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Then we marrhed nhout two mfles with our bundles m the defintion amp where we remind our supper at 10.00 p. m.. got Balkan nd were anignvdreo Bunk Houses. The next men. We wow handled on the doth in rough and tumble methods and the language used was full of pet names of tho Marina Corps such I: you dope. you rorkrr‘yl‘d- mule. you plow-mish- er and othora stronger but hohind it all was a tone of good fellowship and the min of a ma such as has nude the aorviro famous the work! over. Woll, u-p landed with a few hundred or more from other points And were oxaminrd (hat night when landing for the Flu. whih two poor follows who wen knockod off the dock onto some piling {moon feet below were taken to the hospital for treatment. Tlu'y amasod Owns-4w: with In!" of “ha! "in lmthnmk training was Is rompnwl tn "on “my who-duh. I might Inc-Mm than: un- urn mto'i. MINI 3! Adam:- ' h :nnn'y :wrru oflwr mmih or "ml-ran” IN "w, rt" "arm and fun I “worm: we Ira-r" MU"; a jvumu umf m rival.» 0T hm nrnmmg M?- N [not drill“ Mann. 4 hmuuu our apart 11¢ short livul as a nu! I. alt-«mt dvuilvd to? lh» "mg-mo of inflating us with 800‘: Mm-mr Lil’r Insult-d 1hr train and pm Ihu- fvar of a» Brig into us if wr didn't do ind n he "4d and douhlr quirk. TM: chap "'0 us orâ€" dor‘ to tie our hamfirmhi-‘fs around our fan‘s to in down HH- Hu. b sil our m 3 ~11“. twp our Made! on! of 1hr windows, eon-err with no mn- sidrrs. kmp in our ran: :5 we" M our Any fool could 3% Hull. In wort up against lho real thing. Upon arrival .9. Port Royal Irv amhrkodl aboard boats to cross tlm Sound In Paris Is- lnnrl whnrn “1- row to lmrn thn firw grt of the vail Dogs in the. killing of I In» "Ir only ww- of "w mum. "ml hm. hvn Swill 00' "w Mum" Dixnn Iuw m 'LI'. «MI 11 Jim l'mu car on n (nun lull Ilu- :Inim, uf ”~- mkwu‘ [mun-53mm" nuns In uw I» I'- rnm vnurr "Win! Hi lhr- Hut-(Inn 3m: In-m :era "In! 'rwt M "w “'0‘ Mash [m 1hr lune-w «Ii-(rid of “rm 1‘. ma! 8‘th 'l‘uulivu In; u-r) inlA o-rr-tnm aml nor MM MI IN «Om d llw pur- mu u" ski-A Swat-u!)- mm-r to Rain Mq- rm and “bdrm 0! nm L1." in an s" u» homo- and hurts In m<=nl Dunn; our trip 1n» wan! Hw- (amp "smart and 1M dullhl MN! "MW gm" ‘u “MW Hm of “1m! Iran min. at I‘Iris hunt! mls am! m calm than nut-rs he carried a (at or gun and savvy-ml rounds of ammunition u we“ as n physiqm‘ mroly m. pruu‘n M Hu- Irwin-1 howl: ll Much We “apt-1|, "nu U.- «muy leh. 'flw Minn hrlnb- swu- m lull Maw“ mrI "Iv math-v ““1". [Adam loonla‘n lad \urmu-e Mhrr hmhuu‘ll 'I‘II‘I‘I 0! 0w ('npl “u! urn- pmnh‘l mo! in u- I‘lulv nu mu layov-r .ol Allnmn and Angus”: \‘r urn- much iMI-rrdvd in "N wrulnrfluw a! Hm Hon-lbw" [mu-Mo- I In "Ir only ww- of "w mum. "ml hm. hvn Swill of "w Mum" Dunn hm. m Duvl m." 11 Jun Fm“ My dear Mr. 31ml“. In nvnmlanuv In”: my [11mm 4- In wnlc- um ”12¢an my rumdvmm with ”w "I; :nIhm-v w b n" M-nm-s an" mult- "ml an the Jun | Ital run-«1m! lo lrmr. (MM-w I». I run mom in [at "w aIumlmn of that var And u b- munu‘ml out in lb- 0%!