The Lubbock avalanche. (Lubbock, Tex.) 1909-1922, 1918-10-24
Letter from Kirby Scudder
at Camp Lee, Va.

There" ! Intended TO say"Watch-
man. bu, don't Know for he called
Corporal Of the Guard" says
"Ohw Guard house and court mar
tial for mine. They came up and saw
my badge and said Pass on" felt
just like had just passed in" !
was recovering rapidly Ton my way
back to campl when the same thing
night. am gomez I did not know
there were any Of those Military Pc
licemen on the job and hadn't been
before but | am nervous yet. Now
you may think that's funny but let
me tell you IL you ever get 1000 miles
from home and are. out in dark
railroad yard. not scared but ner-
vous, knowing that was watching
and in the very place where thieves
and robbers were supposed to be and
see bayonets, soldiers. guard houses
and court martial looking him right
in the face you VIII have your nerve
wire slightly yibrated. guess
have been held up so times since but
it is all fun now. held two sol
diers up last night myself
am getting S. per night or S35
per week, or $4,000 per month. It
beats $500 per week doesn't il?
The whole thing has been like
dream to me. Take last night there
was something else on a different
line happened THE Chief Of Pc
lice ordered US 10 watch and arrest
any crap shoowrs" we found and !
was watching the negro barracks.
and they were al undressing for
bed and one big black ugly fellow got
ready and right Before the crowd he
knelt down at the side Of his bed and
said his prayers After being around
the rough hurry burly crowd whole
week this black creature was the first
TO show or remind a man that there
was something that meant more than
money and a good time.
saw a sight yesterday that was
past all imagination. There were
1900 crippled soldiers passed through
direct from France There were
eyes, hands. legs. ears, noses, scars
Of every shape that told the tale
Think Of H. Here there are tonight
80, 900 Of these soldiers within two
miles Of me training themselves and
working to get to come back in such
condition These boys were just as
strong and fine looking as these just
a few months ago. tell you Il viii
make persons blood boil. wish
! was over there lwould like TO see
the person that could see that SIGHT
and keep the tears back You PEG.
pie there don't realize we are at war
There are Or will be when we get
these 1900 barracks done. 100000
soldiers training within radius o.
so miles OF herr
Well back again am on the
lob - ishours but as for work do
not do IL There are 100 after the
job am going 10 quit Il soon rs
! am just holding ;, down to find
something else ! would not take
$1,000 for this weeks experience. n
any one wants to know abou; the
working conditions tell them TO Just
imagine rs big things and as much
demand for men rs they possibly can
and then double u and they have il
As TO wages II is just the same IS
they worked yesterday SUNDAY and
common laborers got $500 and ear
peniers $3.50. Ard all IN proportion
There are LOTS n things here that
are sights to me and am sure would
be to you. Clihiase, scenery and all
is so different. Right now the dew
Is dripping off the houses so fast il
is Just like rain NV hat and cloth
es are as wet as N had been out IN
a rain.
400 o'clock am. Just made my
rounds. met soldier and had a talk
etc ZOO were shipped from this
camp Friday and more ready to go
He told me they. had German spy
here htat had been ordered shot but
the act had been pc-tponed. They
are expecting orders ct any time All
the main cities ~ the eastern states
are guarded military policemen.
Take for instance IL something went
wrong here there would be 10000
armed men on duty in fifteen min
utes. Great old nation we have
7:i5 a. m. Just off the job. The
head guy sent me word TO come to
a. hftt. ~ y .nl m That means