The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-03-29
MANkATO FREE PRESS

even though | have received some
! things from home they are none the
less appreciated as there are some
who have no friends at home to
remember them. 1 have found them
+, in my squad and am glad to be
able to divide with them.
Since enlisting / have not seen
sick day The typhoid NEGOTIATIONS
of which there are three, make some
of the boys sick for a day or two,
but l got off with sore arm for
couple of days.
Fort Logan is only ten miles from
the city Of Denver and in sight OF
Pixies Peak. The mountains We're
covered with snow when we left and
at sunrise presented a beautiful
spectacle we'll worth the effort it
took to get up at first call to see.
We left there February for
somewhere which turned out to be
here This is very pleasant camp
and I guess it is as attractive as a
military camp could be: The great
pine trees are stately in the way all
| their own and when you break off
a branch and drop of the gum gets
in your hair they are also nuisance
| in a way all their own. That gum is
regular pitch and if you don't think
| it is sticky just try it. | found it
out while sleeping under them.
| | sent picture home that tells
better than words what this city OF
tents looks like.
Since coming here we have classi-
fed and reclassifed until now only
thirty three Of the original bunch are
in this company. Others have been
transferred in though and at present
there are ninety-thre in this COM
Ipany. We have been ordered to be
ready to move and have been equip
lped as far as any one here and we
are ready to go to that big some
where. We are told unofficially, as
Iyet, that we are bound for some
Iplace north where the final tests will
be given and the equipment complet-
led and those fitted to go will i'm
mediately embark for Somewhere in
} France 1t, is also rumored here that
we may get some training here be-
fore sailing so l guess it will all
depend on the available ships.
So far our instructions have all
been on airplanes and airplane mo-
tors so l guess there is no doubt
about the work we will have to do
Our officers tell us it will be the
repairs and assembling of airplanes
) at the ground stations Immediately
behind the lines.
Our drilling here covers all kinds
of military operations even to charg
ling the trenches Military work being
entirely new to me il has made me
hustle to keep up with the class but
liz | am the slowest to learn forma-
tons / will guarantee not to be the
Hast one to get over the trenches.
want to say one thing about the
, camp here. We get plenty of good
food and prompt medical attention
when needed We don't get any but
! ter or any eggs and we have sugar
, for coffee only, but you don't see
any one getting thin. / never fell
better in my life. There has beer
only one death from pneumonia ant
one from meningitis and they were
| caused by not obeying orders.
They have just called taps from
headquarters so I'll have to quit.
t Oh! yes, l want to thank each one
personally who helped send and pacl
: that kit for me- l know who you al
were too, everyone.
u Hoping to see you all again whe1
: the big fuss is over l am, Sincerel.
yours, Emmett R. Tanner.