The Tomahawk., 1918-03-21
With The Co|ors.
White Earth Boys Write Interestingly Of
Army Life at Different Camps
Base Hospital,
Camp Bowie, Texas,
March 8, 1918.
The ToMAHAwK,
White Earth, MINI.

White Earth, MINI.
have now been in the army
for seven months and sure do like
the life of soldier now.
When l first enlisted at Fort
Smelling, MIMI, l thought that l
would never like the life at all, but
as time passed l grew toa like it
very we'll. l have nothing to COM
plain of as we are we'll clothed and
fed aid have very fine quarters. l
was at Fl. Smelling for aboat three
weeks aud we did only drilling
there and had lectures and differ
ent studies Of medicines.
There was rumor started that
there was to be shipment Of some
of the corps men but we did not
believe that we (Jordan and y
would be included in the shipment
that was to be sent, and a day or
so after the names we're all posted
upon the bulletin board and our
names we're on there and l felt
homesick right away and l did not
want to leave, | was not very well
posted on drills and the duties of a
soldier. But I made up my mind
chat l would stay with the best of
them and so did.
We left on a Sunday evening at
5 O'Clock p. M. and we all 600 in
alp marched about a mile TO, the
Quartermasters, there were seven
Pullman cars and two baggage
cars there, and in ten minutes
time we were off. When We were
leaving the yards we had to 90
through a grove of timber and
when we were going through |
pulled off some good old Minnesota
leaves off of ,wig that hung close
to the cars and carried them until
we landed here in Texas. We had
fine time all the way down. We
would all get off at every stop and
walk around bit and then we had
to run to get back ON again. Well,
it took US 43 hours to come down
here. When we got into Fort
Worth we were all disguised and
it was so hot that we did not know
what to do. We had to wait about
an hour for a large army truck to
come after US as we had all our
baggage with US, Il forgot to men,
ton that 1870 of the boys left us at
Kansas City aud went to Fl. Sill,
Okla } Well, when we goS out to
the camp we drove all over to find
out where we were to be stationed
at, and about 4 P. NJ. we found
out where we were to be stationed,
it was then the warmest part of
the day and we had to pitch our
tents, and hot, it was lis degrees
in the shade and you can imagine
how we all felt, after 90 minutes
work we had our tents pitched and
all ready to move into. We all
went to bath house about a half
mile from our camp and we were
all going to take a cold shower
bath, we turned ON the water aud
got under the shower thinking the
water would be cold, but We we're
all disappointed, the water WAS hot
and we could not get cold drink
anywhere. 1t was supper time
when we got back and we got our
mess kits and went to the cavalry
| mess hall and had supper and after
supper we had to haul water for
break fast the next morning, when
| we were done hauling it We got
| ready and went to town and on our
| way back we stopped off at a park
for a few minutes and proceeded
to our camp. That was our first
day in Texas. Give me good old
Minnesota any time.
The next morning l was put in
the kitchen and had to wait on