Mexico weekly ledger., 1917-09-27
MEXICO SAILORS To
somewhere SlDEf

s-il zEz zzz- EEa.- s.s M uEE u---
AL v7a-1 u r. z-s SzG-uHs-
ns ss--H- Fa-iuvg-
T. n EA-z { S1-. E1zu-s
EE1 -a1-- Esza. NJ.
--T--s-lTs-. Z 2 SER = Isl
-.-z---lzz.sra -uu---r. lsa-1Irs y-a-
Eull1 -iEt 4 Sew E-uzS -srL-5.r-r M
lie e -ns EEzl=r a-yz z II : Z
AETE. 1als-s -1s-H ~ aa1-- Z
uGzer ua-E E-ur E-z E-uznE EEz.a.
nuz Al II r,is sane nz-z rssEzzr. fzzr A. 81
-hs sEzs -=r1s-. We Sc sz-1
1-1s- NOS sva-y CIT En5 EnsL -
Ea-E s-t.. E-s -scEvs5 1nFy z-s pass
e around XIII We T. cz1 kssr L
EC8es fairy vel Wiz uu- z-lenif q
b1ns
As u Ok rao5s q living. et.- vi
say ths-t are z5sut 1.I'FQ rnsz hare u
ne islaB5- Most q then are clear
rst- rics y9zng ns1. fron good homes
and vel behaved. Of course. there
are sons toughs here, bu. OF 3 whole
al are fine fellows. We rise at AS
3. n, pile our cots, sweep out, mop
o1t- replace cots and take a shower
hath and then dress for breakfast.
After breakfast, about $50, we are al
lgwed about thirty minutes Of our
0wn and then get infantry drill un-
II ll;45. when we return to ou-
shaccE, put Up guns, lean up for din
nsr. After dinner we are drilled
from abozi ] p. n. until 800. We
then scrub our clothes and fall in for
supper at 500 After supper we are
a. leisure until 2 p. at which time
we must Be IN bed and make no noise
and most al are ready to turn in at
7 p n for this is a very strenuous
life Of course. there is always q
bunch that think they can sing and
they always stay up gntil Q .. m.
We have 100 znen in each shack. All I
i've together. drill together, smoke 4
together. e:c. 20 we get very friend /
y.
The eay ae arrived We had a hair
eat and were vaccinated for smallpox.
The following Thursday we took a /
fs0: q 'yphoid vaccine in the other /
arm- LAgt Thursday we took the
sf1one Fa9tr twice as large as the
flraf. Sezt Thursday We take the
-h-rc ard then we are through. This
f Te-T diScygFsging 20 take, as the
fsll9Ef FAINT by the dozen, bat fin
ally eg2e cut o4 il. The boys from
ha1ns al E,os5 the medical part and
me er-llIg fine The days we are
Taselna.ec against typhoid we drill
Ez;a or sore arms 52st the same in
sfaer % gst the d1pe distributed
through or systems. That night
ae are taken oTer 70 the Point ard
si.lsrtainea by Z hand or two and a
sW other musicians and entertainers
. make rs forge: our troubles and
1Fe arms.
Yesterday morning two fellows in
.gr company failed 10 take their bath,
nd we entertained them by taking
hem TO the bath house and scrubbing
hem with our rough scrub brushes.
They must keep clean, or we have
'rders to see that they do by giving
hem a bath.
We have more shore liberty than
we really need, for it takes money to
be on shore and so far all we have re-
'eiyed is our pay numbers. Most all
the boys are broke and kicking for
heir pay, but that does 10 good.
When 2 man misbehayes he is put in
he Brig on bread and water for 50
many days; some in solitary confine-
nent.
Today the odd numbered companies
I'D not have shore leave. mean this
afternoon, 80 we were marched to the
Point and entertained by an orches-
ra. After that the 5th and 9Th reg
ments had try Of war and we won.
The movie man vas there and took
moving pictures Of the event and all
7e did. This will be shown in the
the Weekly and you viii zee It at
he orpheum for Shirley has the good
.1es there. Il will be worth seeing
We have had knot tying, boat drill,
sad line, ETC., and a fellows head
early cracks with it all, but the hard J
- of al ID the signalling. We have
sott Ct the code down and in few :
ys VIII be able to signal and read
ben for long ways.
There are several ships in the bay
.ere. Among them Torpedo Boats,
.ofpedo Boat Destroyers and most all
Inds, but the submarines. II sure
y sight 70 see them and the sights
n general around water front are
omething worth seeing.
On the way here from St. Louig
ONE Of the boys threw their names
nd addresses off the train, and now
hey are receiving mail from the
omen. One from home received a
"eater, book, and lots of things !
ceded here. Some get cigarettes, =
amps, stationery, and auch. All
re at premium here. Stamps and
garettes especially. The Mexico
'ys are very much indebted to Dob i,
is Bros. for a carton Of London \
fe Cigarettes, which were sent TO !
le Of US and distributed. =
We get our blue uniforms Monday \
ID as the only regiment older than 9
is quarantined, we expect to leave | |
r somewhere" within a couple of ="
seks. All want 70 go.
Will close as it is getting dark and
e bunch is beginning TO sing. Last =.
I not least, we all have good appe- p
es and are fed good. All are brown VI
d too busy to get real homesick.
CARDS TO all my friends. M
j. GARRETT BARNES, a.
! Regiment, 3rd Co., U. S. N. g.
aiming Station, Newport, r. /. \,
The many friends of w. W. Pol
k will be glad 10 learn his condi.