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them again, then will have to burn
them for we have to destroy all things
like that before we go to the front
How are you all making it? That
was some party you all had the 4th,
we had a time the same day, but It
wasn't celebrating. We were on the
march, and real marching at that.
We marched IS kilometers or about
Is miles, and was some tired chaps
when we, got to the place where we
were going. The last 5 or s miles
was under artillery fire so you see
not being used to 1t we did think it
was some excitement. am just
back from that front, was in the
trenches when got your letters. NO
do not try to send us anything yet
for we can't get it for a long time,
so wait till we get further back.
Tell Kate I will write her in day
or So. I got her letter alright.
Well Lou, 1 must close for I want
to mail this today and the mail goes
away soon.
Write as often as you can.
Lots of love to all, am
Your brother, Glenn.
Reuse haste.
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MORE LETTERS FROM FRONT
ALL IN CHEERFUL MOOD

Mr. and Mrs. Duane A. Livingston
are in receipt Of late letters from
their son Duane, written in France.
In one he says they don't have any
tomatoes, the people over there nor
knowing what they are: and no veg
etables except English peas. He saw
his first German airplane come down
the End of August. 1t fell about 100
yards from him. He sent piece OIL
it home. It was narrow strip from
the wing. Duane says he likes his
captain. who is Mr. Hutchinson
from Rock Hill. Chats good
name. Duane, stick to him.-Report-
err He says he goes to church and
that his preacher is fine man. He
not only goes to church as often as
he can but reads his Bible, for, as he
says, "I think I can get all the COM
fort 1 need out of it, He says the
papers look good to all the boys and
shat the boys are all well and "look-
ing fne."
In his next letter he says: "Yor
know we want great many things
we don't get, but by the grace OF
God we are faring all o. K: It has
been a very cool summer here; sleep
under one heavy wool blanket, SO You
see we fare all o. K" He speaks OF
having been at company headquarters
and seing sergt. Hal Kohn, who gave
him several copies of The Herald and
News that he-Duane-had not re-
ceiYed. He says the front line trench
es and the battles are all right, as he
knows from experience, and that If
he could only tell more he would; but
he tells his mother, ST am glad of it,
as it would make your hair stand up
and then some more. Tell papa ne
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Dear Mamma:
: Your most welcome letter received
Yesterday and was more than glad
to oct it. This makes 8 letters we
have received, the last letter was
dated June 2S, so you see we re-
ceived the second letter first, but
nevertheless we were glad to get
them
Hope everybody Is doing fine. We
are getting along fine; we are work
ing hard every day. The time ls
rather lively now, so it keeps US
busy, we are trying to hurry the end
of this war and think our intentions
are good. i wrote you Sunday, and
today is Wednesday. I'm writing early
this time, because we are going on a
trip and don't know when we will
get to write again, it will be at least
10 days any way. I hope to have
several letters when we get back, for
letters are real consolfng, and after
a stay in the rush, a letter is real
cheering.
1 am using a hard tack can in front
of my house for desk and it is al
most dark, so i must hurry because
we can't have any lights after dark.
Well mamma will have to close,
Just wanted to write few lines be-
fore we went off. AS soon as we get
back will write again.
with lots of love to all, I am,
Your son, Glenn.
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doesn't want to live in this country
as there are no rivers or creeks at
all; ne last water I saw was the
ocean. But we have the partridges
and plenty of them, as they raise
nothing but grain. l have seen my
first cuckoo. You know the cuckoo
clock, don't you? Well, I have seen
the cuckoo and have heard them, and
it sure makes you feel good to hear
them at about sunrise" Later on in
this letter he says he has been out
of the front line trenches now (Aug.
13) for about week, and 1--WE have
a very good time while out; we play
baseball and go to the Y. m. &c. 4
huts and to some little town close
around and have a very good time.
We look for the mail and papers"
He says 1t Is all right in the trench
es, '4out No Mans Land is not as
good as cake; but the boys are crazy
to go and for night to come in the
trenches, as they go out looking for
Terry. It sure is great to see one
coming in and Jerry in front with
his hands up. We don't do anything
in the day but sleep. 1t was almost
four days that l did not see the sun.
as I would go to bed before it came
up and didn't get up until dark; 50
you see we get plenty of sleep as the
nights, here are only eight hours
long / am with a Lewis gun squad
end carry and handle the gun, so
when anything happens I am on the
Job. The gun shoots forty-seVen times
at one pull of the trigger, and it lsl
very quickly loaded. We stay on
guard and go out on No Mans Land
to watch their post and paths that
lead up to- their trenches; and be-
lieve me we get them when they
show their heads. Gee, but I could
tell a 200 page book full; but will
stop now as it is growing dark.
don't know when we will go in the
lines again. con, yes, mother, I want
this given to Mr.. Greneker): I was
in the lines two nights with the Brit
ish soldiers, Toramies we call them;
and old U. S. can say they are right
there when it comes time to go over
the top, for they are ready, and thev
sure know how to carry on things
and very brave indeed. They don't
mind a wound in the arm or leg or
anywhere; all they want is Jerry.
and believe me if ne, Jerry, is aroun,.
in shell hole or dug out he will
find him. But they left the lines for
us to hold and went out for a rest.
We went in on Mary's birthday, the
18th of July, and my first aeroplane
or German,-fell on Marga-
ret's birthday, the End of August, so
you see I can well remember the
dates. But out of all this I am feel
ing fine. Don't worry about Duane,
sor he is going to look out for him.
self, and if old Co. X comes back to
America will be in the company.
Love to all. Gods richest blessings
upon You all"
In postscript to the last letter he
says: Sorry to hear Of Lieut.. Willie
Mayes being wounded" He closes BY
giving instructions as to his Liberty
Bonds. which shows that Duane is
doing his bit "over there" and "over
here" at the same time-double duty
While some are doing very little ne
is doing big bit.
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Since the above letters were written

