The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-01

due to the strain OF marching at
attention for such a long dis
tance,-which would have been a
even weary march in route step
(Texan Kissed BY British Girl)
AT length we arrived at the
park, where we were met by num-
ber. "a very large number), OF
Young women. We were dismissed
for a few minutes and promptly
taken in tow by the young women
| heard one remark to 4 big leNah'
You are going to be the first one
kissed and promptly made good her
threat, though she had 10 Jump
nearly two feet high to get her arms
around his neck. At $50 we were
assembled and luncheon was served
war bread, boiled ham, beef, tea
an excellent lunch. At the CON
clusion the lord mayor entered and
made a brief talk, assuring us we
would receive greater welcome
should we return from the war
through that city. He did not know
how it could be done, he said, IN
less they stood on their heads while
we marched by (Which, by the way
;s about truc). A few songs were
sung. cheers for England and the
women who served the lunch, after
which we marched to the tram, leaV-
inc the finland city about I p. m.
We crossed much OF England before
morning, and were permitted 10 see
some very beautiful country before
dark. England is truly beautiful
country, inhabited by a great people.
When | think how different 1t would
be if she had lost the war, | teeI
like it is worth while to help her
even if we hadn't have had good
and sufficient reason OF our own Tor
Joining the Allies. This trip was
educational to me and | have
changed my opinion about England
and the English. Long live Merry
England
1--WE made our next stop in the
wee hours of morning, and ar
rived at a rest O Camp about day
light. as tired as white men could
be. having been up all night and
marched all the previous afternoon
at attention. Compared with raiI-
way travelling in America there Is
yerv little comfort or convenience IN /
an English railway coach, and third
class is positively torture, (though) /
this is far ahead OF the (deleted) but /
more about the French presently.
Wei, that parenthetical eNclama-
ton point after rest has meaning. /
| think these rest camps must have
lost the front handle to their name.
'No-rest-camp' or work camp would ,
be better names. Referring again
to English coaches, they have 5rd
class no toilets, no water eight .
ride in a compartment on two seats .
that face each other, shortwiee .
across the car. You can't lean back .
and sit so close together you can .
lean sidewise The only chance to
lie down is on the floor between the
seats, and this space was occupied .
by the packs we carry with us. At .
this rest camp we drew ratlons, took .
physical examination, exchanged .
some money and patronized can
teen. We tried out several brands .
OF English cigarets and tobacco, and
witnessed Tommy Atkins with a .
few others striving manfully' to
get drunk on English two percent
beer. as Major Ian Hay, (Beith),
phrases it in his First Hundred .
thousand
Enroute to France.
an the afternoon we left the rest .
camp and marched to a port. en-
barked for France. giving Fritz his
last chance to us on the water. The
shores OF England faded from view
with the approach OF twilight.
(Which they have instead OF night.) |
Next morning we stood into a
French harbor, disembarked and |
marched to another work camp. |
supposed to be a rest camp. Here |
we spent the greater part OF two
days and one night, within sound
of the great guns on the western
front. We scrubbed our clothes,
bathed. shaved and rested for an
other trip-this time on French |
trains and toward those guns we
could hear.
In the afternoon OF the End day, |
at this camp, we formed and march
ed to the entraining point, and the
entire regiment, except one battery,
entrained in one section-two hun
dred more men than composed the
three sections We constituted while