The silver state. [volume] (Winnemucca, Nev.) 1909-1925, 1918-07-11
HAROLD DE Motto
TELLS EXPERIENCES
Somewhere in England.
June s, 1918.

My Dear Friend:
Just thought / would write you a
few lines tonight during my spare
time. / have been expecting another
letter from you every day. but have
been disappointed. for / certainly en-
Joy your letters, old fellow, and am
hoping to get another from you o
You'll notice I'm still in old Eng
land. Fact is, / don't mind if / stay
a while, but we're all "rarin' to CO.
as we say it. When a fellow is this
what happens and wants to be on the
go all the time.
We are preparing tonight for an
all-day outing tomorrow, Thursday,
when we all go to some nearby town
by invitation of some lord or lady.
So you may be sure Wen have a good
time, as there is plenty of boating and
we have our baseball outfit. Also
there is lots of nice. green grass to
repose upon when we get weary. A
day off now and then is relished by
the best of men lit rhymes. doesn't
it?). Makes a fellow work harder and
feel better about work when he gets
back from his outing.
We had all day off on Decoration
day. l spent the day exploring the
c~athedrals, churches, castles, restau-
rants, etc, and also took in a movie
show. We see nothing but American
pictures here, also American plays at
the Hippodrome theatre. Are both
the Nixon and American theatres open
now in Winnemueca? What pictures
have you seen recently? l saw a pic
ture, THE Honor System" a few days
& and have wondered how long ago
it was shown in the states.
Am still at my work of armoring
the aeroplanes with the rapid-fire
machine guns, and hope to be on
steady at the job. | am learning the
machine guns pretty thoroughly, as
well as parts of the aeroplane. l am
going to try to go in as a pilot and
learn the flying game, if | can make
it, as | may have a chance later. We
are all anxious to get to France and
join the rest of the boys. The Sam
mics are starting to make things
warm and they'll be looming up more
than ever in a short time.
Our squadron played a game OF
baseball with an American aero
squadron from a nearby place. a week
ago Saturday. 1t was the first time
in the history of this place hat Amer
lean baseball was ever played here,
The people thought it quite a novelty,
and especially the baseball slang
which of course was flowing freely
The 373rd was victorious, 5 to A, and
we all felt pretty jubilant. Our Minis
trel show, given about two weeks ago
was also a success. We have a regu
lar stage rugged up in n end Of
large hangar, for u boxing bout
and minstrel shows.
There is a big airship of the Zeppe
! lin type, as big as a battleship o
J larger, which passes over u CAM
J occasionally. 1t passed very low las
= night and we saw it again this even
ing. 1t has three separate propeller
and power plants and is capable O
carrying a good large load of meI
} bombs, guns, etc.
| Received a letter from Dave Espe
) yesterday good newsy one-an
\ was certainly pleased to hear fror
\ him. | don't understand why it wa
! so long on the road, as it was MALE
April Z and arrived here June a.
4 expect Dave thinks | received it
long time ago and forgot to write.
mailed a letter to him last night.
Had some photos taken a few day
ago and when l get them, if they al
any good, / will send you some.
Your sincere friends,
HAROLD L. DeMOTTE,
373rd Aero Squadron. U. s.. Air SerV
ice, 35 Eaton Place, London, S. w.
England.
Censored-L. P. Davidson, End Lieut.