“ 0! Wu vuMn nu month: nflA-r :m- my: ah" HIV“. W't- 'rfl (‘lnrmfo lunar" In (hmw‘ of flu- ymmx frlhwu) not! “w M; u' 0- rayon! u hrs-hm In» Illh r" x thun- l'uflmnn mow-chimn- uul ow- HUG" WYLLIE TEle' I'IXI’ERH'JNCES WITH MARINES W every Friday muting from the oflioe o! the Downn Grove Publishing Complny, 37 North Main Inez. Downers Grove, lflinoia. Downers Grove Reporter mum ‘av. El“! wwwn- unuc nun. um.» .0 ”Wm... -... ., ..._.. Advertising rates made known upon Ipplicntion. Subscription rates $1.75 per year. Single copies fic, hung! 1M. ting Downgng Gnyge Post Office as W. .A ‘_..u_..u_. W, , - “And The Star Spangled Banner Forever Shall Wave, O’er The [audit The Free and The Home of Ting lira ” V6. ..._...... LETTERS FROM DOWNERS GROVE f SOLDIER BOYS' fifimm-nkmedhim l'mm ln..’“‘. 3. ( Novvmlv-r II. I!!!“ C. H. STAATS. EDITOR 5 W0 had sum you! hall rams with 'many a potessicmal in tho nun-s, Starvmo-st was (‘Mof Royal-s. the Indian ‘mlrl’mr one» wilh Hm Now \‘nrk Hfiauts. Among 0w hays playing ball 2i! : Nauru-Illa buy I met whflo um- Ipir'mg last Sunk}: “is name is Warh- :rle and tr" hum-1| probably at the jamm- am the younger sol, Ho ilmrw “Brick” Binder and "Billie" 13an. We um now storing our material ‘in our fine new warehouse, one of the ibeat in France. built of cement and when: enough to stand for centuries. ‘n In 1002230 feet long, {our Ital-Eu Thv- Univ-in; Om- 1.0" hulk-rs for waMMrrmlh-rnsitkshrn minute. [law- met a lot of file c0!- kgr m a: ‘1‘" as men train-1| in innings Mr Ilsa vvpfizr fingnI. jail ‘birle and fallow; ham own- thrib- 3M0- walk of lift. CONN-lions wrvv mack- fnr "'1‘ V. M. ('. A. ”w other day and on» "fruit (Irv- SI'ZM‘M '1'!th hitting an eye. You av with snrh [inn and asthma drnd broke the luring arr a co:â€" poman and b In um. Haw not MN II man from (hr- limw tho I look“! In Cotil Milo,- hfl i! is on wonder fur mm 20.000 Dear Folks: WP sure had I busy day today, awr- ing enment fmm England. put in 800 um: beside some other material. I now have working a form of 40 no. gums. so Chinese and 20 French we use an grucken. It sure is me job to keep things moving. Had a strike today but midi it first and than do the explaining nfterwards. W0". M I can nlmost hear that revvifle of thv rarly morning hour. I will dose with host north. I am. Simmly. Hugh D. Wyllio. ALFRED S'I'RAUBE IN CHARGE OF TRUCKING CREW Sam pun- hu Mo ulnlaml I yarn-malty "nut many will hr ulna- wnwl uul. myrrh"; than in rm- u’nl lims or art «I m with drum-L nnls‘ "mo heard the IN" \w may go In Haiti or Run,» (or “M or [mm wnvi. Hun umkm I Owl mu a ”only 'mu var «Md: .l' "In Iwnitrnhnry mlwrv- m- hud n numhvr of "Ruin" \ an... M )ulnu impriamml fiunnl kduly nilh "or Miami.- mnd blown“ in gal» M 2:00 I. m. I» gnu-l ppm! mm! van a! "w h‘rhmx 0! "or boys ‘lo ah Ihoir duly. The [unh- am am] “an. .mmp shot guns in run "w mi- nm'n mall: at lurnk Mrr "n- Hornâ€" ml!“ at ("out M040 uf ”In-r new 6h I‘ur defli'm or mrnlnyin‘ (Mir km.» \erv- If go from Ihs- magi: and find!” chi" tori min: In 'I" ha rind. hmr. SH" :4- u mn'hw ..r I'm-L nwr vo-m‘v Iaunh fur my, much 3': HM: game and Winn!