Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1918-11-07


shey. ] hope that you will remem-
her always that she ~ truly died III
the service of this country and TINS
civilization as If she had been sold
Ter killed by the Germans in the front
line trenches. Miss Hershey was on
n mission to help the United States
win this war by merciful assistance
70 the soldiers OF the country. Her
mission was doubly important for this
reason and you must always think OF
her as a crusader who gave her ire
before she could accomplish her high
nurpose. Miss Hershey's personal
effects will of course be returned TO
this country to be sent to you, ana !
know that you win feel free to call
on the Red Cross for any assistance
we can give.
m NJ IN
From Lieut.. r. ". Laney to his
father. G. w. Laney of Chapman: on
the Italian Front, Oct. IL am Just
out of mighty big scrap, and am
whole. only one scratch. Why ! was
not killed will ever be a wonder to
me Our division led the attack and
we fought six days and nights with
out let-up We lookd ike ghosts
when we came out and we are rest
ing up now We had nothing to eat
for two days. The weather here Is
damp and chilly now, and ] will get
some heavy underclothes, but | can
stand anything nowadays. ! receiv-
ed my promotion to first lieutenant
when | came out. Not much differ
ence in pay, but the rank helps.
va r. -
A letter to Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Het-
tenbach of Chapman from their
brother, Wilbur l.. Adams, who IS
with Co. /, 139th Infantry, France,
saws: ! will try to write line or two
Just to pass the time away. am
at ease while ! am a private. All l
have to do is look after myself ana
think Of nothing but eat and sleep
| am afraid that / won't want to do
anything when | get out of the army
but we will see about that when l
get out. You ought TO be here in
the mountains, where ! am. There
is some pretty country through these
mountains. 1t is getting little coo!
here have two blankets and sleep
warm. If you were to make bed
out on the ground along the side OF
the road the chances are you would MT
sleep very warm or any at all. can
take two of our o. d. blankets ana
sleep all night, then get up the next
morning feeling just like fighting l
am so mean that you wouldn't know
II was the same person. How are
vour crops? l guess they are good
here. All they have is few pota-
toes, cabbage and turnips on, they
are hard working people. We nave
quite a time in the trenches lodging
bullets as they come whizzlng by
When one of those little ten men
shells come along our way and kicks
little dust in our faces it isn't sc
nice. or a puff of gas comes along
and hicks out q few of our best
friends. That is what makes us Zee
like fighting. How would you IKE
TO be going across No Mans land and
your pal beside you fall dead? tell
Won It takes some nerve but ] am
right there. You ought to see al
the knives and guns that Uncle Sam
has given me to use on the Germans
and don't you ever think that won
use them or don't know how.
"a - m
Lieut.. f. II. Grigg who is wthe the
70 HEADQUARTERS Infantry Brigade III
France. to his brother, W. z. Grigg
In a nreyious letter he tells of being
emf off with three other men back OF
the German lines He said the Am
orleans advanced and then in a coun-
ter attack Che Germans pushed them
back temporarily and left him back
of their lines He destroyed ms
mans and other important papers pul
was rescued by the advancing
Yankee troops before the Huns found
him. He says:
since coming out Of the sector III
the Vosges, have been IN TWO DE-
pushes, one, the San Mihiel stunt ano
the other over Vanquois Hill neal
yarennes, not far from Verdun. me
first was not so bad, but the second
was some fight Our brigade at
+aclyed at davbreak, four mornings III