The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1917-06-27

Special to the Express.
Nmnekah, Okla, June 27.-TheI
many friends OF Jim Boxley win read
with interest the following letter writ
ten to his sister, Mrs Dave Woods;
Ft Winfield Scott, Cal,
june 4. 1917
Dear Sister:
am going to the Philippine Islands
tomorrow so I thought would write
and tell you all about It, Say, that win
be a long, long way from home won't
lii? But don't worry I'll get by all
right. / hate to 90, but the Uncle says
go" so l guess IN have to. The next
thing you hear III be in France chas-
ing sauer Krauts. When ! get there |
can get but one letter a month but you
keep on writing and maybe can get
them oftener
A Nightly Prayer
Listen people, / am doing some
thing never did before in my life.
get down on my knees by my bed every
night and pray that the good Lord win
let me get back home all right, and !
know he will am doing my best to
live right and know He viii answer
my prayers Won't He?
Say, the good Y S A. sure feeds a
fellow ! have gained eight pounds
since ! came to Frisco We sleep un.
der two blankets and a sheet every
night and some time with our uniforms
4 on. You see. when we get in France
chasing those saur Krauts we will have
to sleep any way we can, so we are
getting broke in now. We made a 20.
mile hike today that was fine. ] tried
to get the captain to take turn about
with me, but he said he was no soldier.
They are sending some OF the boys to
guard bridges so have put in my bid
for that bridge north OF Ninnekah
told them that it would be dangerous
without a guard
There are a thousand BOYS going
over as | 60 One good thing Dale
Stokes is going with me- We are just
like brothers. Hhe reads every letter
get and ] read sal OF his, so you see
lit won't be so lonesome after ALL Tell
all the folks hello and goodbye as |
viii be gone for a WHILE
Your loving brother
u James Boxley.
Want Letters from Home.
Here is a letter from another one of
our soldier boys giving an interesting
description OF army life Send a copy
of the paper to one of our boys you
know so that they may learn of each
other.
Ft Leayenworth, Kan, June l6,
Kind Friend;
At last ] have time to answer your
letter II the folks at home knew how
much we appreciate letters think
more of them would write. 1t sure is
dreary sitting around barracks all day
without nothing to do but think Of
days gone BY have not been blue,
though. have gotten over all Of that.
You tell the boys that the first few
weeks are the only days to d-ead for
as soon as one gets used to the work
it is rather nice.
!, Likes Army Life.
like army life just fine. You said
you dreaded for any Of us to have to 90
to France. don't mind it. ! think (
would like it very well as ! want to
see the world I don't want to just
stay here all the time. If it was not for
Imy mother and my girl | would be anx-
ious to go, but I hate to leave them.
| miss them so much. OH say ] am
sure proud of my girl She called me
up last evening. ! was writing to her
when she called 1t made me feel so
good to know some one cared so much
for me. ! think her wonderful
have not heard from mamma in some
time. hear from Brother Arden quite
often, at least once a week I am go
ing over to Kansas City in few days
and have some pictures made and ]
viii send you one.
Chums Separate.
There are 400 signal corps boys being
sent to Honolulu and the Philippines
from here. ] wish was going with
them. have started and / want to go
on. l go down to TT. Leayenworth
every once in while and see the
shows. You asked me why | was sep
arated from Sic. Dale and Hosia2 You