Audubon Republican. [volume] (Audubon, Iowa) 1894-1925, 1917-11-22
is MAKING GOOD
in THE U. S. ARMY
Audubon Boy Who Has Been Pro
NOTED in Army Writes Parents
A Newsy Letter

dDOul one HUuT Ill MlHuedpOllS, three
hours in Chicago we were in Cincin-
natti short time, and at Ludlow,
Ky, just across the river we got off
and drilled for about one hour. At
Ashermill, n. C. our next stop we
also drilled about one hour There
the Red Cross girls gave us a very
cheerful reception, they gave us Gig
erettes, apples, and other fruit, they
also distributed stamped post cards
to nearly every one on the train.
The trip from Ashermill to Char
| lotte took us thru the Blue Ridge
Mountains and the scenery on the
way was something wonderful as our
course, followed the French Broad
River all the way. We went thru
one tunnel about fourths of a mile
long. Coming out into sort of an
open valley among the mountain
peaks and going back out gain thru
another tunnel about 80 feet below
the list tunnel and running cross
wise with the list. In the center of
this valley was guyser shooting
water about 100 feet into the air.
| We were on the road from Caring
ton to Charlotte days and nights
We had a good camp at Camp
Greene. Our tents were about is
feet square with wood floors and
walls about feet high. We had
electric lights which were always
turned off at ten o'clock, much to
our disgust, if we happened to be
writing a letter or sewing on a but
ton.
We had a bath house with cold
water but they were installing hot
water when we left. We built a
very nice company street and named
it, THE Pride of Camp Greene" In
fact we did about all the work on
our part of the Camp. 1t looked as
if we were taken there to build a
camp for the drafted men that going
there for the winter.
The days there were quite warm
but the nights were cold 1t was a
very damp cold and we fellows from
the west could hardly stand it at
first but after we got things fixed
up and stoves for the tents it was
not so bad.
l didn't think much of the city of
| Charlotte as it was built several
hundred years ago, and most of the
shacks are still standing.
| The chief amusement of the people
of Charlotte seemed to be standing
on the street and watching the SOL
diers go by. A large part of Char
| lotte was guarded by Provost guards
who arrested all soldiers that went
into that part of town. The soldiers
were not allowed to go into any part
of town where the negroes lived and
that's what most of the population
seemed to be.
When we got to Camp Greene the
End N. d. Inf. was split up and trans
ferred into five or six different organ
| lZationS some were made machine
gun companies, some were made
trench mortar companies, some ba-
kers, some ambulance companies, the
band went to the Engineers and we
were made the 102nd field Hosp
We didn't like the change very well
at first but since we got used to it
think it is a better branch of the
service than the Infantry.
Most of us fellows Joined the army
because we wanted to fight for our
country, and didn't like the idea of
being changed into Doctors but
think the man that framed up the
changes knew more about it than we
did, so / have been trying to make
good as "bone-splicer." We carry
side arm, a Colts As automatic
and knife about the size of a corn
knife but about three times as heavy
1t is used for making splints and
other things that it might come in
handy for. The Colts As is to be
used for self protection. but if we
see any German running around
loose, it might be used for other
things. We have few Indians in
some of our companies and if they
follow the traits of their forefathers
these knives may be used for some
other things than making splints l
suppose that some Germans will get
scalped and it will be blamed to the
Indians whether it was done by
white or red man.
AS the Germans are doing worse
things than the Indians were ever
known to do, they will have to take
chances on the Indian Ambulance
and Field Hospital men. This may
sound a little blood thirsty but it is
a German game and we will have to
learn it if we are going to play it
with them.
We were at Camp Greene three
VCCho anu ltll lOT Sdiup
We saw several good cities on the
way, including Raleigh, N. C. Wash
ington, ID. c. where we saw the
Washington monument and the
white house. Washington is the
most beautiful city have ever seen
Baltimore was a nice looking city
and l would like to have stopped
there for awhile. We stopped a
short time in Philadelphia, our coun-
try's first capital and saw the place
wheSe the Declaration of Independ-
ence was signed, that is | think that
was the place but l cant remember
quite that far back.
The next stop was Newark, N. j.
and then New York, it was dark
when we got to New York and we
could see the lights for long while
before we pulled into the Pennsly-
vania station.
Camp Mills is located eleven miles
from Broadway, about nine miles
from Long Island City. 1t takes
about So minutes to go to the Penn. |
one block past Broadway on
the electric trains which run every
hour. This make connections from
here very good. The trains go thru
the famous East River Tubs which |
attain a depth of 80 feet below the |
river bed at the lowest point. The
trains go thru these at a very high |
rate of speed but there is no danger |
rs they go but one way in each tube. |
the cars have a clearance of about |
six inches on each side, so that elm |
mates the danger of derailing.
At the crossing at Broadway an
other unique feature is that the trac |
other features Is that the tracks /