Warren sheaf., 1918-10-02

tests, medical and others, and last Sal
urday got the last OF our three inoccu-
5lations or s'shots 8 as they are common
II called and think we are through
with that now for sometime to come.
These shots sure made "a whole lot
of us real sick, but, as 4 nderstand, it
is the best thing for all concerned to-
undergo, making every one immune
from the dreadful typhoid fever.
We have had some drilling and.
learned quite bit Of the soldiers
duties, although they haven't gone very
hard after us, at least not the way I
expected it to be; butsnoW that we are
through with our '>shots' expect
we'll have: to get right in the harness
Have already had my turn as a.
kitchen police X. p. for short, and
that is about the hardest work / have.
had as yet; for our company we peel
ed that day 8 sacks of potatoes and
one sack Of turnips, besides washing
the floors and an unending amount of
pans, cans, boilers, etc. was indeed
tired Of that job when at s :45 we were
dismissed.
One Of the features Of the week is
the "sing", a sort of a community sing
ing, when the whole of 10th Battalion
is marched to the Liberty Theatre, and
all of us, over 1000 men, packed inside.
The songs, almost any popular songs,
are flashed on the screen and everyone
of us sings or yells it at the top Of his
voice, Imagine what a noise we can
make szs'
The drill grounds are kind Of a
sandy affair, and the least little wind
will set the sand a-flying, making us
both dry-throated and dirty, but as we.
are compelled to take bath every day
we always look clean. 4.
Sundays are. wash days when every
man gathers his dirty clothes and be-
gins to wash the best he knows how.
Some are rather clever and get their
clothes rather clean, and then again,
others are not so successful The
washing is done by spreading on
board, rubbing it in with soap and TAX
ing a brush, begins rubbing and rub
bing till the piece is clean enough to
suit the owner. I'd" :. H<a H<zs
There are whole lot of new bar
racks to be erected this fall and and
several others Of my company have
had .our turns as lumberja acks- that
means piling up the lumber for these
new buildings, after it has been un-
loaded from the freight cars. "
We three who left Warren on July
3Oth are all in the same Co., Knutson,
however, in another barrack, while
Ruud and have been together since
we came Last Saturday Ruud was
transferred to Co. Al, to work in the
supply branch of the army. AS to
what my work will be / have not the
slightest idea. Yesterday I run across
Blakeslee, a one time Warren resident,
who practiced as a chiropractor and
think he belongs to the 61st Company. {
Two of the most popular places, in
camp after retreat are the Y. NJ. G. AS.
and K. Of G.. Halls, where we gather to
sing, write letters. see pictures, and
read and play games: Every night
these halls are filled to their utmost
capacity. These places certainly are.
worth the support of the fathers and
mothers at home, as they give the boys
recreation and helps by uplifting lee
lures and sermons, to make better men
of us, both spiritually and bodily.
I was down to Des Moines on pass
for the first time since / got here, but
my impression Of that town is, very
vague and didn't dare to go very far
for fear of getting lost
Have received two Sheafs since l
got here and it is just like getting a
letter from home. .ss& .,ss (
4. Best regards, @ @s
IngOlf A. Peterson
Victor Holmgren, Son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Axel Holmgren, Of this City, Writes
Another Interesting Letter Home.
Somewhere in France, Aug. 25, 1918.
My Dearest Mother, Father and All:
Sunday evening again and we have
lots of time, so guess l will write you
a letter. Just year ago tonight was
the last time I saw you and father.
and all the folks that were down to
Crookston to, see us off. It hardly
seems that it is that long, but guess
it's so just the same. I hope it won't
be- that long before we see you again