The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1918-01-10

wouiu have to ship at once. am one
u .4ooe mat expect to ship next
"cSn.
inns hit me kind of hard, though
did not take long to forget, after
.nlllklng what That ten days of SER
vice lnIgnJ mean to 'Old Glory" ana
Lile gUvu OIu Y. >. A. The thought OF
geCrlng OUT In the thick of all, anu
slowly pushing the "Kalser" INTO the
'OOJuOmless Pit of Defeat" is burning
strongly in the heart OF every sailor.
NO 0oubt the war spirit in the west
is as great as it is here, and blind
man can see that this is not war
by few, bit one by all, old OIL young,
with one point in view, and that's
victory, regardless of cost. Victory
will not come alone from the work of
sailors and soldiers, but the spirit and
backing they have, and the great
work that is being done by the Red
Cross.
I did not know the value and the
great work done by them, before join
ing the navy but do now. And with
the cooperation of all, we will soon
be over the top, and all returning
with the great smile that no one will
be able to take off.
Have been having very good time
since I have been here and have been
as near to home as one can expect.
The people Of Cambridge and Boston
have and are doing all they can do to
make us happy and feel at home.
Parties, suppers, dinners, dances, and
the. like are given nearly every
night for the benefit of the sailors,
and nearly all the homes have an
open door for us.
Here is a piece of good advice from
Father" If any one asks you about
the Radio work here, it is the greatest
there is, and on account of the location
or hospitality of the people around,
can not be surpassed. Am very glad
to hear that the school at Sank Centre
is showing the right kind of spirit
by teaching Radio. Now I do not
know if l can help very much in advis-
ing what to do. No doubt they have
the Code which is the main thing.
would be very glad to send one of the
Radio text books that gives the theory
part of it, thought this wouldn't help
very much. Are they going to in
stall the necessary apparatus, or just
take up the code part of it? Will
not be able to give out any particulars
of the work or the forms, for ane can
not get that before joining the Navy.
No not know any of commercial part
of Radio. Now the code work is very
strong and the main thing is to get
that. All that is necessary to get into
the Radio school here is to be able
to take ten words 2 minute. If any
one asks you of your opinion Of Radio
you can give them part Of mine and
that is If they can master it, that it is
a very great experience, and advise
them to hit for Cambridge the first
chance that they get, :
Saw Willard a few days ago and is
the same as ever getting along fine
and getting fat. Did not hav very
much time to talk to him. He is at
the Pier now doing electrical work.
though does not know what is COM
ing next. He said that he was going
home for Christmas, though have not
seen him lately to see how much time
he got. I was going to go along with
him but that is impossible now.
That temperature you are talking
about kind of gives me the chills.
Have had little snow, thouh it
ends up with a rain, and then freezes.
The streets and our drill grounds are
all covered with ice. On account of
this we get out of our drill and our
Swedish Exercises" In place of that
they take us out for an hours hike.
1t sure is great, though it gets per-
son while standing around before and
after the hike, and in standing half
hour in line waiting to get into the
"mess hail." This is great life if
a person does not weaken.
They sure make a man of a person
in the navy. have started to gain
in weight, have gained five pounds the
last two weeks. At>that rate I will
be some heavy weight when you see
me again. Have never been in better
health than I am now. Navy life sure
does agree with me.
I wish you and all in Sank Centre
a very Merry Christmas and Happy
New Year.
Yours very truly,
Art Weyhranch,
Naval Radio School, Hastings Hall,
Co. 9th So.