The commonwealth. (Greenwood, Miss.) 1896-1923, 1918-07-17
LOCAL BOY GETS
TWO KAISERITES
Gordon Gillespie Has Been In the
Thckest of the Fight-TOOk Part
In Two Gas Attacks.

Il have been under fire and have
had two gas attacks TO spice the ex-
istence,' said Gordon Gillespie in a
s,letter to his parents In this city. "My
first night over, Scottish Leuten-
ant cashed in his chips as he was
sauntering along at my side | have a
most beautiful dent in my pal. the
steel helmet, which was the souvenir
issued and which was little different
from what my Scottish comrade re-
ceived.
II tell you frankly, | had just as
soon be down about No Mans Land
as back farther. The German artil-
lery is continually playing about the
middle and rear with choice pellets
of metal and ore. Except for bar
: RACES and harrasing machine gun fire,
belches from stokes mortars, Lewis
guns and grenades, life is more peace
full closer up.
was invited for a stroll across
the N. NJ. l.. one afternoon, fully four
hours before dark, by a most indif-
ferent Britisher, who even refused to
disrobe his Sam Brown hilt and swag-
ger cane, This heroic nut and | act
ually walked across on some recoin-
sissance work to ascertain if Fritzie
was taking advantage of few
chumps of bushes and brush. Swish
es Of steel played a comfortable dis
tance over our 'ivories,' but we came
back without a scratch
"By the way, had the excitement
of witnessing the most interesting
daring air scrap few nights ago. II
makes you unconscious that tons of
'undertakers, extra dry are popping
about you constantly. Everyone Of US
are becoming almost insensible to
fear. have to plead for more eau
ton and | am afraid we are going to
be compelled to requis.tion some wire
rope to prevent our men from anti
over-ing into the little divide between
us ard the Huns.
"Out rations are splendid Our
treatment is grand, and the 1875 and
1918 spirit is bubbling over in every
vein. We are all scandalously joyous
except for the thrObs for those who
don't come back or are sent to the
hospital.
"The mustard gas the vipers are
using, is atrocious. 1t causes unbear
able blisters, temporary blindness and
knocks one out from u fortnight to
two months. My boys use the masks
like veterans. We have had no blisters
from it------,.------yet. We have lost
only six so far from other causes. !
wish / were permitted to tell you
where we are located, so you could
watch events.
''When | return to America, will
have to relearn the English language.
speak French well and use it as
much as my native tongue.
"Did / tell you that undoubtedly /
put two kaiserites out Of life's sway.
| bagged these two skunks myself.
One of them saw two n. c, o. S. rush
ing to join me in my wing Of the raid
and after he had almost gotten my
goat and number, started to whine
some of the newest didies--" "kamerad
ich surrender, wife and two children"
Numbers of them never put up a
scrap. They are eagerly keen to be
made prisoners. They used to say a
dead negro is a good negro. There
was some mitigation to that state
ment, but oodles of us are proud to
opine that good Boche is a dead
one.
"Do not worry about me. If l get
mine, it will be with a clear heart
and mind. 1t may be my lot to push
up the poppies, but just remember
that other parents have lost their
boys and it was the big bit they had to
do in the loss sustained. However
in two or three years you will proba
bly, see your amiably dispositioned
kid, hiking into home"