The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-09-13

Dickson hoy, Cleveland warren
son ot Esq. and Mrs, T J. Warren
Hs IL In the Navy. Oh the battle
ship, Arkansas, Ia iofeian service
| u. \. \. Arkansas. in fofsigu
Service, August ilth. 1918.
Dickson Coanty Herald Kind
| friends: -~ With very much pleasure
received the Herald and ~ you
knew, | am always in hurry 10
read same f'nougri its columns
find out how the hame-folks are.
aud an always very glad TO receive
your paper
Well ! guess Won know that |
sm nov Ovsr Here" tnr We are
certainly doing our Bit" | have
had more excitement on this side
ot the Atlantic. than | ever dream.
ri A person could have. When |
come back 10 Dickson again, | csu
tfuthiulIy cay that ! have done my
little bit, and VIZ slll do lots mosr
before We return 10 tho dear old L
g. A, would like xsry muc.s In
he back, but, AZ We afe Over
Here ! want 81 stay until hi.
thing is ended. And from the looks
ot things al this writing, We are
about 10 fraeh our goal, NiCTO-
Ri' Victory IL a sweet name, but,
il IL n name that IL worth lighting
tor. a0 iak. II from me. We ara 10.
in2 to haht tur her. and will finally
win.
THIS ia a funny place where | am;
nothing like the L \ A II Ia cold
here most all the time, how have
a cold, That will sound funny 10
YOU people al home. guess. Can
you imagine the sun setting at
1918 and rising al 3 A. N. Well.
that IL the way II is here, Aud the
money here. Oh. Gee but il il
certainly some ianay stuii rssen
bies cigarette or snun coupons In
the I y. drow my money pay
day but, 10 not wan, any more
Of ,his kind tiuess | will finally
learn what the value oi this mons5
is. ba, not lm quite awhile
Guess most ali the Dickson boys
arr now serving in this war, but,
do not worry over their safety. lot
soine q. 'us Are coming back asYtne
day. But before We come back
se are going TO place Old Glory
~herr she belongs. above all. q.
course il will take much blood and
lots of American lives ,a do this
thing. but. who would want b die
a more honorable death than dying
ior Old GlorvY II have 10 sacsi,
lice my l'te III this wsy. ! am more
than willing TO die, but. | DO want
To see little morp %! What | have
see.p before | even think ~ death
Don I know whether II Was pub
| ltshed in any of the papers NJ tn
xhst W. done nu our way over, but
sill say ve had some excltem-ut
so you will have 10 guess what ar
! hone, a. the censorship fosbiis ne
trom writing shs. would like 10,
notice IN the Herald what ,du
| good people arr DOING for ur boys
over Here want ,o thank you
for our good deeds 10 this srea,
| conflict also sani to express my
thanks to ,he good women in ths
| Dickson Red Cross tur their neve,
unng efforts to help u. boys hsal
the Han Of course, you know W
appreciate what the people in the
t. ). do Tor - We are the ones
sho need. hela. and Thank God
help is here aud is coming over ey.
ery day. ~ do not be impatient,
Tor We are going To soon end thl.
thing.
Do not know ho~ many arece
ries you are allowed 10 buy nos,
hu, will say one thing these poa'
people here can hus very little. and
" yon could sts down to one oI
their mesis, you would stop and
think. and then vou would .sut ID
do mo,e than you have ever doae
10 defeat the Hun,
| Trusting this letter reaches ynt
a & | will close tof this iiue
| Mlth sInt regards s1T1