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rough. I lmvo been recoiving the RAâ€" porter right along and am certainly glad to read the ms from home. I will thank you very much if you will send the paper to my new address. The bout is rocking and I can‘t write very good. I will write again I thought I mold write and let you know that I am on my way across It last We expect In land very soon. This in some trip and the ocean was calm an the way ncmss with the exâ€" ception of one day it was a little I with to thank you lor tho rat-vim of "If errtrr up M ”w putt-M “no and alsn Hm.» who haw mad! it mible for it to to continued. Tho Iflkrs from ”If boys m ”w various sections nf [hr wwieo. both how and over them aw noun“ mws and {homughly awn-dud as we" as the harm news. Yours vary sinmmly. L. PI. Potter. m. Balloon Co‘ Camp John Wino, San Antonio. Texas. K I m t-miw ramp is via-Mn! In "or training of mm in the handling of hlknm. They Irv- raph'w‘ humus boil: mmrnilv‘d by man: at start able and nmfim vim-hos. Th1- eli- malo is vnry hn-mahlv how for (his kind of work. (Mr? hivm link linu- Iost Manor of had wnalhmx Four balloons an km in the air fmm day. brv-ak till dark and it is "portal that “n numhr wil‘. son“ hp douhlwd. 0R! 0! THE BOYS WANTS REPORTER Th- u)": mmmny has in mm!- drrvd Ibmmh 0M “marital as such. It is now autumn; and 0 Nil "out qutflrrs Co. is bring nrnoivvl and to 'hifh a" spa-id lhfly up» an in In- wanton-NV This m "on! it tn" hwfimlwfmlmvlmnlf- ma. probably not Minn Christmas On Board Ship. Jnly u. ms. rm ur. sum: "IN‘ hwn MI" «in Man-h ink. In Mir l'nrwml lam mm. nun and tuna hm «Hug in ruptfly of firm»! aim-r um mm. in dam of m- rnm. raw-ml" «M, and min‘ uium of rump ImiMmgn, I an in IN- llallaw: INN-ton of lb:- “Alr 'r\m-" with in [armr- ly km» n» "W Aunhon 3-1460”. 1“ng (Imps. 0m rump In ”mu 5â€" I mum-Ind, mu" "or. 'l'lww luring not so" than NM mm Dwn- manila“ 0w mmmm. vawr. il in In hr "I I lam-d Io urn-"wow:- (hr and Fill lbw-and nut-n Ow: In» "manly! on man Mn- mm:- M during "'1‘ ”a! I" cow-h und (hm "mp-nin- ol In bunch“. In" mh hau- (no on (Mn uu) during "w mm "W IO“ mow mm mu mum»; in rwry thy, Wr arr u-ry fnruqu) MIIIIIH'. bring only a milvv {mm "yr (in-ad nun- drm wrhul a! Sun Anhmm IN. cm: "um", rumwniu'u hump-Mum In I»! n. Would haw nn'lla-n unm- limv m to up".- my thwi-l'um for flu- nnlu Irrlul of llu- [Mucus Grou- Kmnrt" thu long llnu- [and Ian! mm In how- ol gutting n (mm-uh \vhnrh would Mir :1 pun-flak lo «I» It per non-ll). "mu-Ha. l)»- u‘lunlm Lu lhu pal jun! IIII’ [- »urh Uml fmlnughy arr “no“ In tan-known qunnmy. Ind‘ I hau- MI 4-. “W I! uu (m llw pn- I'll. Stu Antonio. 'l'u-xu‘. Annual 2|. l9!“ “1'. C. N‘ Slmln, Ihownmu limn‘. III. Dol- Nor. L. E. POTTER LETTERS FROM DOWN ERS GROVE , , SOLDIER BOYS. “And The Star Spangled BannerflFiiirrevet Shall Wave. O’er The Land of The Free and The Home of The Bray: Entered at the Downers (Iron.- Post Ol’fim- as 3mm! class mil matter. Advertising ran-v. madl- Imnwn upon application. Subscription lites $1.75 per ya ‘ Single copies fie. Inued ever Fridéy morning from the oflict- o! the Down: Grove Publishing Company. -lmont and Fons! Avenwea, Downers Grove. Illinois. Downers Grove Reporter? APPRECIATE REPORTER Your friend. Bernard F. Kearney. C. H, sums, EDITOR GERMAN PRISONER FORMER CHICAGO“ July It MI "w «or m (Tango. This is Frum': Indrprmlrm day ' ' and I ”Imam- in lmrr plann- flww M 7M is a lo! of rxrulvmnt. In! "II-n» isn't M Uhn' l- War-nu? lla- shr II- an)‘ Mm. (inside of a ('W flags fly» WI: Ill-nun Iv- m-nxm an“ I. in. i! is M may diflmrnl than an} " "m mmI.