The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-23
ENJOYS CAMP LIFE.
William Martin at Camp Greene Tells
What the Soldiers Do

William Martin, at Camp Greene, Char
lotte, \. C., writes interestingly to hi
parents regarding camp life, which he en-
joys, The letter follows;
Camp Greene, Charlotte, \. G.,
Jan. 10, 1918.
Dear Mother and Father, Brother and
Sister; just few lines to let you know
how | am Am well al present and hope
you are all the same. The weather Is
very cold down here. / got your letter
to-day. Was glad TO hear from you. The
boys in my tent are all talking about
home.
We had big gale here last night and
1t is just letting up now. We do not see
any grass here. The dirt is red. The
winter here is about four weeks long.
We have big cotton field in camp and !
have picked some to send home.
! am trying to get transferred TO the
LIST New Hampshire, They are called the
French units. They are going TO France
to do signal work. but | guess ] cannot
make il. Paul Cook and Dashner are
here, just came. Tell pa that Clyde
Blanchard is here, TOO, from Manchester
of his pictures to send you and the other
fellows said could have one of theirs.
Yes, / like the army as well as |
thought should. II is an easy life. You
learn lots and see lots We have TO go
TO school at least three times a week.
The hardest thing TO do here is TO keep
shaved up and washed and combed and
get up, and the most is 10 keep our guns
clean. We have TO take our gun all
part and oil ii and wipe il off every day
The peolpe down here all talk like the
niggers. There are lots of niggers here
and some good looking niger girls.
We are learning French now. We go
out and drill in the morning and in the
afternoon. The sergeant picks out the
ones that have to attend school and the
rest go out and drill again We drill
from to II and from to 4. They fig
IRE ii in the afternoon so that everyone
goes TO school three days week, and |
when there is no drill in the afternoon |
We all have to 90 to school. We have a /
lice captain. His name is Captain Sulli
AN.
II is awfully cold here at present. Day |
,efore yesterday il was six above zero.
When we are sent out at detail we only |
work until II o'clock and then go back
It 80 and quit at 4. ! went to the
renches the other day and worked all
ay. 1t was fun. We dug trenches all
ay and at night we were all tired and
we're surprised at what we had done.
We worked and had good time and did
OF know we We're working hard.
Well, il is getting late, and I have been
n fatigue work and am little tired.
me of the boys in our tent did not 60 on
is detail in the morning and had to Il
iarch up and down in our company
ireet with a pack of wood on his back
nd a broom for a gun, and all the boys
hen they went by him would salute
i'm and some would say Call the
uard, Corp. No. | :" and some would say.
Corporal of the guard, call the guard,
nd would say everything TO plague him,
Wen must say goodbye. BE sure to
ldress my letters as / will show You.
William Martin, Co c, lst VT. Inf, 81
epot Brig, 26th Div. Camp Greene.
harlotte, n. G. II
p. S. Answer soon. Tell the folks if |
icy send me anything good to eat to be
Ire to wrap it up good and tie it good.