Evening journal., 1918-11-18
LIKES YANKS' Way
OF FIGHTING BEST
Son of Delaware College
President Writes from
Hospital in France
PRAISES WORK OF
AMERICAN SOLDIERS
Special to The Evening Journal.

Special 10 The Evening Journal.
NEWARK, Nov. is.-Two interesting
letters have been received from Lieuten-
ant Morris r. Mitchell, son OF Dr. SAM
uel C. Mitchell, president OF Delaware
College during the past few days, one
by his mother and the other by the
Rev. Walter G. Haupt, rector OF St.
Thomas Episcopal Church Of which the
officer is a member. The letters were
written the middle Of last week and at
that time Lieutenant Mitchell was in
a hospital under treatment for stomach
trouble after having been through some
hot fighting. The letter 10 Mr.. Haupt
follows:
My Dear Mr.. Haupt:
This is a real war scene. I've seen
good many OF them lately But this
is more like the picture kind than the
others. A large room OF shining mir
rors. Persian silk draperies, marble
mantels, graceful cornice and ceiling
mouldings 10 used TO be a French
dance and cabaret hall but now Il is
lined with rows and rows Of army cots
and is a hospital. There is nothing the
matter with me. They sent me here
for a rest after a bit Of a scrap we had.
Most Of the men are here with ugly
wounds. Shrapnel is cruel stuff. But
the doctors do great work and each day
shows improvement in every man.
You ought 20 see how we look for
news these DAYS. Every day means so
much 20 the men at the front. Afier
one has had about four days In a hard
drive, the thought OF peace takes on new
Importance. As matter Of fact,
though, they are every one anxious to
see the thing brought TO the right con-
clusion. They are thinking more about
victory than they are about peace. II
we get victory then we have II with
lasting peace.
you should see these men fight. II
is as splendid as II Is terrible ! lay
in the edge OF a wood with my four
guns ready TO protect their advance
and watched about one thousand men
go forward to take a strongly fortified
woods. An hour before nearly as many
men as we could seat In our church
had been wounded or killed In the same
nght. but there was no need to urge
single man on. 10 Is an inspiration 10
see their manliness come out and makes
It doubly hard, with all their willing
ness, to lead them on and on to more
danger and destruction"
Lieutenant Mitchelrs letter to his
mother in part follows:
How I wish. Mother, that could
finish this letter without mentioning
the fact that was in the big drive.
But now that that much OF II Is over II
doesn't make so much difference. There
Is no fury to Il, but was in the front
of n and saw all there is 10 see. The
details are too horrible 20 describe and
try not to think OF them at all. The
hand OF God seemed TO guard me and
give Him thanks that / am safe today
and the brave men that led who were
so loyal and true.
81 went into it tired. not having had
but one hours sleep or rest In forty
eight. The last nlght was one OF nerv-
Gus strain. ] had eaten some food that
evidently was not good, for my stom-
ach was unset So the doctor sent me
10 the hospital where I am now ] have
moved from one TO the other, having
been in three the last week and am Just
about we'll once I had a good train
ride with fine grub. And now ] am in
a swell place where you battle in apol-
linaris water. All the nurses are from
Richmond and lot OF the fellows, too.
I'll be back in my outlt in a week or
so. as soon as l am Thoroughly rested
up.
81 have seen the work OF the Amer
lean soldiers and I have seen the spirit
OF the enemy and both make me happy.
They make me still more confident OF
what the outcome Of the war will be
and more confident that IL will not be
long before we VIII all be sailing home.
II tried the Tommy's method OF the