The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-16
FORMER SCRIBE
MUST KEEP. TAD
ON 5000 MEN
Lieutenant Werner at Camp
Funston Has Real Job,

CAMP FUNSTON, Kan.- Being In
charge of the statistical department. and
III, postoifiee and camp directory at
Funston is no small job, Lieut.. A. A.
Werner, former Kansas City newspsptr
man, has learned. The department Of
statistics Is supposed 10 keep . cont
ple,e record Of every man In the Eighty
ninth division, and TO know su about
him, where he Is. where he came from
and what he amounts to,
IL also Is up 10 Lieutenant Werner to
,ee that ali mall. both first class and
parcel post /, delivered properly 10
whom II happens TO be addressed. and
there are several carloads Of this that
must be attended to each day
Wanted 70 FisS "wlllsr
Many complaints arise, Of course, and
they arc all made to tho statistical de.
pnrtment, and W.rners desk ~ piled
high every day with letter, Of enreaty,
command and complaint lie received
one the other day from a girl who want.
ed to send some candy to hoy In camp,
II read Ia part: Lr san, F"
| want .yow TO look up wine ss1, see
what snnu |. The matter With him. xent 70
sstH , e B. -: :es ' w: .slss sSt n.ssss scss
me that vay. ana I WON'T ssa6 hiM any
MEAN soldier w WI y, ID ss's'. w.
he is better. Nov yoy iosf WiMS Up
nsh, away ana Iet me Know AZ once,
Another letter came from 4 woman
seeking her husband. just what esssed
her 10 think Lisussnsn, Wsns uslsht
know anything about him u q mystery,
but he received the letter II read In
part
Ny husband isft me sewn ysars asv.
.hlqs hs rtS Away With sn4(hSf .wom-
Dor, Dor ~ wsms sna mn, uy = cm ssS sns ;uD; 3;
! tsI.ssSsoc nucH fSSSm P0ANS ana
esns OtAss 0n 10 iolm,
Another letter WA froM Z gisl who
apparently had engaged hsrssW to
young man the night before he left for
Funston, and she also wanted a little
assistance.
! know yva are q good man, hsutsn.
rc.po".S: NJ Ssy F.lviSn, xs G so. y ,sS sS's s, 4
up - - and 6sa out Why 'iS Ss tS aosss'.s M
wns 70 me. We ere sNsa6sd, and he
Reyr"ts 70 wgi.s ns ,,sysry, dAy. Ne
and Msn bs yrott, every Char day To-;
down q Tee isSisrc wssS. ana ccw
~ wont .nsSsr ny ist.ssy at all.
nS;',S:s x; Sr.s r.: .ss I:.';t H., I
hs has anothsv sisi know al the XVI
are Grassy about soldisss,E snd an
mrrh ONE Of them has rotten Rim Ii
IrsI clulsh" ] dldnt promiss 10 ErlrT,
~ ~. ~:s :s.d s:.lT.s ::a hs now w'f sS,"; Sn
wont you plsasr find out for inc the
tr.o condition o. thioEs and notify me
n. m"1ate'y , 10 J may take what eyer
sW,n,v sWps, in,v " nsoesssry TO win back his
Many Letters From Mothers
Lieutenant Werner receives more let.
ssrs from snxious mothers, however,
than from anyone else. SomAlmss they
want bim 20 see their boys and find out
why they don't write; one mother
wanted him to be sure her boy went 10
church every Sunday; another wanted
him to assure her that her boy was
taking his medicine regularly. md any
number want him 10 invesAsate and
report back II theis boys ere ~ cAser.
ful and happy a. their letter, indicate
So all the way round, Lieutenant
Werner Is very busy mad lot he mus,
answer every Tettef Ne receives, whisI,
!. ane OF tiw nia N theAmy among
tbe ofiicNa,GiR BE- Ap3'q ~ .n,f