The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-01-19
HOT, THEN COLD.
Weather at Camp Macarthur, Waco, Tex.
as, Is Very Changeable.

From her nephew, Private George Il
Milne of the l4th squadron, aviation sec
tion Of the u. 5. A., Mrs. Alex Cruick
shank OF Summer street has received al
interesting letter which tells of life II
Camp Macarthur, Waco, Texas. Privat
Milne is former Barre boy who enlist
ed as machinist some time ago. HI
writes in part as follows,
! We were at Fort Sloeum for TIVE
weeks, and that is one cold place. WI
were on the road to San Antonio sever
DAYS. They fed US on corn beef ant
bread, and | couldn't begin to tell vol
how we Jared. We certainly were GLAD
to get to Texas San Antonio is little
warmer in the day time, for one week
and in the next we have sand storms
and cold wind. If they try TO tell vou
am in warm place for the winter tell
them to forget ii. We are in Waco now
and it is heaven compared with any place
we have struck so far. Last night, how.
lever, was a corker. "A good many of the
tents blew down and When got up this
morning the cot ! was sleeping on and
were covered with snow. We were
warned that it was going to be cqd
one so I went to bed fully dressed, which
wasn't the first time. We didn't do Bit
of drilling to-day on account of the cold.
1t is different from the cold at home, as
a cold wind goes right through you.
| have made over the allotment | told
you about, and you are to get Sl5 per
month. And also took out an insurance
policy at 10000. 1t doesn't leave much
for me to spend, but it is just as well
because we are not allowed to have any
more than 81 month in European
idea of General Pershing's, because the
troops of European armies only get
something like - cents per day. / have
been through little bit OF tough army
life, but ! seem 20 be growing fat on it
instead of poor. Am training or making
a big try to pick up some French from
classes that the Y NJ c. A. has organ
ized 1t is a tough job. 1t is big camp
here, holds about 10000 of the aviation
section alone. Then there is big arti-
lery camp at distance. Tell gramma
she can knit me anything she likes,
socks, helmet, fingerless gloves, mittens
or sweaters, because we certainly can
use them, even though we are in Texas.
And, aunty. ! could use handkerchiefs
any time. And ! almost forgot, send me
some of our fudge! please excuse pen
ell now. / am writing in the Y NJ G. A.
and lights are out because of moving pic
turesl. The town of Waco is about four
miles from camp and we are waiting for
pay day to pay it visit We have
reveille at 6:l5 a. m. breakfast at Gas,
ana have to have our beds out in front of
our tents by O'Clock, if the weather per-
nits, for inspection; also have our tents
swept out, as we have wooden floors and
electric lights and small stove. We
irill for about two hours in the morn
ing and then have physical exercises. |
And of course we have to get out our
weod and keep everything in shape
| was on guard, walking around the
for "a hours. two hours on |
md four hours off. One don't any more
han get to sleep on the floor when he i
5 awakened again, and believe me, it i
gets tiresomc. And you have to know
2 different orders by heart and YOU
lave to be on your job all the time, be-
ause the officer of the day. as they call
i'm, comes around and tries to catch
Tou mapping.