Vernon County censor. [volume] (Viroqua, Wis.) 1865-1955, 1918-07-24

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! Dear Mother They are putting up larse
water tank at this camp that viii hold 10000
gallons of water. and are wiring for eiectr c
lights all over the camp Will soon have hgh IS
and shower bath. The camp is so large that
il is Impossible TO find person unless YOU
to the helmet and scarf, you can knit them
but | viii not need them until fall-probably
across the pond For heavens sake send the
Censor, and if you have any back numbers
since lest, send them too.
/ am feeling fine, having good time. not
/ much work--and have roast chicken. brown
| gravy, lemonade, noodles and pie for dinner.
| The first day here poeed. That means
| cleaning up paper. scraps and unclean ma
| terial the grounds. Then the doctors ex-
| amined Us. Piled up lumber and brush in the
/ forenoon. Same in the afternoon. Recall
| came about o'clock. and had little drill and
roll call had FIRE cali at 10 80 in the even
| ing A Ere call IS three shots by the guard.
| repeated By the man IN the tewer-then il is
/ time to get out All but seven out of 259 men
we're ont, and they gave the company black
eye was out before the Lieutenant was here.
/ Second Day: On doctors examination enc
man WIS found with measles. The Y. NJ G..
! A. people brought over boxing gloves after sup,
I per. The man was going TO preach AT $3.50,
/ but he came over IN the afternoon and preach
ed. The y is sure a great thing, also the Red
Cross, nearly every boy has comfort kit
The 29th: Those who wanted them got pass
es and went To Washington, and the rest went
down to the Patomsc river and had fine bath
/ ~ went TO the river. In the evening a new
/ Y. NJ. c. A. WAS dedicated in the y. o. p. sec
! ton, and | went and heard very inter-
/ esting sueech by Congressman French from
| Idaho. The !. said that the Alexandra
vomen would be over Wednesday and mend
our clothes for US. ard that we should make
! curtains ard it surely is hne. On the walls
are such signs these: Tel your troubles
to the seeretary n you reel Lke t swearing ,sIs :.
This is your home" They sang song they
called the Soup song.
The COons arc as camieal as can be- Every
I time you see them they are singIng-and here
J they are different than up North, as they re-
speet a white person. Some Of these days /
am going TO gel pass, be all dressed up as
| / get there / will have my picture taken and
President Wilson is going to speak at -.
Vernon July 4th. | understand they are going
/ 10 march us overto hear him Last night .
! nam was crippled The guard shot him, and
/ there we're three shots. so the man in the tow
er thought it was fire, and all got up ex-
cept one--and this morning at 3 200 he went on
J kitchen police and has TO work until 9:O0 at
night, so you il pays 10 be on time. The
! same man was in the guard house for going
! out Of camp putting on civilian clothes and
! then came back and put on his uniiOrm-anc
] they made him put civilian clothes and put
( him in the guard house.
ways happy. Have only one homesck
\ boy since l have been here. The other day
saw cousin of Dean Smith, and worked near
I
Got letter from Albert BoufHeur in France.
| He is in the southern part, near lake, and
/ goes swimming and likes it fine
Last evening / heard a band called french
/ Blue Devils. These FreRchmen injured in
battle. Also heard a French general speak;
| July s: Your card received with Miles
| DawsOn's address, but il did good as
we were again quarantined for two weeks.
