The Hays free press. [volume] (Hays, Kan.) 1908-1924, 1918-01-05
Letter from the Front

Denver, Colo, Dec. IA, 1917.
VIII write you a few lires this
evening to let you know the Kaiser
hasn't got me yet Well we were
going to Fort Logan when 1 wrote
that card. We got out there about
300 P. M, Wednesday afternoon.
When we arrived there we were
marchd up to the receiving post and
issued our two blankets apiece, there
were about two hundred in the
bunch Then we were herded to
Post 27, that is big building, there
We were given a straw tick and q bale
of straw and told to make our bunk,
which we did. After that we got in
line, for chow. After standing in line
about an hour we finally got in to
our gravey, we finally got out, then
Clark and l went up to go to bed, we
did, but IN about an hour they called
US to answer roll call. We stood out
IN the snow about two hours then
they called Clark, Happy and Ward
Sullivan and my name. Some re-
ported to past twenty-nine and they
took our finger prints and that is as
far as the two Sullivan's went. They
were dismissed until morning. Clark
and l were ahead of them so were
taken to another building and had
some papers filled out, then sent to
another room had our noses, ears
and threats examined, up stairs and
weight, height, heart and lungs test
ed and were given orders to report
at 500 a. m, 1t was then 2 80 a. m
So we went back to our hunks we
made, but some new guys came in
and took 1t. There were about two
| hundred others in the same boat as
Clark and myself. So the officer told
Us to go to the Y. NJ. c. A, and we
could get hunks. We went down
there, but there was nothing but the
/ bare cold floor. We waited a while
and they brought a load of ticks and
| blankets up there and another load
! of straw so we had to make our bed
| all over. We reported at 500 and
were sworn in about $50 a m,
/ Thursday morning. and were turned
| loose until 80 when we were to re-
port at another place for vaccina-
ton. l got my first dose of typhoid
serum. I tell you my arm is sure
sore but / haven't got my smallpox
vaccination yet, hope I don't have to
/ take it. They shipped about 1000
of US to Denver today and are keep
/ ing US here tonight to make room at
| the Fort for the new ones. I believe
there are about 1000 coming in
every day out there. Say there is sure
a mob. Happy andI are together yet
| but Clark was separated to day from
US. l don't know whether Ward Sui
! Ivan got through or not, he had to
take another examination today to
/ see if they would let him through or
no. We have not received our uni
! forms yet but are --oping we get
them tomorrow and get shipped out
of here.
Happy has lost his suit, or I mean
Ward has it and he don't know where
Ward is. l still have my scarf and
socks but haven't wore them since I
| have been here. When / want them
l can get them, don't need them.
! AS soon as l get my army shoes !
/ guess / will wear the socks, hal ha
Haven't seen Ira Y. for a couple of
days.
We sure are having nice weather
out here now. See the mountains
every day. They sure have some sys-
tenn of handling men in a hurry here.
have m,y watch smashed already, SO
the white hands do me much good
now, hal hal Happy and 1 went to
the show this evening. 1t cost fifty
five cents each, but was sure worth
it. Well army life is hard to beat.
like it o. K. Wrote Anna a card
this evening. 1t is now 1870. Hap
py is back of me writing to someone
We have our bunk made together VI
stairs. If there is anybody on il
they will sure get their necks rung
We have sore arms but that will not