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LETTERS FROM DOWNERS GROVE SOLDIER BOYS "u- [nulllm‘ lun'w :unl ”IV '1 um»- rnlrhing flu- mmln tlw- Im: Haw, \\'v|', mrry ‘0 II). uv clu‘n’l .ln-z ~np mu! [0 mm. H and raw mm . anus. Inn “r lhougM ll “3- «oh u fr“ him-l» Aflrr hu-nlll'ul lamp- and LU‘MUI‘I ponlnl rlmk Iumnl John-4m. and m} M" ulzuhvl mm Ihvuv 3" Ira-Ohms wr nvwrv unuzmnl H “a- m rva |~~ In In fol vnv runhl D'vm llv- II'II‘ ‘hinint a! ”yr nun-hmv fnlhn: Wv lvpt on [man Hun Uw fiu‘hh and fins"; about mm- o'rlork u» an a («m-d of ”Minn. nmhnb'y 5-0 or mow no '1' hulk-II up and (a! [how- to un- lhm all “at“ amnd I Md Gum. Ind [MM Um: his pockets for mvvnim‘ M:- m an awful Icah- Ilg night-for rrny hom- ia his body :1: twin and Hood awning out of his "mum. non. Gym and am We lean“ that he had Mien from [In Mia We and Another emu! about lNoctunyuMmt thereto.» 0» multim- and it untidy was a fight. Just think. it w” "w him! German “Mr and "no first of its type um um Allies hi! bun-gm do". It carried eight Gormuu and "s propelled by fiv' vaginal. Can yw Maxine I mum» 0! Nut life? They did not know how big it I'm in feet. but mm (My have npfund with «My four Mm in “I'm an! ”2 Tm with. from our and n! the wings to the other. and 94 for! {mm “H to prowflor. You an hwliovn then "II! this was at last I50 rm wick, if not mow. Issued every Friday nmrning from t Company, Bvlmout and Fun-at Aw “And The Star Spangled Banner Forever Shall Wavefi O’er The Landrql' The Free and The Home of The Brave.”L THISRUN POTTER (JETS SOUVENIRS “M the mm-him- fell it lunwd over and ovrr sad five men rpm thrown out and «Alumni ground in the what field. Timu- of (In men won in the whim I." file way down But wry-p bumo‘l m a mm“. This was I German bombing marl-inn and had nlmdy dropped 1 numbn- of hand»: Mom hing “tucked, however, 1t nil! had thm monstrous bombs left in it ind only one of the chm exploded when it landed: uw other two were lsying about 30 to 50 feet from the ruins, the flying dcbris wan over a pale!» of wholt fiolrl rovoring about 10 Ic’wa; mo parts of machinery weighing 10 to I53 pounds were a block any from when- tho mehine landed. The, thm Germ-n3 th-t mum with the mat-him were- all burned um? their feet wvro, burnod a" and lands And had; tl'mir north "I? there md quite a limo a! the meat was cling- ing to the bones. l stamped around and found a 25 «Ant piece under one Ger- man. I picked up lots of ports of dif- ferent things. We than wont around and saw a couple of fellow! running to another wot where they had loâ€" med another body» We munch»! their pockets and some of the felâ€" lnwa gut watches and all kinds of souvenirs. These fellows elm: were Entered at the Downws (Emu Advertising rates» mmh- known per ynor. Single Cupid‘s 5c. of I “um and «.m ”w Human unw‘ MID" rnlrlu [Mr .1va form 9. Hu- [round at A h-nlhr "va, Jud luurl xim- lhn lunm fu-vlmq ul .u-mx ”w mum-Inn" urn-phuu- u” allmnr am" coming down llnu the an. “r Una-n an n In; "nu- Hun lughlml up l'wl ‘hnh‘ (mmhy “hut. H Lm-k-IL fm, nr' count. Ihu' rIn-h \umM hum! u'u-nl "Ir [lulllm‘ lun'o and “W I: tau-hing flu- mmlv llw [mg [Inna \h-I'. lorry In u). “1‘ chain"! «Inn ~up um! My dear l"(|lk.