The Pickens sentinel. (Pickens, S.C.) 1911-2016, 1918-11-07

with you. I've written you some cards
but don't guess you got them. 1t is
q job to write left handed, so | will
close. Give my love to Jim and the
children.
Your brother as ever
! Corporal Jesse D. Gillespie.
With the American Army,
Somewhere in France,
Sept 18, 1918.
My Dear Mother and Family:
have not written you all in two
weeks, for | simply have not had time.
have been on the 20 all the time.
have hked nearly vi over France with
pack on my bacr Believe me, we
have been through ,.ne times.
got two letter last night from
Winnie Lee and y,u-the first in two
weeks but l guess | will get the rest
of my mail as we are now whore we can
,get it. cure was proud to get the
two pictures, they are good Marie
and Clara have grown 80 much don t
think would have recognized them if
! had met them on the street Winnie
Lse, father and you are the same as
when loft home
You guessed pretty close where am.
| would like to tell you, but you know
that is Impossible. I only stayed one
night in New York az ! came over, so
you sec l did not see very much of the
place. have been over the top aev-
eral times, but came out 0. X. I feel
that l am very lucky for have not
got scratch. will tell you of little
incident which hoppened to some of US.
had been up all night and had just
dropped off to sleep when all of sud
den machine guns began firing all
around us, and / never heard such yell
ing in all my life. Fritz was trying to
get at us from the rear, but what am
talking about, there was not enough of
the Huns left to tell the tale saw
hundreds Of Huns give up without firing
a shot. They threw off their helmets
and gas masks and said the war was
finished for them. They had their stuff
packed and were waiting for the Ameri-
cans to come and take them prisoners
They were young boys and men not
over thirtyfve yoars old. | would like
to send you a German helmet for a
souvenir.
At present | am in a signal school.
| have had experience in telegraphy,
wireless, telephone and various other
methods of communication. like this
work as one does not tire of it very
easily
met one Of my old pals the other
day, Mullinax boy who lives near
Easley. We were together at Chica-
amauga Park, but he crossed over be-
fore did. must stop.
Your son,
Sergt. Dwight l.. Thomas,
H. @. Co., 9th U. S Infantry. A. f. F.
The following letter was received by
Mr.. and Mrs. James j. Summey from
their son, Prvt. Harry B. Summey,
now with the American Expeditionary
Forces, somewhere in France:
Dear Mother: / will write you few
lines this afternoon in answer to your
most welcome letter I received today.
Was sure glad to hear from you and to
know you were all well. am well and
truly hope this will reach and find you
the same.
have just returned from the front
and got q good rest Last night and am
feeling fine today. l am sorry to hear
that Uncle Marvin has his finger cut
of. can not tell the name of the
place where am now for it is agains,
the censor's S rules. We have been hav
idg lot Of rain but it is clear today
r Mother, | have been reported wounded,
but was not, SO if you see my name or
j. the casualty list it is not true.
Why do not the folks, write to me-
!, l would be glad to hear from any o!
: them / can't understand why yol
have not received any letters from mt
for have written two and three ever,
|, week for don't know how long.
!. have not heard from you in some time
1 I received a letter written back il
!. July, but don't stop writing to ne fo
lyou don't know how glad am to hea