The Belding banner-news. (Belding, Mich.) 1918-1973, 1918-08-07

mctnef In all the world.
Your loving son.
Y. S. Navy Air Station, Dunkerque.
France.
Another. letter is from Tom
Lewis K. Granger, well known local
boy, who has been in the service for
long time now. Tom sure appre-
GATES getting the old home paper and
| it is needless to say that without ex-
miliar looking Banner-News as it
reaches them each week:
Port Newark, N. j.
July 80, 1918.
Editor:
The Bedding Banner-News has sum-
moned another hasty letter to il call
of victory. 1t has won the loyalty
of your boys in the colors, khaki and
blue, who are so far away and when
the news reaches them it surely cheers
them up for another week to come
as well as our readers at home. We
long to hear the news from home and
loved ones and of the ringing of the
church bells in that hour of night. 1t
surely was a grand awakening to hear
those church bells and whistles blow
ing of victory won and / know that
our boys in the colors of Bedding are
proud of their loved ones at home
and their true and loyal American cit
liens who are helping to win this
great American victory and it makes
the boys feel brave and courageous
when they know they are not forgot
ten as they look for the mail when
mail tine comes and the boys who are
across the deep blue water who are
SO bravely fighting for their country,
home and flag, which we all love and
are willing to do and give all. To
know that our flag may ever wave in
liberty and freedom. My regiment
that / left at Camp Custer is on their
way, you know where to, that land
of no man. And believe me, | would
feel better satisfied if l was with
them. But we never know how long
before we will follow them. My
company is guarding this port and it
is some port. They are building
ships here and they are guarding that
they have a company there and this
where i am is the shipping yards.
There are about $50 soldiers guarding
these yards. Last November these
yards were only a swamp and you
wouldn't think they could make a port
of such place so soon. Newark is
a nice city and pretty city. Is about
a half hours walk or 10 or 15 min
utes' ride. There are buses going
all the time. There are train loads
of men going to and from work,
morning. noon and night. The city
of New York is across the river. 1t
has the tallest building in the world,
it is called the Woolworth building.
i haven't been over there yet. am
going over and see the Statue OF
Liberty some day when am off.
Elizabeth is on the other side of us.
They have an aeroplane factory there
and you can see them flying over us
all the time.
Newark is almost as big as Detroit
and | will say it Is. come city. The
people are very good to us and they
enjoy having us visit their homes. All
the trouble is with us we don't have
enough time off, so you see we can't
take in all the invitations we get,
which we are sorry to say. There
are eleyen million people in 100 mile
circle around me so you can see it is
thickly settled and with all different
races of people Well / will bring
this to a close and / will send along
a couple Of letters that were sent to
me that were written in France which
know will interest you all. Every
thing looks good and it has been rain
ing almost steady since noon and it
has cooled off a lot. 1t has been
quite warm here. We have 289 col
ored soldiers here handling the over
sea supplies. They came from Jack
sonville, Florida and they are good
bunch of boys left Alma Sept. 20
for the call of the colors. The Re-
public Motor Truck Co. send me a
radio of what is going on and the
News / get it weekly. They have
$50 trucks in this county and the
agent says he can't get them fast
enough.
Well / will close hoping this will
be remembered by all as we all think
Of home and you and sure would be
glad to hear from any Of you and of
Belding the city they all come back
to and want to thank you all for
your kindness and loyalty towards
your boys in khaki and blue. will
close in Old Glory.
Respectfully yours,
Prvt. Lewis K. Granger,