“ um} mu :2" any hu‘Hm but Hwy haw h-uvr ulrml amt unumlul uh. I: :ln- hulllr rlvan unm. ll hm n" Irv-n wnmh-rfull) mtw wrung and u! H.» mum Ham- u'r) IN- mru'l. Thu math nn' lmnl lo man-r. v-wvinll)‘ whrn Uwr nw muddy. Tin-r. Hwy [fl n-ufll MM slum-‘ry uirlo rum mu WU. Thr rur I! strain-d |n Sh utmost m min- "f Ihv guru! run- in «Mum Wo- hvanl murlv Miw but rwrv- chi-w I wont H nu Ilul' In our rflnn Houulr at 3:00 :14 III. uml \ww “won-Kl _h) lulu-r, who hwl r-mw in llu- «In: lip-law paububly by “,um'll likn- it." "I'll“, om- Dwuna d'n'n yol uhvn "I0.~||,\’ on :- manly jab. Fullomng mar “qu nighl'u hliV‘II wv- m-n- krm |)lI:-)' gr!- limu our mum» nml Ivuruim: flu- alu- lum u' n Marim- m law-ping up “5:4 rlolIu-n, hunk l'lt‘. Whllr l“ lhr uln- tnnliam ”mp wr “H" n-u-xunum-ul Mnyrirully uml "In unfit: M-nl lumw. plumpmy ymuml l Fur nu any: m- wvrv :11. um camp «It» , mu hit-him yoke-- and ju-ilur or pm- h-n umk In m-mml. anll)’ m- nhmml m" In th- mm camp and Inn! In!" me- "In-1' m“?! curl-IL "um I am at puma»! in Form-m; Haur jllnl :Mu-vlwi from \-.lu-u- uv um nlm-h m- bur" m Kn: gum-:nm .\‘ U\'rr mun-h u! our Inn'u‘unl an [In- fl" i. all qull vitiliuu .ullful. Hqurlally i buy» "ml. Ka'l [hm .mm- rpm which in fur mu m "w (Mo Wm» {M hum» hrh am! .‘mm-linu-n |'\'I'l lhv math 6! is no! an» um-Iy ("and l I a‘H‘VI run «I islv lmr 'I‘IK, llallnlhn W. Thm m": ”w hm! hm: mm," .m. n “ second class mail_ matter. October H, 1918. uowunns GROVE mmmm nowumts GROVE, ILLINOIS i I had a Immhing oxwriom "III in trying. guess "my try PVC‘I'yMy'y non-v, It isn'l that ”my actually do mmh damnm- but you can hmr Mom cumin: and gain. and yrm lmmr Iw is mmmrhnv m-rriwad and you wow d" who» hr is [ mg m ulrnp Umm‘ If you haw a cautious dispnâ€"itiml you [rt inm Hw- hmtnm of any little :loâ€" prvssinn in tho gmum‘. only at pm- snnt Hwy arr 3" mm! halos: until hr is saft‘h' In: Thny bomb"! alongwick "w road I was on and than markin- 111mm!!!» othc-r side and firmly Vrhnn l was safrly in W. wrnt (loan "in mad ”in hospital «a: lomiml on. bombing and mathinn-g‘unnimr "II‘I‘I‘. so you saw [how was somoihing doing. It rm 3 liroly night nvorywhnm with Huns along the mm! on our sirlo and our number! busy on (Mir sido. Noarly evoryhody that l Int-t had some sort of a story in in" the no“ day. Wr aver lam-r partially if we an» wry mr the front have liitlv "m! for bright nights. Whon such a flight com a good many openly and with- out sham make for a dug-out. It is all very unmfnrtahlo busi- imss and l for shall b9 glad when it is ovens-Rh and I am again how- vitli my family. It does mm .. 'ory long time since I saw ilwm and mom seems to be no rm! immediate pron- pect of seeing them in the near futum. Still it my be that something unexâ€" pected will happen a it always seems to be doing in this army me. What youfignmonyondonotgetandwlut you never iii-named or! waiving is thrown at you. Nm Meaning. The beauty of the Muse In order: the Messing of the house In content- ment: the glory 0f the ham ls hog)!- mlty; me mum of the house I: got!- Wr Maul murlu miw but nut-v- thr-n‘ I wont H was alum In our u-flnn and mt In Hw- runny. m,- an- 1-H- dvnlh- wry rnrflul of "Mr nmnmni~ lhm "Nu-r days In! dn nut sham an) mrr “Mr.