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Show PULLMAN CAR SOLDIERS No one can foretell Just how much a mnn who enters the army wilt travel trav-el during his enlistment but It can bo safely said that the average is protty high. -Two millions of men In the army during the war went from their homes to an Atlantic port crossed cross-ed the ocean to France many of them by way of England, and most of them are back at their homes after seeing one or nioro of tho principal European countries, Including England, Eng-land, France, Belgium, Italy, Russia and Germany. This voyage was exceptional ex-ceptional and different from tho peace travel of soldiers only In tho place'! visited nnd the character of the accommodations, ac-commodations, especially outside of this country. In peace time Uncle Sam furnishes the soldier much moro comfortable accommodations In traveling trav-eling than he was able to furnish drulng the war for crossing the ocean and traveling In foreign countries. Even In peace times soldiers travel a geat deal and coast artillerymen, although assigned largely to fixed armament, ar-mament, are no exception to this rule Consider tho case of a man from Illinois whom we will call 'Bill Jones although this is not tho real namo of the soldier. Bill Jones enlisted In the Coast Artillery corps; ..September, 1915, at Jefferson barracks, Mo. Ho stayed" at Jefferson 'barracks "one month, then was sent to Tampa, Florida Flor-ida where he spent five months, then went by steamer to Key West, Fin., after d short time returned bV'iteatn-.or bV'iteatn-.or to Tnmpa, remained thero--.8even inontlis, went by rail' tb Jacksonville t- ' ' '- j Fin., and by steamer to New York, stopping for a fow hours on shoro nt .Charleston, S. C. From New York' ' he went to Philadelphia, after a few .... days .to. Chicago nnd to his homo at Springfield, III., for a three! weeks leave. Including the Christmas holl-.' days of 1916. At the end of December, Decem-ber, Bill spent a day or two In each of St. Louis, Mo., Philadelphia, Pa., and Wilmington, Del., and reported for duty nt Fort Monroe, Virginia, In January, 1917. He wag on duty at Fort Monroe, Mort Wood, Fort Story Virginia for four months, then was sent to San Francisco, Calif. He was on duty at Ft. Winfleld Scott and Ft. Funston; both, within the city limits of San Francisco, until January, 191S then was sent to ort Sill, Okla. After Af-ter ten weeks at irt Sill ho returned to an Fianclsco by way of El Paso, Texas, and Los Angeles, Calif. After Af-ter less than three months af the Prcsldloof San Francisco Bill went with his regiment to New York, spent three weeks nt Camp Mills, on Long -Island, embarked for overseas and. landed1 nt Liverpool, Englhad. Af terta ycanln Englnua-.and,4'"rance p which he saw most of the Important, cities of France nnd spent two,w.cekB on-leavo, he returned to New York In July, 1919. After n, ..few, days at Ncr York- ho was sent ,to FOrtIoi); roeVa.,stnyed- there, Jen idays, and ivna Bent to San Francisco .but was permlttedUo spend twp weeks,. at .his 'home In Illinois en route. After a 'month nt.San Francisco he was sent with his regiment to Camp. Lewis, which Is not far from cither Seattle Jor Tacoina, Wash. After three and a half months nt Camp Lewis he was sent to Salt Ldko City, Utah. " Omitting the voyage to France, v- which would not bo performed by a lr solider lu time of peace and n' """s III the American forces In Europe M withdrawn, It can be seen that . ;i ;.J man travelled several thousand mllea "$. In this country and under peace times conditions, visited practically alt the large cities of the country, some of them several times, and was In, or i through, most of the state of the union, and practically all this travel , at no expense to himself. L Yet this man has not exhausted M the possibilities of peace time travel jtt In the army. He still has the Phil- III Ipptnes, Hawaii and Alaska to see F and probably will have tho opportun- U Ity to see them within a few years. XjB If he remains, In the army.- . x w Wealthy, people Bpend much mon- Ft ey In traveling. Uncle Sam pays the , 'SI bills when the soldier, travels and In K ' i i ' .' ' II ' peace, -times sees that ho travels In I sucli comfort thnt the CJvji war yet;; oranSjCallifhe present day. "soldiers I l "SullmuD-jCar Soldlers.V Bill Jones ' has epjoyed this travel. without expense ex-pense yery.mucii nnd Is still traveling' , as one of, .Uncle Sam's "Pullman Car Soldiers." , ' i1 |