Show ED MATHESON WRITES WHITES the following letter from ed cd ma lheaton to his relatives will be inter eating reading to his bia many friends in iron county annapolis An napolia rifle range sept 12 mr S A matheson dear uncle sima same and family I 1 dt dont amount to much as a letter scribe but will at least give you pou a chance to know where I 1 a am located we are camped just juat now on the banks of the chesapeake bay 0 our ur business is in to get a few of the fundamentals of the warrior we wea pons p 0 be 0 of f war among some of which are r e the new high power army rifle and n d several of the latest models of machine guns chev all have a very tough rough way of letting you know that the trigger has haa been pulled and as a res result it at the end of a days work or you feel like a mule had kicked you a bout about twenty times I 1 read in the paper that maud and family were down to we flee you I 1 sure won it like to we see you all at home once more I 1 wanted very much to go eo to logan for a visit but did not get first around to it the soldier after te re leaves the west and utah leaves the warmest and best beat spot in the world to me and one cant help bell but be lonesome for people and things thing at home this to la the first time in my life that I 1 ever was away from home when I 1 did not have a botner not ner to write we me a line and cheer me up I 1 dont want to he be a kicker but it cuts me pretty deep to know she wont be there when I 1 return and too I 1 know that there is a great deal to h lue a and work for you were all good to me and nobody will ditl appreciate preci ate that fact more than ed the life of a soldier has haa its ita ups an and downs but it is a duty that we owe to the U S A we alt all still have free blood flowing through our veins and so long lona sir as the U S A has one soldier left it shall always be free 1 I want to hear bear from you all it helps to keep the smile coming coining which at times turns form to a very sour arni I 1 find too that I 1 can do about as well as aa the average blockhead at getting a few of the army fundamentals I 1 have good health healt hand and have hare a great deal to be thankful for we get food and good care and I 1 have no caus cauin to murmur and after the war if it be my happy lot I 1 shall not care to follow it as a lifes profession we dont enjoy a good thing until we get a mouthful of if the bitter it is then you say to yourself never again will they catch you complaining of things at home and after all ail that is what we are fighting for and with that idea in mind we can do some fight ME ing I 1 we see a great deal of what rear carmeans war means the submarine chasers line the bay ayery day and dozens dozena of airships soar oar in the air every day some drop to the water for a while and then go back to the air well dear ones onea at home will close tonight give my love to all I 1 will drop frank and wife a note sometime soon and remember a line will be a good surprise K E G matheson your cousin |