The Washburn times. [volume] (Washburn, Wis.) 1896-1976, 1919-03-06
Friend Oscar.


grass here at the present time is il
the richest shade of green, that
some different from what Wisconsin
is right now, isn't it? It's nice tc
be enjoying summer weather all the
time, but nevertheless | wish | were
back in old Wisconsin.
Can't write any more now, for I've
got to get. out and tickle the pig
skin for retreat. Greet the boys
from Art and myself. So long. :;
PVT. Fred E. Thoreson.
Co. l. Srd U. S.. Inf.
Eagle Pass, Texas.
1t s no joke, soldering down on
the border. Bloomington boys
write to Pantagraph that there are
no slackers in old Third:
Maria, Texas, J.
sJSby:I 1919
Editor Pantagraph:-- ...r
Ii you have a vacantSspace in your
paper we would appreciate your
kindness very much in< publishing
this, so the people / of Blooming ton
will know the reason why-the boys
from Mclean county we're not
among the lucky ones to be sent
across. ss
We have been asked why our.
regiment was not doing service in
France with the A. E. IT,, especially
by the people Of the N6rbK and
eas tern part Of the county.
They seem to regard the soldiers
en- tb65befiisr as eitherennfit or un-
Wiling TO have acne service across
the sea. We are sorry that they
appear to hold such an opinion OF
us.
Among the boys from Blooming
ton are Fred Schneider, Joe Lanty,
Jim Talon, Rudybeck and several
more. l mention the above named
because of the fact of their having
been picked out OF the two entire
companies as scouts at the various
times we have had trouble with the
Mexicans. Talon and Schneider
have won praise from the southern
on several occasions
and there's no doubt that a few
Mexicans are pushing up daisies as
a result Of their being where they |
weren't wanted. Talon 1--WE call
him English) and Lanty (He's our
Company barber) are among the |
best shots IN the Third Infantry,
Since and before the world war we
nave been continuously rushed from
one end of the border to the other. |
ones presence was need
ed to defend the small towns along
the border from lawless Mexicans,
we have been awakened at all hours
of the night and rushed to some far
distant part of the border. We
nave slept and lived in the hills and
deserts of Arizona, New Mexico and
Texas, for weeks at time with the
ky and stars for covering and Mes ,
luiJe and cactus as our pillows, the
,are ground as our bed, with a
oaded rifia at our sides. We have
through the south
vest deserts until our feet were
nothing but blisters, without water
,r food for days at time. We do
lot ask any praise for the work we
rave done, for we were only doing /
,ur duty as soldiers who gave up
,very thing at home when Uncle
Sam called us 20 serve our country.
The good old Third Infantry is
he Oldest regiment in the regular
United States army. 1t was or
yaniz d by General George Wash
ngton and it is taken as a great
lonor TO belong to a regiment that
George Washington thought of (as
q speech he once made) when be
make the remark, Without the
Third the struggle would have been
gigantic. 1t has taken part in
every war since the revolution and
las been in all the important battles
such as Bull Run. Antietam, Cnan-
and Gettysburg. 1t was
during the Spanish-American Wal
hat it was noted as great regi-
nent having been at San Ditgo, |
flcaney, San Juan, san Juan and
many other places of battle. 1t was
General Pershing's wish that the
Third be left to guard the border.
IS it would be relief to know that
Mexico was being watched, and