New Britain herald., 1916-07-15

POETRY IS NICE,
 FOOD IS BETTER
New Britain Soldiers Hunger for
 Pies "Like Mother Made"
Especial Correspondence By J. F.
 COnners)

Conners.)
 Nogales, Arizona, July 1O.-As I have before stated, so will I state again. There is something wrong with the mails and we have not been getting our letters from home as fre- quently as we should. However, a bundle of letters from old New Brit just arrived and has put me at ease regarding the possibilities of a sus- pension in the mail service. Now, that l have assurance that mail is con- ing through, I'll again straddle an empty hardtack box and proceed to exercise the vaccination. I have just collected a variety of material from the boys on the street and this I will proceed to inf1ict upon the good na- ture of the folks back home.
 Prefer "Eats'' to Poems.
 Each day brings a few additions fer the comfort of the men, and yester- day they received batch of mail. In the stack was a few lines from some fair poetess at the Stanley Works If I had my way, and in this have the support of the company, I would sup press any enthusiasm from that con- tingent of fair would-be Red Cross artists and instead, let them apply all their surplus energies and efforts in 8 way that would be more appreciated All of which Is but a preamble to the two simple, but significant words -- "culinary art" All that we lack here is "eats. Yesterday our cracker diet certainly aroused the passions of the "crab' faction. Ed Prior certainly has his hands full when acting in the ca pacity of mess sergeant.
 But Three Men III.
 Everything connected with the scr- vice here is most novel, not in the least excepting the church service on Sunday. The men still keep their good health and there is but little complaining. Company I boasts of the best hospital record of either of the two Connecticut regiments here. We have only had three men on the sick list thus far. This is considered a very good record by the surgeon, par ticularly when our long trip, the change in climate and water and other things are remembered. Private Crow ley is at present on the sick list. He is suffering from a sore toe that effect ually keeps him out of any of the foot races. Privates Boyd and Parkington are not feeling well, not having be- come fully acclimated as yet These are the extent of the ailments in Com pany I. Our good physical condition can be traced to the excellent advice given us by Captain Ladbury and the judgment he uses in working his men.
 There still remains quite little difference between us militiamen and the regulars of the Twelfth Regiment. The regular army officers are giving us daily talks that help lot towards getting us acquainted with military ethics in the shortest possible time.
 Wanted-Sult For Pickup.
 Up to now we have had to wear our heavyweight uniforms, but forum ately the lightweight uniforms will soon arrive and that will help lot. Pickup has been anxiously watching for this announcement because thus far we have not been able to locate a
  bulk. He has had to use needle and thread almost continuously every day since we left New Britain and he is really quite an expert seamster now. Any New Britain tailor seeking a first class assistant had bet take note.
 Eddie Ogren ha just received the initial Stanley Works bulletin which gives former employees at that con- cern the kind of information they like to receive Eddie asks that the home folks send him some "roseberries." This is an expression of his own and we think he means dried apricots.
 New quarters have usjt been com pleted for Cook Tom Dyson and all the boys helped. They like to keep on the right side of the cook. To- day the men have been spending their time making mud floors for their tents. Mud here is very sticky and is the only kind of cement that the Mex jeans use in making their little adobe hovels As yet, I have been unable to take any good pictures. My camera is somewhere between Mantle and Nogales but as soon as it catches up with me I shall send some pictures that will interest the readers.
 Nogales, Arizona, is some town. It is regular town. It sports two nov ing picture shows, so what more is needed to make it regular? The shows however, are not on a par with Fox's or Keeneys, or even the Scenic. Every thing is given in the open air and be- fore a very mixed audience consist ing of "Greasers," Chinamen, Japs, negroes and Americans. The movie screen is so situated that bunch of Mexican children climb to the top of their huts and watch the show free. Makes some of us think of the days of wore, when we were wont to sneak into baseball games at Electric field. Brferc To Lose Job.
 Private Henry Briere is one of the busiest men in camp. He is kept busy at his trade all day long. It has so