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Things arn coming along fine over hon. guts: you can 302 Ivy the papers that we are making them like it. Can’t say that I am surprised to near that Ellis is wmring a uniform for I knew he wanted to a long time 3130.3 I’m quite sun that he will make a good soldier tho thp dlsciplm will I)? latit- port sad I was on the briny hep dodging around for thirteen days. Oh. yea. it w a fine Mp I'll hi! you til IMHO it some of these fine (by: and them is lots to to". Does the ntisfutofly AM? your min”? Como again and 1‘" do my Nov tn rt clown to tho they mun- tin: with which you darted mt letter. I think I hire uswornl them ln previous lottery. oven balon- you mad than. Your (int «Donia?! Iai- inghovlmanhtmwendiuom word. "Vim.“ Mark as a negro nil lard u mils. If one can feel any hot- her plush-ally thtn l fin tonlght h- mmtt be well inked. 030m Imm- kr m. "How do you like being‘ m? Cm am". fine. also I shall‘ mn- regrvt it firm tho it the: man hardship! and dangers: (mater than thc mind can imagine. "Sonia". ’tls I gm! word 30. om- nn mver quite realize that his mntry means to him mall he is far nny {m it. -Q'uestlon number three. What had of u trip did ynu have gem? That. lm) m fine. good weather most of the time but belch. mo old boy you can't imagine haw much vat" there is in that old pond until you have hem an it for l wrelr or two. I think you know about what time I left an At- [In nil)- I-Mt jay it was "(that II. are is gnu! (n hour [mm [host Inc! Maw 80" to know what In: Want "at! hr. Inn-n Imm Ho- ther be“: m cherfnl and full of in- teresting news and one 'mm good old 0‘ V. laud. Your burr thud July 90: mm a In (by! m. along with IR Min-rs Ind mu! paperx‘ You an an Inn the number um it us my first mail in many (by: and can prrhnpn Inn- DR? BNO”! CORP. SCHULTZ PROUD . TO BE “OVER THERE" Below I that I and. m Ihnnk yuu ll w" u "w nml of Um I). I} Hug. for [M loo-I 0M humu pug-rt finch you Mn- M-M m:- M "wank In ”on Slants family and IM ml 0' (hr In”, ”MM In! lurk”) H‘H‘Hml mu‘ H- , not!" and ran an Hu' 1! qm-l) hvlp 0 on! along a I'm!» luL “r :5!" Dun-m:- “Hutu! wrath" h-m- a! gnu-{uni THJ uurly us a hI-aunfui rnllnll‘) be". but lhr [mil «M l'. 5. 1\‘ nml‘ Dunn“ (Emu- [m mom- WMIG in "w ’I'lflnlfl' I had ljvm- Iu ON'WC.‘ lhc- I‘UIHZZ‘ M Mr llnl ('mm Ind Mull «all: nf mu "armr- Ind MAM who nun-1y un- vim-u: llmlr Ml ovtr hruv. ()m- u'nnmu pnmv- me In" much for IM) III" umlwguhm at Imuh Mimi"! M ”w In»; - m llw lu'uchrn‘ duo of I “6"er Hutu-v: I hau-n'l; hid Any mud flun- huma' fur mm hm" MOMMA but lurlnh «rum-«l mu“ N' , lunar and ran 1) (IM' 4 «an-l) hrlp 0 «I Alan. n “.911," Me. Mr :m- Inn-Im- Mutil‘ul wrath" hun- uI "Hutu"! TH. nuwly us a haunt») rmmh) mourners Grove Reporter Delr "mUH'r Wall: I wlnt to thunk yum may, very much for .wmlmu m-- Uu- Ih-purh-r, l Rad it nuw uilh murll num- m- um: "Ian I did bI-fmu- c-.