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Downers Grove Reporter I am going to send you a few sou- vmirs as man as I can gathm them togvther and pack diam for mafling. That sounds like I was preparing of art and yM, just that thing has boon done in many instances by the hordes of tho modern Attila. What will we do with them when they are finally in our power? .-\. ’H-«yx had :1 pnhlw kn tlw- l'. umnrv (ha! “a." ‘0 bn mums-[ml m. It had a fmmtmn m vim w~nh I' ntadn uf utntualv of writ-WW} \‘alm' and all nrmmd this «ware “Th 3 pickvt fa‘m‘r‘ of (”dad gold. H, “as on» of tho most Nautiful «izhta I hnw‘ m-m 5mm. Tho annrrnt budding; 6n this town had honn hoardrd up and protnrtod hy sand bags as it was within range of tho rmmim‘ guns. No on» emld sufâ€" ficiently \‘im‘y anyone whn wbuld ma- liciously dvst my then- primlnss works Page Four issued every l-‘riduy morning Company, Bvlmonl and Fun I alum'l Inn-hum l "rm In'nl gnu Hun I Imu- II'I‘IV 'n (’hulunu. II \'.(I~ nui rind!) a nu! I tummy pun-fl III-u Ihr lmvn hut “In" I h-Il yr". :0va- lhinz of ”W In Jun n.’ III!\ Marv. )1": will n-nlnv Hun I nn< lull”) "II-n» wwl m-‘n In I'- uhln- In In I lqu H. I! mu nun l‘hulvm». Hull llu- fa- mmnu hunk of (’zl'aimmqm‘p “an laugh! In uhirh Hw Ilvmv‘ Iml by A!» “In urn- IIvfaulrvI m "w \u-m lfvl. I! um hmv HIM SI Ikrnnnl 'm'urhM th rm'mlv' in INT. I‘Ilulons in I791! w.» "w nmx'nhalnm unit“ at ”w Irmérs of NW Ib-pubhv. Napalm"! (w lablixht-d them his hrak'uadrru dub inx (ha! mvmmnblr- campaign. This 1mm pom-035:»: M‘Vl‘l'fl' n'marIva churrhrs. a fr-w 0M hum»: nf Hw- HI“ torn”! rvnlury. sumo bountiful Mulr- vanls. a monumvnlnl fountain mpw- arming "w Mum". (hr fit-inn and "w hair. a Museum with sow-ml “mix of art by ltombmmll. "0an and VanI'Iyrk. So it is mall wonder that I say I (NI proud I" Imu‘ Int-on ”Wm. Th0 abm'v ia nut angina! but Iakvn funm .1 \niling. an I'm :1 ”(Hr "rim" MI fluff. ('hnlons i: nut \“hal w a lawn plnrv, Hvrr il is hr n My. hm n my "r it upon llu- N‘HI‘I'~ 1 un- hmmu Am! Irvhru- "N' H \‘l‘fll hl'w In "I nm‘. luu :u-nuur. .ulml ”\mnl ,-pu M: h unml : (lwl :Aflm I lunu (‘- luug ‘ fn-I :n» Il'l IrnH\ “th ~ In “H?! lel-H" I I u-r'It-WI n humh nl Inn-pupa l-A lmln} mmluunm’ :Iu-‘uunh nl' (ln- lug Allnul ulu‘l‘l‘mv'» u: t'h.l|4;ul' TIHC'I'}. m Hun Suinuu- lhulu «In-"f, I! rm lmnh kmkml munl. l‘u- lug hrmlluuw m In. what (.‘I‘J’l‘ INT!) THE GAME AND ENJOY LIFE Entvrml at HH- Huwnn-I Adm-Hiring HUM mmlv pcr yun'r. Smuh- vulnv III. M ..r ‘lnIk-n u and null: I: nl an n My h. uy film‘n W7 “And The Star Spangled Banner Forever Shall Wave. O’er The Land of The Free and The Home of The Brave.” LETTERS FROM DOWNERS GROVE SOLDIER BOYS \‘ml lid-1| I lulu Hm! I .\ lellxl: IS "0 "Mn Ilmul uhlrnl} And nl' o'h 11.!” MM I 1 than ('I'h not nu p: n \\'. 