Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-11-10
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.,,... machines, SO you must over +,
.... All mistakes IN this war game .
.. .,ry easy 10 forget Some OF the I
.,...,- yoI did before joining the |
-, do not suppose there is
.rt,N.rg on earth which Will so com /
...,N change Il mans way OF llv-
',r his way Of doing things and the |
,.rgs that he actually docs, 'han
.. ufc why, at homo ! would /
g,fhout shave II didn't have
r..-rcrtIy good hot water and now
',,,arly am SO accustomed to .1N-
with real cold water that har, v
~. viii every want anything els -
A, Inc beginning OF the war |
,r.. rrt war bread was awful. ] now
,,- French bread to any white
..,,4 ever saw. We Of course get
r..t white bread. but the war bread
Cor me-
fa..rs Of August - was duly re-
uy.I ard I assurc you was very
....t tupreciated You are the only
,r ,7 tho hank that has been good
.,.....-,, 10 write me. There is moth
.r,,n.t a man over here appreciates
rrnrf ,hAn a good nowsy letter from
l.-.a. and especially one Ike you
y.,f, 10 you folks realize that we
,r, 600 miles from home, helping
gn.r tho dcspicahle Hun and that
,r, J,.trest moments IN our busy
.,., .. a few words from our loved
.,.. and from those friends that
s-.r.. I.drer 10 us now than we ever
,Hogglt Of at home, the moments
zee rp,nd reading those words. II Is
IA, -.rnrst pleasure 70 see boy
oaIk.nr or by himself or seeking
s,rnc secluded spot with "A letter from
homo The smile on his face is won
l,r'aI g. see.
, ~,r Mr. Mcgee not TO forget his
.-. ;'s1n to me in New York. He
a.. ..o last one OF my friends whom
s.v before leaving the United
states The Ieave-taking was on the
sad order but how different will he
the return landing. I don't Imagine
0 will he able 10 sleep the last two
ny three nights out Of New York.
Whatever port we might be headed
for
Presume by tho time this reaches
vo- a great many more Of our
trend, will have left for active serv-
.rc While our forces over here have
hccp handing the Hun a wallop every
time he hcSitated, we must not get
- into our minds that the war Is
anywhere near over. There Is lots or
lo-d rshting ahead and everything
+, Noin., lined up for that sort OF
program. II something does crack
and tho war suddenly comes 10 an
.rd. &, much the better, but don't
Won believe anybody over here ~
gong 10 be caught mapping. The al
les are going to win. OF course
'h,-c is no question about that-not
rgr remcs,est question and preplra
tons are being made accordingly, so
Il they can't win in SIX months they
Will gp a year, or ten years, II neces-
Slry
Everybody is going To be different.
rrurc or less. after the war. our
ideas generally are being changed,
and there will he enough OF us turned
loose in the United States after the
war 70 cause these changes to be
.oIt by he folks at home. We hope,
~ course. that these changes VIII
Ne for the hetter. but am afraid all
ot them viii not be II is q big ques-
ton and | believe only time can de-
termine tho outcome.
Yes. we keep very closely in touch
with The war. We get the real de-
'als. ne dope that never is pub
Eshci. In my particular line. you
asc we move to the advance section,
al tho boys hat 20 to the front ana
everything that goes wTh them as
well None OF us ever will be able
10 WHO you sllu you pIpbNibsy wa
never know until after the war the
lumCnsity OF this whole thing.
have been into It very actively since
coming over ard | know | learn
things every day that open my eyes
Little wider 7 wouldn't miss this
opportunity OF serving my country
and taking part in this gigantic con-
'rHt FOR anything on Garth. 1t means
sacrifice and suffering. of course. but
when Il is all over. life will be worth
more and we will better enjoy our
homes and friends. Tho prospective
home coming to me ohliterates all
Rough: and feeling Of the home
ewing Everything is ahead ot us
and We burn the bridges behind us.
I wish I could go into some detail
and tell YOU lust what we arc doing
m my particular department. This is
not permissible. Suffice 10 say in
part that I took over this past week
Tho operation Of an American-built
railroad terminal which is larger
than YOUR whole city. II n con
centration point for material and
supplies for the front. when the
bows call for 100 carloads of light
rrilroad material. 500 cars Of grub or
any number Of cars OF anything else,
wo are the boys to get II loaded up
o1tCkly. get engines and crews ready
sui start them out, one behind an
r.1S~ tout Euite. You can't imagine
he spirit with which We fill. one or
hose orders, especially = We knew a
5-tvr Is one. And then coming back
W. Eet the hospital traiDs and prison
Is Our railroad is double tracked
and there Is no limit 70 what We can
handle. I have all the officers and
81 the men want and we play ha
and when we find follow that don
Tay or can't play he goes to the
-"ar, We arc up and At them. day
s-l nLEht. early and late. rain or
shine. on. yes. VIZ eat. Possibly not
50 regularly as one would like but
Ne ret plenty. and MS good. 81 SstNn-
,1l grub,
To begin with 7 didn't know very
nary 1Cople. but its very easy TO get
srGualnted. After yuu have known
fellow q week over here Its like n
~ea- IN the states. In addition to
those new friends | r1tn across some
NN,ly I have known before or some
one from close to Tulsa, In most or
'Nsse places there are as many Amer
'c1n0S ~ French. so a fellow never
Fe's lonesome. We are picking M
the Wrench language very quickly
N the French likewise are learning