‘|wriull)‘ In theflonor Null L‘ulumn fun whrn ru-r l Inuit lo wnh- to mm of oui- (runw- over here. I can um- whnl brunrh of Ink-c Hwy arr in. Alan I huu- . milk-l giving mum” at u-nlinl-wl‘ m Ind vuuwn blunrho. n! u-yvirri M)! in- ln. I CORP. CARDINER WELCOMES REPORTER LETTERS FROM DOWN ERS GROVE SOLDIER BOYS “And The Star Spangled Banner Forever Shall Wave, (for The Land of The Free and The Home of The Brave.” and I! the Downers Grove Post Office as second class mail matter. erasing rates made known upon application. Subscription rates $1.75 yacr. Single copiea 5c. on Friday. mming from the oflice o! the Downrs Grove Publiahing Iv, lawn: and Forest Avenues, Downers Grove, Illinois. F'w Angus! I“. I’ll. \‘cmr 0M {HI-Ni. A‘ A‘ Hardin" Srph'mbvl‘ 4. “NW C. H. STAATS, EDITOR it sure is more so than I expected. I am feeling fins and enjoying the moonlight nights by sitting on the railing and Witching the “scenery" I suppose you know why I haven't written for so Inn. By the time you get this you will have receivwl my card notifying you of the safe arrival of this ship, if such it is. WP have ban! on our way nearly a wank now‘ ‘and are nearer to Europe than Ameri-i ca but still I am not seasick and neither is the rust of the bunch. It is due probably to the calm sea as it sure is more so than I oxpectod. I am feeling fins and enjoying the 0n Bout-d for Overseas. My denr Mother: CZECHOWSKI WRITES 0F TRIP ACROSS Must close for the time. Mather dear, but will write again this week. Give my best reg-Ids to all the neoph- The chantry is simply "misrful in main to beauty and is vn-fl fanned. The oM church here was founded in [77‘ And then- in a {cumin made in 1805. Also some places madc- even ear-Her than that. I "‘1'" {in wall." hen with or. 1animal shows-n. Rakive mo wp am; having mm experm hemâ€"Vivi”; rigM am Ur peanut clan of yak ph- .04 Hwy nw lun- qmer tad quaint ways. but no very nin- and' pomp W m the tiny an quitej crude in their way 0! "Vin; , to hurry if In M our shan- of un- lnules. but we hop:- to Dr right then bofam lung and than lock on! for m- Slst. Tin-y are wild and rode)- for F‘rom Un- way tho how- an [Mug through the "um not up will han- Evrryom mm to be ok and I" mg" hnvy mites and In bring Ln" fowl no I guess to an ley we" 0". \‘nknhy the Bond urn-M. to I ‘illagp dim- by and pland two com com for ”to My! them. Find time they Mn! us sine» In wrr in Camp Irwin. ‘ r-r baa [mm In Paris to lab M:- M- ”Malian for Camminkm AM I hav his unfit to do along with min». so tau w I am prwuy hay. We only work shut 74 houn- I My Play eon-,- mrt- "My night I“ it u lbw! “mm for us to sun not. i In with“ lm» and Inn Ila-k In Luv :4) I gun-- I hull h-Ilrr Imork 0" :nm' Ml Hm hay. Tr" 0M Niko. III-III- .nlm .\Ir. l'c-rklnn. l-‘mh-r nml all ”w but. \an uhon you can. an mw-r. Tomqmmlu) "n" Mulhar: Surfing lumber work and um Ml?" rm" pit-My lo do now far uur [mutt 'I Want quit" surprised the othm‘ nifllt " whu-n thhurn rum walking in the ‘ first um. I haw-n1 mu him ulna- f [raving England. We had In good chat | uhout ol-l "mm and M'orylhlng PIN" ' mmxinnblo. Said In- M not heard 'Ifrum luiu Mg Si» (or am. lkurr [all Hu-r In gm buuy or I'll make I up“: 611! lrhu arm»: and a" on hrr. i So you ma- :1 rrul dyml in wool ('uh In." now. I Imw.’ you would hIH' lu ,rumr anmml rounvr ur lab-r. "nu-'n lmpimr [hwy mp llu- pmmunl uml ”ml [IIH'I gum Huh can .