1’ my nxu lm» mu m; Ihnuuhlx. n r! In} It'llrlz I u! umw umrllmu‘. .r Â¥ vlu: \ ruuplul - u; 1M: . (f. H. 0 Ian!- m pug" hm! J «in :unl would fall nmlnsml tn <67." in mu r12:- \illazcx uvgmlmi-un. H kmmn .’l '1”th STA ATS. EDITOR t'mm thu olh'u- of (lw Downr." (‘Irmp Publishing: .\\'\'nu--.~, l)t)\\'nl'ln’ (hone. Hlillols. Iila ,\lu 7.4) M» (mo I“ \xlxirh l :Ippi-r-vintn run-y much. I (hm l vmvlvl \v'iln- you a l‘I-w ‘inos. l «lnn'l think i! will b'v long until I lH‘ml my :lmtv‘w, "Snmmvlwrr‘ in Gmmany." Sn imzmy 04’ nm- lmls art» wearing llw l"(i0lt Mitt l‘ns" bolts. you would 3mm tho Quartnrmastr‘r had issued {mom to us. If tho Kaiser don‘t Mon iwnkn up and mmo arrows to our toms \w are going to Berlin and make him laml his sm-vn sons: lmmv what un- conditional surronrlr‘r moans. It will mat us lives as gas sholln. machine gun builds 1nd bombs kill mm. but he will may double for all of us he gets. I could write for hours and tell you only part of our rxperienccs dur- ing the past few weeks 80 I will write you of a low that impressed me most and they may interest you. “nod night In yuu. Motlwr. l'lrasc‘ Ivy (0 mmlnok Hu- largo hints. Thoy haw my rursvs. as «hm {lw pm! and many 00’ than. This [I‘ll I am snrn' is H" innmvnl tanw M‘ m_\ >arriliginus Hrmltnunx. and I hnmNNV ht‘lk‘vl‘ i? an” i-u-nmalh \nh m of rm spa! in f‘Hv'av-WL :m hv-v-v ix nmhimz mum”) ‘u< :memxulinx n.- n swan-hint. h‘ : is mlal ml clm‘lt. Mr." Tnmarmw will hr Sunday nml I look fnm-anl lo a plvmuml ally. u-nlivpnnl by many M- lon- aml ospvrinly one {mm yum. I am nurr you will not fail mo. So nau- I shall [Irv-paw for Ilw night's n-posr. and with llw pmparalion. I will offer a silt-M pmym- for (luv many lvtlvrs; mow a wish than a pug-mu for IL though lruwra arr highly prlzml mli. rlmr. lhvw aw gmalrr things to pray for, Mn tho “[1th 1 I \‘ OHM “TH E MA X OS ~ll I my (0 my fv'llmr youth. ‘1'! in~ tn Ihx- uumv and ruin; "w hfv and ”Il‘ fnnlx of .umr I‘Nnfl "mt will «am «up homun- a min): This day hm hw‘n cold nml «In-my. “hirh rvmimh mo 00‘ that liulr Manta you Inn-1| to cum“ no‘oflml: "Tho thy Ihvm- .\'h I.) ‘lzm hill u LI '. n‘l-‘L nlw llir- hulm. .rnulll I'M A: lh- um": rm! a hunk full hut it “EH : .wmll purkzuznu :un mm :[mrlmq u .wnfn» :t'nl xu-r} purulfy um. (H', m "‘0' ha! I “u h M r XII! 1:11: and \\'| hmx nm- Min: n.« n k danppm: :lvqn-cnal. J am gum! nnmmh Ilwm hm n .\'u u lm mu \l.