The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1917-11-18
LETTERS FROM
SOLDIER BOYS
MAX WEGER. MARK HAMILTON
AND WILLIAM E. WINSTON.
WRITE or CAMP LIFE


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Tor service.
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periences: instead OF oelhs sen, "
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out wnen oVihg -the speeu rs iilci 49, 49,
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per hour' ou c.,io. 80
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been UP. Ihe secoiiu ,i'he 1 was UP
we were tiyihg along hice,S wn1"
cropped oowh h'o an an ~
aoout twenty iee. w ho. 'n'h
could nave picked pet'e' Ui"no" Y,
the service thah u'"' "Ae ~ anu
nave h9t peeh nervous nlne IA We ta,t '
Even tht iiIst ,,iiie ui' "ot s. nam
the "uH'oer Oh M M,irilis 1 eApeo'e"
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tOWias.
tolu you III my ioi me- 'e''ei ''a
1 ""n'o hY 70 teiate w INC Peopio oi
my county tne iic,oehts ., oaihp me
ana ny 10 keep the peopie III touci
VITA the workings ol tue poSs "s
much as posslpie'
Caihp ira'is Is ioca'eu aoou' wv
or three hhies IN NOR ui
tlOh from the cItS oi san 4i''oi,io, =, ~
forming perfect square covering @'VVv
or S'Voe acres IL Is diVluea ana plated
the same as any modern CITY us
stietss are numbered anu the avenues
iettered Avenue - peins 'he pIihclI'ai
street or foa way 10 the camp me
streets run east ana west, ana the ave
hueS hofth ana soutii' Oh eitiier siee
OF avenue - are ''e pdIldchs vi guar
ers OF the men III camp
10 you VINO nave hau no experience
or nave never peen III training camp
ana should you be asked can NUMBER
OF men Keep step your answer "ouiu
propapiy DE yes put s"ouiu you coiiis
10 Caihl lrdNis' see 'he a"hMaiu
s}uads that are training anu iearhlhs
10 keep the step. ana see 'he COMPANY
m march ana oitlines see theh hditeu
ana the COMMANDER orue. uhe men 10
get that step you wouio chahge your
mind ana say that marching Is not
since september ~ Wheh the poy
began 70 ne IN IN great NUMBERS the
National Army mas hiaue spleIulu pro
efess- Ahe men are se'tius the snap
pep. anu punch II takes 10 MAKE
seasoned soiuier' ihey haVe peeh CIV
en- squad movements piatooh move
ine1's ana rskHhiishes the past Meeh
they nave tahei up tie t1ai manual ,i Vi
in bayOnettng and should you see the