--v "w hm plmw «mun. g, Ila m-llln. law and Mo 11ml: In HHHHNT NAN" WHRKS ll "("18 .\ IN‘ .\\" LIKE.“ IT :pu-‘ly haul fur him 1:! (Hal. I In) nuukn hut mum lintoningz 1.; Nu- dmmninu of nur [u-ls and “mulm'ml ‘uha! lu- mm doing and “hm brunrh u.‘ ,‘I'rxirr in! mm» in. "ad :I rnnl from hm: lln- ollu-r day saying hv t-xpl‘l‘lwl In 0me to Camp 'l'uylnr soon and that ho uuulul mm nu- his zuMn-xn. “up" he uvts in the Inlllvry. Rom-M Mm in me- Aunts! Mb. lulu have to all. Fume! (Nash) DOWNERS GROVE nmnmgpqwmns GROVE, ILLINOIS There is somo talk around have now about how soon things quieted down to} thy were going pretty fast for No mother. I haven't been in thn placP you asked about for about a month. Our rvgimont repulsed their firm- try in five attempts to come “aver the top” in one morning. Guesa that‘s a few. Two Of our boys wen slightly wounded m we consider ourselves prob ty lucky. {that time with harness and saddle Com under which you sen-ed. For has: and blanket rolls on them. ‘Mr services in Champagne. ynur asâ€" ' Planes are numemvu night nncl (lay nemblerl officers received the personal and we have seen a good many nir-thanh and commendation of Genernl ‘Mules here. Wonder if Bob is flyingfiouraud himself. For your services .nronnrl here. Don't think he will beion the oun-q. your division m ofâ€"l lin this part of the pountry for some 'flcinlly complemented in 1 letter (mm time for he doesn't know the (antelthe Commanding General, lst Army well enough I'm afraid. :Corpa. of July mu. ms. We of course hnve to sleep now and‘ To your success. all ranks and all 'then but yau mn‘t imagine how nineteen-ices hnve contributed, and I de- we get. But from reports I hm hard 'xire to express to every man in the German prisoner-u have given theylcommand my appreciate“ of his dc- lmow they are up against somethinglvoted and «magmas effort. for a change or perhnps not a ch:nge.l However our position places a hur- Anyhow something not liable to givolvlen of responxibillty upon us which up so easily. Ewe must strive to hear stenfilv far- " Rmiw‘vl five lent-rs Sunday afler- nmn. SIM" nigh! g hi: httle star- ted end it in still on but not nearly in lunl fighting is going on as that might and 1" day Monday so you see '8" of us are quite buy. My home: wen harnessed from I 'a. m. Monday unfil about no this. ”naming end I have harnessed twice Isince then on mount of m alums m thank the Lord they am mount; ‘division was formally commended in ileum my horses sanding there-1H, it» anything. I certainly hated to Ax-‘ A:_. , 3.; hill 2l2. Sm‘n‘. Mann-y h-nm- am Seringes bx assault. You drove the enemy. including an Imperial Gum-1 Divisinn. before you for I depth 01 fifteen kilometers. when your infan- .try :13 "flowed. it was In full pur- suit of the retreating Germans. nod your artillery continued to progress and supper! another Amerinn div» sion in the nth-ante. lo the Ves'e. For your services in Lorraine. your Genet-ll Orders by the French Army Ham are numemvu night and day find we have seen a good many air bottles here. Wonder if Bob is flying around here. Don't think he will be in this part of (he