The Mankato free press., 1918-06-14

here's one that's going to make use
of it today. Oh say, pretty soon we
will have all America over here.
News is very scarce article here
that is writable news.
Poor Lucy has been having itI
pretty tough since we landed in
France and today we got so damned
mad about it that we both asked for
transfer. Sometime back we got
the two pair of gloves and candy,
say those are some gloves and they
are the clear dope or handling
brass and steel, Joe Weimer sure is
lucky guy to be able to be home
on so many furlOughs. Albert Wal
rath is pretty close and has been in
our district asking for us but so far
we have not met.
| I guess the best l can now do is
| to hit it up for the drummer Your
son, Les.
/ May IL, 1913 Dear Sis: Received
yours of April l and will answer it
now. What is the matter do you
have us doped for the wooden XII
mona? No danger for us ever Oc-
cupying one of those as long as run
ming is good.
Joe W. don't know how lucky he
is in getting furloughs. I've had one
twenty four hour and one eight hour
pass since we got in. So l claim he
was born under lucky star.
| He'll you haven't got much on me
by talking to girl from Germany.
chewed the fat with one that the
French lhad prisoner, he just about
dropped when I told him to go to
hell for trying to kid us in German.
1t took ABOUT all / remember of it
but l got it out of my system any
way Tell her if ever we see the
kaiser he will decorate the nearest
telephone pole.
i Baby must be sport in all the
new clothes she got for Easter Les
nearly goes crazy when he gets a
lletter from her.
The picture of 'little Les" is there
and over I sure have some collec-
ttion of photos but need camera to
take some over here. don't you know.
y They have a new model uniform
out that l think is, more comfortable
but l haven't got one yet.
We are entitled to our first serv-
ice stripe They are of gold cloth
three eightns of an inch wide, about
like the drawing on the other side
and are sewed on above the cuff.
lVery few of the fellows are wearing
them.
This Mothers day in letter writing
so Ma should get letter from each
of us. I wrote her last night. The
jpriest was here today and Les and
were to mass at $3.50.
1t rained all last night and of
tcourse it's a fine soup we have here
today.
The band is playing here today and
its the first music I've heard in a
} long time. Oh l heard some shells
i whistle but I'd hardly call that musi
cal They sound on the order of a
! freight train.
Must close for dinner now and will
write more some other day. Les is
i'feeling fine and raring to go but
what in hell is the use.
Hope to hear from YOU soon again
Your brothers, Hub and Les Lang.
Long Island, Hampstead, N. Y.
May AD, 1910.
Mr.. James Campbell, Mankato
MINI. Friend jim: 1t has been
some time since you have heard from
me. / am still in Field No. on Long
} Island. About a month ago was quar-
antined with twenty seven others fol
} spinal meningitis. We were sent to
the Columbia hospital, and l was not
there for only ten days. Don't think
I there ever was anything the matter
with me- When 1 came back to my
squadron, I found out my name ha6
3 been called to go to- st. Paul tc
school, The bunch had gone so lost
out There is another class being
2 made up now, have my application ir
4 but don't know how 1 will come out
or when they will go. If l get 9
4 chance to go l will try to get tc
Mankato.
l am at my old job now in the
1 stockroom at the engineering de-
a partment We have motor parts anG
9 also the tool room for the machine
I shop. The stock was a little new
r at first, but now I can dish out parts
e faster than ever Am very Thankful
5. for the experience l got at Mayer
Brothers. am going to motor schOo
+ here two night a week. They have
t some very good instructors here
e During the day the cadets go t,
school, the school at night is just TO
q those who care to take it. From
t what / have learned by working OF
e the planes and motors in Texas anC
here, also through the parts in thu
o stock room / know the Curtis quite
well.
e Now if / can go to st. Paul for 81,
: or eight weeks will be ready fol
l, France We hear we are goint
across soon, but you can never tell
2, i am ready any time.
81 There is some great flying her
a now. There is young captain her
from France, who has eighteen enc
is my planes to his credit. He give
st an exhibition every day to show tn
'e American pilots what they will hav
e to do over there. l have seen lo
I'd of stunt flying but he has the worl
. cheated His machine is smal
It plane built here on Long Island wit
TO $50 H. P. Nome engine in it. Som
IS power for such small boat, you ca
re imagine how he can climb. Jus
lplays leap frog over the barracks
r. Goes up so high you can hardly Sc
lg him, then comes tumbling down. lik
er dead duck. When he gets. abor