‘ u-t I1 Illw lu|._,' Iv unk llmv‘ :h. n ; min-«I :4qu; Mr m un‘llizul umh ' ”u“ I \\‘|»~|I I Mu”. (Du-5 :m- I I’ll Snmvw ‘71-“ ”H'III TH E WIRE" .1 I nil! lw uhh unumt llu- fin-l Grow firmrtm: rm-y much. I that | {NV ‘ilws‘ I don't \um) [blind ln Mulhm I'nul H DOWNERS GROVE REPORTEE h 3mm! nu 1|»- fnul ml mnr-v UHF‘ {nu mlL'h \\ 'L ('Iu IIIII , “I 'Ihh‘ nu: 'uH H) in My Dr-ar Fnlks': At last a littl‘n tim to wit», home but it is quickly golfing dark. At last we am away from all nniso of (M guns of all description and whilo at first it smmcd mthrr sham". yet ll seamed good. W0 landed horn night boforr last nml sim‘t‘ that firm‘ havr' very huay zoning things straightenod out. chm-king ovprything that was lost or worn out to he wplated by new. The days am warm and the nights beautiful. Tonight. Dear Folks, GILBERT LACEY [MATES (‘HUMS le nnly in“ 7mm <00“ ‘ntri‘.’ )v “‘mw (7. K. Thr rompnm and ”1" nnv I'm in r of our rvzivm-M that with onm' Int-4y. My fin-L touch of high lifl hand a mad up to arm au-I Man'» Lzlml" for Un- (‘zlvulny on. My job \\’:|~' to put up [xi fl‘litlw ports, :0 ”11‘ ('xnuh'y lhf‘ “115‘ in rail; damn. I".\ shrils 25ml nuu‘him- )5an hull: ~dun (-mniuu; my \\u,\. «hm-n gu. and lwIic-u- rm- I can u" that. I had Ilunl lm-k mu" «might in u hub-hm! uiu- ruin jlhl (LN Jvn‘)‘ hI‘LfIU) to svm mml. mg. way. I hit-«l [U I) Ink "If plrl‘su-nl frh'hoI" U1" b! writ» “'nhu Him-v lhvn “r haw mmwl again We- mll um mmpany (hr night show. Wv show our night and "mu hikr nn with our bloody parks. We am now working rwry night puuinx up barbed «In. rte. f. "Hu- nr\' :uvv‘nmg \'.-- lulu-u] "In Ih‘ll‘I. ’l‘llh Illl'lh'hul. all m’ up :mn mmh- u.- nl‘I‘ uur Iluu Inmu' cluml} ’I'lw "I'M Inn-I) )9!) Nb In rh-nn up a \illnuu- [hm llw Yanks hml ullr \o-n Jury om «If lln- m'um lu-fnw. W:- unjwd m J. n. m. nflu-r an all night hikv. and “TM In \nnk. It mu no lomn'r n \"lnfll'. )IM u wh- 0' «tom‘s nml luck.- \ulh «trad Jun,“ nml hmws lying nll nmuml. Ju-rry ammu- nitmn. guns. viflw. ln-lmvls. nus mmh l‘ll‘. \n-iv smnlla-rwl cvvu'uwlu‘n'. I! \uls wmu- mc-ss. ’l'hr)‘ haul in \‘unkm- d7“!- ning .flm‘mn Iww and l tnlIu-«l with souvml of "w wound-VI \‘unlu, Thr Yank;- ha-l madn lhu-ir vamn printm- 0r! nlwtcht-r hmrru I! lmknl good to m lhnm “mi. lm\-- Iv “ulrhmi Whvn' z um. 1h.- llu- hru lllm h;- 1h- llu HI \ti'h (LIV lnf‘null') and (":u gm» ru'm'z: him up and plan: 5 dumping Immhâ€" Ll) lw I} ul’U-r n'r .~l;u‘!ml had: u- \\'(u finiJw-L \\'v had I' v nix <. un'invlimi .lc'll} untuh- Iu-lm hm Uhlrk> and I! run-ht inn in} 1m \\'v h 1h. w m \' mu' 1nd .um) Um- l'illm‘ hlrl H (”1‘ x, II“ :11 w!» I" \f' M) \"nl‘lh . n . 1h IIII punl‘ \\ M It III.- [hr u'm'iu V} u whim: 3m mrh of high 1m. H“ -. to up to arm au'mss “No {m' [In- (‘znvully In ('l'lhs .’u- to put up pix-k4 . :1â€" .~u lhv ('xnuh-y cowl 51w I" h nu. hm g“ A umxst 22nd. mm A dniph F Tl: Yam: III" II‘ fim»|\ Tram kn- h 0"! 111‘ huu and D lhv Ila: M our un- Inm. Shall 41- (Hr job any mun-- uh- Uh I»- on". lulu-II mu ml n |_\' [inn-3 Mg \ululdi l l wuu'vlli n mighiyi and “UL :umh-mc-n! [ Ina} UV hi}: 1hr! md >l'tlh!.j. pink 0!"