The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-09-19

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War is four years old today. Let u.
pray that IL will be over real soon
and that there will be such a thing a.
World Democracy.
You sure are doing your bit when
you go the limit in War Saving.
Stamps and invest all your money in
Liberty Bonds. besides having your
three sons in the service. | salute
you! Don't fail to do Red Cross
work too, for the Red Cross is the
soldiers best friend.
hope you, Grandmother and little
sister are well and that everything is
all right in the old home town. You
and Margaret 20 up to see dear old
Grandmother often and cheer her up
and tell her to take good care Of her
self and be ready to see us when this
scrap is over. Love to all.
Your devoted son,
Pvt. Floyd X. Swope.
Z. ;. Marines,
18th Co. 9th Machine Gun Bn,
ith Brigade, End Division.
A. +. F., va New York.
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The following interesting letter
has been received from our good
friend, Billy Miller.
Somewhere in Francis Billy.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Elkin and
dear friends:
\ few lines to let you know ! am
well and happy and preparing to do
my bit, have promised you a letter
ever since | last saw you but you
know what the rule is, Business be-
fore Pleasure" but | will try to type
you few lines in edgeways, could
easily write you a small size history
but Rules and Regulations forbid
such publicity, therefore must tell
you it rained day before yesterday
and the sun is shining today.
Have certainly seen some of this
great big world and do give old man
columbus" credit when he had the
nerve to go across the POND in the
little skiff
The men are all patiently waiting
to walk down the streets of Berlin,
as they all go around singing Wen
hang the Kaiser to the sour apple
tree" Did not realize the value, the
lovliness Of the states until We passed
out of sight Of the Statue of Liberty.
but ere long we will be able to look
at it with a fonder hope and love than
we ever looked at it before. Do not
know just how long that will be as
we have pretty good job contracted
for "Over Here" and AS you know
the Americans never do anything
half ways they always make a good
job out Of everything, at present it
looks as If we have plenty Of Nails
and Carpenters and are putting the
Stats" on, on all sides, ha, ha.
The French are a wonderful lot of
people and are indeed nice to all the
Sammies, and they do their very best
to make them feel perfectly at home.
One of the most trying propositions is
70 see a beautiful French Maiden and
all one can do is Smile" as "She no
understand English" and 1--WE no I'M
derstand French"
The French all live in what is
known as villages and they go out to
their farms and gardens each day,
they do not live out in the country on
their farms as the American farmers
do, the upper part of their farms is
the dwelling part and the lower part
is where the horses and cows are, or
rather their barns.
Haven't seen frame house since
| left the states, everything is stone,
and some of them have certainly
some history attached to them. Wish
| could tell you of one extremely Old
place that have seen and if you will
think pretty hard you would have a
good idea to what have reference to
Everything here is Of the two-wheel
variety, haven't seen four wheel
cart or wagon since leaving the
States. have often noticed in the
RECORD where you would advertise
for the friends Of the paper to come
in and see you and that "The latch
string hung on the outside" The
French carry out that method as they
lock their doors and leave the key in
the key-hole.
You would no doubt starve to
death if you were to try to edit a
paper here. as they can get the news
much cheaper than the people in the
States do, for as soon as the news is
received an old man is sent to all
corners of the village and with a
drum summons the people all around
and then begins to rattle" il off TO
them, and as some Of the men say IL