Daily Kentuckian. [volume] (Hopkinsville, Ky.) 1918-191?, 1918-07-04

or exception above stated about lack
Of time TO 20 calling. this Is the life.
Possibly three might be some flaws
in II, but as yet haven't had the time
10 find them. One Is too much on
the rush TO do much thinlfing about
the might have vases"
The spirit Of the Corps is efficiency
and they demand it,--and get IL.
Ever, thing Is done on the minute
and done right. The Drill Companies
are under the instruction Of -four
drill sergeants. who have gained their
positions by efficiency in the non.
commissioned school. and they get the
best one has IN him. actually be-
licve they could train animals 20
drill. know they could've seen
'cm do IL
Each carries little book and .
pencil. and attention and thorough
vigilance is enforced by jotting down
the name Of any rookie who is guilty
Of fragrant error such as not keep
ing step. having the angle Of the
piece few degrees OF. etc. etc, and
later assigning him TO a little special
duty. such as working in the mess
galley on Sunday or Saturday, and
similar punishment A little spot not
washed out 81 your clothes means
book and wash all Of 'em oyer
again--a match on your tent floor
overlooked means "police the com
pany streets" etc. And. ms Ring Lard.
ner says. "police duty in the army
isn't real police work Its more like
white wings
But IL one gives his full attention
and tries. there is no need to worry
for these extra details come not.
So far, haven't had any Of them
yeti --whcrcupon your scribe pound
ed the wood Of the Y. NJ. c. A.
table on which he is laboring)
The food OF Chow" as il is de
signated in the nomenclature Of the
khaki, is great. Just take yester.
lays menu as a sample-just an or
binary dinner II was as follows
Roast beef and gravy. beans with
tomato sauce. butter beans. corn.
rice. ice tea, bread and raisin pudding
Breakfast usually is rice. beans
pan cakes, syrup and coffee. will
admit a breakfast rs Of yore Of fruit
and cereal, bacon and eggs and toas,
would sound mighty good. but believe
! will take the other menu for heavy
work And IN say we enjoy it-you
should see Us 90 to i'll
] believe ! have gained ten pounds
in weight since J hit here, and am
getting a shade Of tan approaching
the ebony Of Dallas the Bell Ringer
and hard, Gee, believe you could
polish diamonds on my eye-lids! And
when / think Of the hours I've spent
under the boiling South Carolina sun
getting the aforesaid coat OF tan
and Of the hours standing on toe
nails and finger tips Of Swedish
exercise accommodating the hereinbe
fore named hardness. all can say
is God pity the Hun. II ever ge,
my hands on one Of them.
Our battalion is detailed to the
rife range this afternoon so I viii
close. In conclusion will state that
II the inquiry is ever made about
what the boys in khaki want sent 10
them, tell the inquirer letters. sweets,
smokes IN the order named.
| surely enjoy a copy Of the pap
er once in a while. Jack White
Graham cowherd. Robert CARROT
Vernon Perry. Summers Cooper
Potter Laekey, Frank Johnson. Jno
Miller and viii MeReynolds and ]
all get to see each other once in a
while and pass around the news.
Give my regards TO all my friends,
especially Mrs. Meaeham and tell
them and her especially I regret J
didn't get to tell them good bye be-
cause Of my hasty departure. was
busy winding up affairs until II
O'Clock the night before I left, and
accordingly didn't have the time TO
get around.
Trusting that you are getting along
IN the same old way back in the
country God made. am.
As ever. yours,
w. o. SoYARS
12Oth Company. Paris Island, S. C