? 'ing Ixia‘ ml») and vrn n: 511‘ truly. Wintm‘ in): .\u Hv "Hun V ‘_ ‘ .Â¥ - I uup‘ x ‘ ' , ‘ _ ‘ . v, ‘ v. hm A»! “I fig:â€"; ‘92.-” w sum] ‘ Jrr‘mm‘mmm- I I 4 m . \'lH;1-' :Iulvmv- ' 1'.“ r., anl w Lu}. .m. uh l“ m . um I Ill nu; ' :. I ‘ lei w~.r~..'i*-4 J. D. GILLESPIE Co. ha ,‘ifléll mam" (“fl 10m“ “hilv I \rnuM Imp In Ln! tn l‘m1'.~. yd. I r\'pvwl :lu-rr nv-v j‘l>L :1: good placr‘s ln \isil. Think that I :might ho homo on a wmk'< \isit bm that big pnml hmwrvrn us spoils it all. But sflmn day man I hopv .4» 'mn cross it and 0h joy. what jay it will b0. l I-Im‘ry Grant is just passing by and said to wmnmlr‘r him to tho folks. The! Downers Grow boys nrn all tor gather now and all are just forllng fim‘. Brim: in arm-char svflnr now I don't visit with them as much as I did. Wt- uan to oat and «loop tov gather while now I haw to stay and watch my own boys. I likv Hm work finr and grt along wry wr-ll. ‘ Now I haw written quitr- a letter‘ and so must clash. Must say good night to all. Sopcnmbor Rd. We arr still in our barracks when-r we wow. whon I wrote ta you last. Yesterday we had quite a surprise by having Richtrd Haw- nlc‘rivlv nn :1 [Harv \rlu'y‘ :1 gumd [suwl Hmv. Th (0 any phu-v va-pl l‘n znnv. “hi!“ I \ruuhl \w mm so far away that «r can haw fights galmv aftt-r dark aml no :lan- gm- nf tho-m Ming sm-n by 1M- rm‘my. l haw (n $00 ”10 days 20! m) x-hnrt (m that mmm: wintrr is mming and “ill anon hr hr”- and “th \n- uh- not know whmv‘ \\'v “‘6” hr brand a! that limn. yr! H1.“ MM wrath” :h H may h‘. i~ "M l|- "It 'ml I'm mu- unvk ’ Sim‘v‘ I \l‘lull' lnd l luau w-l‘msml Mullwr'! vllst lvun us I‘m: 3‘- nllu-r mall and In, you Imam I am u|\\:n.4 [lml In lwro frnm hmma Nu“ Hun “r un- mun (mm [luv {mm I «ill lr) m [N caught up \ulh my milinz. Mmhm Dru \uv mnnnt hvlp bul think of hnmv nml lmwl nm»: with :Amh a regular honey-moon and vvvryang wms wnntlvrful. Yrs ”Mr. I am just as happy m: that mmir pirlun- l srnt you indiralwl. but if I now a! how I would ht- um happin. Hap" llw limv will not be far (“Mam when 1n- wlll all com marching horm- wilh thr‘ crown of virtory on nur shqululm-s. ll i: now 8:30 p. m. and am writing this l'flllfl‘h‘ by moonlllhl. m picture me if possiblr. sitting on n [no] Inn. and DOWNERS GROVE, ILLINOIS a bank on my kin-r. hon-ling (War and “filing: to thv lit-st maple and ”I" N“! plarv‘ in the world. Just ”link. l \umhl hkv In at: an that rum! lmrrh m humv nml lull c'nnuuh In Ind :- mlmlw-r of )I-uu uf ulml \w Inn-.