Willmar tribune. [volume] (Willmar, Minn.) 1895-1931, 1918-09-04
ing my shots in the arm was sent
to the trade lines. Here l took my

ing my shots in the arm was sent
to the trade lines. Here l took my
Passed a. Cycle Rider.
trade test. Trade tested as q chauffeur
and motor cycle rider. You all know
l can steer motorcycle and punch
a Ford" so passed on that.
q Was then sent to Motorcycle line
70 and was there only over night.
You can imagine how glad was
when heard was going out on a
Harley detachment to Milwaukee.
you see was put on X. P. for the
nrst time that same evening came
n mere. | was all lined I'D to scrrh
pans and tables and peel snnds s Mtun
. was to1d to go to my tent and T naoI
4p. here Is some more ,tnin1e e -.
Laneo up and was marched wi4h =:
More TO Kelley No. 3, a sort ~ 49, -
lion camp. Here we stayed. Hera we
stayed q week or so and did o,.rS
uuty, waiting for the order to sand ~
1o'tn. was glad when tho ord 40
o1a arrive and the detachment ~ *
PriVates and one sergeant in chareo
1elt Iexas. felt as tho I had n1an9v
OF the south by this time. ''
In Saint Louis.
IN our way to Milwaukee luck was
with US. Our sergeant had his 80 e
meet him at st. Louis and Wa az
stayed over. This gave us ali a chance 90
10 see st. Louis some. The Red Cross
ana Y. M. c. A. treated US inst f,na
we came In early in the afternoon and
arrangements were made to show nc
around. The impression we got ~
st. Louis along the river and tho roll.
aoao was not very good and they were
so1ns 10 snow us otherwise. Two or
tnree parties furnished cars, and !
was lucky enough to ride in Cadillac.
Our rloe was thru the parks and boule.
Vards and part Of the residence dis.
trict: We stopped some time at the
building where the Arts were dis.
playing during the Fair. There was
plenty OF interest to look at. to keen
us busy. A guide took us around and
showed us the different departments.
IN all 1t was a very interesting trim
thru the building. After the ride. a
young man from the "Y" and I were
invited to dinner by one of the. Red
Cross members. Had some feed. and
the evening was spent singing and
playing the Victrola. was kept busy
answering questions about the
army and camp life. / went to the
~" that night convinced that thew
mad some real nice people in st.
Louis.
In Harley Factory at Milwaukee.
We started for Milwaukee in the
forenoon of the next day, and the trip
from there was over the Illinois Cen.
trail as far as Chicago. Here another
change was to the G. M. st. Paul to
our destination. Milwaukee is some
real town. They sure are patriotic.
altho there are many Germans there.
and treat men in uniform like their
own. We put up at the Republican
House. It was some difference to
sleep on real honest to goodness
bed again. 1t took two or three nights
to get used to them again, rather
used to the army cot and o. K. blank
cts. Not much time was lost, but our
sergeant put US to school at once. We
occupied room at the Harley factory
and used machines from the factory
to work on. The last few days were
spent In riding them, some of the boys
had never ridden Harley before
After spending three weeks of school.
ing and lot of fun and good times
thrown in we left for Arcadia, Fla.
OF to Florida.
The gang was divided into two
parts, 10 to Mt. Clemmens, Mich. and
five to Florida. I'll not go into de-
tail about the trip to Florida The
scenes were much the same as when
went to Texas. The only difference
was for the swamps and lowlands
when coming to Florida. We are
only 60 miles or so from the Ever
glades Carlstrom is only 6 miles
from town and the Army Fords were
here to meet us. We bounced on the
Palmetto roots and sandy trail until
we finally saw camp and more ships
again. Here we were assigned to the
LIST Provisional Squadron, now the
302nd and put into. tents. / stayed
in the tent lines for three weeks
doing main guard duty and X. P.
We soon were moved into a vacant
barracks, more in the center of Camp,
right near the Y. M. G. A. These were
ever so much nicer to live in. Here
we have a mess hall and eat our
"chow" inside. We have pretty good
eats here now. I was put to riding
q motorcycle In a few days. always
liked this kind of work and do so yet.
I drive for different officers and am
out on the field most of the time.
In case of a forced landing or wreck
I get a chance to ramble over Palm
etto roots galore, either with doctor
or a trouble shooter, depending on
the landing of the ship. We are al.
ways on the job to send them up
again providing they don't come
down in pieces. I am around the
ships so much and drive for Flying
Lieutenants and get ride occasion
ally. Have had about nine or ten
hours riding.
Is "Stunted" by Flyers.
Have been thru all the stunts that
an exhibition flyer. ever pulls of at
Fair time and more to, dare say.
They never take me up unless It is
for stunts. The idea is to stunt you,
so you get sick. Anything from q
loop to tailsptn, or q barrel:role.
enjoy stunts good deal more than
common straight flying. Was some
what sea-sick the first time, however.
It Is some sensation to go sailing
straight up, and more SO to come
straight down. The earth sure comes
to meet you in hurry. If you want
a good ride, come down and. I'll In
troduce YOU to some stunt flyers.