East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-08-01
ARMY EATS AGREE WITH
PRIVATE ". D. SELLERS
Ukiah Boy Writes Friends
Boys are>on "Rare-and-
Go" for France.
(East oregonian special

I NA>eAoA OTtSouidH sSpcCldi.J
uKIAH, Or, Aug. 1.-here is a
letter from a former Ukiah hoy now
in the service. Young Sellers now
calls Banks. Oregon. his home. He is
the eldest son of MIR. and Mrs. VIM,
Sellers, who are well known in Uma-
tifla county. The letter follows:
Preside, San Francisco.
July Is. 1918.
Dear Friends:-I received your LETT
ter a few days ago and no one likes to
get letters from friends better than
we soldiers.
We landed at Fort Mcdowell (bet-
ter known as Angel Island) on June
list. and was marched up and given
"a good bath and clean up, and made
fresh after our trip. Then the exam
nations began. We went through
them, and got a shot in each arm that
evening. 1t was rather late, but
every thing was on the move, as there
were lots of the boys to go through
their different tests. We were kept
there until the eth and were then
transferred to the Presidio, san Fran
cisco, where we are now. This is
fine place, and there are lots of sol
diers here. and / guess all of them are
doing duty for Uncle Sam in some way
or other.
We have some great parade
grounds here which we drill on be-
tween six or seven hours a day. Some.
times more, sometimes less. We also
take an hour. for singing our new ar
my songs and little extra parading.
1t certainly is great. The discipline
of the army here is great. as it is car
ried out to the point.
I see Joe Manzville and Fayette
Mettie quite often. They are in the
east end, the same as myself and it
does one good to meet old friends ana
talk over old times. 1 have not seen
Orin Gibbs since we left the Island,
but heard he was in the hospital. so
went to see him. but they would not
let me see him as he was in the con-
tagious ward. But I will try again
and perhaps will have better success
next time.
The y NJ. c. A. here is a fine place
for the boys. for we have all kinds of
places for writing and
reading. There are several different
buildings here in different parts of
the Preside.
We have already had lots of drill
ing with and without guns. Also some
drilling with the gas masks, and a few
trials with gas masks on in a gas
room. The gas masks sure save a per-
son from getting the gas. A person
looks and feels funny with them on.
have been in San Francisco few
times and II is far from what I ex-
pected to see. The city is rough and
hilly. but the streets are fine and
wide. and the street cars go ever the
hills as well as anywhere else. The
people are very nice to the soldier
boys. They give them free rides ih
their automobiles over the city on
Sundays. But of course, all do not get
to go, as there are so mary of us.
But / was lucky enough IL get in on a
trip for a whole afternoon and the
ride was certainly great.
California is pretty dry. at least the
part of It that have seen. There are
lots of boats on the bay all the time.
Quite a few airplanes come and
give us a few of their stunts and 1t
certainly is fine to see them fly in
every position imagina Bile. They are
all the same as a bird.
The whole city of San Francisco
was celebrating this evening, blowing
whistles for about an hour. I guess
the Yankees must have trapped the
crown princes army. Great news isn't
It? When the 63rd infantry gets over
there we are expecting to do some