Tues Jan. 1st 1918.
Worked all day putting truck in shape.
Wed Jan. 2nd 1918.
Same as yesterday. Smashed another finger. Some jinx is on my tail.
Thurs Jan. 3rd 1918.
On road breaking in assistant driver. wish I could hear from home.
Fri Jan. 4th 1918.
"Sunny France" br'r'r'r. Cold enough for Alaska. Had good hot shower today. The first I've had since I left Mailly. Sure did feel good but we nearly froze while we were taking it. 190 Balloon Core men arrived last night, husky looking bunch.
Come on Yankee Soldiers
Wash your dirty clothes
Where you
get the soap from
A soldier only knows
Clean and brush your O.D.'s
A pair of leggins scrub
While you're hanging up your washing
Some
Sucker's stole your tub.
Sat Jan. 5th 1918.
Inspection. Didn't go near the trucks.
Sun Jan. 6th 1918.
Laid up with cramps.
Mon Jan. 7th '18.
Ditto on the cramps.
Tues Jan. 8th '18.
Feeling about the same.
Wed Jan. 9th '18.
Feeling a little better & only a little.
Thurs Jan. 10th '18.
Feeling somewhat better maybe I'll get a little sleep tonight, haven't had any since Sat.
Fri Jan. 11th 1918.
Had a hot bath. Cleaned quarters.
Sat Jan. 12th '18.
Inspection. Infantry drill.
Sun Jan. 13th '18.
Nothing doing. Everybody about eat up by a little black bug. Leaves you worse than exzema.
Mon Jan. 14th '18.
Scratched all night can't get anything for it.
Tues Jan. 15th '18.
Worked all day trucking.
Wed Jan. 16th '18.
Worked same as yesterday. 146th Regt. Nat'l Gd. F.A. arrived today. They sure looked all in.
Thurs Jan. 17th '18.
Went out on convoy, travelled 62K.M. beat Bat. G time 9 hrs. made them sore.
Fri Jan. 18th '18.
Bath. Cleaned quarters.
Sat Jan. 19th '18.
Inspection. Infty. drill.
Sun Jan. 20th '18.
Nothing doing. Wish those black bugs were in hell or some other seaport town. haven't had a nights sleep in a week.
Mon Jan. 21st '18.
Took detail out to the woods. stayed there all day.
Tues Jan. 22nd '18.
Nothing doing all day.
Wed Jan. 23rd '18.
Payday. I mean for some. I don't draw any.
Thurs Jan. 24th '18.
Everything quiet so far, but expect some of them will be on the warpath pretty soon as they can't get passes and they'll be taking them.
Fri Jan. 25th 1918.
Only nineteen out of the Bat. absent and more going.
Sat Jan. 26th '18.
Worked until 2-30 this morning pressing clothes. I'm all in my iron only weighs 22 lbs. Inspection. Infty drill.
Sun Jan. 27th 1918.
Red letter day. first in a long time. Baird came back from Bordeaux louzy as a Chinese dog.
Mon Jan. 28th 1918.
Same old story wish something would happen so I could put something worth while in here.
Tues Jan. 29th 1918.
Ditto. Made some coffee sure tasted good.
Wed Jan. 30th 1918.
Convoy A.M. Took detail to woods in P.M.
Thurs Jan. 31st 1918.
Muster. Took oil pump apart. Gunner school started again. I've made my last study of that.
