The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-06
FROM ARDMORE
BOYS IN SERVICE

Mr.. and Mrs. !, T. Holman have
received a letter from their son, w
A. Holman, c Company, 6lst En-
ginecrS, written en route overseas
and dated Somewhere on the At
lantic ocean" lie said the weather
was ideal for sleeping and that he
slept beneath two blankets, I'VE
have not been the least bit afraid
and today more ships met us to pro-
tect us through the war zone. we
now sleep with our clothes and life
preservcrs on so we can jump over
board at any minute, y Don't
worry about me, | will return soon
with the kaiscr's SCALP, ! hope
From John N. Reed
The following letter from Corp
Iohn n. Reed, + Company, lllth
/ Engineers. has been received by
Miss Bertic Baker, whose brother,
Walter Baker, is member OF +.
Company. 11lth Engineers. AT last
start my address. Somewhere in
France" with a curious feeling as
though I know where | am, yet fail
to tell. ! have had on" of the grand
est trims of nv lT lon't guess
that | am f. WeVer'.
could hea. g.. Llg gun, at a dis
tancc this morning and am anxious
for the time to roll around for me
to ioin the boys on the front line
You know ! enjoy excitement and
they relate some real exciting times
there. so look out, am going over.
81 certainly did enjoy my trip
from start to finish. To ride on the
swclls of the ocean is something that
is really sensational and causes one
70 fccl-so unnecessary especially
when the sea is high-We were as
lucky as could be as the sea was un-
usually calm all the way, and not
even a storm to change the general
view.
at last the monotony was
changed by the protruding land
above the water and about that time
the deck was surely crowded and
some OF the boys almost went crazy
The scenery oi new country, the
sipht of land, is wonderful. 1t GER
tainlv is a garden spot, with old
buildings scoring on the tables OF
time ND in their hundreds OF years Of
service. The trip has truly been
wonderful one in more than one way.
| now realize more than ever what
am here for and | am glad am one
OF the fortunate ones to volunteer
Tor such cause.
Il wish | could tell Won more about
the country. but am not permitted
to do so. We are billeted in a little
town at the foot of small mountain
and on a beautiful creek where the
water is as clear as crystal. Big
VINEYARDS are on most every SIDE
and craveled roads with large trees
on both sides. no fences and the
long grass is beautiful
81 saw Walter most every day on
board ship. but as they are billeted
in another town. there is no telling
when ! will see him again. | have
had several interesting conversations
with British soldiers who had just
returned from the front. also saw
a big gun sent in for repairs"
Claude Shelton received a letter
recently from his friend, John +.
Tackctt. from Diego, France. lie
writes that he expects to go to the
front soon. II am now attending an
automobile school and will be here
about two weeks. have been all
over France and am right in the
midst OF it and am looking forward
TO the nest move
From Boys in Training.
Letters from the boys who re-
Gently entered military training have
been received from Louis Bastine,
who is in the training detachment
University OF Arkansas, Fayetteville.
In letter to his father, Joseph Bas- /.
tine. he stated that there are about /
325 new men AT the university, all /
of whom are Oklahomans. 1--WE /
started our class work in radio to-
day. almost all the Ardmorc boys |
are in it." Among Ardmore boys he |
mentioned are Pleas McGhce and
Paul Jones. The latter, he stated,
had entered the mechanical section.
p. u. (BullcO Rranum, who IS IN
the naval reserve at San Pedro, Cal,
writes: This place is located about |
twenty-five or thirty miles south OF .
Los Angeles. and is really sort OF
suburb. We have ideal sleeping .
quarters. Using 4 big wharf the /
naval reserve is in one end. and the /
base occupies the other
end. We have several subs and chaS-
crs. Most OF the boys here are from
the west. a great number being from
Texas. San Diego, where most of
the Ardmore boys are sent, IS about
l5O miles east OF here.
The Los Angeles Wilmington.
and Long Beach shipyards are turn
ing out ships at high rate OF speed,
and We are more than ready TO man
them. Many OF us will be sent east
Female Spy Nest Alleged.
New York. Sept. S.-A Young wo-