The Daily Ardmoreite. [volume] (Ardmore, Okla.) 1893-current, 1918-09-15

rtillery, Pershing's own first di'
sion, has been received by his
other, Mrs. Effie Wilkes, 333 [
lreet northwest. The letter fol
|ws:
Tlsuppose you have been think
&, time after time, that | have Tor
bitten YOU because have not writ
IN sooner, but If you could see what
have been doing since July Is, you
ouh change your mind.
"Hes. am north OF the place you
|entioned. (TouD, but have been
ere;only a few days, but have been
brth OF where Maggie mentioned
chateau-Thierry). We gained a
cord that will go down in history
one of the greatest battles the
orh has ever known.
I'VE are now wearing our second
Did service chevron on our lower
# sleeve, accounting for a whole
ozen months in France, as we land
overseas, one year ago today
up. Is. l9l7,-the first artillery 10
nd in this country from US. a.
Mother, / wouldn't take mil
on dollars for the experiences |
ad in that offensive, as ii was the
rst actual drive we Americans had
to ourselves. Our losses were
ery heavy, but nothing to compare
ith the enemy. Everyone OF our
zen went into battle coolheaded and
,st 'rarin' to go and We went and
ever stopped until we reached our
bjectives.
"Our regiment was cited five times
,r bravery and two came from l
artery, that tells what my battery
an do!
81 am just through paying for my
100 Liberty Bond-I never could
ave saved so much in the states.
"Well this old army lie is making
heavy out OF me, as last time |
eighed | raised these French scales
, "a kilos and each kilogram equals
pounds and ounces. So you can
.e we are not starving. You bet
e have all the sugar IN our coffee
e need and plenty OF good eats.
Je have nice white bread now alter
.iing French war bread Tor about
months.
81 am at a Y. NJ. c. A. hut and it
getting late and will have to quit
the lights all have to so out on
count OF the enemy's lombard
lents. | don't know what we would
o for recreation il it were not tor
,e Y. NJ. &. A. Last Sunday Elsie
anis gave us a nice entertainment,
ith her songs and Jokes. We GER
linly did enjoy it as we seldom ever
ear a real American girl talk.
merican money is kept as souven-
rs, as we seldom ever see it.
II failed to get the Criterion,
lease send me another as | like 10
now who's in it and especially the
ovs who have gone to the front.
end me address OF Ardmore boys
yer here. ! have a letter from
rthur Carpenter, he is in the Naval
Walton here. q " Lots OF love
rom your red-blooded American
ln-Don.'
From Adlai Baker.
Mrs. s. NJ. Baker at Wilson re-
lived the following letter from her
IN. Adlai Baker, + Company, lllth
ngineerS:
Il am located now for few days
lywav. | am not allowed to tell
III where | am and couldn't II /
anted to. for we are without any
liable information. | have moved
nee | last wrote and have seen
,e greater part OF France IN sol
ping. We have an excellent camp
rather billets as we are quartered
real houses. Think OF it, a soldier
house. Our quarters are very
omfortable, but we are in a rather
nelly part OF the tcOuntry
Il have learn tpt since landing.
he village where We are billeted IS
lndreds of years Old and the peo-
e are old. too. There is hardly a
ri in the village and no young men.
}e make it fine. nevertheless, Tor
ie people do all they can for us and |
e very friendly. We are not very
ose to the front lines, as yet, but
can hear the rumble Of the big |
ms. We are still going good. We |
i'll probably be here for some time,
though working up toward the
ont at intervals.
There are many. many interest
things | could tell YOU about this
)untry and when | see you again l
i'll tell you a lot. We were not very
vorably impressed while at the
a-port where we left the ship, as
aports always are filled with the
um OF all nations. After we left
ere, however, and rode ior days
rough the county, we saw the
ost beautiful land. believe, on
lrth. The country is mostly rolling
small hills and mountains, and
erything is a beautiful green. Ev-
" inch OF land that will raise any
ling. is cultivated and the people
e very frugal and industrious. Ev-
yone, old and young, works and
rance is in fine condition, consd-
ingtthat she has borne the brunt
the war.
Il told you in one OF my letters
at the people wear wooden shoes.
find that the peasants or farmers