Fulton County tribune. (Wauseon, Ohio) 1883-1925, 1918-07-26

The following letter was written TO
Mrs. W. A. Sherwood of Marshall, /,
Mich, by her nephew, Sergt. Don
aid Minor, Of the u. S. Engineer
ing Corps, now on duty in France.
Mrs. Sherwood is a daughter-in-
law Of Mrs. j. II. Sherwood of this
city. The letter as printed here
with, is copied from the News
Statesman of Marshall, Mich, and
is one of the strongest appeals to
the American people that we have
ever read or heard.
One of the most opportune letters
to reach Marshall, Mich, from the
boys at the front, has been received
by Mrs. w. A. Sherwood of West
State street from her nephew, Ser
.geant Donald Minor, of Portland, Or
egon, who has been in France six
months with the Engineering corps.
Il is published herewith to stimu-
late the sense Of duty of every per-
son in this vicinity to buying War
Savings Stamps while the opportun-
ity is still theirs to make a record
for Marshall in this campaign as
WIOuu VI us dLlAAGNGnlCAlS III GNCA "
other patriotic movement launched
here since the beginning Of the war
The letter which follows will bear
reading and re-reading:
France, May 27, 1918.
"Dear Aunt Edith:
Just received your welcome letter
of May this morning, so am going
10 surprise you and answer it right
away. There is a good desk. would
like to write to you all back there
There is so much to tell you about
things here. Not particularly the
country = but about the boys--youl
boys-the wonderful things they arr
doing-what Uncle Sam is really do
ing for US. for you, for the people o.
France and the world.
"Since being in France, l have trav
eled something like two thousan,
miles. In my travels have seen
good deal Of Uncle Sans system
and | wish you could see as much o
Il as l have seen. You'd buy Libert,
Bonds till il hurt and buy more till
quit hurting. Believe me, every nickl
that you invest in bo; and Thrift
stamps goes towards WI ing the wal
I've seen where billio 3 of dollar
have gone and l marvel at the won
derful work, marvel that it could b
accomplished at all. I've seen wher
the boys got off the transport, thei
first rest camp, and followed thei
way from the ports of debarkation
their camp in the interior-have see
their schools where the non-coms an
officers 20 to get the very lates
training - then the training Of tn
boys themselves before they go to tn
front. In order that all of this ma
be done. they have established tn
Service Of the Rear Is. o. RI Ths
Is what / belong to and am a pal
Of. We're not the men behind I'll
guns-but we're the men behind I'll
men behind the guns-we make
possible for them to be behind II
guns and are one Of the most impo
tant branches of the service. "a
branches of the service are impo
tant.) Each branch depends upS
the other one for the complete fun
tioning Of its own department. F,
instance, the Engineers must pa
the way for the Infantry; build q
roads, bridges, railway lines, barb,
wire entanglements, trenches, etc.
Coordination Of Various Branch
Before an Infantry attack the a
tfllery must but over a barrage
pave the way for the attack. t
Engineers build the emplacements {
the Artillery, the Signal Corps kee
MP the telephone lines between t
trenches and batteries and headqus
ters in the rear. The Aviators ]
port results Of artillery fire. etc. T
q. M. and Ordnance Corps furni
the supplies and ammunition, a
again the Engineers build the ra
roads and operate the trains that hs
these to the front-and you back hol
you're playing your part--right W
the boys up on the front line. WI
you buy Liberty Bonds, you furn
the means for all the rest of it, a
without you doing your part the r
Of US can't function.
1--WE maintain a school here VIII