The Grangeville globe. [volume] (Grangeville, Idaho) 1907-1922, 1918-09-26
JACK EDWARDS.


The irrepressible Jack Edwards, took
Il little time off on August 18th, and
penned the following to his former
roommate, "Gib" Eimers Jack was
one of the original Company Il boys,
the Grangeville company that saw SER
vice on the border, He is now first
class sergeant with Company Il 116th
Engrs., stationed at Angers, France, A.
i. O. 1873:
Dear Friend Hod Am ashamed to
think | have not written for so long,
old top. but as YOU probably know, go
by spurts.
well, we are still on the same old
job in the same place. We are well
satisfied only we want to go to the
front. believe me. Nothing very funny
about it, of course, but YOU know how
a fellow itches. There was a rumor
out a short time ago that we were
going soon, but l guess it has blown
over. l would like to have the old Ida
no bunch together with the officers and
n. G. O.'s we now have. Believe me
we would do our bit
I'VE are picking out the best men
that come through here for a perman-
ent organization and we get some pret-
ty good material while some are a
fright. No fooling, Hod, l didn't know
there were so many waps in the world
as have come through this camp. But
it is real soldering here and it is great
stuff. | like it fine Nobody ever come
any nearer soldering than they do in
this camp. This one company was car
rying over men on the rolls two
weeks ago, so you can see we are doing
something.
Last night there were 1S0 men out
on the parade ground walking tours.
punishment for dirty guns, unshaven,
inattention at drill, etc. Every night
there is a bunch out there with guards
over them, to march with gun and side
arms for ~ hours at 1870 cadence per
minute. The worst ones get a full
pack to carry for an indefinite period
and others go to the guard house from
six months to 20 years.
"Roby Lovelace is with us now, he
got little fever at the front and was
sent here to the hospital; he is O. X
now and Is wearing two stripes he
earned up at the front. Roby's a
great kid and full of hell as ever.
guess he made quite battle.
Ray Moses was killed. and also Roy
Grader. Cecil Cox, and Johnson, Fred
Orange, my cousin, my cousin, from
Chicago. are all the fellows l knew.
Tell 'Runt' l never did get his let
ter; am mighty sorry, for l sure dc
| like letters from home.
Received letter from c. A. Par
sons a week ago. | don't know wheth
er he likes the ranch or not; feed and
other things are so high.
Il got a long letter from Chick some
time ago He is on the front now
guess everybody and his brother il
there but few of the best of us ole
trappers. Anglers is a swell place il
peace times, but no place for us wher
the Allies are battling like they arc
now. No kiddin' Hod. we've got some
army: what | mean is they don't show
our boys anything on that front. A
half dozen of our old men we transfer
red last December have been through
here and all of them are rearin' to ge
back: no. sleep, no eats etc, but yol
can't hold the Yanks. Say Hod, Pt
sure like to go over that old top will
] you; we'd have grenades, automatic
rifles machine guns, light artillery
mortars and gas hung on us till hel
wouldn't have it, and we'd have some
/ sport Old Lovelace volunteered to e
with the infantry on some raids ant
went over the top about three times
/ with his own outfit Oh! / guess thi!
/ is great life. I'd just like to try my
self out and see if | had the nerve
! They'd have to shoot over me if the!
got me for no bullet could catch me OF
IL straight-away Lovelace said the.
caught him out alone one day an,
i wasted 81 900 worth of ammunition ol
! him with 81 but didn't quite get him