â€"â€"-hm (“Mr 3““3' '0 m' |_.â€"-_.__.-.â€"â€"-----â€"--â€" "on Hawkins m a Dmrnors (:rmr ermr yr-stmrhy. It Wu dull-d May RI. Om um wad i! a" "If“ and Him. haw the hon» new“. JuIy l7. l "rah-M ninth" IMO." Tram you today and l «Mainly was (had In gr: it. TN «rather is for)! lm how mm. 1 am drilling on Hu- mms ovary-day now and aim on tho gas masks. Drau- Folks: RRPiVM a letter (mm szd a few days agn dated June 30th. Wu wow away from our mlar army camp at tho tim doing some nil- mnd work. "all of (no Cal-puny went one week. and half tho other, and 1.. We": and l were in different fictions. we din't saw each on." for two works. I have not seen any of the other Downers Grow boys sinn- w haw boon in France. Guam I will writv Ganlmr a letter and see how he. is coming. We wow working on that narrow gauge railroM that they use behind the lims to haul up supplies. They us» about 8 l2 pound rail. small mam locomotives. flat cars and box cars of a ninn tnn capacity. Thoy um gaso- lintI power when (boy I!“ up towards the fmnt. This certainly simplifirs the transportation problem. rspociaL ly in bad woathvr as it take: a good many trucks to haul what we train ha" July it is tho first hit at no"; outsidr nf Floyd‘s letters ”at l haw hoard sinn- lam how and it did mm mud In I! don‘t uw‘m gum-5N:- "m! it h- m VII-Ir "u- llh.. "w- Iwnlht-r In hurl mph In" I Mu- MI MN. Man! :- firr with-r. ' I um. I had unis-n Flt-Mk NI High School huh-ml M Human. I might hr le‘n' lu «qu o-nouf’l m m by «m- u. I an: un-Mn. my damn- "m alluv- imm «Own an «M wmmm rumo- up am. a In": linu- wr Imam! lluu Ihv um! m“! In M! m- mow-(him: and Inn. Mlml u- Hun! Hun-w wan a woman ‘oloun In) lhv mum-ml hurl "In! wmfinl du mn uniâ€"hint (m hm ham-a. which n.- alum" mm; mm- rvnh in «mr moon July it. mes AN ow I hun- um bull to I‘hunu- In u'n'lv ,mu r... quib- u uhllr, in fur! "It'h' In not much In u'rilr all-mt. that in Hill \w aw Illuwnl to write. We an. luillllnl MW in (M- hamlc-t and il wnu’nly wmimlu ma 0’ “but on lhv Mann." nu: 1M;- munluy hm llw moat lwnuliful want. I urn vlwnmn! M. W:- runw hmv in un- pruning uml il mw “M n [Ir-l hm. Ihvur 3|“th PORTER. GLAD? READ HIS LETTER A. E. F. August 3. I918 Clifford W. Dawmpon Jllm‘ I3. ISIIF‘ ”OWNERS GROVE REPORTER. ”OWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS He employs many thousand of "mu himwlf. an he knows how uM-Inl Hwy an- in busim-ss officos. Sept. 3. many of L’nrlo Sun's um- hitious daughters are going to mix» up a course of Lmining in Dmkkwpâ€" ing. Stmogmphy and General Offia' Frantic» at the PATRRSI‘N srhom. W0 should Iiko m talk to YOU at one about the work that thoso young women will do. and [ht-iv prospects of good salaries. CALL AT ONCE-«In not dolay. Your rhoicr of day or rvonimt smsiom. A splmdid nrw building will soon ho ~th for the 9010 use of tho RB]. Patetson Business Institute. Uncle Sam Likes Business Women. By spring or summer they will be rady Q» fill posic'nns and b9 paid for their union in the business world. Thu- "yina murhuw pull Hunt ui" hr om nf ila Mg I’vnlun-n. and "my [thaw uf mr fizluinl a. (at It" illuntmlml luv-fun- lhv 3'90“ i< rm!" MI. NM It!!!) will Arm-firm! niwmf: hr rhnnn shily- m ”w Iir hm cum-.9 In- an "iv [In-gum "ilhl- In H"; rrnrh of ”Ir hrmh. [hind] nn-II Italian air Hfl‘nifi‘! who “I" "-0 mix kind at "\al‘hifll'! (mm :lw liulv :IM‘ pmifl "lismh and Spud-x m "w Mm} 5 ('uan Mmh'vxx 0m of ”w inlrMiJ (a! muhmv-c of [fin Italian «unva mulvr rnmman-C at “ah-iv! "'Annum n'm. whit-h m-vmly nm mm Wanna and 0|va pumpkin“. will hr Urn. H is mw in "'1‘ l'nitnl Shah's I'M an "w way «1» Chicago. of III!