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Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1918-06-13
Letter from Arthur Doty
Somewhere in Santo Domingo,
Dear parnntS.

Somewhere in SantO Domingo,
Dear Parents:
Tomorrow the mail is due again
so | will write in time to get the
mail off on the boat. | am we'll.
and feeling full of pep consider
ing the fact that have not had
, any winter weather to wake me
up. BY the time you get this let
ter expect Ethel will have grad
uated and be full Pledged Alumni
of the old M. V. H. S. My but
would surely be delighted to be
able to be at home in time to see
her commencement. just four
years ago | was one of the pop
ular young men of our city to re-
ceive my degree at the hand OF
our honored Superintendent.
1t hardly seems as though a
Marine should joke about his ex-
experiences on the outside but
when | remember some of the
speeches have heard in school l
can hardly repress good healthy
grin" Rules about what we may
write are getting much more ex-
plicit than before. so you can cas-
lily see why | do not tell you lot
more about myself. 1t is pretty
hard to write about things down
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here anyway because Il Is pretty
much the same all the year round;
except when it rains or SHOWS.
I am in excellent health now.
Have no bad effects from the few
ef. | am awfully sorry about the
mail being so slow in getting to
youfolks. I have written every
week to you and almost every
week to Ethel also. I am getting
the Times every mail now and
wish you would thank Mr.. Lab
man for me. Tell him that will
try and get permission to write
something about our Corps for
publication.
Well, don't worry about me and
please write often. | will do the
same and hope the best of luck
for all at home. Your son.
Arthur James Doty.
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Letter From Francis nloDsrmott
May 21, 1913


Two months ago today the big
drive started and still they are not
in Paris, and there will be good
many two months pass before
theyy do get there, but some day
the Kaiser will be there, but will
be at the end of string.
had a dream last night, and
thought I was back home and
was talking to you, when I heard
the Anti Air Craft guns open up
on a Hun, l took you down to see
him. Yes, you saw him.
had day off yesterday SO
got on a train and went to the
front. | rode as far as the train
runs in day time; then walked
The trains run up. quite close to
the trenches, but only after dark.
The track is all caumflauge and
there is one place where it is open
to the Huns trenches.
We went through an old stone
building where the Crown Prince
had quarters in 1919.
We climbed up small noun
tain and after, reaching the top,
we discovered it was a resort that
belonged to the "Glub of France. q
1t surely is a beautiful place and
there were more flowers than
ever saw. There is a little church
there, and the Duchess of Lyons,
is buried in it, who ever she was.
| don't believe ever met here, but
at any rate she is there. Down at
the foot of this resort was a small
hotel, and park, but now there
is only the ruins left.
From the top of the hill you
could look right into the Huns
trenches. We we're walking around
in woods, and we saw a little
hut. OF course, we wondered what
it was, SO we walked nearer to
it, and we saw in large letters Y.
MIC. A. We went in. There was
one American in there. He was an
old man, and the place was full of
Italian soldiers. They had a VIC
trola. We heard Harry Lauder and
numerous others. It seemed like
a picture show of a cave dwelIers.
l saw lots can't tell you about,
but l can tell you how good look
ing some of the French nurses
are that I saw. They surely take
the prize.
guess John Nelson must have
seen them before, because he has
been sick all week. am not telling
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From HARLAN Amen
May 90, 1913

NAY "a, lJI O
Dean Kirk:
got your letter today and was
glad to hear from you. heard of
your operation from, the folks.
am glad you came out in such
good shape. We have been up on
the front now for nearly a month
and have been good and busy the
most of the time.
We see practically nothing of
the American troops over here,
as we are with the French army,
and are on a sector that is long
way from where most of them are.
It's much buster part of the
front too. can't tell you where
we are, as the censor won't allow
it, but l know you have been read
ing of our sector as this is where
most of the action has been late
ly. Five men in our section--we
have thirty-seven men in ALL
have been awarded the French
War Cross, so you see we have
been kept pretty busy. We hope
TO get section citation when we
leave. II is interesting to be with
the French, only we never get a
chance to get to the Y. M. C. AS.
or comissionary's to buy tobacco
or American chocolate. The
French stuff is poor and the En-
glish is little better.
Give my best regards to all
your family. Hope to see you over
here sometime if you enlist.
Sincerely,
1st. Sgt. Harlan R. Amen.
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Art Exhiblt,

