The Leon reporter. (Leon, Iowa) 1887-1930, 1918-08-01
Great Lakes, ILL.,, July 90, Is.

Co. BAT Reg, IA Old Detention
Camp, Great Lakes, Ill.
Great Lakes, III, July %, IS.
ed your letter and certainly was glad
to get it. 1t is raining very hard
here now, so | will have a little
time to write.
| received the first box yesterday.
The chicken and bologna were mold
ed but the cake was fine. l sure did
hate it about the f chicken v tor s;re was as
have good eats here in this camp,
ma fancy stuff, but all good, plain
food. Fred and | try to see who can
eat the most. We are both getting
fatter every dav. l sent you, some
post cards 1;,, and - picture Hne of our our
60 them. My detention will be up
Saturday and will certainly be
glad. l am tired of looking through
an iron fence and can not get out.
There are twenty-five out of our
company that gets thirty-six hours
liberty Saturday and the rest only
gets twelve hours. ! am 4; lone! one Of IT, the h
/ would come home but l am afraid
the train wouldn't be just on time
and if didn't get back just on time
they would throw me in the brlgg
or the Jail as we would call it. |
have never been bawled out or
camp That's doing. well, l claim in;
old navy. You certainly do have to
walk the chalk here. The other
night one of the guys in our company
got to jumping up and down on his
bed after taps. They made him get
up and march up and down the drill
1, rnr l,o1 wit
pack upon his back. Tell father to
hang on to those cattle for GER
tainIy am coming back to the farm
if nothing happens. There. sure is
some homesick guys around mere,
but / am holding my head high and
feeling fine, SO don't worry, sup
time. Be sure and let me know how
seled out yet? / haven't seen any
thing but men since have been
here. l will be like pig that has
been shut up in a close pen when
get out. How are the shoats do
Ing? +. see BY the Pal paper they ARE are
licorice pipe was sure good. | was
surprised at bill and Jack not pass
ing. How many did they take the
22nd? We are going to move
again Monday to another camp. l
guess II we do we VIII be there only
seyenty-two hours and then they
will ship us east to New York. can
hot get a furlough for about three
months. l think l will be home to
farm in the spring, hope so anyway.
| saw a ring fight last night between
two big Jews, but it didn't last long
as one man was too much for the
other one. When two get mad at
each other here and want to night
they put them in the arena and let
them fight it out. They call 1t q
grudge fight. You are not allowed
to hit man unless you 20 into the
ring. They pulled the fight off last
night at $50. Well it has stopped
raining. We certainly dis rave some ne
rain. Well / must close as ! have
got to wash my clothes this evening
these whites clean and you sure snS
keen dressed just so and keep your
shoes shined. They took us all uD
yesterday and gave US military hair
cut. / got letter from Aunt Mary
TODAY. Well l must close. This let
ter is for all. I haven't time to write
to everyone separately. | sure would
like to see you all. Will gel
furlough as soon as can. TEL TEL
James to take good care of my stun.
So good bye, to one and all; IRON
YOUR son and brother. Tell Marie
and Clarence to be sure and write
often for a letter from home sure
seems good. Goodbye.
so' VIM. r. Campbell,
Co. r, 1st Reg. Camp Dewey
Great Lakes. Illinois.