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SW n -amItr drill in inc rorrnnon w* « , fcshort rest and then dinner.■ HAVE Mi f'H TIME OFF.?* j A! 1: 80 p m the srrind he«an nt^in *r|and la^t^d til! 3:^0 oYlook* S From \ ^ then on til! dupppr time wr hs\e Uraf fi p. j to clean up During this time rlothw ;*I are washed and mended. and the iff i soldier* olean themMlveii, tonty Retreat te Hounded at R: 80 and 1 Raga 1 n we got nut to ana-war roil ; ac-* } From than on till 1 1 on p m the *1hev a*,1.O,V.rn-'•nldiara ran an nut and enjoy them* tl selves, which they certainly doAnd so it gee* on day aftar davand at last the man who came in a ] ®L rookla turns nut a pr frrt solder Hr 'can't help it if there is life in him.. I Rnd tha American hoy shows life andPMT ; Rven during thair spara time theye, | take out thair signal flags and prac* at I tice. f?y:sCri:M However 1n mv branch 1 do not'I* hav© aijrh strenuous work Tha mu* i J j sicians do not get up until fi o'clock j a We ha\a thraa hours rehearsal during Vthe da v and c•• e r one* rt« three nr I v four times a week. We also have lit- ! v ter and first aid drill for a short while * a every day. As you probably know, j lt;tha band Joins the ambulance rorps In \ t acti\a service. itWe hsne miserable waathrr here jtoday fust is blowing through all ;a£ in t!u d. and makes breathing difficult. i sTO FRANCE N'KXT SPRING jr The government has juat ordered ji r these barracks made habitable foriit. r S.. 1 tr lt;re w f. - fa! t,1f4 winter. 1 ha\o an idea it would !Hj ie bettor in France than lure. How*a-j ever, we do expect and hope to over there for tha spring drive. And believe me. if the Sammies don’tput some “pep’- in it. it w ill not be our i tfault. Everyone of them wants to getj a crack at the kaiser and I ant not ] adverse at taking a shot at him myself if l get anywhere near himSaturday our band was jrlvf n a special trip. We got a p*ss to bepresent at a farewell celebration to .e j the Logan, 1 tab. boys, and you may iallbe sure we took advantage of this ne } special pri\liegeThat will be about all the news this time and I hope that all the good people of Dubuque w 11 find a little i 1 news in this letter and not criticize it too much. 1 lefora I close f wurge all the people of Dtibuoue thatatRr. a tttiimrtpr,neillu hrncver \ nrlo Ham ur$roH them todo somethin? for him that theyupottd with willingness and let theirpatriotism and self-Mcriflce shinoabove everything etee. as that is the only way this country can win thiswar. Tours truly,EWALD F GEEK INHK* lI \AQ
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Dubuque Times Journal
Dubuque, Iowa, US
Wed, Aug 22, 1917
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