The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1918-07-10

had Il regular battle with a BOche
plane, but we didn't get him. 1 say
we, l mean the anti-arcraft batteries
that were located at our camp. mol
one was hurt oh yes. one man cut his
foot on IL piece Of glass when he went
out of his tent to see the raid. We
had to leave him in Il h spital. He
wasn't one of, our company.
Peck was in a hotel when raid
was on one night and piece OF the
shell went through the roof. He said
YOU should have seen the people go
ing outside. No one was hurt.
During the night we can hear the
big guns booming. They are GER
tainly using some ammunition in this
war.
My bedding roll had been lost since
the day we landed till yesterday so
last night was the first time / have
seen it. Also, the first time | have
really slept comfortably since land
house with regular bed to sleep on.
| only had one blanket and my over
coat to sleep ION. but always someone
would share his blankets. What
hated worse was all my p. A. smoking
tobacco was in the roll, also my old
or working clothes
The days here are very pleasant.
hut the nights are cold. II. V. DIS
feel very we'll during the day, but
winter ones are best for early morning
and evening. SO today / put on my
winter underwear and they feel good
too. We have had first rate weather
since coming over. A little rain yes
terday just enough to lay the dust.
You know / told you when you
were in camp that | had good no
ton not to buy anything there but wait
until / arrived over here? Well I
wish ! had now for a good many of
the things we brought with us are
really no good, as we will not be able
10 keep so much with us think we
Will only be allowed about fifty
pounds of baggage besides that which
we carry on our backs (Which, by the
way. | want to be as light as pos
sible.)
We are now located in n very
pleasant camp getting some further
training. / don't know how long we
may be here.
/ am mail censor for the men of
our company and | surely do have a
job reading some of the letters
think every man must have written
four or five letters a piece. | lust
finished today the letters that were
turned over to me Saturday and sun
day (our mail came Saturday A. ND
and this is Tuesday evening, June II.
Since starting this letter some more
mail has come and / received two nice
long letters from V. of May II and II.
IN the one of the 18th she said that
was the sixth letter she had written
me. so ! have missed about four of
her letters. She also inclosed a
mighty sweet letter from dear little A
bless her sweet soul, asking V. to go
and stay ut Millwood with them for
a while. Wouldn't l love to go and
stay the whole summer
We have long days and short nights
over here. 1t gets dark near ten p.
NJ. and its daylight no matter when
] wake up and have walked at four
a m. some mornings, but never get
up at that time!
am sending you letter from the
King of England that was given each
of us soldiers
] know YOU hated to tell us good =
bye when you left and I surely hated
to also, but | am hoping it won't be
many months before / can say hello
to all of you.
didn't get seasick (mal-dc- as
'hc french would say while coming
across, but felt light headed several
times when the water was rough.
DON'T know anymore news to write
ABOUT. You must excuse the disjoint-
cd way my letter is written and try to
get the best out of it YOU can. 1t is
"ight O'Clock now and the sun is over
| l.
! I'm hour high yet, it is also getting
cold. Would like to have fire but
no place to have il noN. If this letter
gets through q. X. send it to Viola as
writing is hard TO do over here. Give
my best love to Aunty LOring, Halle
ana the folks out at MillwoOd. Would
surely like to have LOring here i'm
| command Of our battalion and | know
lie would enjoy ii too.
Put my name. company, battalion