Free trader-journal. (Ottawa, Ill.) 1916-1920, 1918-06-26
LIEUT.. KELLY GREAT
FAV0R|TE WITH MEN
SAYS HIS BUDDY"
LIEUT.. CASSIDY WRITES ENCOUR.
AGING LETTER OF OTTAWA
BOYS IMPROVEMENT
OF LIFE IN U. S. HOSPITAL.

what Ottawa boys can expect to
meet, if they are ever wounded in
action and taken to an American base
hospital, is palinly pictured in le,.
ter received by Miss Marie Kelly. SIS
ter of Lieut. Harry Kelly, now conya.
lesclng from the effects of his fgh,
with a flock of Huns. from Lieut. John
cassidy. of Ottawa. Lieut.. Cassidy
has been up on the front line for sey.
eral weeks, but was given leave to
90 visit his wounded classmate ana
lifelong chum.
Good and cheerful tidings wer.
brought in the letter to Ottawa from
the battle torn fields of Flanders. II
brought to members of the Kelly fam.
lly that their son and brother was
within y very few days of complete
recovery, and all that was then lack.
ing was little rest around the hos,
pilal before he would be totally dis.
charged. incidentally il was convey.
ed to them thai Lieut.. Harry wouIc
moi be permitted to leave the service
oh' would be used by Uncle Sam as
/ man OF his value should be used
The letter says:
American EXpeditionary Forces.
June I, 1918.
Miss Marie Kelly.
Ottawa, Illinois.
Dear Marie:
! received your letters of MAY 4tn
and 9Th some few days ago and of
course enjoyed them as | have al,
You have ever written 20 me. Yon
gave me los OF news that | was sur.
interested in and anxious for.
wrote your father some few davs
ago and told him all ! knew about
Harry. | had received three letter.
from him before that time, but now I
am gong to write and tell you still
more for | have seen Harry. spent
i've solid hours with him, from 10
a. m. to , p. M and during that time,
we talked. ! observed a lot myself.
| also talked to his doctors. nurses
his captain (Worthington) and I.ieu-.
Brown, the other officers of his com.
pany who We're wounded when he
was Now shall write YOU all heard
saw and felt and believe me | win
tell You NJ hing but the absolute
truth.
Harry did not expect me. wrote
to him sometime ago telling him |
was going to try and get to him. bli,
he and | thought it was about a
thousand to one chance. He was in
bed when ! got there ana was naturai.
ly a BIZ surprised when walked into
his room He asked me about ten
questions before had time to an.
swer any of them, such as where
came from, how | got away. how !
got there. etc, etc. Lieut.. Brown and
two British officers were in the room
! met them all shortly afterwards
when they Went out of the room,
Harry got up and sat in a chair. He
showed me all his wounds His righ,
leg had received fourteen. 1t is now
completely healed He had also n
wound in his right forearm 1t also
is completely healed His left lee
was so badly torn from shells that am,
putation was necessary. 1t was am.
putated some weeks ago just above
cred from the effects of the operation
but so nearly so thai it Is hardly
noticeable. The doctor told me tina,
II would be only matter of q few
more days until Harry would be en-
tirely we'll but th9t It would be neces
sary for him to stay around the hos
pia until he was completely rested
asked the chief surgeon II he thought
Harry would 20 back 10 the States
soon He smiled for the answer Is
supposed to be one Of those military
secretsl and said he did not know how
soon, but eventually. asked him Il
he thought Harry would be discharged
when he reached the States. He an
swered No ! asked what he cotIlc
/ do. The doctor said. There will bt
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