Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1918-10-03
War Activities in Chicago

This office has received letter
from Summit Oregon, no name being
given except the word Walter. Our
mailing list shows that A. d. Hymes
receives the paper at Summit and we
presume the letter is from a son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Hymes. The letter
from Summit says the son enlisted in
the navy in June and has recently
been transferred from Seattle to the
officers training camp at Chicago.
The letter from Chicago to the moth
Ell at Summit follows:
Dear Mother: r.
Well, how are you all getting along?
l am feeling fine and getting along
nicely. l have been qquite busy
though, we haven't begun any regular
work yet.
l suppose you\ have read of the
bomb explosion in the Chicago post
office. Fifty men from my company
have been detailed for one of the
three guard reliefs. We got up at
this morning had chow and went up
town to relieve the guards that had
been on from II to 500. We did not
get relieved till after o'clock, and it
was 2:30 before we got back here and
got anything to eat. We guarded all
around the building which occupies
a whole block and also inside both
upstairs and down. 1t was quite in
teresting and real stuff We had guns
and bayonets. | saw the police bring
in ten men in hand cuffs at one time
this morning besides several others
at different times. | certainly hope
they get all who are involved in the
explosion. The Jackie who was killed
belonged over at the Great Lakes
Training station and not here at the
pier. No doubt the postoffice build
ing will be guarded all the time now
but | don't know who will get to do it
as our company is supposed to start
our school work next week.
Chicago is certainly some town
though l am not very crazy about it
as a place to live. | don't like the
smoke and dust for one thing, though
we don't get so much of that out here
on the pier which extends out into
the lake over 5000 feet.
l went over to the Soldiers and Sal
or's club last Sunday and got invited
out to little patriotic outdoor meet
ing. There were about 40 soldiers
and jackies there and we had a big
feed and very enjoyable afternoon.
The people seem to be good about TAX
ing the boys to parties, etc.
l saw six areoplanes in the air at
one time today. They did all kinds of
stunts, and had a sham battle, all Of
which was very pretty.
Well, l will have to get up at eleven
O'Clock SO must go to bed. I slept
about an hour this afternoon after we
got back from down town and then
got up for supper. 1t is after now
and / will get only about 3hours sleep
and guard duty is tiresome. 1t is sup
posed that the l. w. WIS. are respon-
siple for the explosion, though it is
not certain. They were presumably
after Judge Lands who sentenced
over 100 Of them.
1t was almost miraculous that not
more people were killed. 1t blew out
windows in the Federal building up
as high as the seventh story, and all
the lower windows in the building
across the street on that side. 1t is
not likely that another thing of the
kind will be tried but guard will be
kept there for awhile and possibly
continuously. The boys are all in
earnest, mean business and would be
only too glad to help capture the gull
ty parties. They are especially work
ed up because of the sailor being
killed. 1t is said all of his clothes
were blown off him and that he had
very peaceful smile on his face
when they found him. Well write
soon. Address me U. S. S. N, A. r. S.,
Municipal Pier, Chicago, Ill.
WALTER.