Since the above letters were written
and received, Robert was able, under
date of August 10, with his own hand
to write his mother, although he had
to lie on one side to write the letter.
He says he didn't like to be moved
from the ward in which he was at
first, because there he had a fine
nurse who had done everything she
could do for him; and he hated to
leave her. We quote a part of his
letter, as follows: Mother, l know
it nearly killed you when you heard
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his head to see what he is doing, for
it makes him dizzy. But the wound
seems to be healing well and we hope
for the best. He is quite cheerful.
One Of the little French girls who
serves the patients meals has taken
a great fancy to him, so he wants
for nothing when it is time to eat.
He has been moved from the isola-
ton ward into 60-bed ward. AT first
ne did not like it so well, but he
says nothing about it now. He hopes
soon to be able to write to you him.
self. He sends love and you may be
sure he thinks much of home these
days. He is not too much Of talker
SO really know nothing about him
Or his.
Very truly,
Clara M. Foley, "A. N. C.
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Somewhere in
August 6, 1918.

My dear Sis:
Your letters received yesterday and
was glad to hear from you. felt
real good, I got a letter from you,
Mez and mamma all at the same time
and I just sit and read them over
and over. It seems like I got some
thing new every time, guess I'll read
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ANOTHER FINE LETTER
FROM THE FIRING LINE

Miss Mary L. Burton has received
a letter from her nephew, First Lieu
tenant Jas. A Burton, Jr., which we
have been permitted to read. We
found it so interesting and full Of
the true American spirit that we
want our readers to share with ns
the pleasure and benefit derived from
reading it. omitting the purely per-
soaal parts, the letter is as follows:
Somewhere in France.
Aug. II, 1918.
Dear Aunt Mary:
Your letters of June 18th and June
23rd both reached me today and you
don't know how glad I was to get
them. I've had many interesting ex-
periences during the past month.
There isn't much that can write, for
I don't want to take any chances on
writing anything that would help
Terry in case he manages to Intercept
the letter. However, I will write you
a little description of some of it.
The Infantry Regiment to which my
Signal Corps section was attached
went over the top on the morning Of
the 18th Of July, and we were right
with them. They were in the line,
or support, until day or SO ago
when we were relieved, and we are
now on our way back to a training
area for rest.
You of course have read of the won
derful drives that the Americans have
made. Well, we were right it it: IN
fact, our division started it. rye been
through all sorts Of barrages, high
explosives, shrapnel, machine gun and
rifle dre, to say nothing of numerous
gas attacks; but I'm still here and
as good as ever. The only things
have to show for all that I have beea
through are few shrapnel scratches
I'll have some great tales to tell you
when get back; Robert Louis Ste
venson won't be in it.
have little confession to make:
When I reached the chief signal Of
fier's office and found out that TIE
work would be way back CT the lines,
where you didn't even experience the
thrill os air raids, I decided that per-
haps an older man could handle the
work and that young men like me
were needed at the front, so I didn't
let them know just what telephone
and telegraph experience and knowl-
edge I had, but impressed OH them
the fact that / had had years ex.
perience in an outpost company OF
a Field Signal Battalion; and finally
was assigned to a regular (U. Sd
army Field Signal Battalion where l
have been ever since. didn't try
to deceive anybody but was nodes
as to my accomplishments. Somehow
Aunt Mary, I just couldn't stay back
there where didn't run mans
chance of getting Knocked Of" And
I hayn't regretted it bit; in fact I've
been amply repaid. and I feel that
have been Of greater service to Uncle
Sam than if I had taken the job that
was originally sent over for. Just
wait until I get back and tell you OF
all the things that have happened
then you can be the judge.
Write as often as you can and
will do likewise Don't count letters
though, as there will be many times
when won't be able to write for sew
eral days and even weeks when we
are in the line.
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Dear Mrs. Gillian:

