Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-11-06
III. G. Haug Recently Promoted to be
Corporal at Camp Jackson,
South Carolina
WANTS TO WIPE HUNS
OFF FACE OF GLOBE
Lots Cotton Still Unpicked, and the
Fields Look Like in the North
After First Fall of Snow.
Headqu 4rters, 1ot Reg. F. A. r. d.
Camp Jackson, S. c..
Oct. Is, 1918

day p. m. and altho I'm a busy bird,
will try to find enough time to write
at least few lines.
Have q new job now, one that re-
quires almost all my time and at
tention, that of File Clerk at these
headquarters.
Was favored with Corporalship
last week and Of course with a pro-
motion all one can expect is more
work, but since the work is all in
side work have no reason for COM
plant. My work pertains to the
filing and taking care of the differ
ent orders, memos, bulletins and
any other such papers that leave and
are received at this office. Oh. 1t
keeps me busy Commence work at
1880 a. m. and keep it up till IL p.
m. and at times even later. The last
week or so I've had to stay on tho
job after IL every night. But might
as well be doing that as well as any
thing else.
Congratulations for having gone
Over the Top again, Sure was
! pleased to hear it. Seems as tho
whatever good old spillyille under.
takes to do they know only one way.
of doing it, and that is to do just
little more than what is expected CT
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do any too much and just because
peace looks as tho it were nearer is
no sign that any one should lay
down.
When subscribed for what l
thought was my share, of bonds, il
was only because thought it was
not only expected of me, but because
it was also part OF, my duty.
This camp also has it's quota. The
quota is something like 100000
land we have already gone over the
top by subscribing over $3.50, 000.0
worth. This was the report about a
week ago and it has been growing
ever since. OF course there is
limit. A soldier can't buy more than
$4,000 worth. That's an order laid
down by Washington authorities,
and what they say goes. So you can
plainly see that the boys are doing
their share both ways
Everything about camp is about
the same as ever, except possibly the
Flu. That has been checked and
rs past its danger point. We have
had few deaths, but of such a
small per centage that it hardly
amounted to any thing. Where there
were; say 5 or hundred cases a
day there are now only about 25 or
less, so you see it's under control.
We are having a dry spell right
now. Haven't had any rain for
several weeks and this being a sandy
place makes it all the more dusty.
So Chas. A. has already crossed
the pond. Nothing surprising, after
seeing the way they shove them a
round. Sure wish my turn would
come. They can't ship me across
any too soon. Not after staying here
the length of time that have.
Am enclosing this weeks issue of
our own home paper. The First
Regiment News. It's edited and pub
lished by the boys of this regiment.
Not a bad piece of work, don't you
think?
This issue, especially, slams mer-
chants of the city of Columbia.
There isn't any bull to that, its the
plain truth every bit of it.
They sure believe in bleeding any
thing in uniform. You have possibly
heard people talk of southern hospi-
tally? Well I've lived here almost
six months and as yet have not been
shown any of that noted hospitality.
OF course there are lot of us here
from the good old north and no
doubt that makes difference.
Had the pleasure of enjoying a
couple hours of autoing last Sunday
|p. m. Drove out into the country
few miles and was surprised at the
lamount of cotton that's still unpick-
ed The fields remind me OF field
up north after the first light fall OF
snow. Shortage of labor is the cause
for all this, which no doubt will re-
suit in the loss of part of the crop.
Cotton holds very good price this
year. / believe it's around 40 cents
per pound. At that price do you
wonder at the expensiveness of cot
ton merchandise?
The papers certainly look en-
couraging and trust that all Is true.
Am as anxious as any one for the
fight to come to close. Still ]
don't believe in peace. The only
peace I believe in Is to. wipe the Hun