- I w: m name nnmnsv "Mt .‘vd If I: II- no MW “a Who ‘N ”INN. We \N Nd Wank “IMO-l FM. "Gm- \\My,_" mum frllmh “i" 3.) "NM "my maul Hw- nnMIvMu-mv-M "a! "w"- in to hr 3 drirr fur awho‘l “II-fly In" next mm"). anal any-n al «that link dn'nu in "w inlayâ€"int M "ml. we arr havinx a ming rm; (imr thing our thilian «haw of TIM-r" is m- luu'n" mu urn-Hun about it bring "Iv L'Nnu‘l umlr'l- "km: of In Hod m‘c-r uvn. (m "w nhuw in own and npvnh for (lwl'. ’flwn‘ an- lan-‘r maul mar-- Imghhw all "M- pomply and "lmfwm‘nln M an. Knit-n (mm I'M‘ awn-my. Thu-w nu- Iluo all th- all‘um' imvlvmrnn rf “J’- III M (ham (mm I.u' l-‘g- nth h- rmm: {mm I-nk- lo '11- nm It .m. 'NM’I Inhrn. Alan ‘lu- -n arr m Ih. nbmu "u- mrn who Inc (M Smplu-mrnh. Amrrkan anMirn- and 'ui'yr- m .‘mtuu mm. a .‘pI'iflk'lI. of unniIV-ru . nl’ In 1 ulna-n. “ML-h. Viv-Mk ltvluiun am“ lul‘mn. 'l'hr-v- ml'fl will .l-nv-m-lmvu! flu- am- of llw Imls. hir urn: ml “"10. n:- mnuks and air! I Whilv ”Iv \\'urhl‘.« (in~m.-,.( “gr :xpo-uiliun in upam in “run! Park. Chicago. lhu- \mrhl'. Inmml flux w-‘Zl ”on: show Un- gummh. Th» mp:- uillnn opening on Labor Day, “m nu. lu'o wrrkn rl-ninx flnmluy. 8-1"th 'l Mould haul. The lunch being of unmw :guuxv, it can be twisted around to ’uv‘nhl hills and mu lhmugh woods {without much work and in can- a skull hits it, it is not much of a job 10 mpair. Not. a very lam" gang of :un Iaiul a mile and a half of hid: in a day. When we wvw back at. thw- bogiuning of the line, it awn-med good to be where it was quiet and w walk‘1 ‘around without a gas mask. While wo‘ in‘l’t' (hN'I- we walked a few miles‘ and looked owl an uiukmw and it wax nm‘h an imam-sting night as it was such a busy plat-v. Squads of plum-s an- gmng up null running down ,all thn- limo. 'l'h-~_\' JAIN) hall :1 muriu' uml \‘auxh'vilh- .~"IDV\' with an ul‘clh-sâ€"l Ira that would h:- u vrmli! [L a >hm~ in ('hinngu. 'l‘lnry mum-u .-um-- Hm: , i-h and swim Ann-Hum (Huh, ml 5‘. u -m.ul gou-l In um :um" mm.” THE WORLDS “1- \\‘I'I'l' bulking |u lh‘i.~‘nnu'r.~' (he n‘Jwr I hardly ln-liu'n-«l \h- up but ilumglu \\-~ \u-zu Amm‘iruu unil'mm. Uu» lin-«l in ('hiruqn I'm mull ~|ywuk rn-yl'n-rl unuMn" hrli‘h- \su- \' ‘rhrdulr "I Spa-vial Ila.“ I-‘ur Th1 ('hitlgu I'Z‘ponilivu: .\u'|lion. With Mud war "rm: .\ ”I: l'nlurr MN ' um It .~li!| mm: mml ul‘ uuv. mnl “'i'l u. ,. La Grange. Ill. .uu-ul. until m- "I" -:-l- i.: ('hirfl GREATEST SHOWi |u runlv (h-nnur day uml 1hr: mm- American- " Australian: in )nv uf ”mm huti n‘ tiu- 'inn-. .\lu»l .ilu again lalur h. Mfl‘ullum \wn- foul 1h“ al ‘nl him-1| .«ru )2 ,u-uu an. l':l]‘.{|§>h ll'l Elihu I Sit down mmv‘limv. clasp your eyc-s far-d try lo pirlurv yoursrlf in IM- ‘lwm-Ms- waiting to [n m-vr (N- (on ‘Om the" in the spam hrhrm you I‘M the borharians of Eumpo. known in No Man's Land. 31m am noon to‘ mm! a honk- of 3:1th who will kill you unless ynu can pmve that you an their master. ln a few min- utes you am going over mp cop to face them. Imagine. if you an. m: yau would think of the follows in iMount Mon-is, if after you wait over. lyou realized that your m m ab- solutely unless because you had no ammunitionâ€"and that the fellow: in Mount Morris who ml you to tho ‘ trench: with enthusiastic