Show FROM THE BOYS mare island cal nov 1917 editor of times dear sir the times we have been receiving is certainly appreciated it a as a letter from fro all 11 our parowan carowan bends frenda we wait eagerly for it ita oming coming 0 each week and thought perhaps a letter once one in a while in answer would be of interest to some a 0 of f it its readers reader our crew a so far have been on the island which is beginning to seem like a second home until recently there were four fear of we par wan owan boys here when we vere tore together we could talk of nothing but old parowan carowan since enlisting n we have he made ma many any friends friend some eme of whom hem are now in france and on the islands of the he pacific probably the near fu lure ure will find us following along their tram trail every move towards the last east mear means more amore advanced training and that much nearer the front mary many people might think thick that training fur for war consists of squads right and left only but not so its ita a se school h ool in and of itself the camps are graded when completing one coar course the boys are to another P more or a advanced post and so on u until they are found some amme behind the heavy beige guns and oil others othera with their life in hand driving the enemy from their fortifications ficat ions the climate of sunny california seems to agree with us very well the flower are still in full bloom there much difference between winter and summer except for the ram rain during the winter months weve had but a few small showers during the time so far spent here the fog is at it its best beat most of the time and the continual blowing of the fog horns to keep the steamboats from clashing together makes us think of life if en an the ranch where whee the cows come in of an evening bellowing in their loud rough tone our thoughts are ever with the people of farolan parowan and for their welfare sincerely you youra 0 W ADAMS W BENTLEY |