pountry for some time for he doesn't know the game well enough I'm afraid. GRANT NASH IN THE THICK OF [1‘ Smarwhon in Prim. July 17, IMK My detr Folks: This is mm Momlny owning and _I‘P Mm! In JIM loâ€"mrmw. W0 :Mve not mu any mbmammn yo! and don't up“ M. I will mm. 00in low-r now and it till by mild as soon as the ship doth to you will pl it sooner than if I waited u- mail it. Wall den Muller it is pain: dark IM I man [a nntl fix up my pack n little. I will write min noon. Arthur C. Gavel-own“. "abandon ulnipu" vlrill mu m Hun-r limm n l‘I)‘. We hmr u rmluin [nun la [n whrn llu- “final in [Iva-n. Saw 1; but lmm‘h n! pmpm-m- um mum. Thm swam m-ur llu- aurfun anvl jumpwl um! o-wry umv m Inlulr. 7hr) lmw unnnh on Ihvm liln~ pug-u and an- nhoul rhv or 15‘ fun-t lung. Whllv huh-hing llwm uv m! In lnllt‘ In; In an 0le soldier I'lm hm luv» in (la- mrvirv for 12 win: and has all lmcln of hay-om! mn- on him. lit in In now! sharp-haul" nml nlm In "er with tlw buyout-t. Mr lulu as may ilk-mum: dark:- about M- umps-damn. Hr also lll.‘ Inna! mm- Ihls. 'Hu'u- iu 1: land un lhl- hm" “mi it plays om-v in u uhilv. We- aim hm nwml [Human-pint. Muuir mukw lilo [- “Izolr Int plranmlu‘r. “0 1m: I “m :u'l MN“. I imuglfl '1 dull.“ _‘\\'ovlh. “E“ \u III‘ quu- lull-A. [I Thifi ii mvmng mm uml m- “(1‘ in 'lln- rulnnmim- mun. “1- urn mp: at 'bil nun c- of (hum lll‘ any l‘ilLtZ-"Z Tm. i.~ ulumhu‘ anal juul nzw wm-L ‘nko “v l4~fl rump. My Fhflfllll‘l‘l‘n‘ \u'w a" \nn-humnl uml hhsh'll'tl and i' .suu- hurl In put Hu- Inc-an pack on 'thl I didn't mind El. anything U) m-L ' {tn-run... “v Mun-d up mum at m.- Inlgm as \w parka-d up our Mania-(s um! I-w-nrhinx Ilu- nigh! lu-l’urv. I hnu-n'l uluiom- my pork wt and m- ulm-u in our rludwn up “1‘ hnu- so ‘lillla- mum. \u- would hm- half of our Mon-ink». \\’.- gm mrm- l'lm-I» gravy mtimm. n can of mmmi m-r and 3 (mr 'I’\¢'.l nf rrarku-m “in-,- u'r llll‘l‘!‘ Iml r0!|ll"ll|4' Mulx- a" or‘ muw. 1|) I trim! to write you a letter boron- !efl (ho camp but m- wum on such 1101'! notin- I didn’t got u. chnncv. I ,un- “'11: glad when at last m- lo-fl that plant I am so anxious to N'I' what tho-r1- is to film when \n' ){I‘l Ulvrv. Sumv any \n- un- unim: to SI" -. Hyman: nr FHHH‘I'. \\«- vaiu. It; don't knuw but as I won't mail lhi~ lr‘lh‘l‘ um” m~ 1.5x»! [hm-v. I M” :z.l‘: u V's-h “In tn Iv: .\4Hl 1 1m: “In! are as good as can be expected and at first we even had ice cream sev- eral times. I would like to tell you u lot. about our ship, etc. but. that is not. allowed so lot it suffice to say that it in the biggest and best armed ship of the bunch. 'l'he sailors say that this will he a safe voyage be- cause the» little hinls that look like swallows have lit on the ship and are following us. ltd.