Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-08-20
Soldiers Letters.

DOiutbGS LPILCTS.
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For. I,uIlWin Harrison. Ind, Aug
lH. 1913
Tho Tulsa Morning world. Tulsa.
Okla After the boys leave the
wonder city and land In Camp
Travis I am afraid that tho good
pt"p'" nj 1ulHa who gave rs such
"a wonderful sand-off never know
what tHn army does with tho men
/ An>WuE just u few OF thh boys that
leit Tulsa July gN are here In thiA
camp. and arc t1sdnR care OF thom-
solves aH good HH any Of tho men
from New York or California by
the way, we find them here from
cyey place In tho United states
or COURSE, wo want TO give you
tho camp news but don't look for
my such a line hs that sent In by
the famous Jack EldridRc. besides
We h1ycntSa Ruby Darby 20 see
here. but as IL ia only - miles Into
indianapolis. wo manage to 500 some
shows that equal anything that Ruby
has ever put on.
Thore wcro nine men from Com
pany So, that loft Travis together.
After getting here they were split a
dozen or 80 ways going into the
6O3rd Engineers. 22nd Engineers,
4th Prov EuFlncers 2tst Engineers
and some 10 thu detachment OF 2ist
Engineers. Only a few Of us are
now near each other. 10:
George Cutter. Hoo Shop, First
and Boston. now with 4th Prov En-
CincerE left camp Sunday for Salt
Lake city, Utah No doubt George
Is going 20 tho land OF his Ike AZ
that George IL doing fine and walks
like real man and Toon will I'll
his No l6 shirt and so shoca I'm
derstand hls shirts IN private life
were II and shoes 81
Frank c. Clarke OF tho Gypy Oh
company, is attached 20 headquarters
2lst Engineers Believe Frank has
enough standing IN line for trans
fers, which come most every day.
You can't blame him for he gets his
exercise az nights running tAa guards
At late hours when passes are only
good for 10 p. m.
Henry NJ Renves. we'll known in
Tulsa cafes. attached ~ detachment
2lst EnEinoera Henry has gained
ten pounds. but Is running shy on
tobacco and change. ~ none OF Us
havO seen "A pay day since getting
IN the service.
William Connor I think was sont
into the 22nd Engineers, We lost
him the second day IN camp. Ile iE
from the on Wen supply company.
Sam Nicely. occupation In Tulsa
unknown. We lost him today He Ia
elfhor In Co l.. X. or tho detach-
ment
10. NJ Cruise. acting sergeant. hunt
Ing for the gns school bunk fatigue,
and I'm company office Have known
himo ~ ho In three different outfits
IN ono day, and never be disturbed
from his peaceful sleep under the
barracks, except AZ meal time Think
he is known at Carter OH company
and Ohio Cities Gas company.
william Moldcr is still attached
20 tho 2lst Engineers. and no and
| Clarke keep together pretty well
I No matter n you do have good
friend II Ia hard 10 keep together.
10 isa ioke 10 think that lot or
good Oklahoma men have 10 stay
| In this state only last week there
/ was woman arrested crossing the
state llne with load OF hay which
turned out 20 be mostly booze Thcv
should Fet some up-to-date STUFF
from oklahoma boot-lcggers n is
against military rules 90 talk, but ]
saw one OF the Oklahoma boys get a
real drink OF eiFht-yeRr rye on
Washington street In Indianapolis
Saturday might. and didn't have 20 20
UP an alley
We have found this camp as warm
ga Camp Travis, but the water Is
cold al all hours OF tbs day The
camp has a-+'cautiful location, and
oryr NJ these days may he made much
larger The old Army fort Ia beauu-
fuI. and many OF the boys wish that
we were In the nice brick barracks.
instead " our little one-atory
trans However. wo will only be
here few more weeks before we
arc ready 10 70 over Ninety per
cent ~ tho men here are railroad
mon and our course Of training is
short Was told by an officer that
we we're going over 90 fill M tho
ranks Of the 2ist and 22nd Engineers
which have been depleted. II that II
the case. we stand a good chance Of
seeing some real excitement before
a great while.
We haven't scen home paper In
long time. and We would Ike TO
have n few copies OF The world for
f,v weeks until we are ready TO
ga Just send them % HeaEruar-
tera Company x, 2ist Engineers.
and We win pass them around.-A
Tuial Boy