Weekly journal-miner., 1918-11-13
LIEUT.. LOWRY IS RETAINING HIS
 LOST HEALTH
PRESCOTT BOY WHO WAS WOUNDED IN MARINE
 BATTLE, WRITES INTER- ESTINGLY OF HIS DEC GRAFTON; STILL LAID UP
(From Saturdays Daily)

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 Lieutenant James Lowry, who is at present located in q French hospital recuperating from wounds which he received while fighting on the Marnc has written an interesting letter to his mother. Mrs. James Lowry of this city. Under the date of October 18th, he writes as follows:
 Am feeling fine and improving every day Every other day take treatment for my cars. Nothing ser iously wrong with them now but it will take time to get entirely well. .Buzzing has almost stopped. As they get better my balance will improve. Get around quite well now and can go by myself some Walk better each day. Am fat and sleek as pet puss but I am afraid l cant get back to the front for several months and by that time the war will be over. Doctor promises that I may leave the hospital by Nov. 10th. I'll be as good as new when l get out and per haps after a month or so I can rejoin my regiment Have been helping the Red Cross representative here. A great many Christmas boxes con taining hundreds of bags from last Christmas just got over and this hos pital got some Besides helping the Red Cross it keeps me occupied. Can't read or write much because of bum eyes from gas. They were ban daged for time but now are better. All the nurses and personnel have been as good as gold to me. 1 am very fortunate and am glad I'm alive. I sent yo ua box with boche helmet and a couple of belt buckles. Did you ever get them? If you didn't some thieving postal-clerk has taken them.
 Was recommended for and have received an order giving me D. s. C. Distinguished Service Cross)- got it at - where I was wound ed. Everybody who deserves one doesn't get it though. I'm lucky.
 The newspaper clippings from home were interesting and very much enjoyed as was the rest of your news. Tell everybody Hello" tor me and give them my best. Thank them for the many kind things done and for messages sent. l appreciate it all with you. Six years ago, Octo- Der 10. 1912. I left home Once I get back I'm never going to leave again. Do not fear that my war experiences will make me brutal Have seen so many horrible things and had so many narrow squeaks that 1 don't want anything or anybody to exper- fence the same.
 Two or three experiences I'll never forget Was helping bandage a sergeant when heard a shell com ing. I listened to see how close 1t was-when it landed it was not more than five feet from me. was petri- fled. couldn't move We'll the bloom ing thing didn't go off--that is one reason Pm here yet. 1 tell you l had a powerful hard time making my knees hold me up. Don't know whether I told you I had command of company or not. Well, did and we all went over the top to- gether. Some feeling-some thrill.
 q am proud to say that I had a part in the most decisive battle of the worlds history-the second bat tie of the Marne. How I hope I can get just one more crack and finally land in German -teritory-part of a victorious army.
 The outfit has been in this last drive and are already famous. and the S9th is conceded to be the best regiment in the division (4th). How proud we all feel! l wouldn't give my experience for any amount of money, rank or anything. When l transferred from cavalry 10 infantry to get better chance to come over, 1 lost 3,2S5 files that means that that number ot men rank me because I transferred. But 1 am not sorry I did, for by so doing I feel that 1 have helped to do my part.
 The news tonight is wonderful : the war will be over very soon.'