“ Hwy lmm‘ junt when- H. in min. Ind what i! 5! gain: In do. Also hy inquiry ynu ran «flan vklrr. minr "W «fr writ-k. for the Hun by n «ys'ommir chap and WM" ho- is pd *Mllinx he ins! simply is not. Mr- (hormon- hr is apt tn have fairIy def-i Milo prrimls when M is and is "0:1 shflling. j with gavel bags (or the upper floorfi and two cranea, one and oneh-lt elec~ "it run on a track the entire length of the building October 2lst ‘ ’ Today we had quitt- a visiting day {A train pulled in with 450 Gennan >prinnerI-I who are to sleep on the Fupper Moor. 'l‘wo Liauusnants and 85 guards had them in charge. In a short time they had I lean-to built In the back yard and their coffee boiling. l'l'hey n'm given food ration» with to- bacco and good and willing workers. l have my motor cycle now, it took some time to learn but can make good time with It now. Had a letter form my friend, the] French Officer, who in now in London and will be them some time as he is on the Monetary Commlsmon to re~ gulaus the sale of Exchange between ‘tho two countries. we miss him very ,much. he was such good company, The kind Provost Marshall has us in now “D" 1)::50. no more movies or theatre :for tlu- onlisuwi \‘illians. Thu! birth- day is drawnm m-nr so I will close ,u'ilh [0151 of lava from ‘\‘our hon. ‘ AH‘u-d (31mm. (‘AI’T- PHASE SEES OUR BOYS GET INTO ACTION .\l|10";(2‘l| i'l'i'pulitiunury ”own, Oclulu-z‘ It}. IIDI.‘ Your affectionate son. 0 Capt. M. C. Pew. I much m ”N! m) mu. :3" any h-uvr “(11“ um. This has been n beautiful Sunday ‘afliernoon and 1 tool: a long wnlk. I {started out at 1:30 p. m. and got back ‘at 5:30. jun in time for mess. I had company and it was a fol- low from Downers Grove. You will be surprised to hear who it was. The other night I was standing in the "Y" and a fellow came up bvhind me and said "Hello Brick”, I turned around and it was Maurice Gustin who you wm remember lived in Downers Grow I nearly fell over when I saw who it was. He has grown so much the lmxt year that I hardly lmew him. We sure hnd some good old talk and it was all about Owners Grove and our friends. We both think there is no place in the world like Downers vae. He enlisted last December. The same film: I did only he is in the M:- rtnes and is : corporal and sure makes Telephone 30 Days MEL BINDER MEETS DOWNERS GROVE BOY Weiss Shears Rosc Trowels Coe Wrenches Dearest Father and timber and all Welcarry the lcind that brings a smile every time you use them The is satisfaction in using the right kind and you can't expect to do good work with poor tools. it can't be done. Nicholson Files Stillson Wrenches Kline Pliers Yankee Tools Disston Saws Stanley Planes Miller Falls Drills Weiss Shears No mulln-r “lu'ru- it i: u-ml, ur “hat rlI'IIvaHan il "IC't'lA. llu- THAN when KHHOSENH TRACTOR a. “ .lrpu-mlnl upon In mah- u rrmlnuMu- wmnl. ‘l'h.- "I‘lmmlunu Schonw” q-f Ihv “mi-h GowrnIm-uf. ug-ru ln ull Inn-1cm In England. fun um w domain, .1.- .1! (u z-limulzuv mummy plumm: within :1 limits-d “Mr. m that rwry :.