Dear Mrs. Gillian:
You need not be anxious about your
son as he is doing very we'll indeed.
AS I also came from S. C., Charles
ton, I have been specially pleased to
know him. He is fine fellow.
Yours sincerely,
Francis L. Frost,
Chaplain Am. Military Hospital, No.
!, Am. E. F.
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LETTER FROM WOUNDED SON
FOLLOWS LETTER FROM NURSE

Mrs. M. c. Gillian has received the
following letter, with an appended
note from the hospital chaplain. The
first letter from a hospital nurse,
preceding a letter from Mrs. Gillima's
son, Private Robert l. Gillian of Co
e, 18th Infantry:
Aug. II, 1918.
My dear friend:
Again 7 am writing you a line for
Robert He is doing nicely 1 think.
At present he is able to handle him
self much better than at trst-he can
even feed himself ice cream. W
course you see he is not able to raise
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Aug. Is, 1918.

Dear Mother:
I will write you few lines to let
you hear from me again. am get
ting along as well as can be expected.
My nurse takes fine care of me.
Please write to her: Mrs. Clara M.
Foley, American Red Cross Military
Hospital No. 1, American E. F. 1
was wounded in the head, and my
left side is paralyzed. If it does not
get better 1 guess I'll he home soon.
Much love to you and sisters and
brothers.
Your devoted son,
Robert I. Gillian.
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Of my being wounded, but please don't
worry about me for I am ali o K. \
was going over the top for the first
time when I got hit, but I don't mind
shedding blood for Old Glory. I am
proud to say have for have done
my bit. I am very anxious to go to
the front again. Good bye and~with
much love to ALL
Your loving son,
Robert I Gilliam.
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TWO LETTERS FROM
SERGEANT GLENN BULLOCK

July 81, 1913.
Somewhere in
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them again, then will have to burn
them for we have to destroy all things
like that before we go to the front
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Clara M. Foley, "A. N. C.
The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-10-01
BETTER THAN CALONEL
Thousands Have Discovered DR..
Edwards Olive Tablets are
q Harmless Substitute.

pr. EDWARDS Olive TaSiets--fhe s4nsti'
TUE for c4.arei - are mid but sure
laxsfiye. and their ees-t on tns liver =
nlns.sf ms AZ anco,ls. Taey are the result
~ Or Edw ards determination NOT 70 treat
liver ard bowel complaints win calorlel
lis enorts 10 tsnisn II brought OF taeze
l.ttle olive colored tzhlftS.
These pleasant little tablets do the good
that calor,el does. but have 10 bad atteg
etertS. They dor't iriure the teeth Ike
stronr liquids o. csiorrel. They take bold
al the trcuhle and quickly correct r. Way
ctrr the iiyer az the expense CT the teetnf
Calors4 sometimes plays havoc with the
gums So do strong l,Qiids- X : best not
10 take czicnei. hrt 20 lei Dr.. Edwards
Olive Tablets take is place
Most headaches. .dullnf >" and That
,ary feeling come from constipation and
4 dssorcered liver. Take d.. kcwards..
Olive Tablets when you feei -ioSgy- and
heavy" Note how they ''ciear siouoe1
brasn and hog they .perk up tie spirits
10 AGa ~ box. A.. DRUGGISTS
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TERRIBLY SWOLLEN
irfiering Described As Torture
Relieved BY Blaek-Drsusht.