All Sunday afternoon and eye
ming crowds of spectators both Of
our own town and many who were
attending the X. G. initiation Wis
tied the Art Room in St. Patrick's
School to take advantage of the
beautiful exhibit which was be-
ing displayed. The display con-
sisted of work in oil, water col0rs
and china. The work of Miss
Christie South and Miss Helen
Reilly was of special merit and
was much admired. The result Of
some of the young students
showed the remarkable patience
of these little students and the
careful instruction of Sister M.
Camille.
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VERY e6oa Ills morning myself.
WSll Mother. dear, I must close,
as duty calls.
Lots of love, to all.
Your. Son,
Francis
Lstser rro,n .. .. Fox

France, April is, 1917
F Dear Mother:
just received your letter oil
March "a, and was more than glad
to know that you were getting
along SO we'll.
I also received a letter from
Walter Anderson and LYDIA which
I must answer today. Walter said
that he had read some of my let
tiers and looked at the Paris cards.
l am glad he wrote as I did not
know how to address him. I am
glad Harvey is getting along SO
good but he must be careful. Tel
him to kill some ducks and geese
for me this spring.
The situation over here does
not seem to clear up very fast,
and the sooner people in America
realize that tf)ey are really at
war the better off they will be
and also us fellows over here.
lam out of cigarettes and tobacco,
and if any Of you people over there
feel inclined to send me little il
will be greatly appreciated as we
cant buy any over here.
l am buying three liberty bonds
and have been. insured for 1000,
which have requested to be given
to you and father. II rains here a
great deal but we are having real
spring. It will be a happy day
when we can all be back home to
our loved ones but not many of us
volunteers are sorry that we are
here for Uncle Sam.
There is but little to write that
I can write, but this will let you
know that I am we'll and able to
do my bit. Give all my love. And
all of Josie's children my sincere
sympathies.
Your loving son,
U. C. Fox.
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Closing Exsrcisss 81 q. 5S
School I

+
The End. annual. closing s33ex
cises of st. Patrick's school wore
held at the Auditorium of thu
High School, and although an
evening Of depressing heat the
Auditorium was packed, many oclS
cupying standing room.
Every number of the programs
was perfectly rendered and th6s
good Sisters deserve much praise,
and credit for the careful training
of all, from the tiny tots to the
advanced pupils. Students Of the
music department aided greatly
in furnishing sweet music. The
program in keeping with the times
was patriotic in theme and was asS
follows:
IT'S Morn. Chorus, Girls
Clap Dance, Baby Girls
Just a Bit OF Cloth, Song bvs
Boys and Girls.
1.-THE Soldier Brave and RED
Cross Maid" Song. Soldier, STAN
ley Atherton. Red Cross Maid,
Grace Owens.
What would you take for uB
papa" Song, Fabian Egan,, Pat-
Iricia Deur, Jacquelin Deur. BIG
Uncle Sans Prepatory Glass.
Uncle Sam, Donald Schwertley !;
Columbia, Margaret Schwertley;
Maids of Honor, Mary Ryan, Ter
esa Marley.
Tributes to the Flag:
J. Swerling's, Harold Hennessey
Pres. Wilson'S, Edward Nolan
Reading: Scott's Lines on Pa
triotism. Gun Drill. Boys. Red
Gross Nurses, Girls.
Mother is the True Hero"
Recitation, Rosette REILLY.
Scarf drill and Reading. Amer
lea Strike Girls.
Inquiry. Pantomine, Girls, Gen
evieve Deur, Reader.
Chorus, Come where the fields
are Beaming," Girls.
Our Flag" Reading, Regena
O'Connor, Martin Foley, Desmos
Schwertley, Bernadine McCune,
Agnes Manion, Dwight Schwert-
ley.
Our Starry Banner" Girls.
Here's to the Land of the Stars
and Stripes, Girls. s
Closing Remarks, Rev. M. F. No
Ian, Pastor.
Rev. Father Nolan in closing,
congratulated the pupils on the
Iclosing of the second successful
years work in st. Patrick's school
and the Sisters in their tireless
efforts in making it success.
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Letter from chas. Conner
Goat Island, June Z,

