Pine Bluff daily graphic., 1918-03-03

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 most anyone who knows anything at all about handling trains can work it. 1t Is an all-day and all-night job, and there is another fellow here with me, so we take turns working night and day shifts. We work from 1 a. m. unti, l D. m. This is my week working from l D. m. to 1. a. n. I am ter minal uperintendent, track yard mas ter we have passing track and am- munltlon spur, station agent operator and mud hop.) This is the end of our lines, so we have to keep an inter- change Also you can see I am get ting to be some railroad official.
 Enjoy Fine Meals.
 And besides all that, Pm chef and believe me I'm getting to be 'some' chef, too. I claim there'll be few old girls who will have anything on me when 1 get back. We surely do have good eats here. They send us rations and we do our own cooking of course, we buy few things. such as coffee, cocoa, etc. For breakfast we have ham or bacon, French fried po- tatoes, oat meal or rice and coffee | For dinner we have beef stew, boiled 1 potatoes, pork and beans and tea. For supper we usually have steak and onions, or mutton chops and cocoa; also buttered toast and jam. Could ] any mortal wish for more? And they | say there's a war on, too.
 New Way of Washing Clothes.
 "Wo usually take turns about i washing dishes, but I don't mind wash ing the dishes, for it remnds me of some pleasant times I've spent in your kitchen. I've washed great big amount of dishes in my lifetime, and Pm not dish washer either. I used to hate to wash my clothes, but since coming here, I've learned new meth cd. was passing house where some French civilians were living one day, and l noticed they were washing, so l watched them. They had a board about two feet wide, and they would wet the garment, spread it out flat on the board, then soap it all over we'll, then take stiff brush and wash them. I though that fine idea, so bought a brush and tried it, and, by George, it was alright, tco. It sure lv beats rubbing blisters on your hands.
 Mentions Pine Bluff Men.
 "Do you know what Jim did about my claim against the Wells Fargo? And did he ever have the Cotton Belt to give me written leave of ab- sance? I'd like for him to get one for me and keep it. Who is working there now, and have they changed of ficials since 1 left?
 "Coulther, machinist, and Hildreth, 8 fireman, both from Pine Bluff, are in my company. I see Tolson and Kirch (Kirchgrabber) quite often. AL so see Mayberry occasionally.
 Mayberry Hero.
 "Mayberry kinder made name for himself when the British evacuated some of the low ground before (namc eliminated by censor) they left an engine and two cars in No Mans Land' (that is the ground between the British and old Fritz trenches,) and Mayberry took an electric tractor and went out one night, and brought the stuff in. One of the cars was load ed with rum, so you see There was method in his madness l
 q haven't seen Henry Rogers since we left England, and I've seen Wren only once and if he hadn't spoken I wouldn't have recognized him then. He has grown a mustache and beard and by George, 1 thought he was Santa Claus
 "Please write as often as possible, l for if there's anything more welcome than mail, it's more mail.
 tsLIouy oro Ton,oc opJ A 1hor+ rof+;pc. along in school? I think of them often, and wish I could see them. When I was in the hospital, they had a Belgian child for a mascot-a boy of about eight years old-and he cer- tainly was smart kid. He could speak French, German, Italian, and English. He. used to come in my ward often, and he had the manners of a Chesterfield.
 "This is my last page, so will have to stop.
 Glove to all,
 "CLYDE F. STAPLES"