\‘. I am n" in ruwhvu-M nI-uul lnliv In“ ytm “ha! I did lhn muumm. la’l night I wok-- up by hearing tln- mm! of an air buulr wuppanmtl) ughl mur uu. Wu“. l nmn'l uwuh- c-nouuh lu hl\‘l‘ lbw umbllwn o! m-ltmg up. I wun doling of! “Own muw eruwn mrby rho-«cw. and damn-1| llwnr hands. erl, l was uu m I Arr-mu. nml WIIINI on laulu- lh-hm lu wnkv hum up Ind holllrwi, mm» an. M "w Hum- thmwnnoutIof caurso. Were not burn- ed, So their clothes and everydllng Page Fem: H unw. r\ ugufl )nl ,uw Hu C. H. STAATS, EDITOR (Emu- Post Ofl'kl- as «World class mail matter. now" uyun application. Subscription rates $1.75 l I. I‘JIK the oflicu of (111- Duwnrs Gmw Publishing I'IIUO'S Downms vae. Illinois. l hmr :- bmkrn pilw of pnmvllm anal I ”Mr or "w uint£ "ml I “I" ‘wvup up Incl M‘M. If l'.1 vull Inst mmhflh' a! ”to pin" 0f Frvvnrh My I um srmlinl hr um tn" you marching you migM lob! M know. Well I ham to n- with "w tumm- nnd human-r ‘yfl that war "(inm- nv‘ry nflrrm at 2 o'flock. Toâ€"mov I row will m as on the Mk! for a dilferfll! phat W0 will “Y! in dug-i! out! .rm might. I'll pmhfly an M4 non atrium than I M" Nah? morning How you an m: letter i Barnyard: to t‘fl'r)“; OM luv to ya I”. I} received your later and “taught. l wouM answer right ”my. I am in a diffewM Mm new Ind is wry Mn dthouth tM mosquitors almost eat you up. We ha! 3 wry rim trip heu- from Pauilhr Gimmk. France but I ought I cold the first day we started. ALBERT MEYER WANTS‘ REPORTER IN ITALY Porto Cumin}. haly. Aug. 3. 19h} Dar Folks: l was one of tho [min guards and nm in the guards how. The first night lfh’r we arrived here passed alright. the second night we had a Iiulr ex- citement. «Id Fritz am over and paid us a rim. I sure) was excited. it makes one be! funny to hear an shrapneb singing in the air. We took sholtor the best we could. I suppom Downer: Grove In the amt old place. ‘Pleamdonztforgetwsendmesome :of the addresses of the Down-w: Grove 'boys. I have rrceived “not a half a Mam Reporters. Thank Mr. Stats for ilhem and give him my new address. a r‘I‘I II If l' 960-" 0 hr Ii" hi9 M in u M'gM I ulna" m-u-r (urgvl. Thu-nu ‘wrn- lbnul flu- of our mad-Inn Af- 1m him. 004- rvuum Hm! "w Hermit“ ru-upr nu "In-n in ln'r-u-u' (ha-y hau' u ampuulm lhnl rnuM-u- (Du-m l0 lm‘alln- M a much (u-uh'r Dwight Hum Ilw Allin- run my. lln-wl‘orr Hwy ran rlumh up mmuul lhc- «Inu- mmr ”Luv uml 1v! xmm‘. ‘l'hh ra-Ilnu ranw «Ion» u ruuplv nf "muâ€"and (rel (rum lb:- gmuml In Dunn-h lmou- and a nag-unl- um "I Allin" “Hui"! u. Thu) \u-w n" min-.4 «I him and umlru ham and uhuw Mm. Om- frHu‘ in but [mum-- ml inflnmmnMr bullvh at it and m it on 'iw. The tin-mum nun dial an awful alvmh. [Amm- um: lm-Lim "um I “an "r I"! n fifly mark IMII" anal uvlul ii In Mnjtu' "Hickman for “5.00, In \alur n «mly “L?" in nu- mum-y. l haw n hmkvn vim of punt-"m and a ”kw-r n! "w uinta (MI I “I" “unh about nim- ‘ Pin-rybmly H M of "unnum- about (Mr Liv-IL lmu ju Im- hm» Io m1 that to )ou )unl how all that you mum In a fight I ulna" n u'q-rn- lbnul {hr of I'm il‘ l Imkv up ulul mm J'DOU‘ l7 monk II I think this is all for this firm: for l have to be on man! from twelve to four, so you see I will have to get : little sleep. Best regards to an. Answer soon. ”I (I) I‘ IHII'I" LIEUTEN!