East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-06-07
Harry BaIcOm Makes
Good as Soldier
At Camp Kearney

Harry X. Bacon, Pendleton man
in Battery d. 145th Field Artillery
at Camp Kearney has risen in SIX
months time from private to acting
stable sergeant and in the following
Interesting letter to his sister. Mr&
Pat Cassidy at Pilot Rock tells how
he is faring:
Camp Kearney, Calf.
May 26, 1918.
Dear Sister. Brother and Little Pat:
Received your most welcome letter
and also the package. They were sure
nice and appreciate It very much.
Tell Jim all the horses I am in
charge of are all single mounts. ex-
cept four head l have on a supply
wagon and / get out once or twice
a week and that is to take them for
a whirl just to keep in practice.
am acting stable sergeant now.
Our stable seargent went on detached
duty service for, three months at the
officers training school and SO they
put me in charge OF the stables.
am in charge of thirty six head.
L received two East Oregonians
from Mamma the other day and say.
they sure do have a place In this
camp. Not only for me but for John
E. McCartle. he also is from PendIe-
ton and he also takes great pleasure
in reading the E. o.
May 25th was divisional track meet
day and our regiment came out sec<
ond in the division 1 was in the. tug
of war team but was defeated in that
event but made uD in other events
Just think in the last six months
I have held three different ranks.
When we first came down here was
a private and then 1 was promoted
TO first class private. held that q
couple of months and ws promoted
TO wagoneer in which yon don't rank
any higher than a prfvAts first class.
only you draw three dollars per
more and say that little old
three bucks helps out when you are
paying for Liberty Bonds and a mss
kit full OF insurance. x
Well, will finish my story. was
wagoneer couple of months and
just about month ago was promoted
to corporal and at present am act
Ing stable sergeant
Say, Sis, did you ever read the
book cover the Top written by
Guy Empy? If not II you
can possibly get a hold of it fead r.
| saw it on the screen at one OF the
Y. NJ. C. AS here the other night
and it sure was swell.
If a Stacker could sit in show and
see that picture through and go out
and face men and women and chill
dren without feeling the call of his
in his heart he ought to go
to Germany and join Fritz where
hey have no use for hearts or respect
FOR their flag or country.
o yes, the X, of c. puts on some OF
he incest shows and entertainments
rou would ever want to go to. They
lad a moving picture show the other
evening showing the work Of the Red
Cross and it sure was great. 1t show
ID where they were making sox,
iweaters. bandages and everything too
numerous to mention.
Well. if this letter isn't good enough
ct me know and / viii write you
,ne that will make the kaiser sit up
md take notice
We are going on hike the middle
II this week and hope to have a good
line.
California is some great country to
loldier in: never gets below a hun
ired in the shade and one OF the
,reatest swimming holes going.
Tell everybody hello III close
ior this time. 1 am as ever your low
ug brother HARRY
corporal Harry X. Baleom. BAIT. D..
las F. A, Camp Kearney, Califor-
mia.