The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1919-06-12


'sThe Herald"
On the 26th Of this month. I shall
hsve spent one year In the army. All
ny life. when moving from one place
to another. I have been very neglect
fui about writing my friends and the
time I have been with Uncle Sans
Forces has been no exception. ]
feel that I am partly excusable In
view Of the fact that for several
mSAshs practically my entire time was
devoted 10 the discharge OF the many
duties dsvolvins upon me.
I am now with the organization al
Camp Guthrie, Montoir, France
which 10 about five miles from St
Nasaire Zone of the large Base Ports
being used for embarkation) await
ing orders for the unit to embark for
return to the United States, and on
the eve OF my anticipated departure
the eve Of my anticipated departure
that leads to mo Mans Land. more
familiarly known as Gods Country"
feeling many regrets that have not
written my friends regularly, am
taking the liberty Of asking Miss
Thomas to publish this letter In the
leading county newspaper.
I left Beaver City the morning OF
May 20, 1918, and with the rest OF
the bunch was sent to Fort Riley
Kansas. Mr.. Foster delegated me &c
act as Captain and ! must say thai
n the highest rank have held. W.
were royalty received all along the
line and especially at Woodward
where nothing was too good for US
We cheered so much that we were
All hoarse when we arrived at the
camp. Gun Shed E-2 designated as
our barracks and I was there from
two TO three weeks undergoing al
the tortures Of rookie" with the
rest Of the boys, during which time ]
spent five days In the Isolation Camr
much to my disgust as had nothinf
more than q headache whom ordered
there and was right as fox In three
o. four hours. will not dwell or
ny first experiences at Fort Riley Al
the story has been told and retold
but suffice to say It was q regular
nightmare.
Finally I was assigned to the or.
Rauixation that I am now with, beinr
the only Beaver county boy assigned
20 that unit and I admit that at frs
I felt very lonesome. was with the
company at Fort Riley for week
when thru the kindness OF Mr.. Foster
secured q twenty day farm furlougf
at the expiration Of which rejoinef
the company at Camp Logan. the uni
having been ordered to that camT
for training.
Our movement overseas was de.
layod by the fact that the unit wai
not organised to its authorized
strength and we impatiently waited
tor the necessary quota of men to ar
rive. They were finally transferred
20 the organisation and the command
oatrainsd ON August 26th for CamT
U2ton. New York. We arrived a.
Cn0p Upton at $500 p. m. August
~ and at 1900 q. m. September 1s'
W6sS on our way to the transport
leaving for lover there" on that date
] apont the time while at Camp Up
ton q Camp Personnel Headquarters
working on records and papers OF I
different nature. I was naturally nj
n after riding five days and fou
nights ON the train and II all seemed
like . dream. Instead OF spending
from one to two weeks at the embar
kation camp. clothing and equippinI
the men and preparing the necessar'
records. we spent less than one da'
there. can look back now and se
Why the haste AZ ! know that tn
need for medical units was urgent.
We crossed the big pond on tn
"6e BALTIC" and had splendid tri
a. the weather was mild. the Sc
comparatively smooth and everyon
enjoyed the trip very much. II wa
interesting to watch and study tn
Tactics used to dodge the submarine
safety. We had boat drill twice
day and were compelled to wear III
bolts at all times. The only disaI
pointment was the English styl
Of cooking" which no one VIII
crossed on an English boat will eve
forget. Our quarters. too. were nor
too commodious or comfortable. b,
unQuestionably the best Uncle Sal
could arrange ut the time. A lars
number of the Beaver County bo,
who were sent to Fort Riley in tn
May draft. and who were later u
signed to Evacuation Hospital q
crossed on the "SS BALTIC, whic
was one thing that made the trl
much more pleasant for me.
We arrived at Liverpool. Englan,
ON September 18th. were loaded on
train and moved overland to Soutl
hampton where we we're sent to a 3,
called rest camp. II you care to ha,
trouble with any of the A, Il. F. bo,
just mention rest camp to him an
you will get the desired result. 4
Southampton I again had the plea
ure OF pounding typewriter practi
ally the whole night. We crossed II
English Channel on the "SS MAI
RAGANSETT' at night and landt
1t LeHavre. France, on Scptemb,
18th. We hiked UP hill about fi'
or elk miles to another rest can
where we spent a couple OF days res
ing?. and where again had Il
pleasure OF tickling the keys. We g
orders to move and were sent
Mesves Hospital Center, arrivlr
there on September 10th.
fal ha los