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flMES-JOURNAL.LIFE HI mr CAMPtLLw.ild Garkcn \X ritrs \ rom I ortMrft' ’j (]fi tic■ dayI bet nr fDouglas RegardingiArmy Life.LNJOYSLIFE ATPOSTWrites to f ormer Employes ofMeEpstwhervisit i! .xperiences Since L,ea\mg Dubuque.Mrr h i 1 d\\ is.. C€‘pt€at tbAn interesting letter on the life| at an United States army camp wasI received in Dubuiju© by Morrison| Brothers from Ewald F. Gerken, a former employe of that company, nowlocated at Fort Douglas, Utah. The former Dubuque boy is a member o? the regimental band at Fort Douglas and gives a clear description of the J life at this army post. In the letter | he tells of his life from the time of his arrival at the recruiting head-j quarters, Je fferson Barracks, to the nding of his letter from Fort l The letter Is as follows:j Fort Douglas, Utah, Aug. 14, 19u, Morrison Bros., Dubuque, la.tDear Sirs: Your most interestingI letter was received some timeI was indeed very glad to haveReI Momat y; Ham! asninAhI t'hicf nied i beeni willtreatanDouglaI Mr I itlng| M ec k, He ! tenbe/Ij an answer so promptly.! In reply to your kind request T | wish to say that you can publish these j letters if you wish. 1 will try my best to make them interesting, but I I don’t know whether my writing abil-Mrretur„ fterti\ osityis able to accomplish that.STKENUora EX A M1X A T!X.To tell you about my experiences n a soldier, which indeed do notM'dutiea valt;Maf romamount to much* ■Ci rA-I wdifferentaft vctf I must begin at Jefferson Barrac Ks.1 arrived there with aboutcrufts from f'hlCftfO and points In Iowa, After a strenuous examination the day after our arrival wo were iworn into Btnlcibunch proved to bo exceptional gas only about ton wore rejected.Jefferson Barracks is a beautiful place and I think one nf the best| Mil I Wool I at Mour-AOdWacomblewrr% ► ‘ ?*themnt ryAll the bo vs down there were treatedfinendin if or mshun-furnished withRince I arrived here I have .seendreds of '‘rookleo’ from different sta-did not have uniforms After a week's stay at the Ba macksth reffort.Pufrom| i« qu| case a v emtion whoThlt;grantft♦ ,u nhundrt*d boys were sent tothisminei■lt; : ftMSB ■r or acouple| ofldaysthis |ut inthe quarmntlris camp to j| Milhetherany slckri j*'- at ts sfa* i?t jtV« xmittirnh a u s twoon ftte were p tiit ini ev v■ 4 , A *panyi (i A[f nowAt fVwork startedi ir*morning revel!mded andero a \gothip* wa sJM t # #i n $r t0 for teport for roll-callA fcr ow,r e n t j t 1 nr1 «* for r* **as therillso I *11Fr the dh drill. A personmmmmc e ria inlyjustified in callinglirest and theniffIIgood t, we gota m to* IVt tolestftI ritmore 1 After drill 1n the fore1Agf D rrx fl aI 1 ft;t our nOrillerHAVE Ml * H TIME OFF At 1:1(* r* m the grind began\srMandt henon tittill I; 0 6 oj or ko rnsupper time we ha%e time! fra rein \Alean upI uri rig this time clothesanol!;Wwa sheda ndmended, and the i»■ tI eHet re« as.a rain we4thenjgroni ________soldiers cansepes. whirlAnd so item set \*es.g;undedl| it tnit tc||| atil! It:00|out and etnrtgmt mn: p : mn i n v ti theygoesoninlydo1 Jim'a 11 etlast the man who came inIf 1^nd !M-KfJf01*1t% riHi*: * •• -I-IItfe tvW? IfendHtf|'fita,.g. sa ff 1AfeIt 11
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Dubuque Times Journal
Dubuque, Iowa, US
Wed, Aug 22, 1917
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