Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-23
LETTERS FROl1 OUR Sol, ,DIERS.

on iron beds, called hunks, with regu-
lation blankets to keep us warm. in
barracks large enough TO hold about
200 to 800 hunks. We get up in the
morning when the buglc blows at 40
n. m, order our hunks and assemble
for reveille at 6:55 a. m; take cal
isthentics and are dismissed at 1:l5
a. IN. for mess; eat, wash our mess
kits and assemble for drill at 7:45
a. m. We drill until 1880 a. m. and
march to the barracks for mess; eat
and rest until 1880 p. m, when we
assemble for drill again. We drill
until 4:30 p. m, when we are marched
to the barracks and are dismissed un
I'll 5:45 p. m, when we stand FOR re-
treat and our days trials have ended,
until 5:45 a. m. next morning.
Some nights we get passes to go
to San Antonio until IL p. m, when
we must be in camp again. or course
the lights go out when tattoo" % p.
m) is sounded, but we are allowed
to be up until taps G1 p. m) are
heard. when Sammie must wrap his
blankets around him and bury his
troubles of the day gone by. We rest
on Saturday afternoon and Sunday IL
not on special duty.
1t is nothing uncommon to see aero
planes in the air over camp. The avia
ton training camp, known here as
kelly Field" is just short distance
from here.
One of the favorite pastmes of the
Sammies is when the daily mail ar
rives Each one is looking for
letter, postcard or something, il only
paper. from the home town. These
things that seem so little to the or
binary civilian, cheer a soldier up
-. a.fF
say that the army lives on letters.
There is a number of us in this COM
pany that would appreciate letters
from Tulsa. Thanking the person
who had the Tulsa World sent to me
very much, am, w. Elmer Strobe.
Letter received from First Lieut..
John +. Capps. ambulance COM
pany No. 167, Sanitary train No. III,
Forty-second division A. II. f.. now
in France, by his brother, Il. Il. Capps,
I 1880 South Cheyenne:
"Your letters received tonight and
believe me l was some happy human,
for 1t was the first word l have re-
ceived since leaving the states. Yes.
we have arrived all o. X. am feeling
fine, and especially so since hearing
from home.
THE first United States mail come
to our boys tonight and when |
brought them in and the mail call
sounded, you should have seen the
| glad hearts in the company and to-
nigh they are all happy. Each one got
a letter. | have written you two letters
since landing and several at the point
of debarkatlon.
I would like so much to step into
your home tonight to dine with you
and tell you of the many sights and
| interesting things / have seen since
leaving home. This Is a great world
] over here and we learn something new
every day. l think 1 will be able to
write n long history when we return
and am keeping diary of all my
travels and experience
I have been to several important
towns over here and find each one
very interesting OF course. and wish
you could visit them with me--in times
OF peace, however. Will tell you all
about them later as We are not per-
lpitted to say much Of anything In
our letters. Was anxious to send you a
cable when we landed but no one
was allowed to.
I'VE are near the firing line now
and can hear the guns roaring, but
are not In much danger, so do not
worry about me. Would like to be
with you on Christmas Day but re-
member / am with you in my thots.
Have good tipe for me. too. You
mentioned sending the Christmas
boxes. Anything you may send. any
thing from home will be appreciated
more than we can tell you, and will
bring happiness to US here. We can
only show you how much we do ap-