Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-02-13
FROM OUR SOLDIER BOYS

| / By Private John J. Bolstad. Co. D. 21st En-.
! Rineers Regiment, American Expeditionar,
Forces, via New York City. Somewhere in
Dear Mother: Wen we have had a rea
NEE voyage. / not seasick a single min.
ute: i'd not even feel like being sick NE
/ mad good board, but even at that I was hun.
CRY all of the time good butter every meal
too / slept good every night, except the
nights was on guard. My hair sort Of
stood on end for about fifteen minutes one
day, but II has smOothed down again now
how IS everything there at Yiroqua, and how
Is the winter weather. We can't very well
write much, even about the weather, but you
must write sl OF the news when ever you
can and send the county paper, If possible
{ III course the news would be bit old when
l get It but that would be all right. Wei
l viii try and write more OF letter when
We get settled. This was one Christmas that
did not have any tut fish.
{ By Ernest Stephens, former Vernon eoun-
Y boy at Camp Lewis. Washington, Jan
Dear Hattie: Received your letter and was
glad 70 hear from you. i am well with the
exception of cold which Is not an unusual
thitE Tor this damp climate. Have been hav-
,ng nee weather Tor some t.me now. ana
hope 1t continue the remaining short while
ae are here.
Just cid enough for the service ami
that IS all. You know that had flaa on
go o. land. | feel pretty proud of il too.
! was examined here the secoEd time Was
rejected for weak lungs. but have cone no.
thinE else with me since. only use the Xrsv.
1 tell you this war is something awful but
It IS sure awful the way the Germans have
done with their prisoners. Bet / feel that
the Lord viii be with and help me
through my Eardshps aboard.
AS we through out at the rifle range
now viii tell you how I came out | only
lacked one hit of qualifying as a marksman,
yon must understand that that was at rapid
fire, which Is ten shots a minute. and the
gun only holds five, 80 have TO lead once
during the minute. There were 60 IN the
more to each man than any other Company
IN the regiment, which sure pleased cur cap
tam, for We have won prizes for being the
best drilled company in the regiment and now
the best shooting company. also got the best
loot ball players in the regiment.
IBy Captain John T. Kendall Camp Lewis
Washington. Chaplain 44th Infantry. Febru-
airy ).
Dear Editor: For some time have thought
about the question What do the folks want
70 hear from me?'l have read your many and
varied soldier-boy letters and feel that per-
haps you might all enjoy letter telling ABOUT
the base hospital very necessary institution
IN every army camp. l am not a saw
bones. so you not TO be bothered with
long list of medical terms. That's some COM
tort az least When l visit The Base. ! carry
Materia Mediea. as sort of curious satisf-
err, for often times at a loss to know
Just what was done, for. I'm like the farmer
who had learned professor and his son as
guests The heavy rains had been quite fire.
quent in those parts and during the evening
visit the professor said. You have been ex-
periencing very abnormal precipitation
perceive. which affects the alluvial." The son
later explained to the old farmer that some
rain for two weeks had made the ground
muddy. Now | shall endeavor to tell you OF
the work doing at a place like this.
The Base" is divided into sections running
as follows: Wards 10, 20, 80, up to so.
across the front and in deaptf up to S. You
can see of ward buildings ending in l.
?, }, 4, up to 3. Then these wards are di-
vlded again so as to group tire patients, SO
various diseases or kinds Of treatment may
be together. Thus have eyes ears and
throat, tubercular, rheumatism, broken bones
and fracture section, isolation and GONZALES
cents. Many skilled specialists and special
nurses are assigned to the different sections.
Nurses and doctors have quarters and the
attendants have a or boarding nc use.
Food for the patients is prepared in a great
wards. In the midst of this city of the sick
we have ward turned over to the Y NJ.
c. A., another to a little supply depot called
an exchange, a barber. too has place and
chairs, and the whole is connected by means
Of covered side walks that furnish highway
Tor travel and an exercising park. You may
see many people coming and going to see the
numerous patients, and every day you can
see smiling faces everywhere. The owner, a
soldier with a bundle Of Clothes who SAYS
I have just been discharged from the hospi-
tall and now and then some poor one who
leaves by the silent route, unable to stand the
requirements of old nature. | could write
pages of the diversified amusements we take
70 the shut-ins, but you have been informed
through scores of articles from the clever