Yorkville enquirer. [volume] (Yorkville, S.C.) 1855-2006, 1915-09-17
LETTER FROM THE FRONT
Chester Boy Writes Interestingly OF
Conditions in War Zone.

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Conditions in Mar Zone.
In a letter received Saturday by
Jas. H. Glenn, Esq, from his brother,
Mr.. j. L. Glenn, Jr., who recently re-
turned to England after working for
several months with the American Re-
lief Commission in Belgium, but is
now back in Belgium, the latter said
he had received the kilograms and
letters which MIR. Wellington had car
ried t. him at London, Mr.. yelling
ton being a Rhodes scholar who spent
his summer vacation in Massachu-
sets, but that mail vas the first he
had received since May 18th. The de-
lay was due to the submarines and the
Exeter porter, who had refused to for
ward his letters to the London office,
because Mr.. Glenn had not returned
to Oxford in the required time.
Mr.. Glenn states that it will be nee
essary for him to be at Oxford for the
fall term in order to hold his scholar
ship, which will prevent his coming
home before the Christmas holidays.
The following are extracts:
Il left Belgium August 18th, ar
irving in London August 14th. There
1 had four busy days with the COM
mission work and many things for
other people. Then 1 came back here,
bringing with me a poor little Bel
gian girl who had been separated from
her parents since the war. / had to
obtain permission for her to leave
England, brought her to Holland, took
her to some friends at Maastricht, and
now she will be at home in a few days
with her parents"
II like London so much. 1t is such
a good place to get around In. I was
there the night of the Zeppelin raid
and the people were a little excited"
This war is becoming terrible, and
there seems to be but little hope Of it
ending soon. I do hope that America
will not under any circumstances
come into it. 1t is a bad business and
HoDOuy SdlIlo NY IL III lhC iOh6 ioh'
These countries will not recover for
years. They kill the best men and
leave the inferior men,"
Germany is strong, starving is no
chance. The Germans will make the
most Of every kilo in their country.
Everyone says that Germany cannot
last, but she still holds her line and
continues to beat back the Russians.
They do not move the German line.
They say we car starve them out, but
they still have plenty for the army"
Mr.. Glenn seems to think that Eng
land has gotten the worst Of the food
embargo, as the losses to the English
submarines have been more fatal than
the food embargo to Germany. since
the women and children will be the
first to suffer from lack Of food and
not the army.
England has got to do s France,
if she wishes to win this war-get to
work on the firing line and drive the
Germans back. They could have TAX
en- the Dardanelles, but now the Ger
mar are launching two submarines a
week at Constantinople and trans
ports will continue to be sunk"
II am going back to Belgium for
m more month. Upon arriving here
from London I find a telegram from
Mr.. Crosby insisting that I come, and
so I shall go on to Belgium and re-
main there until October 1st. Then I
will have to give up the commission
work for good and again return to
Oxford. Mr.. Crosby wants me to take
complete charge Of a district in
France, to start the work in a new
field. There I shall have the privi-
lege Of writing letters and getting
them sent out by the officer who will
be attached to mo-"
MI. Glenn expects to be at oxford
for the fall term and to pay a short
visit 10 his home during the Xmas
holidays, at which time he says he
will have many interesting circum-
stances to tell of, which can hardly
be sent through the mails at this time.
1t is impossible for him to write from
Belgium, and the English mails are
very strictly censored. The Holland
mails are considered very uncertain,
even at best. Some recent kodak pic
lures sent to his family show that Mr..
Glenn has been in the best Of health
and is we'll cared for by the Relief
commission.
The letter received Saturday was
written from Rotterdam under date
of August 22d.-Chester Reporter.