Mexico weekly ledger., 1918-05-23
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a fiery welshman. After he had fin
ished, | promised to return as soon as
/ could get a mechanic to work on the
machine. l rambled in about 1880 this
morning. The Major happened to be
at the hangers. He thought he rec
oSnized me, so out came a snappy
whats your name?" He was in a
good humor and always asks a mil
lion questions. There are seventy
under instruction and the Major takes
a personal interest in every man and
officer under him. One Of our gang,
who is just ercovering from a rather
serious crash, has an invitation to
spend all the time he can at the Maj
or's summer home on the Isle of
White. Any mar here would go
through fire and birthstone for Major
|, Harcourt. l will have finished the
course before many weeks and get
four days leave on that event.
l have just received a package from
Mrs. Luchsinger containing a pair of
wristlets, a knit helmet and a large
box of candy. That's the stuff to give
the troops.
We have had little or no mail in
the last ten days from the States. l
have been expecting "the ship to come
in" any day, but nothing doing.
| must close and prepare for din
ner. 1t is THE one time in the day
when everyone must make an effort Ia
be on time. II any officer is late, be-
fore he takes a seat he must go to the
head Of the table and apologize. There
are a number Of customs as old as the
British Empire which are still OBJ
served. Not a bad ideal will get
wound up on this some other time.
March 81, 1918.
| am digging away at this new game
and it is only a matter of few weeks
until ! shall be in France. | went solo
on a service machine on Sis birthday.
You may rest assured that | am going
to avoid any accidents in flying as far
as possible. / have been very FORUM
cite SO far and the only breakages
have been small knock wood every
time I make this statement. As you
say, many ot tie accidents happen
when The pi9; Is Esz1ting.
The nzsnns II any training squad
ron are not a. reliable as the other
BASES All sorts Of pilots use them
l-gool bad OF indifferent as the case
may Be, 50 . feIl0w never knows what
] strains the machine has been under.
figure That every one Of US has a big
io5 70 d. and ore will never help By
spinning 70 the ground as I saw a char
only just the other day. I can get of
the ground and land without break.
ing my neck and the machine. | hav,
been satisfied with making proper
turns and a few movements which will
be useful owe there. The boys in m,
bunch here will probably all use heav,
machines, bombing and long recon
Nuisance, spotting for artillery an
the like viii be our job. Tie Libert
motor promises TO be the proper en-
CINE. | am anxious to see what tn
States will turn out in the way O
machines.
have been waiting for my commits
sion for some time now. ! suppos
that it will roll around before loni
However, this side is sure as long a
am getting practice in flying. | wi
graduate in all my Royal Air Fore,
tests this week If the weather auiei
down. have not been off the grour
since the 9th, too many March wind
l shall get four days graduation leav
II there is not too great a demand Z,
;, overseas pilots. I shall visit some
: my old stations and friends who Ii,
3 near such places. When I get n
wings and decorations up, I will loc
- like a general but so far my hat
:. the same size and ! hope will contint
to be the same.
n We are under canvas again. IT
permanent quarters are not cor
ID completed. Sherman and I have
If small tent together. We bought
a oil stove and i few additional cookil
K. utensils, 70 It is not 30 bad after a
ne Eggs are 8 cents apiece and ever
ne thing Ia rather expensive. A fsllt
No must eat-eyen a soldier.
he / surprised the boys this mornir
a. for ! got up and went 70 the East
nd services at the Methodist Church.
US enjoyed the services very much, but
r. could not help noticing the absence
49,
Iot lilies and other flowers. I never /,
ad joy the services Of the Church
he England. It is a branch of the Cal
ut Ollie, or not exactly that-it "
Ia formed by the English goyernm'
ire after some trouble with the Pope. 7
service has TOO much fgrmalitY "
is little practical discussion. ! seldom