The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1919-01-10

The following letter was received
by Miss Ruth Gibson, Finksburg,
from her father, Private William T..
Gibson, Columbus, N. M:
Sunday afternoon, Dec. p, 1917
'eMy Dear Daughter Ruth: T will
write to you this evening and hope
and pray when you receive II II VIII
find you much better. There isn't
an hour in the day but what \ think
of you and home, but may the good
Lord spare you and keep you all that
I may see you and be with you all
once more Now that this cruel war
is over I am hoping and trusting and
counting the days when l can be with
you all as I know there will be re-
joicing and happiness in our nome
once more when Herman and l get
back, and may God be merciful and
spare us all until we all meet once
more. Herman and I have done our
part, we have done more than mil
lions of others, have been thrown in
army camps, have endured all
kinds Of hardships by enlisting to
save our country from the barbar1sm
and the insults of other nations and
to uphold the lonOr of the American
flag and to uphold the honor of our
wives, daughters, mothers and sweet
hearts and II we didn't get to France
in the trenches it wasn't because we
didn't try hard enough, but thank
God it is over. Ruth I wrote your
mother and aunt Tory letter today
and if I live until pay day. and that
will be between the first OF the
fn
you a nice Christmas present, 1t
won't be such a costly one but will
be a little token of love and esteem.
1t will be a sad Christmas for me
and I expect hundreds of others but
r hope it will all come right some
time in the near future. Let u hdpe
and pray 80 anyhow. ! don't know
when T will be discharged a. no one
here has been discharged out Of this
camp yet, as this camp is called
field camp and all the soldiers that
are here are on duty patroiirg the
border all the time, both night and
day, as we expect trouble with the
MeXicans at any time, SO you see we
Gre under arms at all times. Now
Ruth there isn't much to write, if I
we're to try and write you all | have
seen and where I have been it would
fill big book, but I don't think it
will be 50 long any more before
will BE- home. I feel 90 sorry for
poor Tory. Nellie writes to ne say
ing Tory looks for me and poor Her
man home day and night. % God, it
il sad, but may God be with u and
keep Us 50 we will meet on this earth
one more time. will close for this
time. Give my best regards to Pony
and Jennie If it is so you can't
write to me get someone else to write
for you. Hoping you are much bet
ter by this time, remain your low
ing father, until death. Bye, bye.
First Class Private
WILLIAM T. GIBSON,
Fort Furlong,
18th Cavalry Machine Gun Troops,
Columbus, New Mexico
The following letter il from Will
liam A. Rasler, of the Goth U j. Inf
Supply Co, I'D his father, William
Rrsler, telling of his being safe il
France: r
Longuyon, France, November 27, 1918.
Dear Father: 7 am writing you
a letter today as 7 did not have time
III write on the oath. We were on
the move that day, as our division
is in the Army of Occupation and on
the way to Germany, so I expect to
be in that country before you get
this letter ] do not have to hike,
/ have a team. I am driving a
rolling kitchen % you may know I
am where the eats are. T am driving
A machine gun kitchen, but still with
the SUPPLY Company. Have been on
4h frnnt with thA trnnnS five times