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desperate. Re Suffered 80. Ne Szs swci-
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sent ard eoushi Theciosc's Back
0raaSht u-z1e tifn take a 90 cose.
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HOME ECONOMICS CLUBS

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"a aLEY oIv1psos

fitcse ~ noe In sleek Tee oest
blcyci~ % ths Ahuerlran rrarkef
--A1F. fse.llns Sspgiy Ca.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-21

If Leonard doesn't make Lewis look
like an accident on it's way to happen
before the eighth round then we will
have to dodge Abe, the newsboy, every
time we enter the office.
The racing expert was the next to
grab our ear. Listen to him, chill
dren!
Before those two colts, Leonard
and Lewis, leave the judges stand at
the drop of the flag just wise me up
on the proper odds on Lewis. Shall
show? | figure he's cinch on fast
track and ought to come home on the
Bit, but you've been holding a watch
on him; what's the DOPE"
We took this unfortunate out into
Frankfort Street and whispered our
little story into his coral ear If
Lewis doesn't knock the taste out of
Leonard's palate, the racing expert
Will have to go out with a bit of
lead pipe and walk down a dark allev
If he wants to get the money to pay
Oft the mortgage on the old home.
Harriette, the pulchritudnous movie
editor, fox-trotted over to our desk
and conhded the glad news that she
result of the Ted-Ben quarrel. Would
we give her "close-up" on the win
ner? Could a gentleman refuse a re-
quest from beauty in despair? Ask US.
IF the weather's good, Jack Curley
looks like sure thing. He can't LOSE
but If 1T rains the Hudson Tubes ought
to win before the men step into their
gloves
Having given this priceless and cx
elusive piece of information to she
who sought, we crawled under our
desk and pulled the cover down after
us. Our buttonhole was worn out.
Showing that Poetry Is a Gift
(Dedicated to Aunt Eleanor, who
doubted our talent)
Haig and Pershing and Marshal Foch
They're raising old hob with the
Goose -steppinp Bochc.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-21
Boxing News and Notes
BY FRED HAWTHORNE.

Looks as though Senor jacques Cur
ley would be turning them away on
Monday evening at Wiedcnmayer's
and Ted (Kid) Lewis start their eight
round bout for the "mixed doubles"
championship. We refer to the ap-
preaching festivities in this festive
manner because nobody seems to know
just exactly what will happen if Ben
knocks Ted kicking or Ted pushes
Benny right out from under his own
feet.
Will-yum Gibson, proprietor and sole
manager of Leonard, insists that his
meal ticket will win the welterweight
championship if he can make Ted in
sensible for ten seconds or more no
matter what Lewis weighs, since the
weight agreed upon is 141 pounds at
as insistent that he will cop the light
weight "tin hat" should he happen to
lay one on Benny's masticating ap-
paratus with sufficient conclusion to
make that young hopeful listen to the
brides sing sweetly for "ten."
All this conversation has added to
the interest Of those fans who like
their thrills in gobs. We know it, be-
cause twenty-siX distinct and different
manlacs have hltchcd twenty-siH dis
tinct and different fingers in our but
ton hole and asked US to give them
the cup and up" on the fight within
the last twelve hours.
''lm not one Of these, now, plungers
that you read about. but the hick on
the corner who peddles papes with me
wants to tell ne as how Lewis is going
to knock all the lining off O. Benny
Says as he'll give me even money
YOU know these guys, can't you give
me the inside stuff on 'em. wanna
get that ninny's tin, don't |? ?"
We tried to pacify Abe the news
boy, who appealed to us in the above
anguished words so we took him in
the telephone booth and swore him to
secrecy before we spilled the beans.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-21
Havre de Grace Results

