Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1918-03-30

stay right here for we want business
men and sometimes l wish didn 7
know anything, but then that s what
came over for, to help where l was most
needed, so that S my job and III stick
to it until we lick the old Huns to
death.
Was out for ten days to lock over all
the camps in one divisiOn-some ~.
Took me ten days and surely had some
interesting times Got to within 800
yards of the German line and right up
in our own line to where we have u
camp located in dug out under an old
blown up building. where they get shell
ed every night. Was on the front lines
3 days and nights, just to show the
drivers that could go out there as well
as to expect them to go. And talk abont
noise, one night they turned the gas
on and we had to unload our stuff with
our gas masks on and shells going over
in both directions, and machine guns GO
ing and all enough to make a fellow s
hair stand on end. And one night we
had to turn around and beat it for the
shells were tearing up the road SO bad
we couldn't get by. All the food and
stuff that these camps need have to
be taken out after dark and no lights,
and with a lot of artillery moving and
ammunition wagons going out It makes
it very interesting. Tell Bob he ought
to ride with me here. He would push
the whole engine out with his feet. 1t
sure does make fellow sit up and
take notice. Never was very much scar
ed in my life but if a fellow has got
anv scare in him it shows up all right.
You have sort of chill up and down
your back, hal ha-
Well, how are all my old cbums, any
way? Bob, old sport and Laura? | wish
l had you all right out here, it would
save me lot of worry, for I'd have
some one to help me do things, you
bet. Wonder if Chet is back on the
lob. | hope so. And how is OrDey Wat
kins, the old slever--ne d make a good
target for some of these Huns, and A.
c.. Carter-wonder if he was drafted.
Don't come to France A. c. for there
are too many Fairy Madamocells here
some good lockers too, but my it's a
Job to know what they are saying. l
don't know if they are calling me
names or are Just feeling good--doR t
make much difference, 1 guess. When
these old Frenehmen get to going too
fast, L just say go to it, old tops,
don t give a darn anyway. They can't
hurt my feelings any at that.
l got lost here the first day L had
q ear out. These streets all run to-
gether and they all start out again in
a regular dutch mess and / happened
to get one of these. Just drove and
drove and finally gave boy 2 fraKc to
show me where wanted to go. You
see he couldn t talk bit of American
50 I Just made motions and got my Oiap
Dut and showed him as best | could
where had intended going. So in the
,ourse of human events we finally got
lined up once more and found our gar
age. He thought I was crazy and
thought he was a darn fool, but we let
t 90 at that and I found myself and
was happy even if it cost me 40 cents.
These cars over here are all right hand
lrive and gas throttle on the left of
he quadrant so it makes 1t nice when
rou want to stop to pull down the gas
md run over a fellow with a cart
n an old woman OF something. I've !
lad a lot of fun doing that, but never >,
rot arrested vet. How is our old friend
Harry King. Tell him l haven t loeat-
d his friend yet but perhaps viii some !
f these days and the Browning boys.
'ay just smoked one of those cigars :
mighty good over here-Ameriean to- V
'aeeo is very scarce and everybody af- :
er it. Say Pearl, if 1 We forgotten any /
f the boys just tell them all hello for ]
ne. /
Tell the boys at the bank that I am ]
citing along all o. k. and win write 2
hem some Of these times also any of t
ar good customers like c. C. Russell I
nd others. miss their good faces so Il
iueh and all OF you for you are very
lueh in my mind at all times, and my