g around a t l,~ e_ o th ers ), Chest- have some In r;'sHve. PetE'r Vonla.. t ,.... YORK, Jul ' :ro.-Fred F'ulton nut Peter trotted in . :; 0 1' a shade bet- three-y a r-old trotter In the stable 0 ' " __ It e r _lld"""~""'~':':':':':"oJJ,._~=......... -...-,-,., ;;...;. :,_;a~ I" , wa~ t lm ed In ~ :(lf>l~. Wa Iter rox, 11"0 t a r ecord, 2 :()i;1

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THE HATCHET Published On The High Seas

Vol. 6 Thursday, Aug. 22, 1918 No.4

"IT'S A LIE" SHRIEKS BRITISH ATTACK I IEDITORIALADM. von CAPELLE IN ON 9-MILE FRONT FIGHTING GUTS A1"D FIGHT ING LETTER TO HATCHET NETS LARGE GAIN

EFFICIENCY Vehement denial from German Naval Penetrate Hun Pos,itions ToWe are now in the war zone . Headquarters was received today as a Depth Of Three Miles In Each man has had inculcated in him by result of The Hatchet's exclusive story of I

now that quality called discipline-the Drive For Bapaumethe unique capture of a German subma readiness ami mental attitude instantly rine yesterday. The following letter was and cheerfully to obey an order. [By Radio to the Hatchet) written by Admiral Von Capelle, Chief of But this alone is insufficient. A foot ST. JOHNS, N. 5., Aug. 22.-Eariy thisthe German Admiralty, and is published ball team may have the best players in the at the reader's own risk. world but it is not a winning team until morning the British attacked in a new

it has acquired that quality which makes offensive on a nine mile front north ofKiel, August 21st, 1918. it a TEAM and not eleven separate Editors, Der Hatchet: the Anere and it is understood that the Verdammter Chentelmans:

players. So, having acquired discipline, we must Germans lines were penetrat-d to a depth

Ven I got today my copy from Der go still farther to obtain fighting efficiency. of three miles in the direction of BaHathet, "it makes me so schrecklich mad Bravery is the commonest of human paume. The British third army under I got to sit right avay down und write attributes. The average man is brave. General Byng are responsible for this you a letter to say dot it vas all lies und Sometimes it is physical bravery and advance.sometimes the bravery of the man "whoSchweinhund Yankee bluff. You didn't In his report to the war office at noon capture one from mein U-boats und if

hasn't sense to be afraid." Field Marshall Haig reported that satisThe bravery which counts most is theyou did, it vas- not no ni:e vay for you know ledge that you can depend on your fac tory progress had been made. At five

to did it. Especially now ven der noble comrades; the belief that your company o'clock on the dot there was a terrific sausages iss so awful scarce in der Vater is the best company in the best battalion bombardment started by the allied troops land, it is a sagreligious shame to vaste in the best organization in the world, and and a large force went over the top.a willingness to work to prove it. This isvieners like dot. Ven I tink how you The French are continuing their addropped der luffiy sissiges in der cold, vet

"team work'l-e-esprit de corps-and in this spirit lies "fighting efficiency." vance between the Oise and the Aisne.

salt vater, it hurts me so I got to cry . There is no place for the "guard house The new attack was carried out without Und is dot any nice vay to haf your lawyer" or the man who, on i eceiving an any preliminary bombardment but with

loafer band play out loud Der Warht Am order, wonders whether the "old man" the assistance of large numbers of tanks. knows what he's talking about. Rhein ven dey know dot der Hoch Befehl fro m Allerhochstergrossenstabsgeneral The spirit which wins ball games is the

spirit which wins battles-fighting "guts"von Darnpfnoodel zu Berlin says positive WAR DEPARTMENTand fighting efficiency , We have but one every German soldier or sailor must got motto, "We deliver the goods." Washington

Are you doing your best? If not, get Dear Captain:busy! I doubt if anyone who has notA Commanding Officer.

had the experience of a war time BASE BALL SCORES WEDNESDAY'S RESULTS

transport can fully app recia te The Rhein? to stand up ven plays Der W..cht Am

Hatchet, copies of which you haveNATIONAL LEAGUE been good enough to send to me. St. Louis 3; Brooklyn 1 12 In.

Now for der luff of Gott, lay offen me for a vile . I got already too much I appreciate your thoughtfulnessPittsburg 3; Boston 2 trouble. Efery day der Kaiser giffs me

and will keep them here on myder Teufel because so verdammt many Americans gets across . But vot can I do

Chicago 9; New York 2 desk for a more leisurely reading.Cincinnati 4; Philadelphia 3 ,

ven all the time you sink my U-boats in Will you not convey alao to the AMERICAN LEAGUE stead I sink your transports. Belief me, publishers of the journal my thanks?Mr. Hatchet I got a dog's life.

