The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1900-10-07

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stories. I can't write about al.
that happens.
I was sitting on the firing line
shooting at a Chink that was apart
from the rest OF them and imme-
diately in front of me. will all
ways believe that he had me picked
out as target, too. After about
every time he had TO stop to load
and take aim I would notice a
bullet hit right to my right or left
or in front of me. in the dirt. I
didn't know whether it was him or
another. They evidently had my
range well located. SO l went to
work to.put him out of commission.
Well, we had orders to set our
sights at 800 yards. ] fred two
shots at that range, then lowered
it just little every time / shot.
Just before I got it to 600 yards 1
fired and he disappeared. / never
noticed the bullets strike so close
to me at regular intervals after
that. l had begun to think that
he might beat me to it for he came
d-n close several times. / fired
eight shots at him from a kneeIing
position. He must have fred
twelve or fourteen at me.
When we got back that evening
we were all pretty well tagged out
and at 6 p. m. l had to go on
guard and walk post. l had had
no sleep for two or three nights on
account of mosquitoes. Well. if ever
a boy in this world suffered, /
guess I did. My eyes would close
in spite of all l could do, but l
managed to pull through all right.
We go to Pekin tomorrow to es.
cort some one up there; some fell
low that my friend Bill. Mckinley
sent over here to look into this
trouble in China. The first squad
ron goes and that is the one 1 be-
long to. / don't know how long
we stay up there.
We expect to be put in camp for
the winter near Pekin. l dread a
winter here, as they tell me the ice
gets two and half feet thick. II
must be pretty gol darned cold and
it gets mighty hot here. l know,
because l have been here.
1 expect l will get extra fatigue
for slipping off to write this letter,
for l just buckled on my six full"
and left the camp. Don't intend
to do a thing before dinner except
write letters and smoke and rest.
1 walked post yesterday until my
feet were blistered. There is DC
old guard fatigue, 80 / am moi
, going to work this morning.
!. / don't think there will be much
more fighting here unless there is
an international war of some kind
George, 1 wish you could see
this Russian army; they are all
great big. greasy, dirty looking
felIows-regular bullies. They
work these coolies COOLIES are the
non -combatants) and beat them
in fact they just make slaves oi
, them. 1 think our army is the
only power here that pays the
coolies for their work. Our gov.
ernment pays them twenty cents 6
day. They are the slaves of al
nations at present. They just senG
, bunch of soldiers out and gather
, all of them up that they need anG
, put them to work under guard
We have to guard them too, bu
: only to keep the other powers from
. taking them or interfering Will
/ them while they are working fol
| US.
The French are sueaking looking
: little devils. The English are, a.
! a whole. about the incest looking
) and cleanest looking army here
1 The Japs are clean and goot
: soldiers and are the Americans
: best friends. They are all righ
} and don't know what fear is
; Their uniform is white clothe.
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