Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-05-08
OTTAWA SOLDIERS.
AT CAMP TERRY.
LIKE ARMY LIFE
BOYS HAVE HAD FINAL iNOCULA-
TON AGAINST DISEASE AND
NOW ARE GETTING SCHooLED
IN REAL ARTS OF WAR.

The last shot in the arm" has
been dealt Ottawa selects AT Fort
Terry. Long Island Sound. according
10 letter received from there 20.
day By the Free Trader-J0urnal. The
hoys are all happy and contented aud
are row getting their real tests OF
war in handling big coast defelse
guns The letter, filled with nc"sy
paragraphs from the eastern canton
mem follows:
All the boys are laid up with sore
arms as the result of their second
shots Our third and last came
Yesterday. but even so here's lew
lines from Camp Terry. where OF
tawa boys are encamped.
"The men are now getting their po'
,iions at the big guns 1t surely IS
interesting work. Every man has r's
little bit to do. Although it .s not a
goa. deak we all tire after a short
time Every Bit of the work is heavy,
but we have so many men that we
easily get away with it.
I'VE work halftime on artillery and
half on infantry. II seems strange TO
near tnat we have infantry drill, but
- Is necessary for guard duty and
a'so necessary when we are in active
service.
I'VE received our new equipment
ths week We are entirely different
than when we left Ottawa month
ago. Each man has Summer and
Winter outfit
"All the boys are getting hardened
to their work They are all looking
well and seem to be happy An army
camp is a happy place and think all
will agree on it.
Along with drills there is Il great
deal of work Each man gets his
turn on what is called the Old Guard.
1t is the hard labor in the army. 1t
is not a penalty 1t merely comes in
alphabetical order There is coal to
shovel and haul, boats to be unloaded,
wood to be cut and II such work We
get our turn, Then each man mas
gba n A a ~
Kitchen That work comes in the same
manner. II is a general rule that this
work is penalty, but all our boys
have been so good we all must take
our turn at it in order to get it done.
Spare time is spent In walking
along the beach We are all curious
to see and learn all we can Most Of
US never before were so close 10 the
sea.
The Y. NJ c. A. entertains us well.
Every evening we have picture
show or vaudeville act from New Lon
don. Conn, and also a good many
fast boxing bouts
We are soon to have minstrel
show. | know we will furnish our
share of the talent.
1--WE all will have more pep after
we get through with the inocula-
tions. We have had our three and
now are waiting for the after effects
to pass away. Doctors ten us in a
short time we will he all o. X. again.
We are all glad to have the thing over
with. The shots certainly made US
feel miserable. and sore after each
! dose.
up to the present time two of our
bunch were called home Tom Brun.
nick on account OF his brother s
death and Earl Brown, because of the
death of his father Furloughs are
few and far between here The only
chance is for few days at the
most.
There has been a search here for
aeroplanes and tractors, but we found
none. Also heard there never were
any here. Still some fellows can see
them.
The boys are all well satisfied
with the fort and with the life now
At first we were little dissatisfied
hut we have grown to Nike IT, We have
good meals. good quarters and fine
officers With these we all ought tC
like it,
Lou Fox. member of the Ottaw;
contingent has been assigned to tn,
post Office and is now detailed there
to help with the Illinois mail Ear
Brown has been detailed as driver
Fox gets excused from most of tn,
lrills and gets SIS extra-which i
not bad to take. he says. His posta
work IL done on "over time" an,
that's why he gets the additona
upnlvat