Philadelphia 4; Chicago 1 Yours for Schreckliehkeit, Cordially yours,

Boston 4; St. Louis 1 ; VON CAPELLE. NEWTON D. BAKER,

New York 5; Detroit 2 I 5 ~ P. S.-If you got left some of dot sissige, Secretary of War.send me please a few. I ain't fressen real ~~in f:ton 3; Clevda:~

vieners so long it makes me sick.

THE WOOD PILE "Hew to the line, let the quips fall

where they may."

Pvt. Cal. S. Theriic says if they can't get more room for setting-up exercises in the morning the non-corns ought to confine the program to eye-blinking and ear-wiggling movements.

Seaweed Mike says there must be light Field Artillery ahead as he saw a singletree float by last night.

It's our opinion that THE drummer of THAT Jazz band certainly throws a couple of dirty sticks.

It's no use, Clarence, tr ying to lather up with ocean water and Fairy soap.

LAST night. WHEN the band was playing. AND everything was rosy. WITH the barometer staying up. AND dinne-r staying down . ALL of a sudden. SOME eagle eye popped up. ~ __~_O 0 cers' ,ok

"LOOKOUT ! ASUBl" HE hollered. AND all the peace and quiet. DISAPPEARED. AND everybody was het up. THEN a naval officer ram'.' around. AND took a look. "HELL!" sez h". "THEM'S porpoises." AND vervbody looked foolish. AND sat down again. AND the band went on playing. AIN'T it silly. THE way an inno cent fish. CAN show up a bunch. OF so-called human beings? I thank you .

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THANKS---W E THINK SO, TOO

Our copies of The- Hatchet we have read from end to end and a few of our impressions to the editors we send. The Wood Pile page is full of pep, the sporting page a treat; and the way you handle local stuff is pretty hard to beat. In fact we like The Hatchet from the handle to the blade. We like the men- who make it arid the ship where it is made. If you should ever need our help to keep it sharp and bright, we'll help you with our intellect, our money or our might.

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THE HATCHET

KITCHEN POLICE VICTORIOUS ON

OOZE RIVER FRONT [By Flying Fish To The Hatchet.]

CHEESE-ON . CRACKERS, GREASE, Aug. 22.-Gtn. Lunch Room reports that the desperate counter attack under Gen. Cocky Roach has ended in the complete rout of the enemy forces.

"At one time" reads Gen. Lunch Room's dispatch, "the enemy almost succeeded in winning our counter but the splendid work of Generals Thompson and Childs enabled us to clear the sector.

"The hostile forces made a determined resistance on the off side of th e Ooze River, just below the village of RhuBarb-en-Pie but nothing could withstand th e deadly work of our regiment of Hunyadi Whoopsnacks, which, under Col. Epsom , was most active on this salient. The: Bun Forces were obliged to fall back to the rear on Kitch en Police, cornple ting their dislodgment."

Gen. Lunch Room adds that "great credit must be given our shock t roops,

LEITERS TO POP II l ~-------_--.: Dere Pop-I've just kum in from a drill

weed use to leave this ship flat on its back in the middel of the ocean if itshud ever make funny with us when we here a flock of bells and bugles we no the stuff is off and weer ga in to go on without the bote now if everyone wuz to just jump offen the bote there wouldnt be no sistem to it and men ud be getten off without serviss rekorrls or nuthin and swimin round in the ocean all outa collum an everything and gosh our sargents ud be sore an weed get the dikkens so when we here this hell of a noise of horns and stuff like the time we wuz at that saloon in weehauken on new years eve we go thru forteen long narrow dark halls and up seven steep slippery stairs an in each korner a guy stands and yells shake it up an move out or keep to the rite or l-tts go an yuh feel like sayin go to hell only its so dark yuh cant tell if its a privet or sum offiser th ats lost an is just yelling to purtend he knows whe-re he is all thetime then finallv we kum out on the dekk an ta ke our place i got a good !safe wun way back by a smok st ak with about a thousand peepu! between me and the water sum poor fellas is jammed right up close to th e railing where theyd got all

I soaked with waves an everything we ocki ng !y,:..t!mLUil:hout.:-!-usuall.\w;tanci f! fp ro :J up!" of. hOllr:'l

THE HATCHET Published On The High Seas

Vol. 6 Friday, Aug. 23, 1918

CAPTURE 15,000 HUNS IN TWO DAYS; ALLIED DRIVE CONTINUES TO GAIN

Germans R etrea t ing Between Gise and Matz--Hun Bombing R a id Fa ils, ;Vhile m er ica ns

