The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1918-11-14
NEWS OF OUR SOL.
DER BOYS


were all white faces and fat as mud
1t takes pretty good bunch of cattl
TO look good on a stormy day, bu
they certainly did. The stock looked
awfully poor through Arizona anc
western New Mexico, but through
the company that were sick and coulC
not do anything, and we didn't have {
sign of light. But such is life ii
the army. Ont thing, am certainly
thankful that | feel different thar
when | left Fremont, | am feeling fine
to come with the bunch. The morning
before we started the doctor took my
temperature and said 81 guess III
have to send you to the hospital but
l talked him out of it. There were
several left at Fremont. | don't think
we will be here more than four or
five days. The 9Th infantry left FIRE.
mont two days before we did and they
are leaving here this morning.
We experienced all sorts of weather
on the road. All through Arizona it
the northern part of the state and
southeastern Colorado and western
Kansas they looked pretty good. Of
course they looked good from there on
this way.
Say, folks, through all the country
that we passed through and l took
particular notice, didn't see one piece
of poor wheat, and there are worlds
Illinois and all the other states we
of it, too, through Kansas, Missouri,
came through. Near Emporia, Kansas
for miles on each side of the track
were the prettiest prospect for wheat
one could hope for.
By Golly! mail was just called out
and | got yours and Mrs. Sweets let
tiers. That bunch of mail we got this
morning created more excitement than
any that has come yet. You see this
is the first any of us have had for
eight days. One of the boys that
am with now is from Oklahoma. After |
war is over, when 1 get back to New
York, am just going to jump on the
first train l see and run like hell"
He was bookkeeper in his home
town, and mighty fine fellow too.
Believe me, there will be some ex-
citing times when this war is over.
One fellow said that he was going to
grab big goose and shove him out in
the water and point him westward.
We stopped at st. Thomas, Ont,
and got out and exercised a little.
That is one place that a person could
tell that somewhere in the world there
was a war. Several returned Cana
dian soldiers came down to the train
and talked to US. They shook hands
with US with a different feeling to
what the common handclasp means.
We passed by one home that had three
gold stars in the service flag. An old {
Another thing l noticed there was :
lady was standing out in front with
tears in her eyes as we marched by. ,
a Canada Victory Loan poster, and I
the rate of interest was 51s per cent. 7
| saw more big horses than 1 ever t
saw in any place of its size There e
were very few trucks. C
I'll tell you though when we got
back across the river into the u. S. l
you could tell who had the pep" We ?
came down through Pennsylvania 4
through lot of big factory town. All !,
along the Lehigh Valley road it is "
Just one big factory or steel mill t
after another. We came through AL 5
entown, Bethlehem, Easton and lots :,
If other big places. Whenever the D
rain would get into one of those [
places the mill whistles would open up n
md the fellows would run to the win =
~ big silk mill and it is operated e,
lows and wave and yell. We passed a
Entirely by girls and women. One
,lace in Canada l saw woman plow- e,
ng with three horses and little baby h
vas tied in the wagon at the corner of il
he field. tt
Talk about airplanes: There are b,
fifteen or twenty sailing around over a
amp now, doing all sorts of stunts. hi
We got part of our overseas equip hi
nent this morning. They tested our OF
eart and lungs. l got through o. K. W
Sc
From Lynn holland, MontOur. in
Oct.7-Dear Parents: Will drop you re-
line today to let you know that am
till in France and safe. We are just CO
ack from the front and were very N,