The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-11-29
SAYS FRANK WILF0RE
VAS KILLED IN ACTION
Sergt. John Murray Also Writes That
Gordon Guy, Another Barre Boy,
Was Wounded, But Not
Badly.

Miss Katherine Murray of Windsor
has received the following letter from
her brother, Sergt. John Murray, Co. Nj,
l02d y. 5. infantry, written Nov. a;
This is the first time that ! had a
chance to write to you for about "a days.
II is the longest. time / ever went with
out writing to my people back home, but
ii was impossible for me to write during
that time, in fact, | was not thinking
about writing during that time. / had
too much to do as it was.
"Well, | have come out alive and un-
scratched, of the biggest battle l have
seen in my nine months of steady fight
ing. In fact, the rest of it WAS child's
play beside what ! have sees. and gone
through since wrote to you last. Well,
Katie, you ought TO be thankful that
your brother is alive and able to write
to YOU to-day, instead Of lying in a hos
pital or dead on the field of battle like a
good many Of his dear friends are now.
l never thought that / was lucky man,
but the last three weeks have taught me
to think differently There has been
some kind of power with me during that
time or I never would have come out of
it alive and well as | did That is all ]
shall say about it for the present, but ]
can say that he'll holds no terrors for us
fellows now. We have been through one
that the hot place fades down to below
zero beside the one we had to face
"Well, sis, things are looking hopeful
at present, but you people back home
must not think that the battle is over
with. / have learned by experience that
the nearer TO home you drive the Huns
the harder they fight, but now, with
Turkey and Austria out of it, we shall
make quick work of this job and finish
it on record time.
81 may tell you that Gordon Guy was
wounded, but not badly. He will be all
right Young Frank Wilfore was killed
in action, He never knew what hit him.
don't know where his brother, who used
to be in my corps, is now All that l
know about him is that he is behind the
lines somewhere.
"Well, Katie, il I ever get home, |
shall tell you about my experiences, but
till then / am not going to waste good
paper with details Of them. / suppose
you will be glad to hear that / had an
other promotion. | was made sergeant
to-day. 1t is quite responsible job
while in the trenches, but cinch while
back of the lines, and it also carries a
little more money. | get $44 month
now, besides my state money, which is
not bad for a soldier. Some difference
from the time ] used to be q soldier in
the British army for 81 or $l,25 week.
How is father getting along? hope
he is gaining fast. Tell him that ! want
to know what he thinks of how things
are going over here. Who reads the pa.
pers to him now? Tell him that | have
seen good many of the places that we
used to read about when he and / used
to sit at the table by the big stove and
read the war news.
81 got your letter that was written on
Oct. 8 and few lines from -.
81 am sorry to hear that so many are
dying with the Spanish influenza back
home. We ought TO be thankful that
our mighty army over here is not trou-
bed with that sickness, think it would
90 hard with our boys over here if we
ever got it.
MACK McLeyy promised to send me