East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-06
Harry BaIcOm Makes
Good as Soldier
At Camp Kearfey

Harry X. Bacon. Pendleton man
in Battery d, 145th Field Artillery
az camp Kearney has risen in six
months time from private to acting
stable sergeant and in the following
interesting letter TO his sister, Mrs.
Pat Cassidy at Pilot Rock tells how
he Is faring:
Camp Kearney. calf.
May 20, 1918.
Dear sister, Brother and Little Patti
Received your most welcome letter
and also the package They were sure
nice and appreciate II very much.
Tell Jim all the horses | am IN
charge Of are all single mounts. ex-
cept four head | have on supply
wagon and I get out once or twice
week and that is to take them for
whlrl just to keep in practice.
| am acting stable sergeant now
our stable seargent went on deiached
duty service for three months at the
Officers training school and so they
| put me in charge OF the stables
am in charge Of thirty six head.
| received two East Oregonians
| from Mamma the other day and say.
/ they sure do have n place In this
camp. Not only for me but for John
| T.. McCartle. he also Is from Pendle-
ton and he also takes great pleasure
In reading the e. o.
| May 25th was divisional track meet
day and our regiment came out sec
ond in the division. l was in the, tug
/ OF war team but was defeated In that
event but made IN In other events.
] Just think in the last six months
have held three different ranks.
/ When we first came down here l was
private and then I was promoted
to first class private. held that n
couple OF months and ws promoted
to wagoneer In which you don't rank
any higher than private first Glass;
only you draw three dollars per
month more and say that little old
| three bucks helps out when you are
paying for Liberty Bonds and a mess
kit fun of insurance.
Well. / will finish my story. I was
wagoneer a couple OF months and
Just about a month ago was promoted
TO corporal and at present am act
hfg stable sergeant,
q Say, sis. did you ever read the
hook "Over the Top" written by
Sergeant Guy Empy? II not II You
can possibly get a hold OF 1t read 1t.
I saw 1t on the screen at one OF the
Y. N. c. As here the other night
and it sure was swell.
IL a Stacker could sit In a show and
sec that picture through and go out
and face men and women and chill
dren without feeling the call OF his
country In his heart he ought to go
to Germany and join Fritz where
they have no use for hearts or respect
for their flag or country.
o yes. the X. of c. puts on some of
the incest shows and entertainments
you would ever want TO go to. They
had a moving picture show the other
evening showing the work OF the Red
Cross and 1t sure was great. II show
cd where they were making sox,
sweaters, bandages and everything too
numerous to mention.
We'll n this letter isn't good enough.
let me know and ! will write you
one that will make the kaiser sit up
and take notice.
We are going on n hike the middle
OF this week and hope to have "A good
time.
California is some great country to
soldier in: never gets below a hun-
dred In the shade and one OF the
greatest swimming holes going.
Tell everybody "hcilu. III close
for this time. I am as ever. your low
Ing brother HARRY.
Corporal Harry X. Baleom, Batt. D..
1i5 f. A.. Camp Kearney. califor-
mia.