Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1918-09-18
Soldiers Letters.


The following letter has been re-
celved from France by Mr.. and Mrs
-. -. Reed, 3li South Nauthuv.
from their son Walter 4. Reed. who
is serving the country In the Amcrl-
can army:
Dearest Mother Father and a'';
Well ru drop you few lines too
night as / am now where we can
have lights We now are Iu rest
camp far behind the battle front
and this is the first time We have
been out OF hearing distance OF The
guns Tor many months
am very busy trying 10 got my
cars overhaulcd before we are
called into the lines again and when
you figure that ! have l5 cars 90
keep up you can imagine how busy
/ ann
The only thing that's going wrong
is that | don't get enough mail
Haven't heard from home FOR q
month
Some Of our boys have been given
passes 20 Paris. Z am going Co try 10
90 II can find time. AS / never have
been there J have been In ~. Ma
Eierre. AnEeu. Nancy, Troves, orr
leans. Lunaville Toui BoCcarCi.
Chalons. MeauX. Chateau Thicrry
tanEres etc Also ChHumont
Neauf Chateau. and LonErcs. 50 you
can have an idea about where We
are We first went into the trruches
a. near Luuavillc. From there We
went 20 Montguy Pcekson. 81 Mnu-
rice. and Anccry.le ncuv Hoc1urt
That was not much of fight a.-
though we did have several aasua'
ties in our company even there Tho
next nlace We went WAS near cha
Ions that Was some battle EufU
sides put over tho heaviest barrnE"
!n the history 0t the war. I, ,astP4
three days and the sky was lighted
up til you could read a newspaper
sIN or seven miles from tho front
We were az a hospital about one and
"a half miles from the front and
though snvlIs dropped all about us.
none Of these did any damage.
think the Boches were afraid 90
sholl Us for fear our batteries would
she'll theirs and az our batteries
seemed 20 have 10 on them for ac-
curscy Well We stopped the Huns
there and the battle lasted "a week
From there We went 10 Chateau
Thierry. That was "a big fight but
as we hal the Germans on the ruU
fnfA NhNNN NOT NNN NnNlN Nlk ar TO.
lery. only their light artillery. But
even a. that e was awful when We
went in 10 relieve a division the dead
were lying everywhere. We dldu
take many prisoners Tor prisoners
are lots 90 trouble
The French are strong for us and
they surely have a right o. hr They
my We are great fighters and I 1d-
NIT that they are riCht We we've iu
the trenches up there Tor two uv
three weeks. " seems like Years
now that We are back where every
thing Is uuiei Your loving son and
brother Walter 4 Reed
SAlE or TIMBER LANDS AND OTHER
UNALLOTrtp LANDS and surface Of
Segregated Coal and Asphalt Land Be
longing to 'hc Choctaw and Chickasaw
ludian Tribes AVID One Tract Of UnAl.
lo't,,d Lard Lsnd P,lonFins 70 tss Greek Tribe
United states Government
There viii he offered Tor sale - pdbNc
suction o. certain railroad points ln Eastern
Oklahoms from October y. t9is, 10 October
~ i9ls luC.n,ive approximately iAsoo
acres Of timber land in the Choc,aw Nation.
$500 srrca of the surface of the segregated
coal and ssphAN lard iu ne Choctaw Ma
non, 600 acres Of unallottrd land ga the
'0N'Na". 4 VI' 'aAhAN anu ATNNA NhNNNNNI aud
20 additional tracts % tho surface OF the
segregated ooAl aud asphalt and belonging
10 fhr thortaw and thickasaw Tribes ~.
Gently tsurqr,shed and never heretofore
offered for sale. The tmb~r lsud Sil be
sold Tor NOT less than The uppriScl value.
ne surface oi the aggregated coal snd as
rhalt hnl viii be sold Tor cash 10 the high
ast hiddrr without regard to tho appraised
slnr. and not on tim" af heretofore OF.
fsr~d. excepting 20 siditogai tractt never
hgrttofors Offered for sale which will be
sold on time ~ IS per cent cesh. % per rvut
IN one year hhd balance in twu years from
date oi sale. The 900 agres oi unallotisd
and will be- void to the Highest and best
bidder WITHOUT any mirimum price being
tnrd The entire estate iu the tribal tim
Der iard And other uHalottsd l-s1 wlN be-
sold revrrvluE the cuai and asphalt there
under 20 the Choctaw and Chiciataw Ma.
'long, except where the drfrrip .ve circular
specifically states that The coal aud asphalt
viii be sold eiih suriscc No limitation is
placed on the acreage ot tim Der land uhich
any one person msy purchase 40 person
can ulrchasc more than 400 sores class.