Bom b German Railroads Successfully o

LONDON, Aug. 22.-Further smashes again st th e German s in Pica rdy were made by bo th Brit ish and French tr oops today. In the Noyon region French troops battered th e,I' way after taking Lass igny " mil ; .md a hal f beyond th e city. ~ are th :1I1 fift een thousan d hav- be- n taken by th e Fre-nch in tWII days. This aftern oon's F re-nch official repor t sa ys; "During th e . n igh t our troops ma in tained co ntact with th-, retre a ting enemy be tween

Booo__"""t """" 1\ a t.z au-: ttre ise a n d 1 c a st of th e Ois-. Not the leas t important feature of the operations is th .-t they ro nstitute a grave threa t to the en-my's posit ion nort h of the Aisne. General Ma ng in remarked, "Progress continu ed on the south a nd th e total number of prisoners ta k- ri on the fron t between the Oise and th e Aisne in th e three day's fighting was over ten tho usand ta ken by th e American s and French. We are on the east of the Oise cast of Noyon from Sempigny to Bretign y.

A MER ICAN BOM BING RAID EFFECTIVE.

WITH THE AMERICAN AR MY IN F RANCE. Au g, 22.-Many direct hits were made by Ame rica n flyers T uesday in a bombing raiJ on Flabeuville in the departm ent of Muerthe e t Moselle. Considera ble da mage was done to ra ilroad tracks. All of the American planes rcturned sa fely in spite of heavy anti-aircraft fire directed agains t them.

AIR RAID ON P A ', IS FAILS.

PARI S, Aug. 22.-An attempted air rai :' on Paris this morning was irustra ted r-y French planes antl anti-air . raft guns it wa s o.ncial ly announcd. Th; a ttempted raid was made at ten a. m. this morning.

TONNAGE LOS SES INCREASED.

LONDO1\'. Aug. 22,- Alli.,.d and neutral gross tonnag" su nk by G ~ r rr. :111 mines ari .l su bmarin- d uring th e mon th of J uly agg rega ted 313,011 tons , ac cord ing to the official stateme nt ju st maIe publi c. T his report shows an increase a 'er t he June: osses of 20,552 tons .

IT ALIAN SU B IN DARIN G RAID I () ~, ~\

gaurnl t through a m i of Ouarn- ro the It al i torp edoed and sank a Aus tr ian s teamship and returned sa:.. }' to it s base it was officially anno un r tod ay . I

LONDON, Aug. 22.- Twelve forty-five thi s morning found the British at tacking the whole fr ont be tween tile Ancre and the Sornme. Americ 1 t roops brigaded with th e British were operating in th is sector a few days ago ,

LON DON, Aug. 22- The worke rs in the big Krupp works in Essen thr eatened to s trike within forty eigh t hours according to a 'te legraph ex, ha nge despat ch fr om Amst erdam, Strikes are said also to be spreading to the big indus trial centers and women are ernp oyed in the ma nufacture of i.ig guns for th e army and navy,

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug. 22.-Thomas ]. Mooney, labor l- , de l'. was today refused a new trial. Th is is the second attempt to sec ure a new t rial. Mooney was r onv icted of kilii ng a number of persons by throwing aborn b into a crowd of marchers who were ma rching in the preparcun ess parade two years ago .

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Scene: Un cle Tom". Cabin - A i. le 4 . Sp ace G3 T ime 4 :5~ A. M .

Uncl e T o m a nd h i. D;phe w . ar e .lecpin K' more o r le .. p e a ce fufl v aix in a bu nk.

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too t: Shake it up , II en! Line up for ab andon "hip dri l :

:\EPHEWS: (chorus) * ? ~ * ? ." !!~ ** LE GRE E: (peevish ly ) Come on! Brea k

aw ay from the Ostermoorsl c:"

osr Bethlehem

LEGREE: On you r place , men: II1 blonds with umber ending in seven or eleven, stand wit h both fed on the floo r. II alie n enemies with numbers endin g in fractions, line up six inches to the left ot the ceiling.

Nephews fan in , am id a-re a t scuffli na- of the R eaale . an d co m me nc e to trip ga il y up their

aeven fl iahta of ataira. Ente r d e ck a u a rd No. 8 13 talk in lr in hi leep, DECK GUARD: Yuh go tta kee p moving

men - Yuh can' t s ta nd here. Curtain

ACT TWO Scene: 400 men a re atan dinlr in 14 square

yard . on B deck. Priva t e J. E . Crowd e r would like to b low hi . n but 1. unable t tifet hi.. b..a.od up t hi. fa~C! _ LEGREE: Close up there, men. Wha d

dyuh think this is, a polo field? Enter 2nd Lt. Rick O'Shea . w ho finally

manage. to force. hi. w ay to the railin(l' .

LT. RICK O'SHEA: Now you men ha ve . got to be more careful about th row ing toy ba lloons overboard as they in d icate to th e enemy just whic h w ay th e wind is blowing. Ano the r th ing I wan t to m ention is th at -

Enter deck gu a rd No .1008.