- l‘xpv'ril‘m‘l-d ‘inrv Fuhmm) 3': nn-I Aumwl "L "w cluy ur lvn Hw (mm. ()m- long alwlrh uf nclnil) and ham wmk and m- hau- .umo- pm in (tn-v phnpv'. Telephone 30 Day or Night MANUFAC'I‘URERS AND DEALERS BUILDING SUPPLIES, LUMBER, COAL, MILL WORK “REDYBILT” Portable Garages, Poultry Houses, Cottages, Poultry Equipment, Supplies, Etc. “and POTTER. MF’G :8: LUMBER C‘Qg PHONE 15 :lr-ridm' i” in Ill" 1 h: ‘lml 61 South Main Street (Duplicate Keys Made) {and l have bowl wcm‘ving your letters quit» regularly. in fact I have re- Mr Mnthor, Fathr‘r and Family hr III-uni \u V‘ll'l' hm'i' m h” mm" mm‘ and {aywl all night. It ~un' ' u-nmlnv-fni to “NW" «mm of {hp bow fmm homv and talk m-m \rhnt \w mm! m «In. 'l'hv wvnlhm- I> hmutiful but lhr‘ nights are void. .K'umv of thw- hnys mm in swimming hm lhv waim was so cold (boy almost. fI-nzo. Scptr'mbv'r 7th. WP nrv now 10¢le again snmmvhm-n and giving thr- Gorâ€" mans snmo modirino. I do not have a («am to drive but rido singlv. Low RAY MORG- m all ”<- i- I! I“ u. n‘ and l! {I Srhlmulv about '3? hvmrh u YJr {I Izzlllimrc Afu-r 6 p. 111. phone SIS-J or 89-“ l \\ lull an: Hawkins Hawkins mum! h! “w! If you can’t buy them both “Buy Bonds‘ :in Your loving son and hmthnr. iilbm't R. Larry Imukiu \M hi Buy Liberty Bonds 1 mm.- m 54‘" lb. .»\< m «hninz ”Ir" 1th Ulla!!! sun!“ Amu-iran ~nMiI'r: mum Hwy Irlumgnl (r lim (hr Hinh m luv “u hr “0“ 10-20 TITAN {CAN FEELING FINE in lM-‘inu. l. H. {1. John DN‘TI‘ and Jam‘svilln tools The best on earth for you right here AT HOME ask us for PRICES and post yourself before buying some‘ unknown make Hut will not last you, long and be a gamma] disappointment m: m. Mm in. ”ii PENINSULAR STOVES Aukust. 23. 1918‘ f rnn Telephone 267-.) 'nr mmn "w“ ‘0 Mikv n'H (3mm urcc' u h- ['1' and 0 Walnut inn. 'unvnn ray thunk h", hi Ind a l have born up to tho lines twice ,now aml umhvr sin-m shvfl firP. It was nnthinz h'kn I had anticipated. _imazimd Hun mow would got wou 'than did \xhr‘n I first went into 1 {front linv. I was snmrwhat afraid I: H‘n‘tz's mathino mm firo. but I soon got nsml m that for I was on ration details that \vr‘v'n under his fire for sm-nm! minutes at a Hm». Another thing I found Hm running of the phrase (Dig yourself in). When we first L'mdod in tho front line. it was mml knnr dnvp rm (Inputs and the trench was about half. or rather not half. deep onough. It was formerly a German tromh. Whflc digging dug- (continuod on my six) 'Hu- mum ) h. w wry hnaum‘ul and \r-\‘ plvuszml. Tho traps aw mm!” vnhvr 1n harks or who in rnmiml <r:u-k-. Ht" Im-thodn of har- u-‘t :nlv \n'} sunpiu‘. Hm people use 1h» maul!" and him! lhmr bundles by hand, ”aim: nu hvinv. ()nm’ in awhile you sw :m "M himlm moupin: the (rain (a ho hnuncl. Tho farm wort is ohivfiy rzll'v'iml nn hy worm-n. The :4an is nf' (-n-rtuinly a firm quality, \ory Im‘yr‘ and fat. (:hat iv! the big- gmd sharr of it. knmr “ h)- hut I c'w run-t. Friday, October 4, 1: .1" far as possih‘f‘. I do not I hm-m‘t written soon" \ i' “31> Vnzym‘ss on my PHONE 15 Telephone 30 Day or nght