Elko independent. [volume] (Elko, Nev.) 1915-current, 1918-05-22
.A LETTER FROM
ROY MERRITHEW
Elko Boy Writes NewSy EpiS-
tie Full of Details of Camp
Life; Tells Also of Other EIko
Lads Stationed at Camp
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Lewis -
CAMP LEWIS, May IS, 1918.

Mr. Harold L. Hale. Elko. Nevada.
Friend Harold-Yours OF the ninth
came as an unexpected, pleasant sur
prise several days ago. Knew you
were very busy with the PAPER so that
YOU would not have time 10 write.
knew you would be Interested In the
EIman performance and ini this con
nectlon want 10 tell you that We have
first class entertainment here all tue
time IN the Liberty theatre. We have
an Orpheum bill OF seven numbers
every week, and in addition last
week Cyril Maude played Grumpy
here. A short time ago saw Otis
Skinner in Mr.. Antonio" and Maudc
Adams played for the boys at her own
expense last Sunday in "A KISS for
Cinderella oh, Boy" is coming
with Joseph Santley. You Will re
member HIM in When Dreams Come
True" several years ago.
The local news IN your letter GER
tainly Is interesting. We would all
like to see Joe Snelson here. lie Is
always full Of pep and is a good Eel
low.
There Is real activity in this camp
al the present time. The Tacoma
paper yesterday stated that the en-
tire glst division will be moved with
in 50 days. For your information |
will let you know how the men are
handled when they come into camp.
There are TWO main organizations
here, one Is the ylst division, which
is d fighting unit and the other Is the
Depot brigade. This brigade receives
all the men as they come into camp
and from II they are transferred into
the various permanent organizations
either in the division here or to some
other camp in the L. 5. The men in
the permanent personnel in the bri.
gade are the only ones who stay any
length OF time with that organization
The rough spots are taken off the
men as they come in and then. as
say. they are transferred. Some OF
our boys are still in the brfsHde.
Walter Mann, Roy Corbett, Fuzzy
Cross. and Jas. McMullcn are In
Company "a Walter Mann has been
promoted to corporal and Is the first
Of the Elko gang leaving March 20 to
receive promotion. Buck Snelson
Oliver Grover and Chas. Rainwater
have been assigned to companies in
the division. Pat Crane and Carl
Grover have been assigned to special
duty in the mastering office. be
iieye. and for the past three weeks
have been on duty in the camp per
sonnet office. You are aware, per
haps. that the government classes
each man according to his business
experience In civil life. One has only
10 stop to think OF our various trades
and professions to realize what a tire
mendous task II Is to classify each
recruit In order to use him to the
oest possible advantage. The OCcu
patton divisions number nearly coo
and II Is In this work that | am en-
Gagged. II Is interesting and instruC
tive.
About month ago we saw n re
view OF the DIST division. Nearly 20.
WO men took part and II required ap
Fortunately two hourR' time for then
10 pass, After seeing n thing like
mat one could form some idea OF %
divisions on one front.
We see In the papers that Germany
sun has several armies In reserve anC
looks AZ though France will have
70 repulse the next attack. She cat
90 II, and thank God her waiting vii
soon DO over for the boys in KHAKI
are moving overseas faster than any
VI Us know about. and when we have
real army there II will be the nc
guroed Huns on tho defensive unit
.ney throw up the sponge. or course
peace in hurry would be grand. tina
u We can whip Germany In a shor
une. That Is the only peace WORT
snue and II some of MS are never al
VNed TO see dear old Nevada agaii
ule result will be worth the price.
l only sorry that haven't tn