Evening Republican, Volume 15, Number 240, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 October 1911 — Another Young Soldier Writes Back to Old Friends. [ARTICLE]

Another Young Soldier Writes Back to Old Friends.

The following letter is from Harry Hickman, better known as “Pood,” who recently enlisted in tbe coast artillery service of the U. S. Army: “Well, I have been some time writing but I could not stand it after reading the “spell” Warren wrote about our 10-inch disappearing guns. I am really on the 12-inch mortars, where we shoot from a big cement pit at a target we can not see at all, our sighting information coming from tbe range finding stations in the rear. There are four of these big mortars in a pit and it requires 12 men to operate each of them. Believe me, they make some noise when" they are discharged. We had service practice last month from the 25th to the 29th, and I want to tell you that they shoot some. “Well, the regulars are aD right, and I am not sorry I enlisted. We have some mighty good times and find our work instructive and interesting. I made the football team and am playing right end, and say, man, we have some teams, too. We play these teams: Richmond, Va., Lynchburg, Va., Fort Washington, Md., and Washington, D. C. I am going to Norfolk tomorrow and expect to see Emerson Coen, who is in the navy, on the U. S. S. New Hampshire. Warren went there today and we had expected to go together, but I could not get off, as I was on prison guard until 5 o’clock. Tell all my friends that I am well pleased. It's fine dope. Tell thejrays to get busy and write to me. Some of them owe me about three letters each. I will close now, but will try to write more next time. My address is Harry Hickman, 168th Co., C. A. C., Fort Monroe, Va.” \