The Democratic banner. (Mt. Vernon, Ohio) 1898-192?, 1918-04-30
Raymond Moore Says Things
Get Hot When Hun
Shells Fall
WANTS MOTHER FOR A
COMRADE OVER THERE
Hears That E Battery Lands
In France With Three
Other Bodies

Thai he il in the trenches and that
Things are getting pretty hot Is
what Raymond Moore. son Uf Mr.. and
Mrs. Edwin Moore. East Gambler
street. who Is in the United States
Marine Corps. in France has to say
about his duties over there in
letter to his parents. He refers 10 lis
sister. Mrs. Lester Dutt. when he
speaks OF Helen" The letter follows
in part:
France. March ~. 1918.
Il just received five letters from
home. four from you and ono from
IYclcn. am going to answer them all
together for / can do It better and
Ilclcn can read this too. | bad not
heard from home. except the papers
Won sent. for over three months. and
thought you were all dead, but 1t was
on account of my not telling you to
pvt A r.. r.; ON. the letters They
finally got to me. after going al
dTOuUu iDe NOIIu.
we are in the trenches new and
things arc pretty hot sometimes. es-
pccially when the shells whistle over
your head. or drop near you. am
pretty good dodgcr. though. aud
hope 10 dodge them for a while any.
way. with the help of my horse.
You must not worry for am ina
pretty safe place most Of the time.
"Bill. Walter Colvell, received one
package from Mrs. Stump. but no let
ter from her. He received letter
from a Mrs. Garrad and four fellows
from the {. & G.. Cooper Co.-GeorSe
Kelly and three othcrs-who said they
we're sending him a package, i, lie is
very thankful TO you for your trouble
and appreciates the paeks &c from Mrs.
Stump. He wrote her letter right
away thanking her.
There's another fellow here il every
body is'so anxious to be mother. that
I know would be surprised and glad
TO get some I'ull Durham tobacco. His
name is John Steincl same address as
mine. and his mother just died Il
month ago. You can let him i'm on
some of the mother business. too You
get them started to mother Biil
Il want to step on the train with
Helen by my side and walk up Main
street to CanJyland and have some
ice cream and say "howdy" 10 the
boys.
received the picture of Edwin aud
il Is line of him You must persuade
him to try for Il commission for he is
fully qualified for such position. He
should have better sense than To eli
list as Il private. With his education
he can become competent officer
in three months. ur maybe little
more than that. They could get hin
sent to an officers training school cas-
ily.
II just heard today that T. Battery
is over here. but don't know where
An artillcryman told a fellow in this
outfit that they had arrived with three
other batteries from the states.
Il know Cecil Hall. but have moi
seen him yet. lie was in my class ir
school
We'll. everybody is betting that th'
war will cDd with the finish os this
last German drive. We are SMASHING
them up now, and have turned tbcu
back. We get the news every day fron
Paris. They have slaughtered the Ger
mans something fierce and they thinl
this battle will decide the war.
hope so.
You must not EXCUSE yourself s,
much for not writing often. Your let
tcrs are good for mo- but you must no
! try Ia beat mo so bad.
II must close this letter now. for
must 20 on watch hope have an
swcrcd all the questions and ! will &c
your letters regularly now. think. 70
they know now where we are.
Lots of love from
Your son.
RAYMOND MOORE.
ith Brigade Headquarters,