The sun., 1918-09-29

here. She is Miss Mary Ludlun. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence A. Lud-
Ium of 81 Highland avenue. Jamaica. L.
I. As will be seen from the letters, Mr..
and Mrs. Ludlum also have SON. Lieut..
Clarence A. LudIum, Jr., who is fighting
in France. The fact that he had been
wounded was reported in THE SUN ON
August 20. Mr.. Ludium is vice-presi-
dent of the Home Insurance Company
of this city.
August 4.
DEAR MOTHER: Caddy and have
~ to-day off. The hospital is emptied
and we expect to move on up nearer the
front to "folow the Yanks" Really, at
present we're quite out Of it; we'll be
awfully glad to get farther up.
But how do you suppose we celebrated
our holidaya We bobbed our hair. It's
been nuisance, and several people have
urged us To- cut it, so to-day we did. 1t
looks pretty well. We've met with only
approval so far and / don't doubt that
others will soon follow suit. Caddy's
curls up adorably, and while l can't say
that about mine, it does look neat. I'm SO
excited over it can scarcely think; hon.
estly, even the wars importance has di.
minishcd.
We're invited to tea at four-can this
be the same place that saw us admitting
in the receiving tent four days agof-
and what with laundry to do up and
a million letters to answer or at least
acknowledge, l can't write the long letter
I want to to my mother and family. I'm
going to stop here, clear things up and sec
how much time l have left. Ii there's
any I'll go on writing; if not, I'll send
this and trust for another opportunity to
send decent letter.
Back again with u filed pen. Now let's
see what all l want to tell you. We
moved Tuesday. 1t won't be as near the
front as we were when We first came here
and I came through that untouched, so
don't worry. know you won't.
No word from Sphinx. 1t is rumored
that his division is the one which last night
made the brilliant charge over which
every one is rejoicing to-day. That's not
official, but l know if they made any
charge at all it was brilliant.
Aren't our boys wonderful I surely
enjoy your clippings about them and l
only wish could reciprocate by taking
Victrola record of conversations in the
receiving camp. I've been so desperately
busy there, just flying about tying up
wounds cut down for the doctor to sec,
dabbing on iodine, throwing sod. bic.
congresses on mustard gas burns, shaving
sometimes and occasionally cutting away
clothes when the orderlies are too busy,
doing just q million things, that l have
scarcely time to absorb the things the
boys are saying or answer that oft re-
peated cry: "Gee, it's great to see q real
live American girlw But sometimes the
stories come back later and such tales as
they are!
"How did you get this woundq" the
doctor will ask.
CAV, l was draggin' fella out Of q
shell hole an dam sniper got me. got
him, too, but he was chained up there in
the tree and couldn't fall down"
They are so calm about it all-it's I'M
usual ever to see them excited over any
experience, especially their own. Most
of the worst wounds are on boys who were
rcscuing others and got behind the COM
pany, where they were an easy mark.
They are wonderful-utterly!
1 can't remember half the glorious
things they tell, for it's all in the days
work, a common everyday thing to US, and
details lose themselves in the great, big,
splendid whole.
Here are a few little incidents that I
remember, or rather items, German women
are found in great numbers firing machine
guns. Many of the boys have found them
chained to their guns, and nearly all Of
the men are.
One sweet, guilcless seeming boy Of
about 20 rushed into small church. A
bio German hit him over the head with