The Daily Missoulian. [volume] (Missoula, Mont.) 1904-1961, 1917-11-12
PRESCRIPTIONS
FATHERS STEPS
Son Of Poiaee< Scout Writes
of TraisllE Activities
inHnzona.
IN FIELD, ARTILLERY
Interesting ,sstory of Life
in Camp Related by
Recruit.
IN FIELD, ARTILLERY

AS a first corporal in Battery A OF
the Tenth Field. Artillery Robert G.
Paxson Of this city has begun TO fol-
low in the FOOTSTEPS of his father, Col
onel Edsaks. paxson, famous western
artist and pioneer scout and Indian
fighter The boy HAS written home OF
interesting experiences in camp at
Douglas. .Ariz.. where he is training
for service with the Rainbow division
OF the army
His letter tells Of the detection of n
German spy. of the stopping of a
civilian who opened fire on a guard,
and of practice With the big field
guns. This practice is strenuous for
some of the beginners. according TO
Payson. The young soldier tells of a
man whose faco"was severely lacerated
by the recoil OF big gun. The letter
follows.
Dear ones all:
1T is Sunday once more. The time
seems to fly now. A week is gone
before one realizes ii. Your letters.
papers. the watch and all received @.
~ itllNS tildIN tllll'S ltI tllI'ill. iit
fob is n dandy
Am doing first rate in my work.
Was COMMUNICATED by the battery
commander and second lieutenant and
the majo for having the best work in
panoramic sl<etching of Il sector con-
tanning targets a sector is a pre-
serbed distance. Along these are diff
ferent targets In it each target has
10 be given correctly in miles for de-
Election, also range in yards, from
which accurate description the battery
commander n"fire his guns. 1t is
sight to see the way those great shells
tear up the ground when they strike
Three men were hurt. one has his
face nearly torn off by the recol Of
the gun. was messenger for the
major for that day.
Friday Battery p of our regiment
the Tenth, fired They certainly did
fine: have gotten the Eleventh beaten
to a. fragile. y. No one was hurt that
day. About fairgrounds were fired.
This week Battery A will fire. tThis
the one Of whifnl am a member. It
is considered the best in the regiment in
ng-auifkfdispatch, hammer
ing, baseball. football. and Liberty
bonds. In fact there is nothing in
WHICH we have been beaten yet But we
will have to go some TO beat i bat
terry firing.
In the Liberty bonds is where we
will shine. The Tenth Field Artil-
lery subscribed $4,000 in bonds A
Battery took $4,000 leading by So,
o5o + Batterv:next with $20,S5O.
"A spy was captured here in camp.
He was posing as a French marine
and was SUPPOSED to be on Through.
lie gave several lectures at the En-
listed Mems 'clnb, when he proved to
be a German spy. He is now in the
cavalry guard house We had a shoot
ing scrape htfe last night One Of
the guard called on civilian to halt,
Instead Of h1l,ine he opened fire on
the guard. who. in turn return the
fire. 'stoppiNA'hfm. Bullets were
richocheting all over the camp. oh
yes. we Baltery Al won the prize
for taking the most bonds. For this
we Will not hdyo to stand retreat for
q week.
We passed in. grand review last
week before General Bell and his staff.
tile is our district commander,. Ny,
but il was a sight, nearly 10000
horses-cavalry, artillery. infantry,
pack trains combat trains and hospital
corps. 1t was Ill Wonderful to me. II
think | told Eon That we are to belong
to the famous Rainbow division We
plan TO make Il big hit in France.