The Green Forest tribune., 1918-01-04

Camp Bowie, Fort Worth, Texas
 December 9, 1917. Mrs w. M. Connerly,
 Harrison, Arkansas.
 When I received my Christmas package from the Red Cfo=s found your note ami was very greatly sur prisad as an native of the State of Arkansas, and formerly lived in Harrison.
 My name is Elmer E. Laning. 1 was born at Denver, in Carroll county. My mothers people are the Carpen ters, and my father is minister, We lived there during the Spanish Ameyi can war and l remember seeing the soldiers march away. was just tot of four then.
 Shortly after that we moved to Mis- souri ant thence to California. l was educated in the public schools of San Francisco and Saint Ignatiu5 College 1 have a married sister living at Oma- ha, Arkansas.
 My father was well acquainted with Dr. Kirby. l understand he has son who is also a doctor.
 Did you know a MT. Carlton, who formerly taught school at Harrison He is county judge of Dewey county, Oklahoma. 1 met him last spring when 1 came from California. My father at that time was the minister at Taloga, the county seat.
 You will pardon my penmanship as l have part of a cracker box across my knees serving as writing desk
 As much as we are at war the Christmas spirit prevails among the boys as usual and the most earnest wish IS that it will not be long until this thing is settled once for all SC that in future times we shall really see peace on earth, good will among its people and the Christ spirit dominant. Wishing you and yours most pros porous New Year, l am.
 Sincerely,
 Corporal E. E Laning. Co. F., filth Engineers, Camp Bowie,
 Fort Worth, Texas.
 Letter from an Alpena Boy
 Great Lakes, Ill.,, Dec 26, 1917. Editor Tribune, Green Forest, Ark.
 Dear Friend:-I am writing a little letter to my friends to be published in The Tribune.
 We arrived at the Naval training station O. h., but haven't had the chance to see q ship yet We pfobab- Iy will go ou board in about three months. When l say i've" l mean Charlie Webb, Roy McCurry and my self.
 This is certainly a fine place, but awfullY cold It is SC cold up here sometimes it IS blue
 l haven't run around very much yet on account of being quarantined on the account of scarlet fever. There are 270 boys in my company and 50 gre sick. We have been vaecinated four times for small pox and typhoid fever. We have to stay in the house most all the time and when we do get out we al go together and under guard.
 We have the finest company con- manding officer. He is d prince. We bought him a fine wrist watch fer Christmas All went ten cents around and it didn't break any body. It was a dull Christmas day for me. We didn't get out of the house only for breakfast, dinner and supper. Uncle Sam gave us all the turkey we could stand up to Christmas. But the finest thing to me was shower of cards from my friends at Alpena. It did me more good than anything. | will be pleased to get few lines from everybody know and more too because l get so lonesome here m the barrack $ all the time and I can't write to every body that 1 want to for would be broke in little while.
 Some one wanted to know when would come home will be back when the Stars and Stripes are tackled on the Kaiser's flag pole in Berlin.
 l understand that the Kaiser has defed the world. Gee, but 1 would like to get him by the nape Of the neck! Some of the boys of the Navy have made resolution not to shave any more until they have sunk Ger man U- boat. There are about 3o,00o in this camp. Several have gone to sea in the last .1rnok nt. trul,