First Race two year ods; claiming; purse
s;57s5; five and half ,prons Tc@my Vac
Fielder ll2 Hufo 81 20 $50 second Toaney S'
u, rs Parringienl; n t s?.lo tnird. Time LOS ~
,Wewoka. Houdin also ran.
Second race maidens three var olds and upward ::
Canddaie II. 10 (Johnsonl; $50: $3.50. s. So
oinalcy. no lCollns). $50. third Time 80
Goblet. Matoaka. Jack Dawson. SO Long Lefty
Dayhreak Uncle Sand. Machere also ran
Field.
Third race Oh! nhres year.olds and upward claim
,qg , puTsf s 5Is q q s sN uTloass rep1sr 2
llS (oBrier). s24 90 $3.50 second Bell Rinser
ll6 (Troxlcr) 81 90 third Time .l6 - Juai
iata III Blue Bannock Francis Crawford Early
Sight Stout Heart. Bin simmons Greentree Polly
j. Falebcarer also ran.
Fourth race lthree-year olds and upward claim
ing: purse; S757 50. mile and seventy yards Cello
~ tParrington). s35o. s. 40 s. TO- won King
Neptune. rs Ambrose. s2.7o. s. 30 second. Bar
As 20. Ampcre H. Graphic. Lonciand also ran
Fifth Cillies and three -Sear-o -olds and
upward: claiming purse. $757 50. mile and six
teenth)-Norabuiary. "a (Snedema,D 81 90
$50 second; Helen Akin io2 CSandci s. 49,
third. Time, l.5l. Greetings. Molly o. GLORY
Belle. odslisaue also
sixth race fiilies and mares, three rolds and
.eenah'mwocd Violet. ,o lo2 tsandel. $3.50. $500
second: May W. 1903 tsueideman) $50 thirt
Time. l:52. Ne,ic Walcutt Geucvieve b, CandcI
aria Cssaba also ran.
seventh race ,fiinos and mares. lhrce-,car old,
and upward, claiming DuI:c. s757S1 mile aud 4
sixteenth Miss F1ley Ito N1ckcusl sl4 50.
$3.50 A.lo won; rootSe. los tSande} s. 30
$, SO second. fairy Legend. III tLohusori s. 30
,hifl. Time - Juli, h. Ioeda johnson. Great
Dolly also
New-York tribune., 1918-09-21
Caldwell Gunners Head
Navy Men in Tourney

CAMP PERRY, Ohio, Sept. Co.
Caldwell, N. j., with score of 3,O97,
was leading the FOUR navy teams which
this evening had finished the course
in the national team match, which
opened to-day. The Mount Pleasant.
S. c., team was second, with 3,072; Vir-
ginia Beach, Va, with 3.O46 was third;
Annapolis fourth. with 1894 and Glen
burnie, with 290l, was fifth.
The match is being shot over the
200 and 500 yard ranges at rapid fire,
and at 500 and 600 yards slow fire.
The remaining fifty teams have the
C0oyard stage to finish tomorrow.
New-York tribune., 1918-09-21
Big Match Race
In Doubt; May
Decide To-day
Smith Not Willing to Send
Purchase Over a Muddy
Track

whether or not the much discussed
match race among Billy Kelly, Eternal
ana Purchase. three of the most highly
regarded two-ye year-olds in training.
VIII be seen at the Aqueduct racetrack
next week will, in all probability. be
decided to-day. The interested parties
concerned were only marking time
yesterday. There were no develop-
ments.
A slight hitch appears to have oc-
curred' but only in so far as a guaran-
Tee toward action irrespective of
weather conditions is concorned
george Smith, of the Brighton Stable.
VIII not agree to race Purchase q
against the other two over muddy
track Billy Kelly and Eternal are
prepared to accept the issue in anv
KIND of going, but the Queens Countv
Jockey Club is not yet convinced that
d race between the two would nrove
haif as interesting as one that would
or1ng the three stars together
Inc position of H. G. Redvo1,
!fainer n;,, of Billy Kelly, is appreciated
billy Kelly is in Maryland, and CON- COM.
inanoer j. K. L. Ross's representat;ve
goes not wish to ship the good peId;n q
Noren' only to have the proposed race
"Ipeo out by .inclement weather. II is
known that Commander Ross is vor,,
anxious to have the race staqed ~
any weights fair to his gelding
lie has proposed sweepstakes of anv
amount and would welcome match ~
Slo'oQo corner, provided the Amerio
can Red Cross were declared in on
half the value. >" VII
me Maryland racetracks have on
tered the competition for this rich
racing plum. The officials of Havra
ne Grace declared yesterday they were
prepared to bid as highly as any other
11aclng association for the attraction.
However, if it is to be three -cornered
race the event will probably have to be
staged at Aqueduct Purchase is one
OF the Brighton Stables string which
VIII be sold at auction at Acueduct
next Thursday. There is no way of
knowing whether the new owner. who
ever he may be, would consent to the
hree-cornered race. George Smith
therefore is anxious to have the race
put on Wednesday afternoon