The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1919-04-24

: Some Interesting Letters from
The Boys"
Newell Brown writes the following
interesting letter to his parents. Mr..
and Mrs. j. w. Brown:
Newport, R. T., April 10. 1919.
Dear Folks:
I'll try and write tonighte We got
here yesterday but had to go to Mels-
Vile for the torpedoes. We stayed.
there all night and then came back
here this morning. We are going to
leave in the morning but don't know
if we are going to New York Oh back
to Norfolk, Virginia. Hope to New
York.
I'll try and tell you about our trip.
We left San Francisco on Saturday at
noon. We gat to San Diego the next
afternoon and stayed there all night
and took on oil. Then the next stop
was at Salina Cruz, Mexico. We
stayed there over night and took on
oil.
The Mexican women came out with
big baskets of fruit to cell They
had something they called lines.
They were green and about the size
of a hens egg. When you cut them
open the juice tasted like lemon juice.
l got Is of them and made lemonade.
They were a penny apiece.
Thoae people were half starved and
they were just crazy for u money.
You had to watch them or they would
beat you in change every chance they
got. Some of the fellows took out
some bread and meat and gave to
them and they thought it was a great
treat. 1 guess all they get to eat is
fruit. The best fun was trading
them soap for fruit. They don't have
soap (and they show it too) and they
would give half a dozen or a dozen
bananas for a small piece of soap.
The kids were running around with
dirt caked ON their neck and arms
and legs. Everybody goes barefoot
ed. old and young.
We left there and went to Panama
and then through the canal. After
we got through the canal We stopped
at Colon and stayed over night and
took on oil. l went up town there,
or as far as we were allowed to 60.
l stayed right at the ice cream coun-
ter and ate ice cream. 1t III tasted
good after being in the hot weather.
We left about 5 in the afternoon
and got to Guantamo Bay in Cuba the
next oon There is where the Fleet
was. Well, they told US to get right
out of there. They wouldn't give US
oil CT water. The only place we
could get it was Norfolk. 1t took US
a couple of days to get to Norfolk,
and on the way they wouldn't let US
have .aswater to wash clothes with
for fear we might run out. But we
didn't, and got to Norfolk O. K.
VIC sIoSSu thCAc oVSI p1Sue anu lOoh
on oil. We left there at four in the
afternoon and got here about 10 the
next morning. Now l don't know
where we are going. If WI go to
New York l hope we stay there more
than one night.
am going to put in my affidavit
tomorrow morning. I'm afraid there
won't be much chance for me tho,
because the ships can discharge only
3 per cent of their men every month,
and there are about SO affdavits in
now and more to come before the
commanding officer considers them.
There will be 3 men discharged every
month, and dependency first.
80 my chances are slim now.
Have any more of the fellows been
discharged? Where is Fred Davis?
Is he in the U. S. yet? Send me his
address.
Well will close. Be sure and
write. With love
NEWELL. BROWN.
U. S. S. Gridley,
On a picture post card Of the Pc
dro Miguel Locks he writes: 1.-The
canal ia a wonderful thing. There
is no END to the machinery they have.
| Thew have two electric engines on