Courier Democrat. (Langdon, N.D.) 1891-1920, 1917-12-20

day. December 9th the change in the
weather first became noticeable and
has gradually been getting quite cold
and now we have about three inches
of snow on the ground. but from
what | am able to learn of this coun.
try the snow will be going again in
a week or two, as it does not stay on
the ground for six months of the year
the same as it does in North Dakota.
In fact there are a number nf diff
ferent ways in which this country is
a whole lot unlike the Flickertail state
We see a lot of Dixie up here and
all chat the people in Arkansas raise
in the way of crop is cotton and there
are fields of this on all sides of US as
far as you can see. 1t was my first
sight of a field Of cotton and l must
say that a field Of it just when the
cotton is ready to pick is as pretty a
sight as you can ask for.
Leaving Camp Dodge we had a fine
ride taking US through the following
states: Iowa, a part of Missouri,
Kansas, a part of Oklahoma and into
Arkansas, were we are for the pres.
ent located. Most of US Cavalier
county boys manage to see each other
quite often, although we are not in
the same companies to any extent,
but we all form a part of the same
regiment. ]. is rumored that we will
get about three weeks of practice in
close formation order of drilling here
and then be transferred to the Next
can border, to protect the people on
the American side from raids of Mexi-
cans that are involved in the revolu-
tion of that country. Everybody
seems glad that we are at last to see
something in the way of active ser.
vice on the southern frontier of this
country. 1t was said the other day
that if we do we'll in our close order
formation drill we will be on duty on
the Mexican border before Christmas,
the boys are therefore hard at it
and express hope that the weather on
the Mexican border will not be as
warm as it has been here in Arizona
most of the time during their stay
here have not heard how things
are going on ia North Dakota for
some little time, but suppose that
more than one of the old time 'tcold
snaps" The birds that you have in
North Dakota in the summer time seem
to he here with US for tie winter sea.
son, with lots of wild ducks.
Every day we are looking for let
tiers from our homes in North Dako
ia They are what we are longing
for more than anything else. Every
letter is given a reply almost by the
next mail in order to keep the letters
coming. 1t is really wonderful the
amount of mail that comes to the
camp. One regiment alone usually
gets as much as one of the big towns
at home and now with Christmas
coming on the mail is heavier than
ever. The ground surrounding our
camp is quite stony with a large
growth of timber in the back ground.
The nearest town of any conse-
quence is Little Rock. which it would
appear is quite correctly named if one
is to judge of the general appearance
of this section of country, as the eur
face of the ground is mostly covered
with rock Sunday is the time when
the boys in camp have the most time
to themselves and there is 10 end Of
looking up old home town acquaint-
ances and exchanging news about
happenings back home, where we
know that the folks are all thinking
of US, but we hope they will write
a little more often. l must bring this !
to a close, but will write again from
the Mexican border, to which point it |
is now stated TYPO regiments are to be
sent soon.
Best wishes to all the home folks
and a Merry Christmas and A Happy
New Year, hoping to see you all
again when we have done our Job
for Uncle Sam.
Yours Sincerely,
August Kuball.
Co. M, 348th Infantry.
Camp Pike, Ark, Dec. 9. 1917
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