pmmim . AM no man" what those paw-snâ€" dint-Ir Isl us to do. its a much oas‘ liar task than that of "w Amorimn It." who arr wading into loud and 1m- 3m than the (human:- 0" the fan- ;of the rank. I wish to nnnounro that l haw opt-nod an offirn in tho Lindloy Bund- imr. Havo had sm‘m'al yvars hospital («pork-nor and am pwpmwl to son-n tho pc‘op'n of Dmmvm firm-v and \-i< cinity. At that. m- an had»; a mighu- rmy Hm thing our chilian sharv‘ 00' (In- tork of whipping "w Nah-or. w» she-Ill numb" that i! is no! Hu- Amofimn army and any Ihnl is figh- inx ch- Huns-nll America I: in um tar. and that! at us who ranml [n to "In rm! an do that (hr port-av "ml-h- usk as in do at home. to stick by van “ti" hm freezes over” had, nearly (.3191! you Gentle under. your imagination cannot stmtch tn cover the picture- but your ram fairly shouts to you that if YOU wen- loft in the lurch like THAT. you would not consider the people back ham wovth fighting (miâ€"Mt. Morris Index. Telephone 30 Day or mam A“ ll “'3 II. \ut Wm" M'- Who \n Hailing “0 \vv 8.! Wadi “IMO-I FM. Mwlhndhndymgdiaumcan udlhcy DO! AMMunmybyWuM-mwfle MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS BUILDING SUPPLIES, LUMBER, COAL, MILL WORK “RIDYBIL'I'” Portable Cannes, Poultry Baum, Cottages, Poultry Equipment, Supplies, Etc. AXNOI'NCESI EST POTTER HF’G I: LUMBER GO. Weir Warm Alr Furnace PHOIE 15 E. F. Wowloy M. D‘ '. D. GILLESPIE 8: Co. Ale‘dndwunnihnt’ngmlhlkeq-yonhona wanndcodomblc and "aha-i n welm dieti'nevayroonoun avenged one «(wholly m “uneaog oly'zo kt bun. Mallh.‘ i lulu: an. economy. 61 South Main Street (Duplicate Keys Made) Weir: :tflonsuming Furnace Harausn M ”w Mun diam-tn and widt- Taco of the drive whools, {It Titan [0-20 has a pwssuw of but H pounds pv-r :«uarv inch on (M nil As runny-and nilh lhis. a I'm-pound man waving a N'n‘ 8 show twat" a pm- .«urr of N pounds pr 51,031!“ imh, «M!» a In!” M hum pulling I M rvv-atns n pwssun‘ ran-mg [mm IR to :m [mu 3 [wr muafl- inch. (N I") n\\m‘:~‘ of harlot: in ”14‘ Vnrlh\\mt I'll 5:" 1M tractor d“: not park ”w soil. Hawkins 8: Hawkins N rls on now should-ml. nu rflmi III-«l oval, hr limilnl by yuur n- "Iain-moan; as long u il [MI (no! «II and walrv it (he: Worm At It! mm 0' . bu.~_I mum. _IIIII km Ihal It WI"! III InII lo Y plnny 0' an m IIIII ran lake ark-mm III Ml‘f) flInvnMI hm". In lb! mm: m" pmwr is mailaMI- III 3 WIN «0 fmlinp. “strung Ind Mm in. III III» do". 000 man can handle a (waovr ammml of pn‘rr in I (mun (Ml Vi“! harm‘s. It i.»- ahmt a" "w Irv-mgr man “mm u- do In handh- (our horn: when plow-in: or 000‘! pow-w to pull am- or [to plows. One "III! on I har'm‘ ran ruily ha u "rough for ”mu- m Imlr plows~ I advocated the 1 «mt fare for sol- diers and sailors, which is now in ef- fret. and gave my services without cost. l‘mvtising Attorney Cost Accountant School Teacher [Tnivorsity Trained Prlmurles. Sent. 11.. 1918. Healtliy Children for the smaller no 5... ugly .9 1m, ,MM“ and medium size mmxmsgamw homes at a very a John L WM; YJnI limmucc nu lint (funiu «rm-n STATE IDIESEITATNL After 6 p. m. phone 83-.) or 89-W RE [‘1 ’BLICA N N03" NATION Will heal your home with clean, healthful, mots! Dealers in Dov-ling. L H‘ 0.. John Mn- and Jams-ilk tools Warm Air . QI'AIJFK‘ATIONS CANDIDATE FOR Tit-n [0-20 (II-rs M- Iniurhu Sm" Putin]. “MY FOR John L. Walker an (32'. Telephone 30 Telephone 267-J ing SINGLE REGISTER. Friday. September 6, 1918 Day or light For Estimates. Reasonable PM 15 Telephone 30 Day or mam