Pullman herald. [volume] (Pullman, W.T. [Wash.]) 1888-1989, 1918-04-19
ART DURHAM WRITES
FROM over THERE
Says That All the Resources of the
United States VIII BE Taxed %
the Limit TO Win the War

lie lOliONiHB SAtid ClS from ItlteIs
written by 7. A. Durham, formerly
star quarterback of the w. S c. foot
ball team, hut now lieutenant in
the paymaster's department of the
navy. stationed som eWhere in
France, will be of general interest
written February 2S received
March 2S.)
There are going to be big things
happen in this country tFrance)
soon and the outlook is none too
sure, If the people at home knew
the real condition of England and
France they would be working night
and day. Take warning from the
men that go back home from here
and urge the people to make haste.
One day in England brings you out
of any false ideas.
Day after tomorrow we will be
under the old Red, White and Blue
it certainly is a wonderful flag
I'm working hard and getting
along fine and still have a winning
punch, Have played two games of
ball and play again Sunday. Had
movies the other night--Wm. Hart.
1t was certainly like meeting an old
friend to have him shoot the lights
out and jump on his pinto cayuse
We have a Y. NJ. c. A. man with
us and some day we hope to have a
place where We can take a bath. I've
been hunting tub and place for a
fire with wood that burns and does
not smoke.
| have four cooks now and two
bakers and once again we have white
bread. We also have butter and
sugar and matches. With these three
things in your pocket you can ride
all over France.
In my canteen | have candy, cook
les, pickles, jam, paper. ink, pens.
chocolate, and toothpaste. and | have
an order in for $4,000 worth of eats
that will make us feel like princes.
My meat is costing 40 cents pound
and necessarily l must go easy. l
have 1900 pounds of beans and 1000
pounds of rice and all kinds of
clothing, so you see my station is
picking up.
| have four men in my office and
five in my store rooms. so you see
I'm getting to be a real boss.
Sometime We will gather around
the fire and | will tell you of the old
French towns, the ruined castles and
the plain old peasant people who are
hundred years behind us.
We have had an awful time get
ting water and it has to be hauled a
couple of miles and then the doctor
has to chlorinate it.
written March .; received March
800
This is such a warm, beautiful day
and our machines are out hunting
subs. We had cracking Thinning
game of baseball. We only had three
bats and broke all of them. Can you
beat that for husky bunch of young
Americans? The am bition. the
gloves and mask, but no bat! A 10.
mile trip tomorrow to see if | can
have one at home and l had vision
of it today We often think of home
and then look around US.
The people here are years behind
any part of Am erica. 1t seems
strange that a people who have been
so brilliant in some things should
be, as a whole, far behind us Gus
tom is the big factor that enters in
and 1t seems to be the same as voting
the democratic ticket is for most of
the South.
The men at the front are having
a great time with the Germans and
/ have talked with men who have
met them hand to hand and they
say our men have easy picking with
them. A dandy bunch of fellows in
the line and as fine as they make
them
There was an air raid on Paris
last night but We always come back
at them hard. An offensive aero
plane attack is hard to stop for they
go up from 10000 to $4,000 feet
and they must be met by a concen-
trated attack or they Will go on
to their objective, and barrage is
not always too effective at that
height
| saw our army aviation camp and
it is great sight to see machines all
over in the air and on the ground,
but even at that We could stand a
few more, from what the fellows tell
me.
If person only knew how hard 1t
was to get actual results in an en-
tirely new industry, It can't be done