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Come in and kind. andoffieldhestsofevely wilapptedue them You mdnccntu hadthebeneizt other nachine. it has clnoetothreeâ€"qun edge Buy a Deefing Binder to loud I! (kn. If Smut-u hmr in ann- Telephone 267-.) (I. H. STAATS, EDITOR Jun» II. I!!!” Uur «mp-y '7‘" ha:- «filial; hr. “maul lea thy-i of nun-mu in» u-Il u Wm- rod. and I all ‘flfllmwy “Du-Mum» that only (m Mun-H. but m. in a (l Command-w u cw“. You m‘l luau [.m- bm- I ob ulna yin-nun u. If“- luou lo "a an". o! 0w by: to my Imam». m "w-y Irv Mo. nods .‘aod with IN hating vwn‘ uh." Hhul man-u up; Hwy churnr would: of "um. I I-lu- Wu- mln (u Irma. )ml. “to! boy ha- m win» Jul until. and is \n) rm: lo oh 'I'hvw in n In! mon- I won». Ilku’ m .--a_\. lml H mm” In- 51min“ flu- v-mur m-hv'nud tlml l uon'l do. , \\.’:I Now for lin- tinn- hopilu mu aw all Mr" anal may find (uh- .m-- 01' 3'00 all unlll I n-lum. as In) ‘m'gh-mt ambition I. In n-(um from :th :{a-u‘l‘. um I um us ru-r. M In on 0" "L I" 1" I’m-3hr" yam at Ma is mural M h' h.“ M “‘H’ '9 “‘"EIM. I! III-tun 3::me want “It swam-II the thy [have wry Dink-gm about. "an In wfiu m u l wile-Id a}, "We" ”“4”" y“ «bring Try Walmfluwrflomnflthtmm"ny M‘ "I... mmhvr 3 l mind your Idler this morning wrufldbhflhmh‘m m ndmlmthflmhvel upddl-Mrwwtiflhm Iornmwivfllnwflnm, aliuhMIolmth-(wmflynnfl I In quite at! that How the an rim m m n wIII‘ hun‘t an"). I I”! III:- N an 0! him h In: u- h is and" M1 mun-mu“. mum "in “r. bu: In“! wry funk- lu‘ and ho Mp Fri-rm"! M.- dunk-a ml dbllwully‘ (up Can. Minucn. Pt fly Dav Volta: LETTER WRITTEN BY ED. PFAFI" [BEFORE SAILING lkn: Ma ». una- "h (b. Foam-Mr. I‘ (V (hm-ha. In! I.. l um an ru-r. Yuur sou" MN! WWNERS GROVE REPORTER. DOWNERS GROVE. ILLINOIS John. l sum? you have min-d "I" an! gamma-in; "- snfn arrival of mar ship hvn. and your aany has be"! "fined. mmhat. We had a pretty W353!!! trip "ma. maid“- ing own-(Mug. Some days the «- mn was so aim you could Inn”;- see a rippie. The first Friday night and Saturrhy I? won- “! our com- ptly m on watch and l m am- sick the whole 24 Mun. Thmwinx up about me n-ery l5 minutes. {or (In naval «Tu-or instmcting us in our dutios told as "not to call for a nlief if we ran- morely art-sick. for we weren't slick m» I'm-e "newly leek in bum." We" I can my I felt mighy hum and couldn‘t at any- thing. But show that got along Mee- ly . On account 01‘ the mmy and not mting to give him any information he might be able to use. we can’t give yml foth details such as “fl‘ ship we sailed on or what or tho [punk (If time it took us to come aâ€" We an‘ in this ramp only for a con- plo a! days and than we now- to norm othpr amp for training. The eli- mate here seems tn me much cooler than In the States. The country though in beautiful sad the French llueievery bit of the fertile soil un- Dl‘ar Mother ALEX GOLLAN’S ' FIRST LETTER ' FROM FRANCE; vrl- shall mt min n-nlIy quite 1my. To be mm mm MM». to 3" " Is- It I: ah you w... pay the m.l‘""’fi 'l have hm looking .1 Ibo sum”M " mm: a» chanting that n m'B-di nun distance Hwy an ”my; on ans-mm (his. I» km- of nyim lav-(y yam at Ma is map-ml tori“. ' "MI. I! III-tun 3::me worm taliofpfi"? "I an" fr“ now all» Ind thr- I‘I' in my "(0. blow AM nrry flit" and N. Is wally to 4k N- «buy. It in impâ€"uni"!- M four that). HQ h"!- whw our in no long" an individual. in twin“: nfimcM-r- I} r-‘Ilumh |.- u ulu'fll rulul'nn (u know that you Talk;- u" («I I:- you do. and u mukra Is :0 much vain-- for up. (on all n! )1»: (u kwv m. your tourlm- IN' Im-p nmmx I!“ If". in going to Mlp mt w 314 hon-L hon min In." than any cum our thin that mule! hr «In» for mu. ‘ hour I’m you Mu- mr Jim III mart: but ta In. that you an new! In: nwny um! - ”rum- AMI I talk” ml! Duly mu- (m «~0th that n will In Mammy Io do with "v am- an|. All! I hou- Io m yau I" both. 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A., white, you 11,-- ?mvmbt-r the first um: I wrote to yuu about. whom I find. came here. Thv Y. M. C. A. :apoakvr wad it to us Lalul I thought it so good that after 'llw svrvicv l m-nt up to him and lash-4| him m In! mo hau- a copy of .il. which hr gladly 41M. and I lun- hn-c-n saving it sim'v than for lhi: orcari-m and I think it (hr most won «h-nful h-lh-I I o'n-r wad. And it Cr Hus lwur to what l \quM Illu- to H]: Ins anything mmhl ho. h in a loll-~- wrinvn by an "ZIIKH.