Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 77, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 April 1918 — INTERESTING LETTER FROM SCOTT CHESTNUT. [ARTICLE]

INTERESTING LETTER FROM SCOTT CHESTNUT.

The following letter from Scott Chestnut has been received by Chas. Chamberlain of this city. Others who have written from Shelby say that Scott is making a splendid record and is an excellent soldier. Camp Shelby, Miss., April 3, 1918. Dear Chick: How is everything back in the little old town of Rensselaer? I wouldn't care if I was back just for a night or so,' but it looks as though it would be a long time before I* get the chance. lam a busy man these days, with this outfit, but that was what I was looking for and I found it. lam Sgt. Ist Class in the Quartermaster Corps. In other words I am Truckmaster. The company has 76 men'in it, §nd 32 trucks and 2 Dodge roadsters, one for the commanding officer and one for myself. All I have to do is to see that all of the trucks are working and tell the men when to go on different details. I have just gotten along fine ever since I transferred to this company. I have been in command of the company three different times for two weeks at a time and everything went along 0. K. I had my first trouble with the men about a week ago. I am sorry that it hapSened but things like that can not e helped in the army. He was a sergeant but isn’t anymore. They bursted him and gave him a $45 fine and three months in the guard house> He failed to obey a cgpnmand I gave him. I told him to close a screen door and he did not, 3o*thart is what he got. So you see how they have to step. Well Chick, this is a gay life, but I hope a short one. I have a good pull with the officers. But I have been a real soldier I have not taken a drink, since the 18th day of last April and it will soon be a year. What do you think of that? Could you believe it? lam off that stuff for good. I never think of it anymore . Tell the fellows at the plant Hello for me. * I am sending you a picture es myself that a_ fellow snapped of me at a ball game. You can see if I was enjoying the game