The Brookings register. [volume] (Brookings, Brookings County, S.D.) 1903-1971, 1918-09-26
The ith Liberty Loan Is Here, Get Busy
FIGHTING ON LAND AND SEA
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with the kind of a letter that you
would like but circumstances will not
permit such. The censorship rules
are strict with us, as Of cours they
must be. | see by the paper that men
i'm the army stationed behind the lines
are permitted TO state where they are
located. Well that is all right for
them because the German army can t
just walk over any old time they hap
pen TO feel like it any take a company
or so. But with us it's all together
different, should they learn that such
and such a ship was operating from a
certain base il would be a simple and
easy matter for them to be there
waiting and then there would be hell
to pay. As it is we have them going
sideways. they are dizzy from trying
to "savy' our actions. When they
do get an idea of where we are at
and send old John Submarine out to
get us were gone. He arrives upon
the spot but we are not there, so you
see the whole secret of our success is
absolute secrecy.
| think | am safe in saying this
much though. | am we'll satisfied with
this ship, without a doubt it is the
best | have ever been on, and any
thing more than We have couldn't be
wanted. Enough said. Am still in
radio and always will be, couldn't get
me out with a forty ton crane. | see
by the paper that Philip Severson and
Forest Simmons both took up radio
in the navy, that shows they have
brains. And ! sure hope they find it
as enjoyable as | have. And |
wouldn't mind it a bit if they would
cross my bow sometime, | have never
had the good fortune yet to meet up
with any of the B%rookings boys, al
though | have run across several from
in particular who seems to be running
a parallel course with me, or | with
him. | don't know which. He is from
Mitchell and we went through the
arated and with one exception which
was Boston we met in every port on
the Atlantic coast. Not only that but
who should | meet the first time |
90 ashore over here but him. Coin
cidence or not it's fine dope.
While speaking of going ashore |
must say it is some different here
than in the states, about all you can
do when you go ashore here is to walk
around and give things the once over,
as for theaters, restaurants and such
places practically every one is closed.
All you can get to eat ashore here
is bacon and eggs and only SO much
of that, believe me these people real
ize there is a war. One thing though
you have got to hand it to the women
and girls here for the way they have
taken hold of things, when | say this
though, | don't mean to say that the
American girl or woman couldn't DO
the same, but as yet | don't think
they have had cause to. In the first
place nearly every IA that can walk
wears a uniform and about twenty per
cent of the m and so it falls up
on the rest of the and girls
to keep things running, and they do.
| had occasion sometime ago to take
a trip across country by railroad and
| saw a lot of things that both sur
prised and interested me such as WON
en- smashing baggage in the depOts,
firing six and eight boilers in a pow
err house and all that kind of work.
Now I'll tell you such jobs as that
are no joke for some men, SO l don't
think you will blame me for smiling
when | thought of some fair Fifth av.
enue damsel juggling barrels. boxes,
trunks, etc, around, although | would
bet a ten pound note against the hole
in a doughnut hat she could do it il
need be. But that is one reason why
the American soldier and sailor is put,
ting every ounce of fight in him into
this war-so she won't have to.
You have undoubtedly already heard
and read enough without seeing any
examples Of what the frightfulness
would be should this war end any
way but what We expect it to. let me
tell you this much though, never as
long as there is an American OF
Frenchman alive will it end that way
Yes, l had already heard that Rich
ard had joined the army and must
say | was somewhat surprised because
did not think he vas old enough
after thinking 1t over though l guess
he is a pretty good sized lad. | have
wondered though why he preferred
the army. not that 1t makes any par
ticular difference but ! am just curl
GUS to know. I have had two letters
from him and he seems to like it fine
and that is what counts because it's
hard job to make good in any place
that you don't like. l must get busy
right away and answer his letters