The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1917-06-20
MANILA BOY
WRITES home
Clifford TheobaId, Son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward TheobaId, Of Manila, Tells
Of Life at Fort Miiey, Cal.
is SATISFIED WITH ARMY LIFE

is SATISFIED WITH ARMY LIFE
Expresses the Feeling Of all the Man
lila Recruits in Regard to the
! I Manila Red Cross Response -.
The Manila Times, of last week,
has nice letter from Clifford Theo-
bald, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Theobald, of Manila, who are well
known in Denison. The letter ex
jpresses the feeling of the boys toward
the loyalty displayed by their people
in coming to the aid of the Red Cross,
and while the Manila boys may never
need Red Cross assistance in the more
severe term, there will be thousands
of other young men who will. The let
ter is as follows:
n 10th Company.
Fort Miley, Cal.
June 2, 1917.
Dear Editor and Readers: 4
Saturday noon and the incest day
we have had. 1t is sunny and bright
as one could wish for. 1t has been
windy and dampy most OF the time.
This morning the 10th Company had
to fall out for infantry drill. Drilled
until Ills when we came in for din
ner. This afternoon we have off, so
for myself, l am going to write let
ters for the afternoon. l am writ
ing this the first thing SO l can get
it mailed early enough to get it out
today, as we have only two collect
ions daily. I'D
The boys, as far as l know, are all
fScfin Tpv
in while we get something pushed
on us that we would just as soon re-
ject as not ii it were possible, but il
anything comes your way in the army,
take it and say nothing is the best
method and | have found that out
already.
There is plan on foot now to split
the 10th Company and send half of
it to Fort Scott or some place on the,
globe. If it is done, it will be- next
week and, Of course, we do not know
the idea.
We have signed the pay roll for our
first time. The last day in each month
is muster" We had to stand an Sin-
you get full my, tlian sIgn lSe psF'
roll, but this time we, signed II Wed.
nesday. the 30th. and had inspection
by the major, Thursday. We VIII draw
the pay sometime next week.
Every Saturday morning we have
an inspection, but this morning it was
omitted and they had general in
|spection of the batteries and post ex-
change. We don't hear very much
about any one being shipped out.
expect when that is done, the order
will come and be executed in hurry.
We are all here to fight, but at the
same time there isn't any one In this
company or any other company, but
who would be pleased to see peace"
declared.
| wish to say that the boys are all
more than pleased with the response
of the Manila people to the Red Cross
work. We do not, or will not feel the
effect of it unless we get into actual
service, but it makes us feel that you
are back of us for a good thing, and
you are willing to do your most won
derful part at home. You don't know
the feeling one can have to think that
we are here to stay until the U. S.
government is through with you and
to go to the 'front.' that is after we
have had the training, but | do not
say we fear it. There are members
who do, but for the most part your
Manila boys seem to have no fear for
actual service, and | believe that is .
the feeling to have for you can handle
yourself much better If you have no
fear of getting the worst OF It.
God is back of the righteous people.
and we all have feeling that we are
on the right side. II you folks will
have faith and have no fear of our
return it will be easier for you and
ourselves both. Whenever we get q
letter from home. and they say they
hope and pray for our safe return, 1t
makes us awful homesick, and we can
not blame our dear ones for it, as 1t 6
is on their mind day and night. But
if only you will leave that out, we
will be very much obliged as we never
bring that subject up unless 1t Is
just to wish we were home right now.
or something Of that kind. We try not
to refer to never returning. 1t will 4
creep out once in a while, but never
fingers long.
ue ali SIJUy , ISdulu6 tuU
Times Only one or two are getting
them but we all see one before It
has been in camp very long.
Ed. Algee has been having a bad
tooth, but it is getting better. The
rest Of US have been feeling fine.
The three boys at Fort Scott have
been turning to guard duty. They
have been rushed through little fast
err than we have, but there were q
few from the company here turned in
yesterday. and so from now on we
will be turned in as fast as possible.
| will have to close for this time.
and get this mailed. The boys all B.
send their best regards and assurance 4
that they are in good health. You
would think so too, if you see us, as
fat as can be, not a one but who has
picked up some fat some place.