The central record. (Lancaster, Ky.) 18??-current, 1918-10-03
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BREWER LAYTON
Writes OF The Red Cross And Y. N. c. A.

tcStlned TO by the letter printed be
low from Mr.. Brewer Layton, son Of
Mr. o. r. Layton, Of this county, whC
is now with the American ENpodi
tonary forces
ION Active Service with The Ameri
can Expcditionary Forces
September ,, Il
To the good people of Garrard Co
who have worked so hard and given
so much time and money to the Rec
Cross and Y. VI. c. A.. wish to say
you just don't know how much good
and pleasure you are giving the sol.
diers. When one is sick he is sent
to the Red Cross hospital where the
best of Doctors and pretty nurses are
to take care of you like mother
would, il you were at home. | have
been sick over here and know it is
just that way.
And when you have a little time
off the Y. NJ. C. A. is ready to give
YOU every thing they can and do
every thing they can to make you
enjoy your self and have good
time, and to lead you to live for
Christ as YOU should as a christian
soldier.
am well and hope after victory
is won to be with you some fine day
Thanking you good people for your
many kindnesses, | am,
Your true friend.
c. B. Layton,
with the American Elk. Forces.
The following letter. one OF the
most interesting ones we have read,
was written by a former well known
Garrard County boy. Lieut.. Thos F.
Stone. Mr.. Stone was born and
reared in Lancaster. a son of Mr..
and Mrs. Cy Stone, now of St. Louis.
No. The letter was written to Mr..
Garrard. and many will find il very
interesting, as Tom was well known
and liked by all here in his "old
home town"
"A. f. F. France. Aug 9th, 1918.
hir. and Mrs. Alfred Pointer,
Ny dear cousin Your interest
ing letter came to hand some time
ago, but | haven't been in a place TO
answer it, have been on the front all
that time and no mail was taken at
Hdq. Anyway. where the shells are
breaking and bullets fying is no
place to write. Have been in battle,
come out without a scratch but had
to feel to see if | was wounded when
- big she'll hit near me, as it knocks
you over. Have seen a great deal
Of war, hardships and all that goes
with war and am still in the best of
spirits. We could not get ANYTHING
har lly to eat for six days, so now |
have my stomach all torn up from
eating so much. Nv men are the
same way. We drank water out of
shell holes and a creek that had dead
Germans and horses in it, but our
lins were parched and our stomachs
empty, still up the valley we went, !
feeding into the line under artillery
and machine gun fire. Me! smoking
cigarette every now and then and
the men would 20 every time | gave
the command if it meant instant
death, though we got the Huns goat
and up out of his hole he would come
while others still chung 10 their ma
chine guns. they would say kamerld,
but the men shot most Of them full
of holes or run the oayoret thru
them. some Of them got avag by
other officers orders but my orlcr
was to take no prisoner for they had
Red Cross bands on their arm, while
operating machine CUR IL my
knowledge only five 60 20 our nnes
with their hands ~ a. prisoners.
We chased thom out Of q ,.g farm
house and immedi.,cly established
my Company hes lurar,c,, "a it, and
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