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Newspaper
Carey Times
Location
Carey, Ohio, United States of America
Date
May 23, 1918
Page
6
Letters describe daily Camp Mead routine for new recruits and life at Meade Md detailing drills meals and recreation. Also included are excerpts from William Weaver and Frank McDonald letters from France describing transport conditions camp life Y M C A shows extra facilities and experiences in Europe.
A satirical verse pits the Kaiser and the Devil in a telephone exchange lampooning wartime cruelties. It then shifts to a local public notice: a draft board orders ninety three men to Camp Taylor Kentucky on May 28, with one deferment and a list of the newly selected names.
Mrs W D McDonald receives son’s May 14 letter from Camp Greenleaf reporting good health after quarantine lift. He recalls an 18 mile hike, marching pace about three miles per hour with rests, and five men dropping out from fatigue. He notes guard duty and the heat, expressing readiness to rest after the strenuous day.
Joe DeWitt leaves for Little Silver New Jersey to join the signal service and pursue radio work after being released from quarantine last Thursday following a smallpox illness. He has recovered and prepares for service duties.
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