‘ ‘ I‘ REID IN FIRST ISATTLE. WINS Have not very much time to write now because of my duties but tothy is a holiday 1nd we are all 0". Some am going into n village but I shall stay u home and write you a letter. Dearest Mother: [hm nrlow «lusc- ll. y um. I l. Don't up It is v'flflon‘ unl \\'l rvnl how nmhl ulna" r “w of II in Will Imu- uuiu‘ ju mark Frrnch ,_ and n u- mtm flfil‘flK um! (lu- Albert Joseph Meyer. I (lu- wlmlr um! finan-ul new. I c'lln'l m'n yanfl I piclun- u. m-wr form-l [In 'k mm. I uu‘ “(HUI $4.63 "flu-ml II‘" it for lhr | . u mum-nit: truth from. IN! :4 hull u Thu-m (Potter) In the Field. Hwy ll” DOWN ER‘S GROVE _ REPORTER. DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS u going i in our nloflun Imp of I Ida-I» affair. ukml explain Ioukcd but R I“ v of l mu Wurfll ham; Iuml :WAGONEli mam: s SOUTHERN FRANCE l mu .~mv it munl hr 1.: xlrut Ml- infu-Iiun ha our mmmmling affirm In know hu- rflmu ml Chm-v of hi.‘ Auk Ifi‘ nppminhwl by "u- [rru num- b" of union Ibo lmpt (Mir lulu Ind wrfnrm "Ich- dun“ a- ham»: American mm” mind «In. pam- oh’r ma! m natiml. Whih- "his is A nirr hum. I In! ' to tell you "a! I. m the V's-Ids an not quite A: green. the Irv-«s pd mum- uwnkntmaniumym W0", 1 huw- wondurful news to con- voy. Yesterday I went over lines and got my first Hun. [l was very easy but the fact is l was mom sick than happy. I got the poor devil in ”unwa- it wan rather an awful sight. I have bL'Q‘ll over a few [inn-.4 now and feel quite M homv, even under anti-nirâ€" craft fins (Archie). and m~ gut phen~ ly. I! mlhor hurts the nun-uh- at first. First comes the “Wouff! Woufi‘!” and you for! like nothing on (-anh. Su far I have had only [hm-1' bquls in my machine and I fm-l ralht-r bucked, al- though ohl mun haw had none. I am \uifing you a '1‘“ lim: (0! In! ylvu know "at I am (in lull dam} dy. We han- Mn my busy that l haw not had a dinner tn wn'te. I “as: on flu- mnd for (hm works aft-w tmch and did not haw my ppm to write an. I was all through the much. rm pm! of Flam and pro-n in Paris. “0!! of our work is date at night ind m metim arr am far rmu. eight hours and {pm we Il‘!‘ in for chm days, Tim mm I have Mn to the firing lim was thm milrs. Wt- can "waive all m- louem (hut m“! trim-n tn mt. I have moirt‘d about an Doug" sine: l have been in France. We are sleeping in houses over here Ind hive better cats than Flam-«- and ”w life out how is wonâ€"1 Ilurl'ul. Wu live in an m'v‘nunl and‘ want fur nothing. Fim- fi-Hmw all, some with mow Nuns than I have fingers and luvs, but. Hwy say naming and that begets ruspi-cl. 7:1 alumina“ is a dandy um! I'm proud to be a mem' hA-r. How I n‘iIl sa-ulv down m work ‘in an uffiu- when it is over (and of Am glad you all hau- xmul health and [hunk Gall (hul I enjoy thv mm". hcnlllu. 50 (Mr In health in «manual. The u-nk‘l- "an I u-nl under n-pmulu- mwr “an bun-Ml In nn- by Hu- ('um. m-mlinx Offlcu-r hvn- and mm In!» Wuhanflon. Ih'nnlin' nunw you will pit-luv follow lhr "uh-n- nun-hut Much w I «mum mm to pay you :1 via“. I! ia allugv-thrr tml of llw qua-‘- liml. T‘wn- mu nn (\n‘hmgh‘ hmr. “v Iw \uuhng n-u-n “up u MI-u‘k ulnl m-vnmn- Iummx mu luya lhut WH‘ mulu- rut) wwm, of Lulu-u!) and a.-. mot-rut) "In, In" at xnl n" lha' Ihu mund. Wurkinu rnmlvl‘mm Iv'u- luv ill-1:1. l‘mvlv 3am .. u find Ina! umshfi'mlr In". livmgnhing lwn- "mu-n “MI m“ um) mw-«rm-M. lTu-ry ulfm-I, m "n as dqmnnwnl Murmur. and four mm urn mm a! ununml nhilily um! umflinfly “1-" www’ In vw-uy «(o‘- ku'l of Hm wmkings of Ihin lmwrnpo im-lilannA Hoping to hear from you soul n-main. we had in the States. We have a good buck And am never has to be afraid of being stuck. Dear ram-r and 310mm When it rains: it km: it up for 3 ml: at a time. n P. S. We are in 1 place now that the 60mm: were in a few weeks .30. In the last three weeks the Amer- ican: drove the Germans hack nearly fifty mile: and are slurping in hum that. the Frmch were driven out of. How in Mama! and the rest of the brothers and sisters. Tell thorn l was ”king of them. I have a truck assigned to me and I draw $40.80 a. 