Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-07-15

We That's all they know, and that ls
NIL ! know | have seen one bottlc and,
believe me, II was some light Two
machines came down in balls OF fire. The
Americans fight like they were going 10 u
picnic. have seen n lot Of land since
/ have been here. | havc seen the coast
of Ireland and passed through England,
that's all. Don't forget the cigarettes.
Send thom to my pcople and they will
send them to me-"
Mr.. and Mrs Henry X. Kelley, Of
Marshallton, have received letter from
their son. Harry A. Kelley, telling Of bis
safe arrival in France. He enlisted in the
navy last July. and after training for
eight months at the Naval Training Sta
ton at Newport, II. J., he has made his
first trip across the seas.
Private Joseph Carrolh Of Battery G,
3O9th Field Artillery, a. T.. r., has writ
ten from Camp Di Muicon, France, to his
sister Miss julia Carroll, Of No 500 West
Second street, this city, telling cf his en-
ioynblc life in the camp oversea Before
going "over there" Carroll was employed
by the Delaware Hardware Go.
gone overseas with PENNSYLVANIA can
tonment, three months ago, Normsn Man
ncring. n young soldier living near Town
send has sent home several very interest
ing letters to MIR. and Mrs. Joseph Man
nering In recent letter to his home Mr.
Mannering said all the men in his rcgi-
ment were contentcd and ANXIOUS to start
on march into Berlin.
NJ. $. flummer has just received word
from his aunt, Mrs. John ID. Bowling, of
Virginia. that Lieut. John Dominick Bowl
ing, L. :. Marines, who was first reported
killed, was not killed, but seriously
wounded and was recovering gradually
somewhere in France. The young lieu
tenant informed his parents that every
man in his company was killed but five,
and all wounded but one man. l4euten-
ant Bowling is only % years old. He comes
from fighting Revolutionary stock. His
people came to MARYLAND in the Lord
Baltimore, and have taken part IN every
war this country has been engaged in
MIR. Plummer has many relatives fighting
In France.
Mr. and Mrs G. W Dorsey have had
an interesting letter this week from their
son, Leighton G. 5. Dorsey, who is lover
seas" He describes how tho whole com
panv which he is in. slept through an air
battle They had had no sleep for two
days or nights and after a long hike they
heard nothing Of the bombs Previous 20
this they had travelled q long distance in "a
crowded train.
Mr. and Mrs William Jovce Of No 1916
Walnut street have received a letter from
their son. Harry c. joyce of the Evacua-
tion Ambulance Corps. No (. who Is now
in service in France, Before enlisting he
was employed in the Delaware Leather
Company. He says he does not have much
time to write now as the soldiers are doing
real work and IL Is no cinch TO drive car
loaded with wounded men. .Ioyce SAWS
that despite their suffering the men do not
complain. JOYCE tells his friends not Ia
worry about him.
Mrs. Lillian Abrams. No. 502 East
Fifth street, has received word from her
husband, Private Melvin Abrams. that
he has arrived safely in France. He was
q member Of the Delaware Pioneer Req
ment, most OF whom are still AZ Camp Dix
Word has been received by the mothers
of two young Wilmington Negro men, both
members OF the same regiment and COM
panv, that they have arrived safely over
sea They are RAYMOND Cornish. son of
Mrs Elizabeth Cornish, Of No. 443 South
Buttonuood street and Harry s Kelly,