The Ordway new era., 1918-10-04
With the Boys
Here and There
FROM LIEUT.. RICHARDS

III. l..
Ordway men in France, has written
an interesting letter to A. C. Henrie,
also enclosing him a copy of soldier
boys newspaper called "The Stars and
Stripes" and published in France.
The paper is eight pages in size, the
same as The New Era, and is filled
with all sorts of news. editorials and
jokes, and has Its contributors and
recipes and the like. One of the
interesting little contributions is that
of a recipe headed ga Cootie Cure"
and here 1t is:
A COOTIE CURE
To the Editor of The Stars and
Stripes:
l have noticed many suggestions
in your columns on how to tame or
temporarily exterminate his majesty
the cootie.
Some of these suggested methods
require the use of hand grenades and
other high explosives which could be
used to better advantage against the
Crown Boy and his gang.
II the sufferers from cooties will
rub their clothes full of salt and allow
it to remain there for about two days
they will be surprised at the results,
II the clothes are then laid beside a
basin of water or a creek.
The cooties will leave the clothes
to get drink and the soldier can
then grab his obs and run.
Upon returning and finding the
clothes gone, nine out of ten of them
will die of modification and the tenth
will die of lonesomeness.
Sgt. M. c. Borland.
Co. X Inf.
(Sgt. Gasser, Aero Sqdn., has
this same idea. Between the two of
you. one is almost tempted to believe
there's something in it.-Editor.)
In his letter to Mr. Henrie Lieut..
Richards says:
Dear Friend Henrie: / have not
much to do this afternoon so will drop
you a line, and am also sending
copy of "The Stars and Stripes" the
official A. e. F. newspaper. 1t has
some interesting news about Yanks
in France, more than l could write
in month. Show it to Giffin when
you have finished. Tell him l have
received the New Era's and that they
make most interesting reading"
Last Saturday l went to nearby
city for a little joy trip and there
met "Old Friend" Mitchell. We were
both so surprised we could hardly
speak. He has been over here for
est fighting. He is in band but the
bandmen have had to act as stretcher
bearers during battle. He is looking
and feeling fine except for a little
hoarseness. acquired from breathing
little too much German gas. He
is about the only one I have seen
from Ordway. l have been trying to
connect with nv brother, also Milton
Allen,> Edwin Smith, Billy Walker.
Gar Dunning and others from Ordway
but have failed to do so yet We are
not allowed to tell each other of our
whereabouts.
"The rainy season has started over
here and I guess we are in for some
real weather. This French mud is
very similar to Colorado dobe-you
pick up a half acre of mother earth
every time you take a step. The
French people are great and l am
learning to pale vous a little each
day. If stay over here long enough
l ought to soon be able to speak the
lingo like a native"
The address is:
Lieut.. G. L. Richards,
18th F. A, A. E. F.
In letter to Harry e. Mast some
other interesting things are mention
ed by Lieut.. Richards. He says in
part as follows:
This is not such a small country
after ALL l have seen quite bit OF
it and there is some I still expect to
see. especially the front" We were
billited in small town for awhile and
had some real sport.
We've got the Boche on the run
and this time next year we will be on
our way home. I hope. Great will
be the joy thereof"
In his letter to Mr.. Mast he speaks
of getting the New Era and the Pu-
eblo Star-JOurnal, and said that one
copy followed him into four camps
in the United States and then on over
seas to him. He has been in France
about two months.
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