The herald and news. [volume] (Newberry S.C.) 1903-1937, 1918-11-26
LETTERS FROM THE BOYS
ARE BEGINNING TO COME

Much of the anxiety which had been
felt at the slowness with which re-
port from the casualty list Of the las.
fighting over there is being relieved
as mail is now beginning to come
though most of it is dated in October
Since writing the Introduction to
the letters from the Bullock boys we
have had letter from our boy and
several others have received letters cf
later date. The latest date that we
have seen is from Duane Livingston
tc his mother dated October %. He
mentions in that the death Of Be
Folk who was killed in battle. He
also states that his company in which
are several Newberry boys, among
them JacE ChappelI, "was in line fcl"
13 DAYS and then came out for two
Gays rest. and then back for week,
but we are out low for 4 or 5 weeks.
We only have 80 men in the COMPANY
now, is killed and the rest wounded"
That peing the case the rest of the
NewDerry boys in this company are
PROBABLY not killed because it is al.
most certain if any had been killed
be would have mentioned it and the
time he says they are out for a rest
will take them beyond the signing OF
the armistice. Of Ben Folks death
he says, Il know Bennie died a sweet
death. He did not know what hit him.
a piece of shrapnel hit him in the
head and it was all over" Duane
adds: "He was buried with the other
Americans and with high honor"
There comes also more sad news.
1t is but natural and we sympathizs
with those who have lost loved ones
but it could not be helped.
Mr.. Tucker Livingston of the Iolly-
street section received a telegram las.
week that his son Jahu R. Livingston
had been killed in battle. He was on
Oily son AID sometime ago we print
ed several very cheerful letters from
him. Mr.. L. V. Livingston has two
sons over there and has not heard in
some time from them.
Mr.. S. B. Tompkins of West E''
has received telegram telling him Of
the death of his grandson Charles S.
Haynes. killed in battle. Haynes was
the son of Mrs. Charley Dudley who
died in Newoerry about a year ago
Mrs. NMize, a widow at Oakland has
message that her son, Clyde Mize,
died from wounds received in: battle
October 25.
Mr.. T. J. Digby at Oakland mill has
information that his son Victor z
Digby has been missing since October
IS. Maybe killed in battle or takcu
prisoner. ard no doubt there are
others but the information is now
coming ard the suspense will soon be
over.
It was reported on Saturday tba.
Dr. Cromer had a cablegram telling
him that his son Beale had been killed.
That report was Incorrect. DR.. Gro,
mer has not heard since early in Oc-
tcher. The report confused the death
of Haskell Cromer. son CT Mr.. Bach
nar Cromer. who was killed in batte
early in October.
Mrs Huston Long has letter from
her husband that he was doing well
in hosnital in ENGLAND and hoped
to be home soon He was wounded
We had received no letter from ou.
hov since August % until Monday
when one come dated October 18th.
There has been lot of heavy fight
ing since that time and we do not
know his fate. We hope for the hest
He is with the 2Sth division. The
letter is short and we print it for the
information of his friends:
Oct. Is, 1918.