The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1919-05-25
Soldier Letters



Nr. and Mrs. II. W. Randol, lO5 Z
st, =. W. are in receipt Of the follow
ing letter from their son, Robert L.
Randol, who is now al FontnInes'ep'
Duesmois;
Last week attended Io0lbaIl
game played between the 7th DIVISION
the champions of the Second Army
and the seth Division, TeNas'oklahoma
National Guard, the victors of the
First Army. Tho seth won. The con-
teN was held AT BarsurAuhc het1r"
20 900 people \ special stand hod
been erected for General PcrHhing ana
King Albert and Queen Elizabeth oi
lhc Bclgians II was AN unusual 'N
Derience for the king and queen lhat
OF watching an American game ol
football. but It was a unique situation
for me. that of watching such famous
neoplc AT close range. An the famous
scnoraols Of the American Army wcr"
there making It such "a gathering as
"A member OF the \. T.. T.. could never
forget. The field was made very SIP
perry from a continual drl@Ile Whle
the players soon hecam mud men VINO
;,lipped and slid all over the lot King
Albert became very Interested When
Two players came together with an
once mat 1t was no wonder that the
mud with thud, then tp hn covered
up with men from both teams, lie ls
q big man, and the manly appeal OF
the ramc must have appealed 10 him
/ venture that he thought more than
once that ia was no wonder that the
Americans were such fighters when
they went through exercises as these
merely for sport. The queen was pth-
cr homely but she seems very popular
in Europe because of her big heart ANA
her war work.
Lille m Fontamcs is never chang
ing: always we have rain and mud.
/ am going ON "A little leave as soon
as possible. this life would soon run
me crazy without a relief some way.
Can YOU imagli, this' IT. costs me
about 81 To go from the center oi
France TO London. II COSTS nothing
To cross the Channel and the fare on
the French railroad rs very cheap
! thinl; that | owe it to myself to make
the "trip t. England while ! have such
"A fine chance Later in life. the same
thing would cost several hundred dol
lars While | am at ii. | can visit Ire
land and Scotland. trampng around
the country and becoming acquainted
with the common. average lrishman
and the interesting Highlander of Scot
land | shall take a small camera and
many films with me in after life the
"Trip will make interesting reading for
me. shall also keep a Journal of my
daily impressions, noting the charac-
tellstics of the different people. All
this will he Of great Importance to me
later i'm my work where a knowledge
of the people in general is an asset.
AT present / am in command of
Battery Il" our main activity is that
of pistol shooting. Perhaps YOU are
surprised to hear that SO far | am
the best shot in the battalion. Al |
ready / am first class" shot and .
now | am practicns TO become an eX-
pert If l am good enough to make
this. | shall bs given a silver medal
with two crossed pistols. | am trying
very hard for this for / count it a
very good souvenir of the war to take
back to civil life with me. 1t seems
that we will not go into Germany after
all 50 YOU see we have the same amount
of rumors as before and one never
knows what is going to happen to him
| am taking much exercise and am in
very good health again