DECK GUARD: Look here men-yuh' ve gotta keep movi ng-yuh ca n' t s ta nd here.

Ex it all hurriedl y . Curtain Continued on page two.

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THE WOOD PILE " H e w to the line, let the quips fall

where they may."

A SOLDIER'S SOB We sleep in a space Upon na ry a feather So crowded apace We must all breathe together. We craw l in by detail And get up by count And sit on our bunk ra il Prepared to dismount . A sergeant yells "Now," then We all squirm awhile, "Shake it up there, you men" And we bounce to the aisle. If a red pepper smell Got spread o'er th e seas 'Twould surely be Hell As there's no room to sneeze.

Our Rotund Surgeon say s it's remarkable how many more cig ar lighters than cigars there are aboard.

Farbeit from us to o'erturn the habits of a lifetime bu t attent ion is called to the

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it was decided to remove the spoon before drinking from a cup, it being found to be much safer.

Sgt. Carranza says that "considering the few horses there are aboard, there's a hell of a lot of picket line lying around this ship." "Don't make my son an adjutant,"

The draft boy's mother said "If he can 't serve his country's cause

I'd rather he were dea d." "Of all sad word s of tongue or pen, the

saddest are these: "Keep Moving Men!" Pvt. Hobb Nail.

The village correspondenre school philosopher remarks that "A mail censor is nec essary because some gu ys have no sense."

om Mother Hubbard Won't go to the cupboard To grab off a victual to eat. Says she, "On the ocean This darned rolling motion

A prize is offered to the one submi tting the cleverest concluding line .

Present all suggestions at the post offi-:e, care of The Ha tchet.

MAIL CLOSES A notice has been posted that it will

be impossible to mail anything on the ship after Saturday noon . This of course does not exclude the possibility of mailing the later copies of The Hatchet on shore after disembarkation.

"TWINS" VS. "DISINFECTANTS"

UNCLE TOM'S CABIN Cont inued from pr-ge one

ACT THR E E Scene: Uncle Tom'. Cabi n Baai n . E n t e r Little

Eva weep in lr bitterly and wobbli nK' a b it .

LITTLE E\"A: Whatter yuh goin' to do about me? You gotta have "'IE in thi s pla y. You can't ha ve an Uncle T om's Cabin with ou t Litt le Eva. Enter Mr. Marks, the Gua rdhouse law

yer. with a Manual for Courh MGrtial under hi. arm.

LAWYER I\IARKS: It says here dist inctl y in G. O. 999, as amended by Changes No. 65, W. D. 1776, tha t non-combatant wom en , girl s or other nuisances sh all not reside, abid e, live, exist or in any way inhabit army transports. [Turns to Eva] You'll ha ve to die three scenes earlier th an usu al.

LITTLE EVA: Oh, I dont want to die . I was just becomin g able to-

DECK GUARD NO. 23: Well, yuh can't stand there! Yu'll have to keep movin' !

Exit Little Eva to Heave n, vie Crow'e Nest. Cur ta in.

TRANS-ATLANTIC VAUDEV ILLE UNI QUE SIDESPLI TT I NG

Pvt. Fitzen Starll In Hi. Trall'ic Bit, Entitled

"WHAT GOES DOWN, MUST COME UP"

That Rollic k in g Farce

"ABANDON SHIP DRILL" By The Entire Company

40 - Deck Guard. - 40 In Their Melodramatic Hit

"KEEP MOVING MEN - Y O U CAN'T STOP HERE"

Profeor Hi Brow Lecture. On The Que.tiar.. Of The Hour

"WHY IS A GE RMAN?"

These Comical N. O . D. Boy. "YO, HO HO, WE'RE JOLLY TARS, FROM A CO RRESPON

DENCE SCHOOL" - -

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MORNING ORDERS 24A ugust--1918

Spurn too the watch at 4:30. Holystone mess gear. Launder lingerie. Call idlers loudl y at 5:00 and all thru

th e day . Put them at wiping down heads. Break out in overalls. St ow broken

parts in ventilator du cts. Continue faint work. Dress down wenches with oil, sheave

pins an d las hings. Continue WOrk in heads and motor

boat s, taking care th at the y are kept ready for instant use.

T ouch up ditt y hoxe s containing valuables and clean out Luck y Bag.

Quarters for Mustard at 9:30. All def icient office rs r eport for con

Ier ence on boat sea mansh ip. Aband on th e Ship Drill for troops.

only at 10:00; 11:00; 1:00; 2:00; 4:00; 5:00; 7:00; 8:00 and at night fall.

EXPECTIVE OFFICE R

WASHINGTON, Aug. 22.- The findings of former Ju sti ce Charl s E. Hug hes of the air craft investion committee will bturned over to the president next week .

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Oh , wha ; a won der' til flag you are !

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