Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1917-12-12

the soldier boys thiak about the hard
est and fret over tho most when they
fail TO write. There Is Just n sort OF
feeling that can't be accurately de-
scrihed in the hearts OF the soldier
boys that. when they don't near from
their sweethearts. perhaps some TEL
low who IL at least 35 per cent Stacker
has cut a corner and has gotten In tho
good graces OF the "glrl left behind.
The more letters the soldiers receive
the better soldirs they are, and then
again the extra cent now put on every
letter makes IL just that much surer
that Berlin will be reached.
All Of your laundry for one month,
no matter how much at flat rate OF
$50. That is what Uncle Sans big
laundry at Camp Travis charges the
soldier boys and collects al the end or
the month. The soap suds factory u
the largest OF It's kind in the world
and contains some Of the most modern
and expensive laundry machinery. The
task OF sorting and classifying laun-
dry for fifty thousand soldiers is no
small task when IL must br taken into
consideration that all Of these clothes
are exactly alike. This giant laundry
does even more for the soldiers than
guaranteeing him the return OF his
own clothes, clean and lroned. They
all come back mcuded. Buttons that
have been lost in drilling are replaced.
Rents that have been made In crawl
ing thru the brush are neatly sewed.
There are 132 machines for pressing
that cost $50. 900 alone. There are "a
washing machines costing 10000.
Twenty marking machines cost $6,7OO.
Fiat work ironcrs cost $22 600. Twen-
ty-two trucks are attached to the
laundry for carrying the clothes back
and forth. Four hundred and sixty
six windows furnish light and ventila
ton for the building which Is three
hundred feet wide and five hundred
feet long. The laundry IS under dircc-
ton OF the government.
A hostess house has been erected at
Camp Travis for the purpose NJ offer
ing place where soldiers can enter
tain their mothers, wives and sweet
hearts when they come to visit them
at Camp Travis The hostess house IL
a large. widespread, one-story build
ing with "A screened porch, big living
room, simply. but attracuvely fur
nished and with a large open fire
place at one end. There ara arrange
ments for tea room with service on
the cafeteria plan, and comfortable
rest room. The hostess house is con-
Quoted under the auspices Of the
Young Women'b Christian association.
If you are coming to Camp Travis to
pisit your friends or family the
hostess house Is an ideal place where
you can be entertained.
What Tulsans Are Doing.
Private James Il. Driver Of Co. r.,
35Sth infantry, Camp Travis. was
transferred during the past week TO
the ordnance depot company. Camp
Travis, Texas. lie Is quite pleased with
his good fortune in being sent to this
highly valuable branch OF the serv-
ice. At present the ordnance depot
company Is In charge of the supply of
ordnance material, such as artillery,
high explosives guns and rifles, horse
Snd personal equipments for the Goth
division. Private Driver was born i'm
Newton. Mo. lie enlisted at Tulsa,
Okla, September 3. 1917, and was sent
to Camp Travis. Texas.
Private Harrison ]. Maddox has
been discharged and returned to his
home at Piatt, Tulsa county, Okla, on
December 3.
Private Richard II. Miller OF Tulsa,
Okla, has been promoted from private
to corporal in the 315th 7. NJ. battery
Private Spencer w Lyon of Tulsa
Okla, has been promoted from private
to corporal in the 315th II. NJ. battery.
Private II. j. McGouldrick has been
transferred from the 3l5th engineers
to the machine gun company. 360th
infantry.
Corporal Homer CO. Richards OF
Tulsa has just returned from Camp
Funston, where he fired the course.