The courier-index. (Marianna, Ark.) 1917-current, 1918-09-13
DR.. E. D. WALL GETS
CALL TO THE COLORS
WELL KNOWN PHYSICIAN WHO
VOLUNTEERED NEARLY YEAR
AGO, GOES TO FIT. OGLETHoRP
AS FIRST LIEUTENANT.

AS FIRST LIEUT. NANT.
DIR. E. d. Wall of this city, one of
the best known physicians in the
county, will leave Monday for Ft.
Oglethorpe, Ca, where he will be
formally inducted into military serv-
ice. He has been given a commission
as first lieutenant, and will be con-
nected with the hospital corps. DR..
Wall volunteered his services to the
government nearly a year ago, and
has been waiting for a call since
that time. Two months ago he went
to Little Rock and stood the exami-
nation and passed with an excellent
record. Since returning home he
has been putting his business mat
ters in shape so he could answer the
call on short notice. On last Sat
urday he received an order from the
surgeon general to report to Ft. 'Ogle-
thorpe within ten days from the
date of notice. Immediately upon
receipt of the order DR.. Wall began
making final arrangements to leave
and on Monday he will close his Of
flee and enter upon the service of
the government
Lee county has produced very few
nobler characters than DR.. Wall.
Raised a poor boy, with limited ad-
vantages, he has achieved marked
success in his profession, and in all
the relationship of professional.
civic and private-he has measured
up to a high standard. His legion of
friends regret to lose his companion
ship. but feel quite sure he will win
distinction in the army.
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same thing The only difference was
that the former two never worked on
until noon Saturdays. We were all
glad to get away, even If it is mere
dangerous where we are. The colo
mel down there gave us little lee
ture the first morning, and part of it
ran like this: "Some of the engin-
eer companies that come in here
think they are lilly white, too good
to work, and don't you get that into
YOUR heads"
At the other camp nearly ell the
negroes we're from Georgia, and yes
terday | met a negro on the street
and said What part OF Georgia are
you from?" He said. Use from nigh
Atlanta" He had just been trying to
talk to a negro (Algerian) in uniform
and said, dat niger amt got no
sense, can't talk A-tall like me-"
have not seen any Arkansas negroes
yet.
This is great trip for me and
will have lots to tell when | get
back. Hardships are pleatiful, but |
am ENJOYING the best health | ever
had, and if | am blessed with it all
the time, will have no kick coming.
for one can stand anything except
gas and shrapnel if he has health.
I have not seen a train on this
side that would compare with the
Mud Line Limited. | will never kick
about it any more. Anyone that
kicks about it ought to try a. thirty
hour ride in a French box car with
one flat wheel. This is the way we
travelled to the first camp from the
coast. The cars remind me of the
toy trains Santa Claus brings the
children at Christmas There were
thirty of us in my car. We never
had any lights and we piled down on
the floor to sleep. | never before
realized how many feet thirty men
have. One would yell now and then
when another would be dreaming OF
No Mans Land and drop his hob nail
shoe on the fellows head. We got
some hard tack on the trip. l had
heard of it all my life, but it was
the first | ever lived on or saw. 1t
is not bad. Eats are not plentiful
like they are at home, and | have
for my first time in my life to know
what it was to be really hungry.
We are about Is or 20 miles from
the battle line. | heard lots of rum
bling yesterday morning at daybreak
| may be up on the front at times
but really fellow don't know any
thing over here. So far, / have not
seen anything to excite me.
There is no doubt in my mind that
Germany's days are numbered lot
we are getting over here in force'
and America is doing things, TOO
Optimism is running high ana l
would like to know what is going 10
stop the Yankees. All the boys VIII
be ready to come home when It Is
over. for they all konw good thing
when they see it. | am of the opin-
ion that il there is a country In the
world worth fighting for, 1t is ours.
They may talk all they want TO
about inefficiency, but America does
things in big way.
we have all had our hair cllppeu
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