“ an old super- stition. They say that when those- ln'nls, ('nllml “Mother Gary's Chickens" light on [by ship it will go! to its destination. which consists of the ocean, moon and stars. We can also see the other boats and occasionally a stmnge ship on the horizon. In the day time we can see the flying fishes pop out of the water and fly a short disunce and then divae in again. I spend most of my time on the deck and as Hula as possible down below as it is very hot and stuffy in our quarters. The «uh M‘ lung H1 'lIL’h ‘ Hnrd banks and long campaigns lie hofom us. Only by caseless vigi- 1' However our position places a hurâ€" tlen a! responsibility upon us which we must strive to bar steadily for- ward without faltering. To our com- mien who have fallen, we owe the sacral obligation of maintaining tho mpuution whirh they died to estaâ€"i blish. Tho influonre of our perform- anc‘n on our alliex and our enemies ‘cannot be ovm-mslimatcd for we worn one of flip first divisions smt {mm our muntry to France in show thr worm that Americans can fight. and suppon another Amerinn div» sion in the nth-ante to the Ves'e. For your services in Lorraine. your division was formally emu-ended in ' me Champagno you won- callfll to take part in oxploiling "to we- ” noun a! div Mnmo. Push fmm (lu- hull:- {mt Info"- Clulons. you” iron thrown nnlnst Nu- plchd troops (of Gummy. For right mnmulivol days. you attacked skillfully primal-owl positions. You “plural grant Mom 0f arms 2nd munitions; You tonal ll"- cmsxing n! the Oan. You took hill 2l2. Sm‘l’y. Mann-y Penna and String“ bx assault. You drove the enrvny. including an Imperial Guard Divisinn. before you for I Ilvplh of fifteen kilomotprs. than your infan- try :13 mkivotl. it was in full pur- suit of the mtmting Germans. and your anillpry continual to progn‘ss .\ )‘I-al‘ llur t'luIm-«l rim-r llw l'nr- mutium 0’ yum uv-guniuuum. I! ls. lhru-Im’v. fitting to l‘llflfillll'l‘ “but you huu- un-ompliwlwcl a» u rumba! «liu'siun and what you rhoulal pmpmv to urwmplim in (lu- fulum Your fin-l «In-mm“ a-nla-Inl llu' ”I‘m-hm in lmv'rulm- nu thmaly 131»: You Il“.\l'1. on ”ml (mm l'm HID dink Yam \u-n- llu- 'll‘hl A'm'vu-u alle'm In lllllll u chain-null «1‘le and “luv-n )0" Ir“ tlu' .«grlm .lur ' :7. 3’qu lu-l wnu-ul ‘mullm'muh ,l‘ n ulh-iplnn in llnu- hum-hm fur u larm «r lmw llum um otlwr Ann-urn” ll:- ' mm Alllnmgll )nu I'm-'INI tlu- mu (0!” “film"! an) run‘nrm‘v in ur'lm. \mrl‘urv. 3m: ,4» mmlm-hwl yum ulrm M In um ilu- w-pm'l and :Ifl‘rrtum ul Ill» FIVMII \‘rlvmnn \nlh “hum- yuu fuuglhl. l'mlrr min and lmlnlmul-‘ ‘ "will. in with. in pmmh. m llw lr :1! ol' lmml In lam-l rnmlull and in tin , long dull houu n! ln-m-h mutim- m; lrylnt la n nnlrllu-I'a Allllll. \‘flll Inm" youmlwn in n munm-r nunhy ur lhv lauliliom of our country \‘nu Iron- vlrmrn fmm lnrmlm‘ and «nu-d immnlloh‘ly In ll"- (Wampum:- lml I‘MH' :lun‘ng llw (hr rrillnl day: hum July Nth (11 July Imh. you lad IM Imam of lav-in; ilk only Arm-r- in» division In light in (Bo-mml (3m:- rlml'n Army which so gloriounly «boy- «I M- Md". "We vlll M or die". and by in MM default (nu-M llw Gem.» usual! IM mule possible "to offend" of July IBIlI lo [he went of lining. 'l'o tho "(I'm-n l)i\ lawn: Ann-r1411" Enniitunnruwy l-‘orrm Frann- Auuunt lilth. WIS. 