Show 1 1 JOHN JOliN J K B. STINK STINE Camp Kearney April 2 1918 lJ Dearest are t Mother Mother- Mother Mils letter and the wrist watch arrived d yesterday The watch Is a dandy When I 1 expressed lcd a desire for tor a watch I had no Idea of ot getting such a good one I thought I would be Le in luck if It I 1 were able to buy one of if the th cheap kind Many limn lI l I iron Irom rom soldier non son I 1 have just juet returned ret from a n and in consequence thereof 1 I I Iam am nearly a total wreck Hiking in the army means real honest to goodness hard work We have to eo carry apack a apack a apack pack that weighs a hundred and twenty ton more of- of It less less it weighs only sixty five in point of ot actual fact tact but after arter twenty miles of ot hard marching marching march march- ing it weights a million Had a pretty good time while we were out out out-it it was a welcome change from the routine li II Ilse o In to camp her here Went Vent swimming in the ocean every everyday everyday everyday day and had a lot of or fun diving into the big waves wares Met with an accident the first day tho J forgot about my Biases glasell and went into the water with them on but they didn't stay on long the first wave me took them off and I suppose some fish is wearing em now All of or which h means that Ill I'll have to beg for tor some more money I realize that that with the cost coat o ot of the watch you have already sent me more money money money mon mon- ey than my allotments amount to but I think that this th will be my last request for money I have been promoted promoted pro pro- meted to the grade of corporal 80 so next month I will draw 1355 1365 Instead in instead In- In stead stend of seven That should prove sufficient for my modest needs If It I dont don't lose loee any more glasses and be- be 1 ides I 1 hope to be he In France by this time next month The papers say that England and France are going to supply the U. U S. S with transports and that every trained train ed soldier In the U. U S. S will wll be on th the wayby way by of ot May The Sunshine SunshIne Sunshine Sun shine Division that's us us Is said Bald to tobe tobe tobo be bo the best trained outfit In the c country soI so I guess well we'll go Im I'm anxious anxious anxious an an- to go over over and have It over oyer with If It I don't dont g get killed ed or too loo badly crippled it will be a wonderful wonder wonder- ful experience But Dut Im I'm having quite an experience here here It It Is III g. g goad or training for tor every everyone one I have gained gain gained ed nearly twenty pounds in weight and am brown as ae an hard bard hardas bardas as nails Go Goto Gotobed tobed bed at ten o'clock o'clock and get up at five every day without a murmur murmur and Im I'm full o or pep all an of the time Some floD dur different rent from this time last Y I tad a broken brokon firm arm then and the high altitude had hn begun begun be be- gun to get my goat Henry should l take about a a year of this stuff after arter peace Is IB declared Im I'm sending you youa a snap nap shot of ot myself to show some of ot the effects of military I saw our Lieutenant about the in insurance insurance In- In Burance and he he said salt that If It you didn't get the policy polley this month he would make out another one He ne al allowed allowed allowed al al- lowed that there would be no chance for me to lose any anything because th the Division headquarters has a record of ot all my payments lie He also said that my Liberty Bonds Donds would be besent besent sent to you In July or August Must MUll quit Quit Its its time for tor mesa mess Lovingly ELl ELMER n. n |