Show ANOTHER SOLMER SOLDIER LETTER private wilford benson writes write interesting g let letter t er to T tune arnes editor times it if I 1 remember rightly I 1 have a few friends left in parowan carowan who would no 10 doubt be pleased to know that I 1 kionut am in the army now and if td all roea to well I 1 will be a full fledged soldier before lorig long I 1 have been mustered in two w weeks AS with the third shot ao vaccination cina ci tim in the he arm today we a soldiers here at cam camp P lewis leis have only eielt hours for drilling and exercise with wednesday afternoon and sundays off of course there are rules to follow and if broken one is by the refusal of a pass to ti town or a few days in the K P which is 13 right and pr j per with the regular habits of a sold ler ier no one can be more healthy than an army chap that is if he be healthy it is his own fault some men that figure get put with one eie ee to the ground does some dissipating while off duty in my estimation such fellows make a sad mistake I 1 look on the bright side and feel that we will win the he day one good consolation is that we are figh fighting for our rights general green has haa been reviewing the division today they expect to be sent to france within a short time to look at such a fil fine body of men one feels that chev are able to conquer the world there has been about 50 men mustered in this camp with sent to california leaving about that pa parsed pad d in review before general green have been on guard duty several times timea and my orders have been to take charge of this post and all ail government property in view 2nd and to walk my post in military manner keeping always on the elert elect and ob serving evers even thing that takes place within sight or hearing 3rd ard to report all violations of orders fth to repeat all calls from posts more distant from the guard house than my own ath to quit my post only when properly relieved ath to receive obey and pass on to the sentinel who relieves me all orders from commanding officers ath to talk to no one except in line of duty ath in case of fire or disorder to give the alarm fth to al low no one to com commit ailt a nuisance loth in any case not covered by instruction to call the corp i of the guard alth to salute all of fibers and all colors and standards not eased cased to be especially watchful atch ful at night light and during the time for challenging to challenge all persons persona on mv post and to allow no one to without proper au an one must learn all these orders by bv heart or else be punished as the ee argent sees fit now regarding injurious drugs among soldiers sol diera of which you have no doubt heard I 1 will mention how those who he handle them are bunth punish ed ad one soldier tried to pull a stunt of selling opium to his hia fellow comrade and was caught found and sentenced to five years at hard bald labor w without t hoat pay and a dishonorable dis discharge harge from the or ar my I 1 am being treated as aa well a could be expected and can say that I 1 am greatly enthused I 1 am in pima albo tr to ing hard to get t efficient flici ent enough to get sent pont to france the Y M C A is doing a asplen did work among the boya boy at training stations as well as at the front they furnish amusements of different 1 kinds kind free fre a of charge such as motion pictures 1 lectures tureh cl 6 rolah services ces etc and 1 last a pt rug night t ii a crowd wd of high school choul girls girla from tacoma gave a concert which was waa fine some church officials were present who extended an invitation to the soldiers to attend their church As soon as aa I 1 am properly located I 1 am going to subscribe for the times as a I 1 am interested in my mv home town and the times timea gives more news than other pipers in that part ot of the world the times lines will be sent to private benson without charge for the tune time being ED I 1 expect to bc sent hocamp kearney no california or new york soon sonn I 1 will ill no doubt write again when I 1 get located yours T giuly PRIVATE WILFORD |