'l'u (ho "Hm-I - and mm: m' H)» 413ml ulnim: H EA DQUA RTERH 423'!) D1 VISION (Th "gas ale-rt" calls lo-nlght so fur and we will probably help load the cam was so mmhv uv‘ \\ 1H sh-vu uml m:._\- be \u- non'l. "a! (ii! gal lln- niumly h-zun l RUM )0” about. I gut Hu- pil‘hnezx uu-l [In-y ul'v Hum Harry is on guard tu-m'ghl bu! is off at 10 so “'0 are going to In' and sloop butâ€"”Ha! Harv had Hum- awhik'. Wu urn all we” and everything is going fim- and dandy 1. Your ho}, (Hunt (A ‘h- ."uHuuim: Am; ‘L'Ill'la '. by 11mm Nash :u-Il .hun ‘ :unl (L- lmys or "I! I m : ‘4 l’l'tf HJ'HI ‘mvr‘ [In-n MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS BUILDING smms, LUMBER, COAL, mu. wonx "mmlm" > Portable Garages, Poultry Houses, Cottages, Poultry Equipment, Supplies, Etc. - m un‘rmm- mn Voluntary 131-: um! on lhul (mm fm I!" 'ma m-n- llw lirpl A'nn-nru In hold :4 ahzhmrnl -' -n )0" Ir“ llu- ~,-rlul JI-I‘ ‘. rl M-nml "'unlml‘ulu') 1~ n PM 15 POTTER MPG LUMBER . 00;. Iio'nn II:- "In- \il “'1 “I HEADQUARTERS l49’l‘H FIELD ARTILLERY lance and tirrlexs prepanlion can we fit ourselves for them. I urn you. themforr. to approach the future with confidence but above all with firm determination that so far as is in: your power you will spare no effort ‘whether in training or in combat to munuin the record of our division and the hnnor of our rountry. (Signed) Charles T. Menrher. Major General. U. S. Anny. h) Telephone 30 Day or Night A Wan- Air Ileana. ”(an In an dam. "on and mum u u mum! N MM. bun-”gnaw. BM I! In; lil- dust.” I! ENT- LATL‘S! ll plant. hr ALT!!! 0 am a Wan: All lama System a: In recommend will non! m M! u on room in you! be... on In "on“ at not. "try tinny alum. Pokem- hm: om an lorud out pun u y-m Ind:- ut mud in to "place It And hunch" ud minty of oxygen nun-lion haul-d Weir Warm Air Furnace Am. Ex. Fore”. Franco August 270:. mm. Comm! Order No. 31 The Regimental Commandm- The (landed gonna of Tutuâ€"r " ml Pneumonia hue flesh air like the mischict. They die in it by bummer / That'l why you :11on be sure you: home is not only warm and canton-bio but perfectly ven- (11mm! as aw”. You km two birds with one none and an I lot 0! money And unable. too. when you [and] n Yard Hummer: on EJSI Cum“ strccr After 6 p. m. phone 88-J or 89-W l 'OIOVI 0 IV Dealers in Bearing. I. H. C. If you can’t buy them both “Buy Bonds” J. D. GILLESPIE CO. Buy Liberty Bonds 10-20 T I T A N Demanded by Economy and Health Telephone 267a 7m! mu! 0! mwmm In-Ignllnnl Not only new Wat-(ll and 00-10:! and MI" manta. but In actual you- h-yluvnl saving on [bl-l. A“ About It ”EA TSâ€" VENTILA TES 61 Salt] Iain Sheet Duplicate Ken Mode! ... John Deere and lantsville tools . wishes to express his [Nat satisfac- tion. plenum and pride in the pliant conduct and careful attention ta duty shown by the officom and enlisted men in thin regiment under the abn- gerom. trying and exhausting circum- stances through which they have me- ceufuily passed in the meant Second Battle of the Marne. This regiment. with the oihr-rs of the 42nd Division. has the proud distinction of bdongilg to the only American division to this road in tho surcossfui defense of ihe Champagm‘. (ho first Hinge of (he battle. and ihe oquaily succpssful ad- vnnrn from tho Marne tn the Vcsk, which constituted the sorond stage. 2. The ommy's main aitack was (continued on pump fire) Friday, September 27, 1918 , PM 15 Telephone 30 Day or mm