Putnam patriot., 1917-11-09
SOLDIERS BUY
 LIBERTY BONDS
Also Peel Potatoes, Wash Dishes and
 GO Sightseeing
All of Which Is Told in Their Letters
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been sending each week. issue to Put nam boys who volunteered. We find | that from time to time some of them l are transferred. The only way we can | be made aware of this is for the soldier or sailor to drop us a line with the new address. We also urge each one to write their experiences. We know from the many letters received that the boys appreciate the paper. We are not so sure that they, in the service, l realize how much those back home en- l joy hearing from them. We ask every one of the young soldiers and sailors to drop us a line when they have time. Things that may seem commonplace 1 to you in camp or elsewhere holds in- terest for us here in Putnam. Ed Alpherie Tetreault writes from Fort
 Mckinley, Maine: "I have been talk Ing in the sights at Portland today as the day is holiday at Fort Mckin- ley
 am enjoying the army life now 1 more than ever before for l sleep on real mattress in an iron bed with springs. l can assure you this feels more comfortable than cot ana straw tick. 1 am also eating out of china dishes and in addition have A silver knife and fork. Oh Boy but this makes me feel almost as if l was at home.
 We are not overburdened with work here either for we have one lecture a day and also one drill inside little clearing We only work about hours day in all.
 Every afternoon after three o'clock we can get pass to Portland and don't have to return until the last boat at II 20 This gives us plenty of time to enjoy ourselves in the city.
 The reason we all received day of was because we all signed the pay roll but of course we haven't yet received a darn cent. 1 am feeling fine for 1 can tell,you the old sea breeze is good for anyone, especially in the morning when we have our exercises.
 l had an exceptionally. good job my first week washing dishes and peeling spuds. You can imagine how much l was stuck on this job. But now 1 am taking care of the captain s office and one of the wards. It is up to me 10 tsee that everything is kept clean. It is cinch. l expect to be very good housekeeper when 1 get out of the army.
 l wish to ithank you again for the PATRIOT So far l have received it weekly without fail. Either Saturday or Sunday 1 am down in the dispen sary room waiting for the mail for 1 know that especially the PATRIOT will be among the marlborough over, Remember me to all my friends through your paper
 Louis Girard, known to his intimate friends as the "Ensign," was surprised that a PATRIOT gem took down bit of his yarn and put 1t in print. He writes home the following:
 "l was surprised to hear that there was h piece in the paper about me. l walked over to the Putnam boys bar raks and got PATRIOT and that was sure some article. l did not know l had an audience that was so attentive ,ff,h 1 Ei n the Arcanum club.
 Everything is going fine atcamp and all the boys seem happy as clans. have put in 8 request for trans fer to the signal corps and would not be surprised if l got it. Had talk with the officer and things look good. !" Arthur Renshaw, after reading Ar thur Maloney's letter in the PATRIOT writes as follows:
 "Just few lines from soldier now training at Fort McHenry, Baltimore. wish ii irst of all to criticise Arthur Maloney's letter in which he says he is going to take ,care of me when l go "over there" l want him To know that we will take care of each other. If go over there he can rest assured 1 will take some good American tweed" and if we have the pleasure of meeting we will have a really good celebration.
 1 went over to Fort Howard Satur. day and saw q football game between Fort Mckinley and Fort Howard boys. We lost, l3 to 0. There were only five ex college stars on their team. One, Thayer, formerly star of the Uni yersity of Pennsy lyania.
 1 am at present assisting Dr. Brown, the throat, eye and ear specialist at
 the general hospital. We are getting elr hospital training al the Baltimore
 Ear and Throat hospital. l ike the
 .ork but do not enjoy the oder of ether all day long.
 l We are doing our bit. There are 115
 boys there and we purchased SIS. .500 ! Liberty Loan bonds. l am now the
 proud possessor of a hundred dollar
 bond. Wonder if the Kaiser knows 1 | bought il.
 Give my congratulations to Arthur
 DuyerI for getting lne nomination for
 alderman. Good goods de come in 1 small packages We know.