The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-08-20
LOCAL BOYS NOW
AT MARE ISLAND

The following letter has been re-
| ceived by a friend in Winnemucca
from Private Clarence Allison, former
Standard Oil Company representative
in Winnemucca, who with Cecil Gala
han. Sam Holman and Olaf Olson, en-
listed in the Marine corps few weeks
ago:
Dear Friend:-This, know. coming
from Mare Island, Cal, under the safe
protection of Uncle Sam, does not
carry as much interest as it would
were it to come from France. but at
any rate | can tell you a few things
of interest to you and other Winnie
muccans. and hope in the near future
to be able to send you one from
France, or almost any other place on
this little old globe-Berlin, for in
stance That is no idle dream.
Cecil and | have served our little
term of application" and have been
examined several more times, sworn
in and assigned to our companies
Cecil was assigned to Co. A and | to
Co. b. 1st section, because | arrived
here a day later than he, owing TO
the fact that | had to get a proper
release from my local board and was
delayed a day. (The Cecil" ,refefred
to is Cecil Callahan, well known Win
nemucca high school boy, employed
by the Stephenson Drug Company just
before he enlisted)
The Marines certainly fit you our
for fair in regard to uniforms, shoes
toilet articles, etc, and everything is
the genuine article IL a man can't
fight in this uniform, he can't figh;
In any.
Sam Holman passed everything sue
cessfully and is also assigned to a
company. You'll never know him
after few months of this training
Olaf Olson. the good-natured Swede
is also here. IL was a surprise to me
to see him here.
What do you think! Tailor-made
cigarettes are way, way above par
on this island. as you can't buy them
here, but Ole brought in few pack
ages when he came and he had the
generosity to give me whole package
OF Fatimas. Yea boz I'm 0le's friend
for life! I'd give him my place in
line for "chow" every day. Chow
is just another word for eats.
There is a certain peculiar fami-
liarity about the mess call. It's the
only call I like and l can recognize
II three times a day. The chow is
good. wholesome, stick-to-your-rib ribs
kind of grub, and there is no limit
except your own capacity. Ask Trav-
ers about my capacity at Battle Noun
tain-two orders of bacon and eggs
and you'll get some idea how fast
am gaining in weight.
Cecil said he met Jenkins, the fell
low who used to work for the Stand
ard Oil Company in Winnemucca. Mr.
Giller, the former Western Pacific
man. is also here. There is a fine lot
of young fellows here in the Marines.
men from all the western states prin-
cipally. There have been lots coming
from Montana, a few from Washing
ton and Oregon and Arizona, but very
few from Nevada.
The men drill on a big, level piece
of ground that would make three or
four real. honest-to- goodness baseball
diamonds, and they do play ball on II
after their work is done. which is
usually about 3 o'clock.
viii get my first liberty 81 days
from yesterday. which will be payday
liberty from 2:30 Friday until 1880
Sunday night Would be tempted to
run up TO Winnemucca and back If
the penalty for overstaying leave were
not so severe. Overstaying leave one
minute is considered desertion, and
the penalty is 20 years or death. ifI
the general court martial is inclined
to impose it, That penalty is only
in time of war and ii is no more than
just
Must close, Bill. as it Is near'taps"
and the light must go out.
How is everything in the fire de-
partment? Best regards to all the
boys.
Drop a line once in a while. Bill. as
we are not overburdened with mail
here and it will surely be appreciated.
Well. / guess the censor is tired
reading this, and you too, maybe. so
so-long. AL.
Address, Private Clarence Allison,
Marine Barracks, Co B, Sec. l. Mare
Island. Cal.
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