The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1918-09-27


that they will get home all right. ]
think will send Jennie one if | can.
l suppose that you hear from Archie
quite often So Paul Schindie is still
at Deming. l suppose that he is get
ting anxious to move. Do you
know where Harvey Ore is? have
mt heard from him for a long time
suppose that harvest is all over by
this time. How are the crops? Good
hope fer we need all the food that we
can get. Well / don't know anything
that would interest you SO ] think !
will quit for this time. hoping to hear
Sergeant Wesley Ore.
Somewhere in France, August 24,
1918. Dear Mother: / got your letter
and was glad to hear from home and
to hear that you are all well. / am
we'll and feeling fine. We are back in
rest camp for a few days. We have
been at the front Well / still have
time to write to everybody now.
have not written a letter for about
ten days. got letter from Wes-
hey yesterday and he is fine. He says
he has plenty of work to do. He is
working with Frenchman that can't
talk word of English l bet he has
a great time trying to talk to him
for / know how hard it is to talk to
them. have lot of fun with some
of them trying to teach them to talk
English. l have taught some of theEl
great things but they don't know any
different Got them pictures you sent
Ind was glad to get them. Otto looks
the same as ever They were pretty
good of all OF you. Prince took the
best picture Of the whole bunch.
got letter from Jennie today and
was glad to hear from them. Private
Archie Ore, Co. /, 326th Infantry,
American e. F. sounded good to hear
it called off. They were all well. l
would like to see the children. Does
Fern talk as much as ever? She looks
like quite q girl on that picture. |
suppose that she talks everything by
this time Well there isn't. any news
much that | can tell you so | will quit
for this time / will try and write
more often than ! have been lately.
| have been busy and working nights
and trying to sleep during the day.
Well | want to write to Jennie to-
night so will stop for this time. hop
to hear from you Soon.-Archie.
Don't let the good news that is COM
ing to us just now from the other
side dull The fighting energy. Don't
let the good news make you feel
comfortable about the war. Don't get
The impression that the Germans are
licked and that the contest is prac-
tically over.
For the war is not over and un-
fortunately a great deal OF hard
fighting, splendid generalship and
scientific handling of economics to-
gether with the saddest of all-the
loss Of many of our brave boys over
there, will be necessary before we
can once more rest back in peace
and security and pursue our lives
and cur. business as of old.
Therefore, don't be deceived by
he fact that we instead of the Ger
mans are at this moment on top, but
on the other hand we must put over
The Fourth Liberty Loan with more
viaor and earnestness than we have
rut forth on any previous loans.
Every demand upon our govern
ments for money, food, ships. air.
planes, clothing and ammunition
GENES back end must be paid for
ny the United States Treasury.
There must be no failure here
he money must be raised. We have
heretofore made records to be proud
f. The Fourth Liberty loan must be
no exception.
Buy Liberty Bonds on September