The Mankato free press., 1918-06-14

ed safely at camp yesterday after
noon at 4:30. We were examined,
assigned to companies and had mess
by six o'clock. They sure do things
up in a hurry.
We had a most wonderful trip out
here and enjoyed every minute and
mile of the way. For many of us it
was our first sight of mountains and
we all had sore eyes and necks from
rubbering out the windows.
We have drilled most all day to-
day and had our first shot in the arm
this afternoon. l presume there will
be bunch of sore arms in the morn
! ing, expect to get our uniforms in the
morning and then we are classed as
one of the regular boys.
| This is sure a wonderful place and
| from where we are you can see only
small portion of the camp which is
something like eighteen miles long
and twelve miles wide. Beautiful Mt.
Rainier can be plainly seen from the
drill grounds on clear day. saw
lit early this a. m. and it sure was
some sight
l am now in "a Y. M. C. A. hut, the
most wonderful of all spots in camp.
Believe me the Red Triangle men
are fine bunch of men and there is
nothing that they will not do for
man. They are the nearest thing to
dear old home in Uncle Sans great
army.
| New men are piling into camp on
| every train until one wonders where
they put them all.
| Myself and George Sheldon were
appointed temporary corporals in our
company, thanks to our previous ex-
perience. If a man knows his left
| foot from his right and has the
right stuff in him it appears to me
there are all the chances in the
world for advancement.
l. We will look forward to copies of
The Free Press and some news from
good old Mankato.
With best regards, R. r. Hamilton.
Temporary address, 26th Company,
7th Battalion, 166th Depot Brigade,
Camp Lewis, Wash.
J. E. Lang, $40 North Sixth street,
is in receipt of the following letters
from his son. They were written
while the young man was still ig-
norant of their mothers death:
France, May II, 1918.-My Dear
Mother: Received a letter from Ju-
liza some time ago. with some photos
of Jack and Little Les They are
swell and say she even sent one OF
the old cow Wonder where she dug
it up, it's been three or four years
since it was taken.
The weather has been pretty swell
but tonight just to show off it rained
little. Farmers say more rain more
rest but then they never belonged to
the army.
Say ma, l wish you could see this
camp. It's just below good sized
hill in a swell forest The only
trouble with it is that it's awful
muddy Some of these days it may
stop long enough to dry up. 1
doesn't really make much difference
though if it rains or shines as there
are millions of small springs all
over. Water, water every where and
not drop to drink, mean until pay
day.
Supposing we were to send you 6
J telegram from Washington, d. G..
about the fourth of July, what would
you say? There is a rumOr here tt
: that effect l saw an Iowa lieuten-
ant Offering to bet 200 francs ($40,
on it. If l had it I'd soon bet it an(
!, wish I'd lose.
You must have heard about tina
package DR.. Rosenwald got by thi
5 time. / saw it happen and must sa!
;, it was sso1re sight. He was ridin,
Wi 0r
t derly about two blocks from where
4 | happened to be enjoying a shade
q tree The major got some gas ant
the orderly was shot up bit. Th'
q other two are expected to live. Sucl
e is life in the far east.
t Did you see the issue of The Tri
e bune of Minneapolis of the 9th o
r March? If not send to them for
t copy and / think there is somethin,
d in there that will interest you. !
gives our location and a little othe
bull We were just ahead of tn
" quarry mentioned about two blocks
e Don't cha know?
e That is Albert Walroff that is owe
}. here and not Jack after all. haven
seen him though expect to soon. H
n is up there now.
:, Deebach had a letter from his da
: the other day and maybe he WASH
n a spry little devil for some tim
Il after He is some kid, he is on stead
: X. P. Cooks helper) and seems t
't like it fine.
e Well write and tell me all of tn
news and / will do the same in re
turn if Mr. Censor permits. Your sol
ls Private H. Lang
e Somewhere in France" May 1.
u 1918. Dear Mother: Today bein
e Mothers day" am trying to make
e very good day of it. Hubert and
y went to church this morning and thl
y afternoon l am going to do. my bes
u to write good letter "home." w
- got Paty's second letter since we al
- in France, but that's pretty goo
y considering he is very busy man
- Gee / was just feeling so couldn
q work the last week. We're going
- move pretty soon guess and here
one that amt sorry cause We ha,
= been here long enough.
- | suppose you have heard OF D1
81 81 Rosenwald's death, well | went alor
ppoo that same road a little while lat
:, ~ but luckier than he. l tell the wor
=, he was an ace in this outfit, also hs
- - many friends. Deebach got a lett
~ ~ the other day from DR.. Hielscher WI
~ is over here also. We just got