uOdO lSlduu, JUNE 1910
Dear Mother and pad:
Have been in the hospital since
yesterday morning with that corn
on the bottom of my foot. l had it
cut off last night and feel fine
now. Does not hurt me at all and
l think l will be released tomor-
row morning. The Doctor put liq-
uid on it to deaden the pain and
he said that maybe that stuff
would kill it entirely, SO hope he
is right, because it might bother
me in drilling.
lam beginning to like this place
because everything is so clean,
that is their main hobby, that and
neatness. You are instructed not
to wear your underwear for
more than one day, and always
wash each piece before putting
back on so. this makes you keep
clean and also busy washing your
clothes. This rule applies to every
garment you have with the ex-
|ception of your two blue uniforms.
These you are supposed to wash
once week anyway. will try to
tell you now how many things we
have to take care of. Each of the
following things. were given us
the second day we were here.
heavy overcoat macinaw style; 2
blue uniforms, white uniforms !;
IS white caps; blue cap, pair of
good comfortable black shoes, 4
pair of tennis shoes, 2 suits of
heavy underwear 2 suits light un-
derwear, 4 bathing suit, 3 pair of
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Dear Father and Mother:
Yesterday was the first day
had received any mail from Amer
lea for about a month and with
it came your card.
read in the papers about the
very bad weather you are having
over there and wo.dar how YOU
are getting along. was a little
sick with the griI a few days ago
but am feeling fine now and we
are having perfect spring wealth
er here.
There is strong peace talk but
| can't see how this war is going
to end so suddenly the way things
look now but anyway we hope it
will end at once.
President Wilson's speech
created a great sensation over
here and we think it will help to
hasten peace.
| will be glad to get letter
rum y ou SoOll. dht SUOu CURE
OF Harvey.
Your loving son,
U. C. Fox
France Jan. 90, 1919.
Dear Mother and Father:
| haven't heard from America
for almost month and have
written a lot Of letters, bun per
haps they will come all at ono,
pretty soon.
guess there an awful conges-
ton of the mail here in France
and | undoubtedly have lot of
mail somewhere.
| am getting along fine and am
enjoying myself very well con-
sidering that am soldier in
war time. 1 also have good
health.
would like to hear from you
often and will try to write about
once q week. haven't heard
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Nowhere in France. 1-2s. a

Nowhere in France, 1923, 18.
Dear Brother:
| received your letter yester-
day and you will see that it had
been month getting to me.
am glad to hear that you are
home again and hope you will
regain your health.
know it must be great dis
appointment to you to lose your
chance of seeing this big show,
but believe me it isn't all sight
seeing and one certainly gets
hard knocks. I'm glad that you
don't have TO come over since
you showed your Willingness and
volunteered and have an honor
able discharge, you have some-
thin be proud of.
>tay at home With the
people during these haru ,lmes
as they will need you. | would
like to be home to go duckhunting
with you next spring but there
is no chance to be home that
soon. There are few deer
foxes and wild boars here and
went out after wild boars twice
but was not lucky enough to gel
any.
| visited Paris last November
and Verdun the End of January
Paris is certainly great place
withslots of pretty girls and there
isn't much left of Verdun.
intend to bring home as many
different things as | can but I'm
afraid that they will put a limit
on our baggage.
Well brother. be a good boy
TO father and mother and when
| get home I'll tell you of a great
many things saw in France.
Your loving brother,
U. C. Fox
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Letter from Otto schlasenhauff

