The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-07-10

OUR WARRIORS WRITE OF
lIFElN TRENC J AND CAMP
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Of the places we are at or perhaps we
would be able to see each other.
wish you would write to him. His
address is Field Hospital No. 1875,
LOT San Train, A. f. F. via N. Y.
! see some Of the Bedding boys real
often. You ask if got many let
tiers; yes a lot Of them. Well as I
wrote you a couple Of days ago will
close from your son and brother,
Floyd.
June 10, 1918.
Ny Dear Mother and Sister:
This is Sunday and it is sure fine
day. 1t is just like Michigan wealth
er. saw Ben Longan and Lee Hol-
comb yesterday. Got back to our
billets last night only dor't stay long
enough; have to go again tonight. I
am sure with good bunch. Sis,
have you made up your mind to be.
Red Cross nurse yet? You better
not How is Don? The farmers
over here are all making hay. Bet
this country Is full Of old trenches
made when the war first started. It
land up when all is over. IN L see q
shell hole big enough for team of
horses to get in; some explosion. IL
have got to get on the job right after
dinner and it's now time to eat. l
will close. From your son and brother.
Floyd.
Write soon and often.
Mrs. Chas. Warner has also re-
ceived a number Of letters from her
SON, Chas. King, who has been in
France for the past few months doing
his duty like all true soldiers in spite
of few mistakes of the past. Mrs.
Warner is one of the really patriotic
women of this city, having atone
time written to the commanding Off
GER, giving him the information that
her son was at home, absent without |
leave. Mrs. Warner says she would |
feel far more proud to hear that her |
son had been Killed in action than to |
hear of him as a deserter.
Another letter is from Edwin r.
Bailey to his mother, Mrs. w. II. |
Shaw. In it he tells how happy the
soldier boy feels when he receives a
letter from home.
Dear Mother:
Just few lines between meals to-
day to let you know that / am still
well and alive. The weather has been
too fine to be indoors more than abb
solutely necessary so / have been en-
joying it. l guess it has been very
nearly two weeks since and / have
not heard from you in that time or
else. Expect some today
as the batteries got a lot yesterday;
some of their mail was dated May 6
and 8. That is somewhat quicker
than usual. | am working in the
kitchen today for the first time since
have been over here. Well one mail
may get some later in the day.
That is the first that has arrived in
D week adm a half. Then / only re-
ceived two letters one from Nina
and one from my girl. You had
gone to Rudyard / guess or Mar
luetJe, l don't know which. You
said to address your letters to CHS
tel's but what would be the use by
the time / received your letter you
world be back in Belding unless you
stayed up there two months or so.
received the letter that you wrote
while you were at Marquette. had
lot heard about Clarence. I wrote
~ him twice but neither letter came
back or was answered. / have only
heard once from Francis. / wish I
would hear from Hazel goftener IL
rave only heard from her twice T.
.hink it is, since have been over
,ere. / guess will close, hoping to
hear from you again soon, ! remain as
,ver. your loving son, sNs, IL!
Edwin R. Bailey. IL
June 2N 1913. /.