New Mexico state record. (Santa Fe, N.M.) 1914-19??, 1919-05-16

to live"
Owen Meredith
! am afraid many of our Sammies
will realize the truth of this quota.
tion when they come back and settle
down to every day life again.
Though hardships were at times
almost unbearable, and death stared
them in the face, hourly, yet their
ideals were kept up the highest point.
Breathlessly the world was hang.
ing on their courage. The honor oi
their country lay in their hands.
The salvation of the civilized world
depended on their ability to win. Il
was necessary for them to be strong
they were. Each Sammie proved
himself a men.
But when they come back and
settle down to ordinary life. with it.
old familiar temptations, what will
they dor VIII they go back to the
ordinary standard of the average
man? Or are they going to create
a finer, higher, nobler standard for
men than has ever been taken before
Mr.. Earl Gililland received 4 wonder
fully interesting letter from friend
Mrs. Annie L. Taylor, of Tiskelwa
Illinois, who is mother Of Mrs Arthur
Laggett. Mrs. Taylor spent the
winter In Chicago, and tells some OF
the things she saw and heard. | will
copy a l:ttle from the letter.
Mr.. John Ray, lineman said there
ten boys stringing wire and dodging
bullets. Finishing by evening they
laid down in a big she'll hole to rest
After a few minutes Ray got up and
said to the boys, Lets get in for the
night" One of them arose and start.
ed with him. The others said, ats
too early to 60" The two had gone
but a short distance when a Boche
plane sailing over head. saw the boys
dropped a bomb in their midst tear
ing them all to pieces. Ray said
when he and the man with him, got
back to the boys. they were all dead
She saw one Of the boys who came
back from the front, with both arms
off at the shoulders. and both leg,
off at the hips. He Is unable to
move without help. His mate brought
him home in basket.
One of our Chama Sammies, Mr.
Penney Odgers, returned few
weeks ago from the front--was in
Argonne. After being gassed and
wounded, was sent to a Government
hospital.
Hot coffee and doughnuts, the Sal.
walton Army always had ready fol
the boys. They were brave, fearles.
workers, and Mr.. Odgers has a yer,
soft spot in his heart for the Saliva
tion. Army. He said the tobacco
rations from the Government wer,
four little sacks Of Bull Durham one,
in ten days. Beans, rice and hare
tack were the main diet at the front
fresh meat becomes so poisoned witt
the gasses that II is not fit to eat
so corn beef is sent in its stead. Mr.
Odeers said one of the boys caugh
Hun who at once threw un hi!
hands and began hollering. Kan
erad." "Oh, no." said the Sammie
you are no "Kamerad" Of mine. HI
also told me as the Sammies. marched
through the villages driving thu
Boches back. that the inhab'tan,.
kissed the hands Of their deliverers
while the tears flowed down thei
cheeks. The children climbed to thei'
knees. and kissed our boys. Nevei
wsA,ld the boys forget these scenes
he said. Mr.. Odgers has gone baei
to railroad work.
Mr. Bower, the stepfather Of Cor
moral Cooley, bought the movies o
Mr.. Reaugh. and Corporal Coole.
is managing Il finely.
Mr.. Arthur Tates has started farm
ing.
Our boys have settled down. an,
are making good. They are . eredi
to their Uncle Sam. and IN hoaos b
our little village.