Somewhere in France,
May 81, 1913
r. C. Lahman,
Mo. Valley, Iowa.
Dear Friend:
l will drop you a line and let
you know that all the boys and
myself are still we'll and kicking
and hope that all the home folks
are the same. We ere very busy,
working every day, doing frs.
one thing and then the other. We
get off work at 5 y. IN. and after
mess there is always a baseball
game and after that movies and
concerts. at the Y. NJ. c. a. hut. 1t
is about the size OF the cnes we
had at Camp Dodge. Weaalso have
a Y. w. C. A. ladies GaElern, and
we can buy chocolate and Ike. As
l was roaming around last Sun
day | met a Y. w. C. A. girl from
Des Moines, and we had quite a
chat.
Well, I suppose that all the
sights at the Valley are about the
same as when we left. We are now
at a very nice camp only a very
short way from two towns and
we can go to either one after mess
One other nice sight is the canal,
just on the border of our camp.
It is about 3 times as wide as the
Willow Greek with nice road on
each side bordered with tall native
popular trees. 1t is sure some very
beautiful sight. Just about one
block from. thre is a river where
we Ct swimming in tho evenings
and it sure is fine as il. is so hot
over here for the last few days
that even the hens lay boiled eggs.
Talk about mosquitoes, why it is
nothing TO mistake one for an air
plane, for there are sure some
large babies. OF course they make
it little uncomfortable for us
in the evening when we want to
lounge around on the grass.
There is not much war news
afloat at the present but I guess
that at that you folks get more
than we do and that is one thing
we miss is the good old Ameri-
can newspaper.
Well as news is falling short,
and it is about time to roll in l
guess will ring oww. Wishing
you home folks all the good luck
and hope to be with you soon,
l remain,
Ever your Friend,
Otto P. Schlagenhauff. .
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ii 1870
When one really stops to think.
of the matter, it is really a small.
thing to raise $4,000, 900, 900 in q
country of more than 100, OO0, 900
people. If everyone would do his,
share, it would be necessary for,
each person to subscribe to only
$50 worth of stamps. Il
The duty of us at home is To-
see to it that the entire amount isE
subscribed. We must work to that
end. We must add to our already
great army of war savers. We
must make more sacrifices our
selves and urge sacrifices upon
others. National War Savings Day
must be made the great succSas
all of us hope for.
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black hose, I Jersey sweater..

Dlack nose. ! Jersey sweater, IS
black bottoms with ensign on each;
Is spOols of thread; shoe brush;
polish; tooth paste and brush, a
whisk broom, clothes brush. All
of these things are carried in a
big black silg. handkerchief about
18 inches square. When you get
set up in a tent you roll the hand
kerchief up and use it for neck
tiee Besides all of this you have
q god mattress and two covers for
it and two heavy wooden blankets
and a water pail. of These things
cost $94.32 and weigh about one
hundred and fifty pounds, so you
see you have good load to carry
with you when you move to an
other camp. Have plenty of good
things to eat and plenty of sleep,
from 9 p. m. to 6 a. m. and cot
and cold water shower bath every
AFTERNOON SO there is no chance Of
|yOu being otherwise than healthy
land clean. can sit hcac on the
porch and hear the ola cannon
roar up at Mare Island, about 20
miles from here. Certainly some
noise. Sounds like heavy thunder.
Understand they are building the
biggest battle ship in the world at
Mare Island. II is to be 900 feet
long and $50 feet wide carries SO
heavy guns and is named by 1000
men. Some boats to ride upon.
Well Mother, my company fill
ed up today making us eighty men
and suppose we start drill about
Monday morning and they certain
ly give you the once over in that
drill. 1t takes six months to make
seaman and you carry a gun al
ways so you sec it will do you
good if you can stand it and
guess l am just as able as any be-
,ause l feel better every day now.
Everything agrees we'll.
NOW about Salutlng. | have to
salute every officer l meet that is
an Ensign. You can tell him by
his stripes on his sleeve and
his high collar. | have to stop,
heels together, toes about an angle
of 60 degrees raise tight arm in
stiff manner to fori head over the
right eye and down quickly. He
don't have to stop, but if he fails
to answer me | am supposed to
turn him in, and if l fail, I go to
the guard house so you see what
l am up against, but that is law
in the navy and you know how |
feel about some one who thinks
they are above me. Ha, Ha.
Well mother, 1 have told you
more than | usually know so will
close before I tell you any more
fibs but if / have to stay here
much longer I guess your no ac-
count boy will be a man some day.
Answer quick mamma, because
I need some thing to cheer me up.
Give my love to Beulah. Tell dad
not to worry and work too hard.
Your Tar" Baby,
Charles
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Letter from brennan Douglass