'month now. I am what they call u wngmner. Tell Francis to find out {what company some of the boys fmm ‘Downers are in and I win try and ad them. (‘OIAI'M‘ if I'm luvk) enough to pull llnuugh) I «IIm' t kmm. All nigh! llu- guns war only a short Ilislumw- away anal llII- flames light up tho \I‘lwlv 3k}; \\'I- are un lllv old around long sim'v fought mI-I' tinn- anul againâ€"mot pn-(ty In all, I‘ll 1r" )0“. hm our mI'ImlII is not [Inu'lu-«l. Only uur Mr.“ IIucl III [In I‘I-IIIII'll on .JII-II t'JIlIIIIIL' lo l'l‘lp‘l‘, ucmunl of z \,\'.~l|. 4h~un~~t l mud \H‘Ih' again um". W I.» you uncl lln- family. RA Y One cannot toll everything bemuse a German might get a hold of it. Your loving son cm. H. Roche. Your clvm IN GRENIER IN A l .u-nul pan 1-nl.~: "li'l' of n' h-r of r --~nl you all haw (Ba-I ll-ul l u :v-Un-r out of “w unw- nu furl-madl- hour, \\ 1' Your link. ”I. Raymund") August 71... mm nu ‘Rm'k A RS E N A l. .m‘iug mu, ' Jinn |I{u-ul) duh» n . goal I, luml w n ( eh‘ml. mi Dwallh thv nun-u mun-mm. hm \'.'iH my lou- It i! an nhligalion of cieivnship ”or all to nuhcn'II-wnni mad;- as anmoumm m In! their mm:- on "M "A. but to as. mp into «Mr gm accounts. the hidden storiinti ‘and oven the baby‘s hank. So do your “winking aha“! il num- fiand be mdy to put your nan» dawn [when "to drive) sum. mm roman) Haw you mud.» up your mind ”Q .0“ my Lihrfly ”nods you can buy chm flw Mg drin- Marts Su- onhy. S'ptrmbr 28? lf you havpn'l. K is Him to begin no an“! thinking. Tho Gown» um! are“ you in buy. and to buy just :3 havily as ynu an. 1101' nationâ€"Jo early on the war and maintain its "idem-~94“: oath individual? my. It newts "113' can nth Individual an span. by living rim and cutting out hu- In tnmmnting the death mien-s of [0 or M colon-d soldier: unwind in the owns-mania! growing out of the Houston. Tens. riots some ‘im over a your an. Prosidvnt Wilma says: In): Telephone 30 Day or Night "I desire thv clmncy her! onkrvd to be a recognition of the spin-did hyslty of the me to which then soldiers him; and an impivation to the people of that ran to further 1n! Ind norm-r to the country of which Hwy are eitiums and {or the liberties of which so many of Glen are now bravely baring arms at the very {mm of the great fields of hu- tle.” ’ HUI Wlll YOU BUY? BUI IIUW MANY WHY YOU BUY? It is believed that fit? action of mo President. especiglly with his reason given for his clmency. will meet with the approval nf tho American purple. The «floral Americans as a rare have proved [ht-iv loyalty as 50M- ien. as workers. and as citixrns gm. rally. There are no exact fimvvs nf the amount 0f Libnry Lnan Bonds and War Saving: Stamps [hay have purchased hm enough is known tn warrant the statement that according to their means and ability their {â€" nnncial snppofl of the Government MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS . BUILDING SUPPLIES, LUMBER, COAL, MILL WORK “REDYBILT’ Portable causes, Poultry Houses, Cottages, Poultry Equipment, Supplies, h \l (Nix-non d Film-Np I. Subunit! In Ibo Four"- “In", In”. H. II: Indy PHONE 15 J. D. GILLESPIE 6: Co. AMERICANS 61 South Main Street (Duplicate Keys Made) Yard Eutmm': my " Ms M smo should-rm it; rflofl pm! «My h- liniuâ€"d by yam r9- qnirv‘mu: u long a i! pvt.