~|I Aw'ulor to In» willow”! Mather just hv'fulv going in. to buuh- in lhv mm’ninu. ll in .--u wmuk-rrully u'm'lh’d. plain main-11 an: yd \’1-r)' comforting l lhink. rmpviul ly lhi.‘ lmrumaph: “I hun- hm-n hunt; in: m llu- Mun- umixhl and lhinking‘ what an huignifwum lhmg lhu- luml u! nu} funy yuan.- "T (.m- I.~ uuWi panwl lo Ihn m. it ua-m» Hutu-13' want. I talking about." I Wu sun-Dy are “'03“ equipped. haw m-m-ythinu; almost that one can think of (0 make us comfortable. anal have bran laugh! to lakt- (wary pvt-cauâ€" Hon lmusibh' in taking can- of our~ sq-Iu-x. our Imam. and um ything. It was my first touch of ”Mining. In Fm. law Is. 19m n'rnul nub. Hal it u n haw-kn in m JIM tr wen» plated in “admin, {and couldn‘t M down lo gel it. [Daft know [in mm M the firm that has it ”Um I [In tho lick! luv ;it to Bush and if M «m lave hr- lonhhalnchmlnm u. how»- : “Md-Olly has it‘ The only thing I: .M will pmhlbly lure it until lhe Nil [0! war Inlays by dunno I should ma ‘into lulm our how. He didn't dmp‘ [down to m m the lul I‘M.- flax-s: wr row in Camp Hill which load. ‘ ‘m In lrlnvo myh his may is mack lo larv- to». Dar ”other Am taking this opportunity to writr How going for the Bethe. Am fnlinx fine and "ruin to ‘0.” MA Ruck (John) Bryan a few min~ "ten ago. If anybody in Downers vao thinks that they an not rep- muted tell them thatohi Buck is mmmendecl for n Cmix du Guam and a medal of honor. Below I saw him I saw some of his Bmldirs and they told me about him. Hr- snw gets crm'lit from his platoon and W3 "M “119 m LIN! ”sums Tut‘flll" used to it. and so far I am holdiin up alright. It sun! shuts the yrllnw stroaks and also (he manhood in the fellows . JOHN CAIRO MET JOHN BRYAN “OVER THERE” This is a very rushed Mt" and if I don't get it in it wifl be quite- : while before you hom- fmm me. Will write as soon Is nkived. Write me ml Mum and mod» lax-o tn you n", Gum my." not! his mum“ an ti". an and I woan'l Ir a H“ unwind H a! won «my.» "MU nor var. A: fan aslkm I Hi» Did: :4 Km Nun. Alto my: Wr "n- o. 'hlim" In“; lad Maul-Wotan, Womb“: mph cl rm an" by: I“ W n (ml line trying I. “~me om ninth". "ctr you foil: an nflf (who. "l1 and mum I!" nlâ€"‘Q flth . g an calm-nun, \‘nu duo‘l w MI)- m arm-M but “mu. rMMn-n all 0M ma, Tho um» I" an work- tu‘ Tub) I at w P'n‘nrh nu- ma. dn'vllm "Mir mm a hh- m our um and anon." on lnmlng I- .m- ww- Inn-Mn. m l'lfll‘ (in any. Nwrym wart; mv-r but Nwryw a! than how ‘ null.- and I In! M QM- hue-I for In Telephone 30 Day or man: MANCI-‘AC reams AND DEALERS BUILDING SUPPLIES, LUMBER, COAL. MILL WORK “IIDYBILT” Portable 6mm, Poultry Houses. Camden. Poultry lulu-neat, Supplies, Be. PM 15 POTTER MF’G 8s LUMBER CO. Your m, Prirnlr A. W. Gonna, No. ”II. Supply Co. 310. Am". Ex. Port“ Sam-hero in France '. D. GILLESPIE 6: Co. 61 South Main Street (Duplicate Keys Made) Buck and I am going to kar- trnrk of much other. so if either on: gots humpr‘d of you folks at ham will know that m- are takin’g mm 0 pack nther. Buck is skinny but 11- snre is a man. We are coming hon» together 30m» day . He'll have hi» lime 0M medals and I‘ll try my In»! to have some to match. I YuJ I' Hui M10: 0 '. n Mum 331 or ”M noses ICE CREAM (9 DRUG SUNDRIES We are able to supply you: wants in When in Doubt, Drive to the Garage! thnywseme whianron about the mechanum of your cat without to hate lbcumeovmcethoddhedx-pafl wink-Ooh" handout-chm “IQ WM“ Be GM Hotel-Ina. final as our ihnlion depict. good nan-(Hug. munmdmnmmmmm.u. HOUSEMAN DRUG CO. MW msm - msount- out: â€"‘nmâ€" oxv-Acnvuut wnomo "can: AT sum-u um : MR5 SHINE WAGE Lots of Love, IXPIRT REPAIRING DELIVER THIGOODS! Eon; din-m. lmli' K “1|“ vn-v' a Hot Air plant known The newest, cheapest “I nn‘k llw properly In 875 a week." minim“! "In: young man. "Ya ”I can," snl-I his guardian. "The all trouble Is yau wnnt to It” I" orly.” Too Much Thought 0! W. “Sandman." and find. M ‘l mu Hunks so much about Ml owl comm rlat he Inna Ill-I1 m We can refer you to a Satisfied Customers satisfactory .and most Cnlerfllhiaflhu. number of Friday, July 19, 1918 Telephone 30 Day or 1mm