The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-06-07

though.
have Just come back from Dime
ard mail call. didn't get any i"tte'
from YOU all. but did get one fioi
Lick. | sure was glad to get II TOO
III write to him this evening | guess
lie didn't say anything about leafihi
there. | wish that ! could get SON
rlace and stay for a long time
hate to be on the move ali the tune
Most OF the boys that came here "iu
ne are already gone. There are nv
of us left out OF a. guess that II
leave soon. either back west or u
France
/ have got all OF my clothes noN
This Is what got. Two lairs
rants. two suits OF underwear, t~'
mars of shoes. one dress pair and ons
pair OF hob nails, one dres coat, on'
rain coat. five pairs OF socks. one hal
two shirts, over shirts, two blankets
one bed tick ! guess that Is aDou
al! that ! have with the execution o.
rly mess kit. which Is one plate, on,
cup. knife. fork and spoon. We arr
loing to have inspection today. II
about an hour, and | guess tina
will be pretty hard TO pass for soln'
of them any way | don't think thai
| Will be able to stand the overseas
examination; if can't I'll stay in the
| nsted States. probably somewheT u
the east at some new camp Ihat Is
where they send all that can't 80 over
sta. | don't care very much abon,
gclng over anyway ! wish that ! -
al home today where ii isn't SO h.
!ts awfully warm here. Much ho' %
here than in Oklahoma. ] surr Na'
glad to get those papers. l loN I"
read anything from home. Alea sf@
me some pictures that we took az r.
SIN and they make me homesicA efefs
time look at them I'll have 70 ; sn'
them back to her guess; | haven
any place here to keep anything.
have quite time as II is trying &c
keep my things together If | had any
- era I don't know what would az
have to take care OF gun All tha'
takes some OF my time. and 'o's ol
room that | could have for something
else
have an idea that you az vii
misc me quite lot.
have quite a long time TO stay
from the way things look at present
~he Germans are making an avn
drive AT the present and IL scans
likely that it will continue for ao1'
tine.
Tomorrow is the day we sign 'h'
lay roll and Wen get our money about
the 9TH. and believe me there viii be
scme boys feel good when they gel
their hands on some real money ana
II am one Of the boys There Will be
some of them that won't have a cent
lin q hours after they get Paid.
III have TO quit now til this even
ing Then I'll write some more.
have at last got back to my letter
Il Is lots cooler now than 1t was a
noon. | met a fellow here from sal
nhur aEi he had all kinds Of new
IL tell me He said that Charley
" hite was sheriff there now; he knew
Jim Anderson and the old lady TOO
II sure is good TO talk TO some on'
that knows the same people that yo'
do. and 50 far away 100. am OF
rrison guard now, 4 hours on and
have TO take them 20 work and u
have To take the INTO work and Z
their meals. They nave some meai
cres too | have . prisoners TO guar
and it keeps me on the lookout al
, the time. sure don't want TO get Il
that guard house. ii is a bad plac'
10 be: a man isn't thought much o
Nutl ne OuAt H'Ar az AA' r'"-~
: Para. before forget il. ! wish tina
YOU would send me my fountain pen
: get another point for it 50 it will writ
. good. need one awfully bad and J
that one is any good it will save M
. begging one.
You wanted to know II was goinl
"a work in the machine shops.
I. don't know whether ] viii or not; on
: can never tell what be il going 10 d
; till he gets al il. Then he doesn
: know how long he will stay. l an
irving my best to get into the shops
hut don't know whether I viii max
= il OF not. Yes. mama. too Bop
!, that they will ship me back towar'
: home I don't know though nov
: They have put me in a overseas
unit since started 10 write this lei
T ter. A unit is a company of mel
! trained and sent TO France together
1t would be lots better to 80 VIII