The Record-courier. [volume] (Gardnerville, Nev.) 1904-current, 1918-11-01

since the Judiciary has been taken on
OF politics in Nevada, Democrats ant
republicans will be doing a real serv
ice TO their state by supporting thil
worthy candidate at the election to bt
held mex Tuesday.
Remember Judge Ducker when yor
go to the polls next Tuesday.
10 MS hair just like yellow paint
and the funny part of it is that it's in.
durable until it itches real good. Some
fellows here have had it for three
months | don't mind being black, but
| sure would hate to turn yellow.
We had a wonderful trip on the
transport Sheridan which shall never
forget After a short stay at Homo
lulu we left the Islands and sailed for
Guam and from there we were going
direct to the Philippines. but after we
were ont a day and night we got 4
wireless, saying that a raider" was
operating off Guam SO we then chang
ed our course and went to the Wake
Islands and from there to Japan. Our
first port was Shanghi. We could not
coal there SO we went to Kolb and 1t
was the same thing there so we next
went to Nagasaki.
Nagasaki Is 1arge city. All the
people are poor and you should see
how hard they work and what they
live on and how cheap they dress.
While there | had a Jap show me
around the city for so cents. He
pulled me in funny little two-wheeled
cart with e canopy top for four hours.
He gave me whip, but | didn't have
to use it on him. took In the steel
shops, cotton factories and ship
yards. 1t was all very interesting. |
am sending you some views, also one
OF my Jap and the card he gave me
so ! could talk to him. / saw only
| one automobile in the city. Japan Is
wonderful little country and it sure
takes the green out of fellow to see
something OF the world.
From Japan we went to Manila.
We did not stay there long and | was
glad of it as 1t smelled too much like
Chinaman to Guit me. 1t is a large
city. though, with factories of all
kinds. The Philippine Islands are al
right too.
| On the trip over l had a snap and
didn't have to work like some of the
fellows. ] was on special duty and
that was while We were in port My
duty was to guard and search every
person coming aboard the transport
liked it but didn't get much chance
for shore leave, but then, didn't mind
that.
From Manila we took another boai
that sailed for this place. Corregid
or is a beautiful little island, a mile ol
more square The natives are lazy
and dirty. We have an electric train
as well as steam train, coal mines
and steel shops and soldiers. | never
dreamed there were so many. We
have things real nice here-pillows
and sheets, good bed and good eats
We have Philippines do ali the hare
work. We get our laundry done for
$3.50 month and our shoes shined
every day for so cents a month. Its
the best place I've seen SO far and III
make myself at home. am sure But
Is sure is a lazy mans job here; We
arise at six and have breakfast al
quarter of seven, then we drill two
hours in the forenoon and one houl
in the afternoon, SO you see there Ii
nothing for fellow to do and we pas.
time by swimming at the beach, ol
chasing monkeys and hunting wild
pigs. BY the way wild pig chops
here taste like pork chop II
the States. We have an abundance o.
tropical fruit Of all kinds and dom
have to pay rs cents for donzer
oranges or so cents for a dozer
bananas and musk melons,-wh,
they grow on trees here, or rather {
fruit that looks and tastes like It.
| should like to get to Russia and
hope | am not stuck here for the res
of the war. Anyhow, am no Stacker
as | am doing my duty under thu
Stars and Stripes. | have that .mucl
honor, anyway. Some day I'll COM
back to the good U. s.. A. and ! sur
will be some glad when the day will
come. l am going to have my pic
ture taken and then you will see wha
ia real soldier looks like.
Well. mother write often; mayb
you know how 1t cheers fellow u
hear from home. Tell Dempste
where l am as its near Christina
time. Also remember me to M
friends.