Cresco plain dealer. (Cresco, Howard County, Iowa) 1913-1945, 1918-08-09
CRESCO, HOWARD COUNTY, IOWA, FRIDAY AUGUST g. 1918
With Our Soldier and Sailor Boys.

With Our Soldier and Sailor Boys.
Private Lloyd E. Evans, who is in
the Headquarters Training Detach-
ment At Sioux City High School, writes
his parents as follows:
81 am sure you could not imagine how
large building the Sioux City High
School is. really believe it would ac-
commodate the whole Of Cresco. 1t
covers one whole block and the build
ings are three and five stories high.
There are 18O of US fellows in this de-
partment-fellows from all over the
state.
Everything is much better than I ex-
pected. have learned more in teleg-
raphy here in six lessons than all l
learned while practicing at home. You
may not believe it, but l can take
words and short sentences already.
We are also going to be taught four
different signals and are taking it along
with telegraphy. 1t is telegrsphy in
camauflage, and every soldier takes it.
Il is called "wsg-wag." Isurely could
have done no better had l enlisted in
the Navy or Aviation, and we are apt
to be assigned to either when We finish
our training, as We are in what is called
the Signal Corps.
We had inspection Of, Quarters and
Lines to day, and believe me they are
strict; everything has to be exact.
Cleanliness comes first and then neat
ness. The Inspection Officer came
clear from Camp Dodge. We haven't
been here . week yet, but have been
taught some of the most important
things. You folks at home have never
seen q real soldier. wish you could
zee the officers-they are perfect in
form and physique, and the way they
carry themselves you can't help but
admire them. ~.
l am working hard but in . way that
seems like q vacation to me-every-
thing is so interesting. They are sure
good to US here-both the town people
and the officers. Yesterday Sunday
We had entertainment oil day-Edison
and Columbia graphsphones, church
services, etc." T,
Chas. J. Andera and wife. Of Proti-
vim, hand ~ . letter from the lstter's
brother, John J. Wendell, Of Go. u,
360th Inft., with the forces in Francs,
wdttsp under date qt July 7th.s from
vhioh Ws make the following extracts:
well, how is everything over your
way? All well here. Twas in church
this morning; walked about 81 miles to
another town. We have little church
here but they have no services.
guess you were sleeping them. 1t is
O'Clock now and you are just about get
ting ready to 60 to church. l don't
know much news, but the last l heard
was that our men were doing good
fighting. If we all get into it it won't
.ske very long. We can hear the
rumbling OF the big guns; its just like
thunder before big storm comes up in
Iowa. x +
You ought to be here for . deer hunt.
There are deer and wild hogs, but ]
don't think you can shoot them. q l
wish you could see oil the different
sights. It sure pays to be in the army.
IF lived 4 hundred years I wouldn't
see all have seen DOW. You can get
oil kinds of wine, I tasted some Of it
to-day, but didn't like it-too sour. OF
course there are different kinds, but l
don't care for any Of it. 1 wish you
and pa could be here; you would have
drink on me. MI.
Do you get mnch rain? haven't
seen rain since I left Camp Travis. Its
pretty dry here.
Tell the folks I am feeling good and
not to worry about me for I'm having
. wonderful time. Drilling is better
than making hay.
Tell my friends and relatives to
write.
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Chas. C. Edmonds, . former Cresco
boy and . son of Cy Edmonds, now of
Elma. 10 at Garden City, Long lsland,
with IN aero squadron. The Elma New
Era of last week contained . letter
from. him ,fsom which We reprint the
following interesting bit.
mo doubt you read about Mayor
Mitchell's DEATH Ihelped put him in
to the ambulance. When he hit the
ground l knew there was no hope for
him. don't know that they can blame
anyone. The ship he was flying was
the best one Of that hind on the field,
and they hsd one Of the beat mechan-
ics on II, = man out Of the 1s6th. The
ifs belt ID the strap that keeps you in
A.. 49,. ga r,o,, ean't piH> f.na of them