The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-08-15
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prohecying some fine summer weather
in August, so | suppose that we will
have to get used to it. But there is
one consolation, there is always a
breeze circulating, and so far the
nights are cool, SO we can stand the
hot days fairly well.
We were interested in the news of
the sinking of the transport "Coving-
tom, for that is the ship that we
came over on, and most of US know
many of the sailors on board her.
That makes the second ship to be
sunk in the convoy we were in, the
other one being the president Lin
coin" And of course we were very
glad to learn that very few lives lost
on either ship.
We had fine time here the Fourth
and you should have been here to
celebrate it with me. All work that
could be spared, except the necessary
attendants at the wards, was declared
off for the day, and everybody was
turned loose. 1t took me practically all
the morning to get my work out at
the office, so spent that part of the
day at the hospital. In the afternoon
] attended a ball game, between a
team of this locality and a visiting
team from neighboring city. Many
former big league players were in the
lineup on both teams and they put |
up an exhibition of ball seldom seen
outside of the big league. Shad
Smith, famous Brooklyn National
pitcher, was in the box for the visi-
tors. In the second inning the visi-
tors made two runs by wellpiaced hits,
and in the seventh, the home team
made one score, and of course, would
have made several more, but for a
sseries of unlucky mistakes. And in
runs to their credit and cinched the
game. OF course, all the luck and the
umpire was on the side of the visitors,
or we would have won the game. But
the game was full of brilliant plays
and was exciting from beginning to
end. AS it is, bunch of the boys of
this vicinity who had the utmost con-
fidence in the home team have sworn
off on candy, cigarettes and all other
unnecessary, or necessary expense for ,
the next month, while down to the .
visiting teams headquarters they say
they are throwing money to the birds.
But economizing doesn't affect the
members of this organization, for as
luck would have it we didn't get paid :
until yesterday, SO our money it still :
intact.
When l got back from the ball :
game the work had piled up, and it
was almost o'clock before l got the
desk cleaned. l then went to the
celebration picnic the boys of this
organization were pulling off, and we q
had a grand glorious time. 1t was F,
very late when we got home, almost :
IL o'clock, and so tired out that we 9
failed to get up the next morning in
time for reveille, but owing to the ex- :,
ceptional circumstances, none of US .
was punished. r,
Last week we had an inspection of :,
the hospital by a high official from h
General Pershing's staff and we were !,
paid the high compliment of having
the best and neatest hospital that the II
official had seen for long time, =,
which is some compliment to get from =,
an army officer. Six or seven of the :,
new barracks are now being used, \,
and big bunch of Red Cross nurses
arrived today for duty here. We also II,
received several doctors to take care III
If the increasing business, so we have
quite hospital by this time.
A big bunch of the athletes from D,
his division went to Paris on the ,yl
Fourth to take part in the big field ev
meet held there. And they went and Ill
lisgraced themselves. They took the ex
'and along. They copied over two a
hirus Oh aii 'he events anu .Ae o"N VIZ
vas declared the best one in Paris In
n that day. General Perishing sent
ut special memorandum today, on lilo
he fine music furnished on that oc- mn
aston, so we feel pretty proud of do
ur division. Thank goodness they
ad sense enough to leave a few 70,
crubby prizes for the rest of the mr.,
rmy, for you know it wouldn't do for ar,
MS western bunch to hog everything.