Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-28
FromOver There
letters OF interest from Americas
soldiers who are with the allied
fercc In France.
Every Even ng will be glad to receive
and print letters 1 this character.

First Class Private, Elmer T. Collins,
Base Hospital, No. 60, A. +. f., writes
his mother at Monroe Apartments as
follows
My Dear Mother We arrived over
here all safe on September 2, after a fine
trip across The weather was nice and
calm. | had no experience of any seasick-
ness. am feeling we'll and hearty.
We had quite greeting by the people,
but we don't understand them very well.
This is some odd country Houses are
built strong and old style. 1t does not
seem possible that can be so far away
from home. but it is So and ] will have
some interesting things to tell YOU, for !
| am hoping to get home IT may be sooner
or later. but we are going To get kaiscr
Bill first How are my babies? ! hope
they will get along all right and keep well.
Tell them to be good boys and kiss them
for daddy We are in good health and
have rice officers IN our company, so
mother don't worry You want to keen
well fer vou know II will bc some great
dav when W bows come marching home
| have not CCmC across any ono know aS
vet Tell everyone to write rs II does MS
good to get letters don have much tune
to write So don't got uneasy when YOU
don't hear Just when YOU think YOU should.
Tell dad ard uncle Ia take good care oi
Themselves now will close for thus time
Hope wren this letter reaches YOU yen
will all hc in the best of health With love
to one and all and don't forget my little
bows. and don't worry Your son, Elmer
The following letter from Raymond
Moore Of the u : Army Base Hospital
Is. \ T. F. France, To his mother Mrs
Charles g. Moore. nj Lcwcs. was written
Sept ,
Dear Mother. II has been sometime
since | have written to YOU, vet | have
received mail from vou and to-day got
letter from Aunt Molllc Ingram | am
sending YOU y picture of myself, which
was taken a couple # weeks ago II Is
not very good. because the helmet hides
my face
Last week was over 70 sec Forrest and
STAYED two days They were about 80
kllomrters from here and | got there Just
after they came out of action They arc all
IN good shape and were very lucky for
they lost only one man The entire rcgi-
mcnt only lost five men and IL wounded
They were in the thick of the fight and
the last night thCv were IN they got
heavy shclling from the enemy, but his
shells failed 10 CNpl dc
The battery did good work. for they
llcw up three German stations, few
ammunition dumps and sllenccd some
enemy guns Forrest was operating tho
ti-aircraft-machnc guns which arc
located on each flank Ci tho battery THIS
regiment was cited for good and daring
work and they viii wear the cord around
their arm near fhc shoulder which show
they have ccn IN action again
Another fellow and | arc trying % Ect
transferred to Il Forrest waS in gooG
health They re as n; ~ Is rails saw
Young Iongacrc also Some 0t us expect
II go M to tho front soon and get ~ he
fight There arc quite few fellows from
home around here now and ] expect 20
see them soon saw young Bartk olcmCw
and Seal from West Chester Well guess
will clcsc TRY to write oftcn,r An
in good health and ready fcr action RAY
mond
Raymond Moore Is a son Of A,r and
Mrs Charles Moore and studied
medicine Al tho | University of Pcnussl-
wanna for two wears before the outbreak of
the war between tho United States and
Germany He is IN the Hospital Corps
and has charge Of ward He has been
over there since February 1918 His
father. Charles \ Moore has been IN tho
insurance business for more than 70
wears and has an office in Wilmington.
where he IS wcll-known among the busi-
ness mon of the city Mrs Moore was
Miss Maud Mills, daughter Of MIR and
NrS John Mills. who for many wears has
been lighthouse keeper Of the Grcenhill
Light al lcwcS
Friends OF Victor T Bennett of the
l09th Infantry Band who has been in
the great drive overtherc. will be glad 10
know that he Is we'll and safe He has been
in the trenches two months with the 2Sth
Division. and the nearest he got to the
shells, was To have Ii inches taken out of
his rain coat and wound IN the left
side from mustard gas burn Victor
was very popular member Of the West
Presbyterian Church G. + and orchestra.