El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-29
SOLDIERSLIKE
LIFE IN ARMY
Disprove RumOrs That Men
of Camp Travis Are III
Fed and Mistreated.

Camp Travis Texas. July 27.-Ger-
man prOpOgaudists throughout the
United States have spread broadcast
many and numerous false reports of
how drafted men Ga the army were
mistreated bv their officers, how they
we're III fed, poorly clothed and quar-
tered, and how sanitary conditions
were awful But their great "kuI-
tur' movement merely proved a boom
erang for ID has led thousands OF
those who have come TO Camp Travis,
as wei as 10 other camps. 10 write
letters home at once denying and re-
futing many of the rumors brought
70 them Of the hardships they would
endure
Every week thousands Of letters
pass through the hands Of the camp
publicity officer, written voluntarily
10 the newspapers of the home towns
Of tho drafted men by the men them
selves. They are alone indicative OF
what is TO be found in the training
came Each man tells his impression
Of army life and how he has found
the discipline, food and sanitary con-
ditiOns.
A few experts have been gathered
promiscuously. They stress in paruc-
ular that letter from home IL is
something thar should not be forgot
ten, 20 help the soldier and the cause.
Plenty 10 Eat; No Waste.
Some o. the excerpts, typical OF the
others. follow
Il am in love with this place. We
have one fine law; that is there shall
be no bread. not crumb, wasted, eat
IL all"
81 am tempted TO ask some Of you
underfed people TO take Sunday dinner
with me For this old bean talk
won't stand I'D. We have the best 10
eat, a great variety. and all we can
cat, but don't waste q thing I don't
remember having seen q fly since
landing here"
IF every person in the state could
come here and remain until he caught
TIE spirit Of the United States In this .
thing there would be no further need I
for speaking campaigns 10 sell Lib
erty bonds. thrift and war savings
stamps. and 10 canvass for the Red .
Cross and similar organizations"
The boys are proud Of their COM
pany and determined 10 make it the .
best In their battalion All cleaning
Up Is done without grumblnE and Is .
thoroughly carried out"
Masses VIII Win War.
"One thing rnzr greatly impressed 3
me was that practically every bust
ness and profession was represented
in our company. To see justice Lee 4
Daniels walking guard with sam
Miller. the newsbOy; and Jack Ell
bridge, a former cry manager, march
ing I'm ranks with a Tulsa bO0tleEger.
really proves that this war is 10 be
Won BY the masses"
Am writing vou a few lines just
10 put you next TO conditions here T.
Sanitary conditions are all that could
be desired. The food, TO be abso-
lutely square about II. is far better
than a lot Of fellows were accus-
toned TO-"
We are getting along we'll 7 am
enjoying life all right, and all I hate
q bout the army is that 7 did not en-
list long ago would have been a
man by now"
Likes Army Life.
Il always thought that life in the
army was fierce. IL is not There
were = OF US who left Plaiuview and
we all like il fine They think as !
much Of the drafted men as they do I
Of the ones who volunteered I want &
TO say we have a nice place to sleep
and plenty 10 eat some Of you men
who sit on dry goods boxes and chew p
tobacco and -cuss' about being in the :
war, wake up and get TO work and {
save The sooner you do this the {
sooner the war viii be over Some /.
people think that all a soldier does q
down town and have a good time =
That is all a mistake We have our : I
y n c. A. here in camp. They have =
singing and sermons and pictures ev-
cry evening We all enjoy this very
much I want 10 say that we have 7
everything here to make life worth \
while that anyone could ask for, hos !
hing 1 want to mention All our a
lffiCers are liked They are smart y
men, and must be to know how 70 i
leach Us 10 be soldiers. 7 am proud =
hat am in the army I am going e +
~ TO get the kaiser"