The Brandon news. (Brandon, Miss.) 1892-1961, 1918-01-17

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|ish (West CarrolD La, to enlist
in this great cause to fight the
Kaiser.
My first service was at jackson
Barracks, New Orleans, La, aEd
a place which | almost loved at
the time when | was transferred
to Chickamauga Park. Ga. While
in New Orleans in the Recruit
Barracks | was connected with
the Barracks Post Exchange as
clerk. Up until the day of my
leaving there, l held this position,
and was fortuante enough to meet
with the high officials of ]. B.
After being there about two
months [ was transferred to
Chickamauga Park, Ca, with los
other recruits. There / saw the old
battle fields of the Revolution
ary and Civil wars which is a
sight beyond imagination to the
unfortunate ones who have not
seen it. There are memorandumS
in the Park whereby one can
readily tell the time of the vari-
Gus battles and by whome COM
manded; giving in most cases the
number killed and wounded. This
park is kept in the very best con-
dition, and watched after by the
soldiers of previous wars at tho
expense of the Government.
| was also connected with the
Post Exchange up until the time
of my transfer to camp Jackson
S. c.. my present station. Two
months after my enlistment, [
was promoted from Private to 1st
class Private and in a few weeks
promoted from 1st class Pri-
vate to Sergeant of which rank I
now hold.
Columbia, S. G. is a very nice
City of 10000. inhabitants and
the Capitol of the State, and I
never saw more patriotic people
than they are, at any expense or
trouble, the soldiers of Camp
Jackson can never forget the pa
triotic Columbians in their atti-
tude of friendliness and of the
hearty welcome that is extended
them in the homes, and in every
possiblesway, especially the Sold
ier Life Activities where amuse-
ment Of some nature is furnished
for every half Holiday; then the
church societies every Saturday
night, where you can meet the
fair of the City and enjoy re-
freshments prepared especially
for the soldiers, and free of all
cost to them. | presume that
my next move will be across the
Atlantic to meet the Huns or fol-
lowers of the Kaiser. And the
boys that are back at home, en-
joying the luxuries of the free.
will be glad and eager to ask
questions, of fair France, and
Italy, the nations that the Ameri-
can people have been called on
to save from the disgraces of
the most cruel nature, at the
hands of the blood thirsty bar
barous Germans. Boys we will
lick the kaiser Cr die like men at
the command of our officers, who
in turn will lay down their lives
by the thousand for this one
great cause, to save mothers.
wives, sisters and sweethearts
from the great crimes, that have
been heaped upon the Belgians.
And had it not have been for
the entrance of the United States
into this war it would have been
only a few years until we would
have suffered as Belgium now
is suffering.
So friends and citizens of dear
old Rankin County, Mississippi.
do all in your power to help win
this war, and probably be the
cause Of saving a nation, the
greatest in the world. It will
take the hearty cooperation of
all. farmers, housewives, mer-
chants and in fact every one.
who can save and most every one
can save something, all | can do
is offer my life and services and
| expect to do it.
Hoping this may reach the col
umns of your valuable paper the
good old Brandon News. and that
after the war is over ] will have
the pleasure of returning to my
friends and relatives, | am.
One on the firing line.
Sergeant DAVID O. CLARK,
Tnvaponv TT 900 Tpfan4,,u