Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1919-01-30
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Mr.. and Mrs. John Koran haV'
received telegram from their son
Francis, saying he has arrived sate
hv AT Camp Marion. N. j. iron
France. He was member OF I'M
hand In the 339th Field Artillery ant
will probably be home soon.
Captain Deane Ackers sends MS
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. II. Il. Ackers
photographs of his headquarters a
Montabaur, Germany, where ne i
with the army of occupation. lie
IN the Intelligence department anu Il
chartered In a handsome chateau OF
tho town. 90 miles east Of Coblen2.
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| The following letter was Written
nv Lieut.. Adm II. Webb, llth som
erset Infantry, serving In Flanders
and Belgium,to the children OF 'ht
nublic schools In Lincoln, where ne
formerly taught. He Is the son OF
Mrs. f. l.. Webb, formerly OF 'niS
county. He writes:
Dear Friends and School Children OF
Lincoln:
am writing you letter from Tar
away France today to thank you iof
what you have done to win TINS great
war.
Sometimes have thought my fam
uv was an unfortunate one. "hen
the Civil War was fought my grand
father was too old and my father
was too young to be soldiers for our
country. When the Spanish Ameri-
can war came, my father had grown
too old and was too young. Ineh
| was quite sure had had no part
in the war and thought should never
have another opportunity to serve
our country.
An unusual opportunity has come
however In my life time and this time
It has come In such way that
everybody has had their part TO 90.
Never before have boys and girls done
so much. They do not need to feel
that they have had no part. You
have had a definite part and you nave
done 1t Just as well as the soldiers
who came across the seas.
have been doctor with the Eng
fish army ever since left England.
was with the first Allied troops to
enter Lille, France. The Boche who
had lived here for more than four
wears was driven out and our regi-
ment slept the following night in the
city near it's eastern border. The
next day l got up to find the city
decorated with flags, and children
running, singing, and playing In the
streets. The flags had all been hid
den for four years from the Boche.
Anyone showing one would have been
severely punished. They were French
flags such as you have seen In
America.
How strange that our "Sister Re
public" should have the same colors
on her flag. the Blue, White and Red.
This morning the children were sing
ing, not "Three Cheers for Red,
White and Blue! but "Blau, Blan-
che. ct Rougew and "Vive la France"
rs they waved their flags about almost
wildly over their heads.
They ran to greet us with a Bon
Jour Monsieur!" a hand shake or
often times the boys would solemnly
md respectfully don their caps as we
passed along. A short distance down
he street we came to line of poo
Die waiting at a shop door. They
we're women and children, for the
Boche had carried away almost every
nan to work In Germany and on the
This was bread shop.
Some of these people greeted me with
Welcome Englishman." They knew
he English army had delivered their
.ity and of course they had never
Ieen an American uniform or soldier
before. In fact the only soldiers
hey had seen until that day had
,een Boche. / returned the greet
ngs and told them that It was,
Americas" uniform that wore and
hat / brought them greetings from
you folks in America. I wish every
me Of you could have been there to
lave shared my reception with me
md to have received some few Of the
many thank you's" they had for
america. The word spread like wild
ire in the street that, there was an
The women and chill
ren shook my hand and crowd
altered about while many of them
Iod poof mn In a ROM md nominal