Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-10-23

ptaI. is: Il am in the Signal Platoon and
we work at signals, both the day and night
KIND In tn" day We have the Ssmiphore
and wigwag and at might we use the blinker
system, which is operated by electric lights
dot and dash system. Don't tell any body 7
was wounded
Others of these letters as well are ludic-
rous IN their brerity Us. for example. this:
Your kind letter received this a M In
reference TO same, | am now stationed at
the same place. Wei, must close, because
know you are busy. also am busy too
! am working in the camp kitchen. Hoping
ihis Will find YOU the ,ame."
Another conveys this information: Il am
in charge of The mules on one Of the trans
port wagons. Them mules is sure got my
goat
One writes in jocular words. but in serious
mica: 1T is in AN uuholy frame of mind
that | address your reverence. That child-
ish aiiment, the measles. has attacked me
and ! am Kept In quarantine While others,
more or less worthy. are allowed 10 20 up to
the front"
Another reioices IN the fact that Our stay
back here will b. very short. from the look
OF things. We hope to he moved to the 'front.'
lin" trenches ucNt week. I nave gained
eighteen nou"dS since ! got into the army.
The weather here is fine. The food IS good
and there = plen;E of It. Wishing you many
happy returns"
This Is the wav they cone" the clergy
man concluded Little letters. not alwavs
uuite grammatical. usually lead-peuc writ
ten. always brief because they imagine
AN hus'-the whole is very tou'hjng. | try
the ve'N best ! can 20 write the boys: but
the truth x they have heen moving so often
and so rapidly-and both in the direction OF
Berlin.-that II is almost impossible to keep
up with them.
There is one thing I-no-ice egpeciaIIv. In
every case they are ten times more con-
cerncd over the people at home than they
are about themselres. one Of their famous
requests is: '"Don't WORRY about me I'm
all right: but ] wish YOU could tr, 70 see
my mother persunda then, no, 20
be so un'a This is point to remember
II ls poSitlve crime for anybodv 70 write
any OF these bows n single word from home
,hal WI give them the impression that one
IS ANYTHING but glad they are there and
proud of them and eager 70 do everything
~ homt commensurate with what they are
doing alaoad
What this all comes down to is the sentl-
ment EXPRESSED on a famous picture post-
card. which 7 understand has gone the
rounds of France. Two helmeted and bur-
dened, battered and begrined men are sean
IN a trench, in the mud apd the cold aud the
smoke. with dead bodies. barbed wire brol,e,
shells and ammunition all heaned in conru-
SION. one says TO the other. Wen win the
war all right, if only they hold out They
WhoE why they, Of course. the folks al
home.
The service flag of the Church Of St lute
ana the Epiphany contains l75 stars The
rector was proud enough OF this fact and
generous with his time IN sorting the above
letters Tor excerpts. But one other fact
proved too delicate to touch upon THAT is
in the center of this flag already there ave-
i've gold stars. These represent that many
names that must be read at the approaching
service ON All-saints' Day in the roster OF
the dead, as is the custom in the EnlsconaI
Church' They are: Mnchini-t Mate 4. Jack
son T. Gallagher, Aviation Company "a pen
sacois. Fla. died at Hampton Road. J.m.s-
town, Va, following an op~rstton. EI,.,
Lieutenant John Rslston Graham Eight
eehth Regiment. United States Infantry.
somewhere In France, killed in action. Pri
ware victor Gibson, Headquarters Compsny
nited states Infantry. some where in Franc.
Killed In action; Corporal George H.nry
>iook, Company u, 10th Infantry son.
where In France. killed in action and PrI
va'e John Weigei. Ss5th Remount station.
Camp Logan. Houston. Tey. died OF nD.u
m0nia In camp.