El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-23
DAUHTLESSNE5S
Of THE ENGLISH
Keep Up Their Courage and
Hope to Win War; Wish
for American Help.

First hand news of the war always
proves Of absorbing interest espee-
tally when il carries with it the per
sonaI touch, as recently came direct
10 1lr. and Mrs. c. r. AIorehead Of this
city, IN a letter written from Eng
land By 8Ir. Norehead's cousin, Jessica
j. Eliot, who lives in London With
the letter came a medal Of bronze, in
scribed on one side with the British
flags and date, May 81. 1916. "to the
glorious memory OF those who fei
that day" on the reverse side IS a
laurel wreath and cate, May 81,
1916. The German fleet attacked off
The coast Of Jutland and driven back
into port with heavy loss. Admiral
Sir John Jellicoe. commander in chief.
Vice admiral Sir David Beatty, COM
handing battle cruiser fleet" AIRS
Morehead vas sent lace edged hand
kerchief made BIZ the children back
Of the lines at Kpres. who are being
taught so that the lace industry VIII
not die out
The letter is dated shenstone
Lodge. Codrington Hill, Forest HILL
and follows:
4 am writing my letter today to
wish you both happy Christmas day,
Tor Christmas itself contains the
spirit Of happiness, whatever may be
happening around US We here are
Near enough to realize q great deal
though not the worst Of the war. ex-
ceptinE for the air raids. the enemy
makes upon us When the great Of
fenEiFe began last July the whole air
was full Of the rumblinE of guns
like continuous thunder all day long,
and our windows shook all the time
Then when the harvest moon came,
the enemy came every night for
week. In the night we always heard
The police whistles and snatched up
. bundle Of clothes, which We kept in
the doorway, and ran downstairs
Then the guns made a terrible noise
and shells screamed overhead like
dogs whining. until at last we heard
The buEles. which sound, All clear
Then We are all very glad II is ever
TouorroW the moon begins to shine
again for some weeks and We do not
know what may happen But il is
very silly OF the Germans TO think
they can frighten US, for OF course
they cannot
Yesterday. when we were in town,
re saw many soldiers on their way
home from the front. They had u
days leave and had to go back again
on Christmas eve They carried large
packs of things over them. fur goat
skin coats and their steel helmets
and their hands and faces still COW
cred with trench mud But they
lopked very happy and smiled at those
who wished them a happy Christmas.
Last week train passed mine, full
u soldiers. They leaned out Of the
windows and gaily talked TO the
passengers in my train. They all
called out, We are going 10 Italy
rs IL not interesting about Jerusa-
lem2 I did not think il possible that
7 should live in such wonderful times.
We are al looking forward to the
tine when America viii be in
strength among Us. We went to stay
for p few days with 4 cousin. whose
father four great unclel sailed under
Nelson, 50 we can hear Nelson spoken
Of as e living man There is 50
much 70 90 in wartime for us all, is
there not2 II makes one look back
with wonder at the old days before
me var and how many pleasures we
had then"
AS Mss Mary Gates Redmond,
niece Of the Moreheads, and one Of
The most indefatigable war service !
workers in FL Paso, remarked: THE
English spirit IS wonderful No mat
ter what the Germans do the English
remain dauntiess