- fud. ail and «an it lit“ r. M tho- hrigm of I busy “on. you know that i! mun to pm I. to My of r to y" can uh that.” a! awry (growth hour. In 1k morning all ”why nuihbk in n mMâ€"m fading. watering IM bran.- Bonus!- M the hm» Maw mail with far of "w drive wheels. “at! Thu: mm hu 3 pramâ€"n a! Int II M p" Ill" inch on the- nail As mnpnred with this, a Impound m waving a o, a shop emu-a : pra- nuw o! M pounds pn- squln- Inch. whik 3 LOW- hom nailing I had fruit-s a pun-um varying from I! to 33 no per mum? inch. After 6 p. m. phone has horn «pin-Mid. The Twas-Ivy Dr- pnrtmt he on mow than one or- nsim "-me m Hui: fut. TM PML that: Minn Ihvt' mention“. it is harm“! and howl. in? bring a may mspovw‘ (mm (M (aim-M 00' H0 n“Ft"-‘ of hnrtnrs in M0 Noflhuut. 1m my (hr tminr do»: not park tlw «an. Hawkins 8: Hawkins me the bozinning of the war to' Jam 30. ms. llw 1m day of mi past fiscal war. mtmds wore plmdi by the (Minute Depanmnt af the} Univ-(l Slates totaling umbmn.m.y The mlmxto {or the current year is! mr svnmmomo. The mtjor items! 0! last year were as follows: 1 Full pr in. In 000 man can handh- I 1m": amount of pawn in a tmflor than with harm-.1 I! vs am! all tho not? man runs In :10 to hulk bur but! when Mow“; nro nun-emu" plows. Ont-muon- imam «a ml 1' mm «and... for "one or law 9M3. WHAT THE LIBERTY LOAN HAS BOUGHT : FOR THE ARMY Artillery, $1.050.0M.M0: gum-tic rifles, sm,¢m,m; sma" arms, 8100. 000.”): artillery ammunition. $1,900, (”0.000; small arms ammunition, 834'), (”0.000; small arms ammunitiompratL N09). 380000.000; start-5 and supplies (pet-91ml. bursa and organization). $230,000.”: armmwl motor cars. $1M.000.000: total. $4.100.000.000. has born wit-Mid. The Twanry Dv- partmt ha:- on mon- than me nr~ rasim rrfowed :0 this fact. TM Pmi~ that: Minn thaw mention-fl. it is Italian-d and hoped. v'n'" bring a hurt.)- n‘svonsv (mm (M (ohmic! Arr-Irina: in tho- Fourth Loan. [herring opt-rations. mostly in France 3.17”!!!) for flour. “431MB.“ for sugar. 843M.” for bacon. $12M, am for beam. 39.0mm for ma- toos, mm for ricr. 84me for roiling kin-ham. "279009!” for shops SEWER!!!) for docking; for blankets. 3 l I'LWIM. Some othnr expenditures by the Wa. Department were 3375900.!)00 for on Telephone 267-.) Drab" in (boring. I. H. C- huh Dew-v and Jinan-me tools Than "~20 Cm No hintin- M In“... The best on earth for you right here AT HOME ask us for PRICES and post yourself before buying some unknown make that will not last you long 3:le be : 1:13.11! disapmi ntme a PENINSULAR STOVE I‘LL“! Curtih yin-ct 834 or 59<W 3mm small» n-ponditum were inver ”mom for axes. 3| .635.“ ,1?» fieId stem. 82 700.000 for amn- ‘ Ltm'. and $224M for blatkmnith tools. lszmmn for shovrlx. he ! The department has bought moon pd wagons and an: mating 317 000” M and 410.!!!) horses and mules, cost )0 Mg snowman; food for them out ”8620001100 and harness 829300300 f These are only some of the figures. £1“th mm lam. but not so hm». .when it is remembered that we have :mfly 2,000,000 men in France and [utmost as many in training here at Shame. All of this money and all the :othor molwy raised by the Liberty Eloans goes to make our Army, our 3Nmâ€"y‘ Ind our people mwrrful and lvictorius in their war for freedom {and right. Friday. September 20, 1918 "We'vr got the men, we‘ve got the ships. and we've the money, too." PM 15 Telephone 30 Day or 1mm