Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-08
WAR NOT ALL HORRIBLE,
WYNlVEWOOD BOYS WRITE
Robert and John B. Heyl Men
ton Lobster and Peach
OIeibd
Crore of Richard S. Bullii
Tisited-Many Acquainf.
ances Found IN Paris

UTT is just like having box seat at
the worlds greatest drama.
would not. even If I. had choice, be
anywhere else but here"
In these words John d. Heyl Of
wynnewood. son of Robert c. Heyl, sums
up his impressions of service in war
torn France. As member of the 1890
Trench Mortar Battery. which absorbed
the remnants of the First City Troop OF
Philadelphia. Mr.. Heyl is doing his bit
for world freedom and. in his own words
enjoying the experience
Despite the eacrihces he is extremely
happy, and Ia letters addressed to Phila-
delphia friends and relatives paints word
pictures that bulge with optimism and
good cheer.
\ brother Robert e. tIcyl. is a second
lieutenant and now attending an anti
aircraft school near Paris. 1t is APP
parent that the IIeyl brothers are natu.
raj soldiers. for they have no time for
complaints and In letters to their parents
omit the drab and depressing. Their
letters are Of unusual interest and will
do much to allay the fears of anxious
mothers. for both take time to metnion
lobster salads, ice cream sodas and good
! NiuSlt III lllH runs 'dltS'
War Has Light side
TREY are in the war. but war with
them has q light side and they prefer
to depict It rather than relate the hard
I ships and miSerics.
. John is twenty five years old and en-
| listed in the First city Troop at the
outbreak Of the war. lIe is a Princeton
man and has been in France since May.
! Robert is three years younger and Il
graduate o: Princeton and Massachu-
sets Institute of Technology. He went
TO France in June and won a second
! lieutenacy. and is now in n new branch
{ of the service. one organized to combat
/ the enemy airplaneS more effectively.
/ Today the parents of these soldiers
Z received two letters from France. The
, father got enc from Robert and Mrs
lIevl one from John.
( The latter Is on the front line. but
prefers to describe his visits to towns
/ behind the lines rather than to tell ol
/ his own exploits on one Of these visits
he came to the grave Of Richard Stecli-
: ton Bullitt, of Philadelphia. who fell In
! one oC the brilliant charges against the
German hordes.
"IIc was buried very near the spot
where he fell" says Mr.. Heyl. "and his
last fight must have been a glorious one
] shall never forget that scene. The
new grave with a rifle stuck up in 1t, q
cantecn also on it containing his name
and rank and surrounded by a bunch oi
troopers, couple of whom had been hi.
best friends. You cannot imagine what
bravery our boys must have, shown tc
have captured that hill They have
done and are still doing glorious work.
Insisted on Fighting
To those who faHer in the purchase
of Liberty Bonds, Mr.. Heyl sends n littl,
message IT is story of a game char
who insisted upon getting into the fight
He had Il chance to keep out, but h,
! wouldn't accept it. Mr. Heyl says
Before I go on I. must tell you wha
one of the fellows in our battery did. Hi.
name is Groster, from Indiana, Pa, ant
he came to us i'm August from the re
mount station. His four front teeth pro
truded so much that he could not weal
his gas mask properly and a couple o.
sumc hospital unit. as il would hav,
been folly to bring hm along with us.
The morning we left he turned III
again with all his teeth, at least his
four front ones. pulled out. and now hC
is with us That certainly was nerve
wasn't il?
Robert iiCyl in the letter addressed
TO his father, describes "a visit to Paris
and takes pains to mention the good
things he had to eat. lie says: Really
you find more people you know here il
Paris than in any other locality. If yoJ
sit at the corner of Place de LOpera
and the Boulevarde at one Of the tables