TRANSCRIBED FROM THE VAN BUREN COUNTY DEMOCRAT DECEMBER 28, 1917 P. 1
Camp Beauregard, La.
December 19th, 1917.
EDITOR DEMOCRAT,
Clinton, Arkansas.
Dear Sir:
First copy of the Democrat has been received and enjoyed reading it very much. My father was a subscriber to the Democrat when we lived in that county and being anxious to hear from that good place was why I sent you my subscription. I notice you will advance the subscription price to $1.50 the first of the year. Well, I think it is well worth $1.50.
The general health at the camp here is much improved, though we have had but five deaths in my company since I came. I have just recovered from a case of the measles and am feeling very well now.
I was out running around last Sunday and to my surprise ran into some of my old Van Buren county acquaintances--Arlye Patton of Clinton, Robert Neldon of Crabtree and Jim Cummings of Lexington. it made me feel so much better, seeing these boys whom I knew.
Our officer told us a few evenings since that we would get three more months of good training here and then we would be ready to go to France. I hope he is mistaken for I sure am not "hankering" to cross the big pond. If we do go I certainly hope I will be able to see an occasional copy of the Democrat.
Irvin Stubblefield is my Corporal and I think he is a fine fellow to drill under. He is a Van Buren county boy, his home being at or near Scotland. I have understood we are to get a four days furlough Xmas and if I could visit Clinton in that time I would do so. After we are in the service six months we can get a fifteen days furlough and when my time comes I am certainly coming back to see my friends there.
We haven't been issued any rifles yet but are looking for them any time. We are pretty well trained with them for we have to go on guard every eight days. It is my time to go on tomorrow night. We are on two hours and off four for twenty-four hours.
The way we eat here is quite different from that at home. We take out little mess kit and going into the kitchen march around the big tables where they dish the mess out to us. We wash our own dishes and while it comes a little unhandy at first I guess we will learn to do most anything.
We are in quarantine now and can't go anywhere. Talk about getting lonesome--well, we sure do. But it is not so bad when we can go to town now and then.
JOE BIZZELL.
NOTES:
TRANSCRIBED BY LAEL HARROD
Camp Beauregard, La.
December 19th, 1917.
EDITOR DEMOCRAT,
Clinton, Arkansas.
Dear Sir:
First copy of the Democrat has been received and enjoyed reading it very much. My father was a subscriber to the Democrat when we lived in that county and being anxious to hear from that good place was why I sent you my subscription. I notice you will advance the subscription price to $1.50 the first of the year. Well, I think it is well worth $1.50.
The general health at the camp here is much improved, though we have had but five deaths in my company since I came. I have just recovered from a case of the measles and am feeling very well now.
I was out running around last Sunday and to my surprise ran into some of my old Van Buren county acquaintances--Arlye Patton of Clinton, Robert Neldon of Crabtree and Jim Cummings of Lexington. it made me feel so much better, seeing these boys whom I knew.
Our officer told us a few evenings since that we would get three more months of good training here and then we would be ready to go to France. I hope he is mistaken for I sure am not "hankering" to cross the big pond. If we do go I certainly hope I will be able to see an occasional copy of the Democrat.
Irvin Stubblefield is my Corporal and I think he is a fine fellow to drill under. He is a Van Buren county boy, his home being at or near Scotland. I have understood we are to get a four days furlough Xmas and if I could visit Clinton in that time I would do so. After we are in the service six months we can get a fifteen days furlough and when my time comes I am certainly coming back to see my friends there.
We haven't been issued any rifles yet but are looking for them any time. We are pretty well trained with them for we have to go on guard every eight days. It is my time to go on tomorrow night. We are on two hours and off four for twenty-four hours.
The way we eat here is quite different from that at home. We take out little mess kit and going into the kitchen march around the big tables where they dish the mess out to us. We wash our own dishes and while it comes a little unhandy at first I guess we will learn to do most anything.
We are in quarantine now and can't go anywhere. Talk about getting lonesome--well, we sure do. But it is not so bad when we can go to town now and then.
JOE BIZZELL.
NOTES:
TRANSCRIBED BY LAEL HARROD