One on our floor broke out with measles on
the night of the 3rd, and in the morning we
/ we're in quarantine. We were lired up this
| afternoon and had shot in the ARMAND it
! is getting stiff. Also had to take my vaeci-
nation over again as mine did good at JEFF
! fersOn Barracks.
| Were there any fireworks home on the 18th +?
| Orders here were no fireworks-not even the
discharge of agun in the camp limits. We
have four End Lieutenants and Captain to
our company, which is now filled 10 its quota
| Of PSI men. ! happen TO be No. in the front
| line of my platoon, so am acting corporal tor
some time, do not know how long. had a
chance to go 10 nOn-cOmmissiOn officers
| school if had wanted TO, but was afraid It
| would delay my voyage across the pond, They
| say a person has plenty of chance later, so l
will wait and see what can get in the mechan-
| zeal Iine-then il will be time to be corporal
or sergeant-and when you go across you
| lose your stripes anyway. Too bad we can't
! even go to the Y. the canteen. l was going
| to start studying French at the Y.
| They now have electric lights on the streets
| between the barracks and soon We will have
them in the barracks Saw the hrst lightning
and heard first thunder last highland 1t
| rained.
| Alexandria is entirely quarantined and they
have placed mounted police all about the city
! They have typhoid fever and soldiers are
| allowed to eEter, they have to go to Wash
| ington some other way.
July 18th: At IL $50 last night we had a hre
| call and there was a FIRE but could not
| see it from our barracks. Had orders to get
! four fire pals from each barrack and have
| them ready. There are six pals on each moor
| and a tank with pump. These are kept full
| at all times and they have fire barrels
| with buckets the side until fire line is laid.
While out ! Co. that came in after
we did, and they were taking their overseas
| examination. If we had not been in quaran-
| tine there would have been as taken out OF
| our company, you see | had chance TO
| take it-then to Long Island and across. When
| we get out we will have a chance for examina-
/ ton, may go then. You may expect IN two
| or three weeks that have taken my examina-
| ton and am on my way. Do not worry as we
! are well taken care of and every morning there
| is sick cal and if you are not feeiing well
| you answer il and go and get fixed up. The
| doctors are sure fine fellows and jolly.
Just talked with of the boys no was
! transferred to Headquarters and he said the
| whole of Co. was up for examination and
shipment in about two weeks-nobody knows
| where, maybe Long Island. England of France.
SAYS SHE is WELL AND WELL FED
| by Frances E. Silbaugh, a. y. G., Base Hos
pital, Unit % Am. E. F.. Some where in France
Dear Dan and the Folks at Home Here
| am under the shade of iron wood tree on
| "A
| teau The air is balmy and Just enough wind
| TO stir the trees and make ii cool and comfort
| able We travelled several days in second
| class compartment here, five OF us girls IN
| each compartment. We're given eur rations
/ OF bully beef. beans, tomatoes and hard tack,
| and at one station We got oil and bought a
| round of butter for soc, and American Com.
| gave us a loaf of bread about q inches long,
J as big as an ordinary loaf in the center and
sloping at each end. We had feast for the
| gods when We opened our beans and tomatoes.
| Oh, yes, we had blackberry JAM too. We ar
| rived here at 1 p. IN. yesterday and found a
shower bath and splendid bed waiting for us.
| | wish you could realize how safe from harm
| am We are not allowed to write much but
| Oh what a LOT | will have to talk about when
| ] do come home. We get very little news ex-
| cepting what the boys bring hack from time
10 time. But glad came and am feeiing
| well, so please try not to worry about me- We
have wonderful meals here. Had chicken
dinner today with baked potatoes, caulihower,
| radishes. white bread with butter, tea ana
| cornstarch pudding with cream. You vi. have
TO do the news writing and wait for my con
| trihutiOn until a much later date, except that
| | am well and content to be here.
] "
FINE TREATMENT IN HOSPITAL
! IBy Harvey ManIey. Camp Macarthur, Waco
| Texas to his aunt, Mrs. A. J. Prirnmer-l
/ ! ara still in the hospital, but will soon be
out. / had a letter from one Of my friends, a
Viroqua boy. few days ago, and he had hear
! that / had my leg taken of. Wen, am glad
| to say that it was z big mistake, although
| feel sure that had | not been under the care
| of some of the best doctors / might have lost
| my leg, as it was broken in January, and
| had a bad time with it April %. The doc
| tors put two steel plates on both places where
| il was broken, and yesterday July 81 they
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