-;|llulnh~ l-Inulnrh :wu- rlmulcl In M '0! mm production. ll mould hr u mun-v «If pamhwli-m lo «wry 'l'imn "um-r in thu- I‘uhml rum”. am! to ru know Hm! hr hm. or ‘hul lu- iu w-lllnl. IM Imrior Hm! uun thin rumle 'rnluna an- all ulikv FINE prn'od -0\'f(ndrhir lat ruzc won D] 11151! Innvxvu mm.“ mlh lhv ’llifh') t-vmlnuhlu woru «I :m'; urn-s. 1h:- nu-n up. mum: I‘m l-urilu urn- Dn .‘u'l‘. vl‘ Mummy». and I'nmh- Ii. “and, St. Ala-‘5'.» (':.u. Kc'nt 2nd Prize won by TITAN TRACTOR .337, '.;’,i' MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS BUILDING SUPPLIES, LUMBER, COAL, MILL WORK “BEYBIL‘I” Portable Gum. Poultry Houses. Cottages, Poultry Equipment, Sumo-,1“. epnonc 30 Days Night: 117 R 61 South Main Street /% (Duplicate Keys ' " ) Made) 'I'elepnone do u: Nights “7 R POTTER MF’G LUMBER GO. The TITAN Always Scores J. D. GILLESPIE 6: Co. Ooctober 27, 1913.1 533101" ALL KINDSC. M g; Hawkins 6: Hawkins “(I I'». In I) . uinu. Tomorrow I will haw to work alone ’as I do not think he will be back for lscwral days. I sure wish you all gmuld see the shops the soldiers have Iput. up over here and you would my ithat them are some wonderful mech- anics in the Ordinance. This work I am doing will help me out in my fu- ; Sergeant Larson and I are working death of Rose Running and the boys -together. We are setting up all the nt the Great Lakes. {machines to make whoelx.1’llere win; If all my pal: keep getting muted :be about twenty machines. I should I will be the bachelor of our band §imagine that will make the wheel de- because there generally in one or m gpavtment. We set up the machines out of I hunch like we had in Down- ‘and line them all up and put tho'ers Grove. fcountcrshafta up. So you see we are; The other day I was issued nine {busy boys. imam clothes and l have m band! a good looking soldior, S! be is only eighlm )mm old. He ham been down in Cuba mrly all the time and he said it sum was some hot Ihorc. It must have boon like Camp Hancock. Toighl I will have to hunk alone be- cause Sergoant has left to take an examination for n rommission. I hope he gets it for In- is a nice kid. I am working at a shop hat- and when we get it finished it will be some woodworking shop. Yatd Entrance on East Cuniss street. After 6 p. m. phone 834 or Telephone 267-J .ln|m I'm-w xmal Jmlu-Mlla- hwl- II "If GOVIRNMNII mum m FOR THREE MONTHS “TITAN” MllflMStM‘WflS The other day I wan issued some morn rlntlws and l have some band! now. This overcoat alone would end. fifteen dollars in the Staten nnd I lave fnur blankvts and a lot more thing too numerous a; mention. You an no that Uncle 3m is taking care of in over here. This letter is for the whole fnmily. l hIW.‘ not time now to writ» to ouch one of you. I hope this {hull you all in the bent of health as It leaves me in fine condition. The other This morning I went to church d hard 3 very (nod sermon. I would have mo tonight but I mlly must write some lctmrs. This week I n- ceived Lnum’s letter marked No. 2 and several othorx. 1 sun was sub- prised to hear of the and new: of the death of Rose Running and the boys :1 the Great Lakes. If all my pals keep getting married tun‘ life. For the coulou Scum Prhu. 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