oUlll sSJVci
May 40, 1913
Mr.. Fred O. Evans,
Modale, Iowa.
Dear Fred:
Your most welcome letter of
April A.. received a few days ago,
and as have a little time right
now, will endeavor to answer it
before I go to bed. 1 am getting
along just fine, although I was on
the off list last week for five
days. It doesn't pay to try to get
sick in the army,as you will be
stuffed full of dope, and that is
not any too good
We are having just lovely wea-
Their these days. 1t sure dooes
make me wish l was back in dear
old Missouri Valley enjoying my
self, instead of trying to dodge
shells. Believe me, Fred, l sure
am some dodger, and it sure does
pay to be a good one.
haven't much news to spill, as
I haven't even seen a paper for
over two weeks. You can rest as
sured, however, that the Sam
mics are doing their bit these
days. Our greatest excitement is
watching the French aviators
bring down the Bosche planes,
and, believe me, old boy, they
sure do bring down bunch. A
day hardly passes but what the
boys see three or four brought
down. This very moment 1 can
hear five machine guns and some
artillery popping at bosche. |
have seen many come down, and
it sure is exciting to see them fall
several thousand feet and all in
flames.
Fred, you were all wrong in
your guesses about the foreign
language on an envelope I sent
you. 1t was Y. M. C. A. paper that
was supposed to have been sent
to Russia, but was missent and
we got some. Well, will close for
now, and hit the hay in my dug
out. With best wishes. | am Sin
+cerely, brennan Douglas.
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April 9TH, 1918

Dear Folks:
Well here it is over ten months
since l left home and as far as
know now no chance for some
time yet, of getting back.
Well, I have been waiting for
nearly a month to get some mail,
but none Of the mail boats or
government boats have arrived
yet. One is sure to come through
soon and will have nearly q
months mail to read. l would
like to get it oftener and not so
much of it at one time. But you
can bet your last dollar, am glad
to get it in any way form OF man
ner.
The weather is getting awfully
hot here now and we have rain ev-
cry once in a while. My but it is
lot different from last April at
home. I would like to be back in
old Iowa to get acquainted with
all you folks once more and to
meet some of the old friends
again. Well mother be of good
cheer, as this can't last forever,
and am bound to get back some
time. When do we will have one
grand reunion of the whole family
at home.
We, that is the 113th Co. had a
party last night. Our Doctor and
his wife Mr.. and Mrs. Glynn, are
moving to San Pedro De Macoris,
and we gave them a farewell par
ty. A program and refreshments
were the entertainment of the
evening and every one had q fine
time. appeared so often on the
program that Mrs. Buck, one of
the American ladies here told Fitz
our chairman, she was really
afraid ! would be overworked.
After the entertainment was
concluded DR.. thanked us in a
very nice speech and told us that
our only rivals as entertainers,
were the Winter Garden Girls. He
and Mrs. Glynn surely have been
more than kind to us and we will
miss them a great deal. However,
our new Doctor, Mr.. Vail is a fine
big fellow and I believe we will
like him first rate. Well, am
getting back some of my flesh
since my second attact of fever.
and l am feeling fine. Well
must finish this and get some ma
tive stamps for it, So good bye,
and God bless you all. Arthur
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Letter From U. G. Fox.

$50 France, Feb. 4, 1913
Dear Folks:
received your letter yester-
day and also Harvey's.
| was ever so glad to learn
that Harvey is getting along SC
well. and that you people are all
right.
do not understand VIII,
Lucy doesn't get my letters as
write to her often.
| don't get many from ne1
either but she always was poor
hand at writing letters as she is
so busy.
We are having nice weather
here and of course it is a lot more
agreeable in war time.
We haven't had much excite
ment as the Boches have been
leaving us alone.
| guess they are too busy Drop
ping bombs on the women and
children. like they did in Paris a
short time ago.
don't see how things can 20
on like that forever and think that
soon the Allies will find way
to answer them in the right way.
was surprised to see one of
my letters in the Missouri Valley
paper. l would much rather you
wouldn't give any of my letters
to paper as they are unfit for
publication. 1t is impossible for
me to write anything worth while
On account of the censor.
This is about all can think
to write but you'll know I'm we'll
and all right. | guess that is
about all the information | can
give you.
Your loving son,
U. C. Fox.
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Attention School oarAsnars.

Those who have school gardens
are requested to give them imme<
diate attention. Plan tomorrow oh
looking after them if you desire
to have good results this year for
your earlier work. Don't put it off
longer.
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Miss Clemintine Dalton has re-
signed her position with the H. R.
Newton Co., and left this morning
for Omaha to work for the Iowa
Gas Electric Co.
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Mrs. Samuel Goldblatt was the
guest of relatives today in Omaha.
A. B. Hosbrook was looking after
county affairs today in Logan.
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