The Miller press. [volume] (Miller, S.D.) 190?-current, 1918-05-09
HOW ABOUT VOTINC?.
ASKS SOLDIER BOY
Interesting Camp Letter From Hand
County Boy ut Camp
Pine

Camp Pike. Ark. April 30.-Mr.
Harlan Bushield-0nce a farmer in
South Dakota, a student In Iowa. a
travelling saieman in several states,
the zenith of my ambition now is to be
a real soldier ANYWHERE for Uncle
Sam and the rest OF my friends.
Where we are now, we know-it,s
Camp Pike, somewhere on the road
through France, to Fritz. But what
we are. we still question, for our
BrigadieF General Davis is authority.
and he says that not one In one hun
dred as yet, has any conception OF a
soldier OF one thing I'm always cer-
tain though, whatever else I am not,
l am a citizen OF South Dakota, I'm
as certain OF this as the women are)
and I haven't neglected to mark the
progress OF events since we were Sc
lected.
But never. in bold type,-have I
bean assured definitely OF what South
Dakota is doing for the vote OF her
soldier boys. Hand County passed
on us boys and sent US away; now we
want to get II back at Hand County
by passing on some Of her citizens
and help TO turn them over TO the
service of the State. As a favor, I'm
asking that you let me know TO what
extent and how we boys can make
use OF the ballot in the coming cleo
ton.
Many people of South Dakota have
no doubt have passed through Arkan-
sas, a few have visited In the state,
but very few I imagine, have endured
it's beauty as residents here. ITS so
pretty and homelike," they say when
asked why they don't move to a good
state like So. Dakota, but for all this,
I'm sure they could take their leave
with a feeling OF pleasant regret. We
have dust storms In South Dakota
when the dust blows In and settles
everything in the house. Here
the dust never seems to settle,-the
very atmosphere is dusty-and the
discoioration OF the rae is readily
traced to It's ource In Arkansas.
Certainly there IL plenty OF evidence,
for as one dizzy boy expressed IL at
the Regimental Infirmary yesterday,
Whenever | look up. everything just
seems to get black" Almost two
thirds OF the Arkansawyers we boys
see, appear to have either come or be-
come black.
1 read the boys letters i'm the Miller
Press SO much and they all contain
such interesting details of soldier life,
that | cannot add anything. do
think, however, that the Artillery Is
different than many of the other
branches of service and much more
interesting. I'm sure we differ In
two ways-we shoot further, and we
do more fatigue work than most of
them. So prominent Is the latter In
artillery service. that never again
will Mr. Schroeder be called upon to
sell the artiiierymen a pair of "over-
alls." No Sir, it's there to stay
we'll ask every time for a suit OF
fatigue clothes"
We boys are enjoying our training
period-not the least bit blue or home
sick,-for we know you are all with
us. even DR.. Mcwhorter. LIST Lieuten-
ant. BY the way, I applied some time
age for admission to the Oficers'
Training Camp held here this sum
mer, and you can bet III be awake
day and night to catch up with some
OF my Miller High School chums, IL ]
ever get an invitation. Three Hand
County boys are all ! know here In
camp, but we are going TO leave our
mark beyond the Rhine, / assure you.
81 we ARE Nivefi d chance.
Trusting I may hear from you soon
as to our voting privileges,
I'm ever and always from s. ID.
Battery ID. 335th F. A. Gaylord Starr