Audubon County journal. (Exira, Iowa) 1884-1993, 1918-12-05

against it and they are coming out on
top, too. We have had only one c&se
in our battery and he is out and doing
duty again now. We wear gaHze |
masks all the time, when we sleep and
all. We are mighty glad to dos it |
though, or antthing else that we think
will help anys-to keep it down. We
got shot in the arm yesterday sit
is not supposed to make a person San
tirely immune from it but they say it
cuts the percentage down to small
amount compared to what it is without
| the vaccination. / sure hope that it |
helps out, too. l would rather be
right over in France facing the Kais-
er's guns than be in some places over
the country. There is a whole lot
more danger of getting knocked off
| right in this country than there is over
there.
| If we get the disease checked in the
post we will get out of here in few
days, but think that they figure that
| this is a whole lot more healthy CHM.
ate to be in than any place else in the
United States, and we had Just as well
i stay here until they can see what de-
| velops out of this vaccination and
| few more of the things that they are
doing to fight the flu down here. For
my part would rather stay right here
until we can pull out and when we hit
train onto the transport. wouldn't
! mind seeing little of New York but
| don't like to chance my life for a
little sightseeing on this side. 1 will
] have enough of that after / get over
This is a mighty swell and expens-
i've outfit and ! would like to make
the hill with them until they come
back or if any such thing happens
till they are bowed up for sure. II
am not expecting any such misfortune
as that, though. But am thinking
that we are going to do some damage
to the Dutch when we once get into
action. They have certainly got
some great gun crews in the outfit.
They have done some of the best
shooting that has been done in this
district.
When crew goes to hitting within
ten yards of small target at range
Of nearly seven miles they are going
to make record for themselves when
they get UP on the line. We only
fired one day and our battery took
the lead with two hits out Of three
and the closest .shot with ten yards
over and five to the right. So you
can see about what would happen
when one of those shells which weigh |
over a thousand pounds and is full of
the highest explosive known and all
she has to do is to hit something ami I
off she goes. / sure wish you could
see real outfit firing some time. 1t |
is worth a good deal to a fellow, I'll
tell you
OF course this army stuff gets lit
tie monotonous at times but it is a |
real life at that. When you get into |
an outfit like this there is a whole lot
of enthusiasm worked into the fellows
and about all you think about is get
ting into action. Not that I am try
ing to coax you to throw yourself into
the game right off the bat, but / want
you to have the right idea so if you
are called in you won't have the wrong
idea of the thing. If you ever get in
! you will have whole lot more dis
| appointments than pleasures all the
way through. That is e,but fell
low soon gets used to that and gets SO
4 he don't think anything of it. YOU
are like me, when some big stiff
/ comes along and tells you to do some
fool thing that YOU know is wrong you
are in the habit of bucking but that
don't go in the army All you can do
is to do all they tell you to do and a
little bit more and you will get along
4 all O. K. The more ambition you
show, the sooner you will get to where
you won't have to take orders from
the whole United States army. Some
times a fellow may feel like he would /
never get a chance but if you don't get
a fair deal in one outfit all you can dol
is to make the best of it, and maybe
/ the next bunch you hit will pick you
4 right off the bat. All it takes is al
little pep. A gift of CAB and plenty
of patience to stay with it till you can
1 show the gang what you are made of
Some get their chance right away and
some have to wait for it. 1t just de-
ponds on what openings there are in
| the place you hit. If there is a short
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