The Fayette falcon. (Somerville, Tenn.) 190?-current, 1918-09-20
Our Soldier Boys

Somewhere in France, Aug. Is, 1918.
My Dearest Mother and All:.-I guess
you have cotton the card by this time,
of my safe arrival Never saw SUBJ
marine or anything to take the JOY out
of life. Surely did have a good time
on boardsh!p, of course the trip was
mohotonous at times but there was a
band on the ship end that helped a
great deal. l didn't get seasick but
was dizzy for about three days out but
after that | felt like king.
France is Ancient History from cover
to cover, as much of it as have seen,
and you don't see any men hardly be-
tween Is and 40, nothing but old folks
and kids. The kids certainly have got
the "Gimmees, they know how to say
nickal, penny, cigarette and beg. They
get cigarettes and if you ask them
what they do with them, he will tell
you for his father and the first thing
you see he is pulling it himself, or they
will sell them.
The commanding officer of our squad
ron took US for hike Tuesday, left
camp about 10:30 and carried along
couple of slices of bacon and bread,
cooked it alongside the road, got back
apout o'clock. A French corporal
walked back with US from little VII
lage, he thonght that was the greatest
thing he ever did to walk at the head
of the American Troops. He had
charge Of some German prisoners, that
were doing farm work; showed US
some German coins. He had served at
the front and had be n shot thru the
arm arWA from elbow down was para
lyzed. 1had scrap" on the boat
coming over and was victorious.
Write more next time. Write soon,
often, aud long letters,
Lots of love from,
SONNY" J. C. KELLY Jr;
Letters to Hon. F. G. Buford of.
Memphis from France tell of serious
wounds to his son, Frank Cannon Buf-
ord, formerly of Hatchie Hall in the
fifth district. The young man volun-
teered year ago and on the firing line
in France with the machine gun squad
has been engaged in number of bat
ties, several times going over the top
with his comrades, and being several
times wounded. His last wounds are
more serious than the others. and he is
now in base hospital with one eye
gone and with other serious wounds.
He will be remembered thruout this
section with esteem.
The Falcon appreciates the cooper
alton it has received in the conduct of
this column Of its weekly news, Friends
and parents of boys at the Front have
kindly givenus letters. news items, etc;
about the boys and we have passed
these on to our readers. We ask the
indulgence of these friends in the let
tiers sent ps. We now have large
number of these letters on our desk.
We expect to publish them each week
but we can not publish each letter just
when it comes to our hands. We ap-
preciate the cooperation and will pub
lish letters in their turn, so that If
letter is sent US, do not be disappoint-
ed If it fails to appear in the next edi-
tion of the Falcon, and note the reasons
stated above.
A letter received by the Falcon this
week from j. o. Manley orders his pa
per sent to Camp Gordon, where he is
in the Reserve Officers Training School.
A Fayette county boy at the front
in France wrote his father a few days
ago that if 50. so would get him copy
of The Falcon at that very time he
would give it. That father. on receipt
of this message. came to this office and
paid for six months subscription to go
to that boy. 1t verify is a real letter
from home to those boys.
John Cunningham of Galloway tells
us that his son, Alex, has arrived on
the other side and was at an English
coost point when he wrote a few days
ago.
Samuel E. Downey writes hisparents.
Mr.. and Mrs. p. H. DOwney of his
safe arrival on the other side. He
went to Camp Gordon June 25.