Macon beacon. [volume] (Macon, Miss.) 1859-1995, 1918-08-02
FROM NON BINTON.

ma Bi0iOn, son of Mrs Emma Binion,
! Is sustaining the rNUnteti0r &c q fight
or, when a boy, twill he rememhered
that on account Of these Qualities nr
Holman dubbed him "Sitfinu Bull Fol-
lowing Is letter TO his mother. in
which he te's Of his troubles in break
ing into TIN armv:
Camp Niagara, Ont, July l2'1S
Nv dear Mother:
Well, I am happy and iuhilant
as my perseverance got me on the
draft and I leave here for Halifax
either tomorrow or next day and I
sail for England from there. CAN
not tell how long I win be in Hal
AK. | understand there is an
other examination there, but if is
rs easy as this one here ] know |
will get tc ,ngland. I was deter
mined to 90 with this draft if if
was possible, rs it may be several
months before they send another
one. So went to the command,
ing officer again and he told me he
would put me in the guard house
Tor my persistency, rs 7 should not
have come again. | thought if it
was to be the guard house ! would
do some talking, 50 I said: "Sir,
may have the honor Of saving q
few words before you pass SEN
tenCe ?" He consented and said.
81 have been trying to get to
France since June a year ago, and
] came from Texas to Canada with |
the understanding that you were
very short Of men and that ! |
would be soon sent overseas, as
the training proper was carried on
IN England and that most Of the
training done here was to teach the !
men discipline and that I was very |
well up on it. From reports the
Americans were giving good &c
counts of themselves in the firing
line, and If he would allow me the
opportunity I would do my utmost
to make good fighting American
in the Canadian ranks"
" He inoked me over from head to
. 4 a't.' 4.o3 9ey II, IS eta
tue, not even batting an eye, with
all the brass on my clothing look
ing like gold, shoes shined so you
could see your reflection in them.
suit freshly pressed and fresh
shave, so he could find no fault
with my appearance. After he
cot through looking me over he
turned to a clerk and said "Put
him on the draft, sergeant and
take him before the medical boardn
So you see, whore there's q will
there's way, ] was inoculoted
and vaccinated today, which has
made me feel rather tough.
1t is quite cold up here ut night
but the days are warm, especially
in the sun. Ihave four blankets
two under me, and the two 9th
ere, with all my 2lothing on top.
We make our beds down on the
floor and 7 was quite sore for q
couple Of nights. The first night |
could not sleep much for turning
in an attempt to find a soft spot.
The town here is very small, as
it is mostly a summer resort. |
see lots Of autos here from New
York and other cities in the State
The Pole have n training camp
here and quite bunch arc intrain-
ing They are certainly a well
built set Of fellows.
| will give YOU a daily routine
Of camp life; We are called at 6
o'clock, don our fatigue clothes
md be in line in fifteen minutes to
answer roll call, then fold up blan-
iets, roll up tent ard clean it up;
then breakfast, shave, shine shoes
and brass on uniforms. At 8
o'clock fall in and take an hours
We are then brought
into camp and given ffte5n min.
ntcs to change and PIT on uni
form. We drill until - and fall
out until 2 o'clock. Fall in and
drill until 4 O'Clock and then
loose. Have to be in our tent by
9:3O at night and no talking after
1913. | have some English money
to take over with me. ! am learn.
ing to make change with it.
Your devoted son,
Non.