World War I Collection

coffee. The coffee was hot and that is all you could say for it.

There were twenty one posts on the guard that were enough for a camp twice the size. A couple of months later it was cut to three posts. While I was confined to camp I couldn't bare to see all the good moonlight nights go to waist, so Herb. Kendall, or Charlie Grant, and I usedto run the guard and go for walks in the evening in the country. We got away with it allright, but nearly got caught several times.

About two weeks after our arrival I got a room

Wednesday May 22 '18.

Was on duty from 8:30 until 12:45 in the M.P. office. -- Got orders for all the cadets to be ready to leave for flying school. I got permission along with fifteen other cadets to go to Niort. The truck broke down eight km. from town, and we had to walk in, and it was terribly hot with all the stuff we had to cary. Had a fine time with Charlie Grant salling on some of his French friends. Came home on the train as we missed the truck. -- Went on patrol with Frank Grady from 9 unitl 10:30 P.M.

Thursday May 23, '18.

Had the day off. -- Shot a qualifying score on the

ariane landed right by Charlie Grant and myself while I was turning. Scared six years growth out of us. They put Herb on another machine as soon as we reached the park, so from there on I was alone. A piece of elclat hit between Charlie and Ray Bontz while they were standing and talking to each other. Charlie's nerves were pretty well shattered. The last ram started home at 11:30. Went about a hundred feet when we ran into a French Fiat section coming up with amunition [ammunition]. We worked untill [until] 1:30 before we got past them. Six of their cars were left hoplessly [hopelessly] stuck in the ditch. A three

most of the time. Charlie Grant made me a call and had dinner with me. I went home with him and listened to the phonograph. they have in their barricks. It seemed mighty good to hear some good music. When I got home I noticed that Fox had a stove. I asked him where he got it, and he said up at the Princton barricks. He also said that there was another one there. I pointed out the fact that he had no stove pipe so he said that he would go up with me and get some while I got a stove. I just got my eyes on a stove and a piece of pipe when a Frenchman hollared

me tripple sec instead of watter to put into red wind and citron. I drank enough to make five ordinary men have the D.T.'s. George Young took us on the rounds of the out of bounds houses at 9 P.M.

Tuesday May 21 '18

* Had the roming guard post from 8:30 until 12:45. First time as a military Police. Our baggage is lost and the railroad officials are unable to locate it. Shot on the rifle range this afternoon, and it was as hot as sinn.

Wednesday May 22 '18.

On duty from 8:30 until 12:45 in the M.P. office. Got orders for all the cadets to be ready to leave for flying school. Got permission along with fifteen other cadets to go to Niort. The truck broke down eight Km. from town and we had to walk in. Had a fine time with Charlie Grant visiting some of his French friends. Came home on the train.

Went on patrol with Grady