Every evening, Wilmington daily commercial., 1918-09-14
FromOver There
Letters OF interest from Americas
soldiers who are with the allied
force in France.
Eyery Even pg will be glad to recs.vc
and print lettersof this character

Harry Daily Of Ninth and Orange
streets. has received an interesting letter
from John W Gainor of Wilmington,
now a WAGNER in the American forces
abroad, from which the following cx-
tracts are taken
"A few lines to let you know ! am still
op the map that | have been IN the big
drive and ann still in it. | am at present "A
dispatch rider for our company, riding an
Indian motorcycle. and YOU can tell the
world that If YOU ever saw this machine
YOU could tell just where she has been.
| have shrapnel holes i'll my gas tank and
machine gun bullet holes through my
tenders, and they all represent the start
ing of this big push which we have stiii
started and are still driving. | was To
turn nv machine in, but | hate to part
with It, for | like To look 1t over and think
how lucky | have been, but from all
accounts | loose her this week and get
Harlev-Davldson instead and If ITS as
good n bus as the old Indian, ! wall be
back without a scratch.
The ram keeps coming the same as
ever over here and mud that would make
farm hide itself from view IS every
where | have worn hip boots most oi the
time s.nce we went into action, and let
me tell YOU nv feet have grown from
T. 10 q - l.. u. nut VIZ ildft tp Ntot hi'
boots or get mircd But ! am not kick
ing a bit. for have little 10 bc proud of
and that is that it was our division $
machine gun battalion that stopped the
Hun at Chatcau-Thlcrrv, a place that
will % down in American history after
tins war and YOURS trIlv was riding tho
road on the west side when | was looking
10 sav 50 long Delaware most every
minute. but ! guess they addressed their
wrong for me. rs ! came through wearing
2 gns mask and hitting The breeze al so.
and = YOU think there's any sport IN
wearing one ot those things they call q
gas maSl lust climb INTO one, although
they arc our host Incnd over here and
gun the next But there Is not anyone of
Us kicking as We are All happy.
II received the letter from the lodge
while the things were the th,ckeSt and
would have answered i, but on the level
| | hardly bad tine 20 write home - kind
lv give nv best regards 10 all and when
get back | will try to explain why ! have
not answered and tell them Little Of this
! thing that is raging So TAR from home that
! Is called war but on the level its Hell, If
there ever was one on earth
II Just wish YOU could have seen some
of the sights have seen since ! landed
2
want 10 look az before eating or YOU
might change your mind about the meal
/ Nothing suits me better now than spad-
ing = trench now and then, that Is Ia be
filled with what was once = healthy Ger
man. but now Is very badly dccOmpOscd
Well | have a trip to make IN q hurry and
| viii close Give my best regards 20 all
my friends and brothers remain rs
ever, Yours in +. G. b. Wagner John
" Gainor + II No. - 4. L. @. 740-
\. K. f.. France
Mrs John Swectman, Of Cooch, has
received card from another son. William
J. Swcctman,of of his safe arrival IN France
with Go. l, 59th Pioneer Infantry
Mr. and Mrs George Il Moore Of 5l1
West Sixth street hav> received q card
from their son. Corporal Alfred H. Moore
Go r. 591h PIonecrs Delaware Reg
mcnt stating that nc has arrived safely
oversee. Alfred has brother in France.
Frank II Moore. in the 147th Infantry
who went across IN June
Mr.. Francis J 4 Riley, Of llj West
Nineteenth street. has received card
stating that her husband has arrived safe
Co 6 59sh Pioneer llfa ltry orneriy
stationed al Camp Dix, \ j
Mrs Ebert ; Nosc OF MlddIeiown has
received card from her son, CORPORAL
flbert : Nose Jr. stating that he has
arrived safely overseas with 60. h 59th
Pioneers. formerly Of Camp DIX Corporal
Nose was one OF the first Newark bows to
! volunteer He Was in Go T.
Mr.. ard Mrs ] p. Ford OF Cooch ;,
have received word that their son
/ Private Bradley J Ford Of the seth
Pioneer Regiment. has arrived safely
oversee.
Lieutenant Clyde Gray who has neen
with Inc american forces in France for a
year is visiting his home here having
been granted fUrlough