The Calhoun chronicle. [volume] (Grantsville, W. Va.) 1883-1984, 1911-10-03
In'tLike Arm Y
bun Boy Writes Int est
Ely of the Hardship
of Army Life.

nc, WISH 10 announce md
n N my exl lance of Army life.
- 10 private in the Coast Altil-
}orps. My home rs in CAL
county. w. Va. 1 am of
$ people and my father I'd
er both live there at the rr a.
INC, aud are very well to %.
mo doubt you are very well
tied with us all buC / am not
to mention my name for /
my parents would feel very
~ know my conditions and how
<reated in the army of my
tonnry and of my own Ameri-
! people. enlisted in the army
zj}year of 1909 at Columbus
"a. Well j am going to tell you
ho army life. 1t is a low down
f{race &c any young man TO en-
~ tne army OF TO nave any
fng to do with the uniform at all,
o soldier is not welcome in any
addressed in his uniform and IA
Idier is nc good at all in other
toples eyes. 1t makes no differ
pee at ell how good his charact Ell
|as before he enlisted or whether
b belonged to church or not. he is
psolately nothing in common So
|ety of civil life for / am soldier
nd I know.
i went into church one Sun
~ morning in the city of
fstle Washington, / was nice and
<arf and / behaved my self excel
81 hnd q little while after services
s. lover and the people began
b'f'g out th) Minister came to my
DO and took my hand and ex-
|e4Bed his gladness for seeing me
<a<s church. and he told me was
welcome TO come next
nplday and every Sunday but told
N not to yet offended that l
SID not be permitted or noticed
4 wore rhe foldiers clothes. He
l<4 he wanted me to come and be
inember and loin their church and
did not haze any civilian clothes
2 'Nousd get nle suit and pay for
20 say the Army life is tough
pa no place for young man that
s. any home at all of any kind no
.tference how humble, or how
s'1eh trouble he sees. if he is able
5 wen walk he had better stay on
|Ie Dat side. enlisted with good
>ilnd health and not sick day in
{ ny life of tweA ~ years. now my
eelth is all about gone and my
tomach is in horrible condition
'sst from eating the army rash oons
hey are adulterated and doped
etpething terrible. When / set
'own to eat my appetite is good
nd | feel hungry but the hunger
Don leaves for the food is mixed
nd drugged so you can not eat
cry much, and what is left from
'ne meal is put on the table again
pr the next meal the next and the
Text until it is all eaten. So dear
'ditor | want you to make out of
ny letter all you can and for nv
axe | want you to publish this let
er in your paper, and please advise
Ill young men III and around your
happy home and village ali that are
a the notion of enlisting in the
lrmy to stay away, for there is
many a poor boy when he has
served his limit of three years and
IS discharged he is almost ashamed
10 90 home or face the outside
world again and feels ike he was
Just out of prison
] will tell you one mora thing
Dear Editor there is boy from
my home there and when he enlist
ed two ysar and eight mon his ago
l,e never even swore or drank, he
went to church every Sanday AID
,yas u perfect DO, in every form aud
manhtr, Fle VAS IN the Amy
thirty two months and oily had
f,ar months more to serve, now
I,e E n the Militar peui entiary
M San Francisco California stfviHg
a four year sentence for tompted
mnoler He is also n rlruulnrk and
everything bat what % nnu should
bo There is army liie nnda good
proof o. it ] was falling TO bis
Dear OLD Mother the day be wa,
tried and ] know you can almost
tell bow she Ielt. Size Va lelling