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is on I hig hill and has a steeping about 200 fact high sud an be seen {or miles around. There is s monu- memofheralsoinfllenflddleofthe noun. her house is just a common] Last night on» of tho boys and m_\- mll' wr-nt ovnr to lhn llnlian A\iation camp and wo had a dandy ridn. not very far nor very high, but it was a n'do just the Rama. and wr un- going grain nut week. While- out with the trurk today I saw somnlhing 1 never "poet-M to see and that was the‘ home "Joan of Arc” was born in and the church that Wu built in N12. That mmly is a long time ago. But it does not look that old. In front of it to the right. is a monument of her father and to th! left, her mother and in- xido are thmy beautiful paintings of "Jun of Arr." I noticed one in par- ticular and that was where they were hurtling her to the mic. I’ studied that for a long time. As many other 1 people who were there did. The chunh 4 ,.. ..>. “mm “Man ML Slants: Wn ur-n {ll-mum! by a funny flown‘ Jud a '0“, “Ms to In? 3““ kilo“ th" r """my‘ """"'fl'.»‘ " "““ huz'm'. of n‘_\' I'O'HK.‘ un-I “In-walnuts. Af- " "“‘ ‘ 7"" m‘“ -'"‘ 0’” “M" horn. 0"" tnr qualifying al Mon'rhir. I “'3. smt of ”W "I-llnwi Muck h|< hum! nut of...”“,n horv to I'nfln ('m’sini “PM! 1 his (-u. and hollvrm! "hang it an a hall a splendid trip down hf‘m gaging ‘W 3"" "’1 'h" “""d h'"“' "5' on my way Borddonux. Marsailles. Lust nigh‘ ono of [hr boys and m_\'- Nit-or». Mont» ('arlo. (karma. Row and salt \vr'nt ovs‘r to tho Italian Aviation Ravenna. (mm: â€"- and :Im mmling you :1 clip- pmn’ nut of "“0. [hr I‘vnnl I'nd. I think I! pm“; (no-l WP \‘I-‘r‘ nmnwd by :1 funny Mm:- thu r umlnr 1"»Hh'fll'} .‘I n-‘\\ buzh'r. l! mu 11ml liIn‘ an old auto horn. ()m' of lhv "u-HO\\'.< shark hvs hv‘nd out of Just ramv hark from a swr" filinâ€" Aor. I'll lvll you that R was. Lamb. pntatoos. nlirnd tomatm applv- piv‘ nnd (offer. how's lbat. ml? errivml IFHI‘I'! from you Inday. I I'rflr‘ to you tun m- thrvn firm»: a mark and who" lm.<\ 0mm 1! «WM: smwm I n‘lminly hopv _\uu n‘l‘vih' me. l IV'N'HPII smrml n'hv" l-‘~Hr-r.â€" and nut I nw an lnhnlryman mm in this naming with four (km-n pistol! in his III-It. that lmlnl [001' to us. Hr must ll." mt our the top lo M them, Just rhnr up lath". but" “ya Irv mmin: and w will all h“ km for Christmas dinner. ‘ S'ptrmlrr ML l out In! lam. Tiny Mn- boyn M 15 year- OH in their liars. on 'firing line.” I saw Gnu-ml ranks-I Sunnis)" "a sun- I! a fin. loathing man. W'". ldhr. W 6’ lb! by: View talk- hx (o I wounded Carma. just up. tun-rd. and he MM Hut a» want mld I truck. Thu- Fiold Armlmy run-6st.- of ti! Butane-n. our Numlqunrwn and one Supply Company Tr" Mr. Shall. I! you pt I rhnm loo. .0 I! will undo-taunt]. 'I‘hu in Monday .‘IUIIIIHK and uh truck “pain-cl unru- Inuw, ullc-x umk~ ink on it for (Inn-v clays n! [In H-~ pair ~ulmn. “m. l wan in Hull hm drivr' In July uml wmly In 150 (n [In- Imm uxuiu. l lunt nll nu Noun-x, cveulhing I haul. but Hun I had um] I find cmm- lurk {mm lulu": n Ituul cl wlcln-rx dawn w lhl‘ hulk houw. Ind lhmv III' vm'wml m-u «mlfilu min. The Ilulrll huur lu‘rn "rt-ll) quiort today and Hwy law I" hv'mflwl for Immr. Ha! Ha! I Imuv (Iv) “III all lnml m lbw lllmw law-u. I nummw, Hwy WIII mums-I m Lulu: 'I'IW)‘ HH‘I Mnullng II a girl! um- mu. up VIII do "w "ML I Mvo-n'l lawn er lo run into In)‘ 0! Nu- lmmv Om,»- )v-t. Bo: probably will whrn I'm not v\ flirting (0. WP". "w nM um- I'. A. In manly lining Hom- lut. I nomwf' I. (M Iul Rrpmtrr that 6! RIM-«I (hm I win lamb-n“! In Vic-M mum-r). mo mlnhlr mm‘whvnn I Iun- hw‘n ‘ In tho- [DUI F. A “an", ll nml I) ' owr new I rum-Ind. siuwn mumm- : go, .h- you Imam. ju-l hml nu [mad I I'M lo Ilrudquldnw (Tnmpum. {In I a in (rundown-d In that \tIIiII' lI'n’inl ‘ l-Zru'vrplx from lu-un-rx “Tnh‘ll by Afl St'hlumh-I' lu hm mulhvr. Smm-ulu-rv in ann- Aug '10, IMKA Ik-uu-M Nomi-I: ART SCHLAUDER WITH 10!!! F. A. LETTERS FROM DOWNERS GROVE SOLDIER BOYS “And The Star Spangled Banner Forever Shall Wave, O’er The Land of The Fgeeigml The Home of The Brave.” [med eve Friday morning from thevoflice of the Downrs Grove Company, [want and Forum, Avenues, Downers Grove, Illinois Inland at the Dawn; Grove Post Office as second class mail matter. Advertising rates nude known upon Ipplicntion. Subscription rates 81.75 wt yur. Single conic» 6c. 'l‘nued everg Friday morning (my; chevoflig‘c of the Qownrsfiyovp Publishing |___‘ 4-1 uh, Downers Grove Reporter n‘r‘vin- me. IM'r-r.‘ and ma ng )ml :1 clip l‘vnnr Pad. 1 C. H. STAATS, EDITOR After leaving Monte Carlo 1 mm but to Niece and book the train on to the border of France and had my baggage looked over and was let acâ€" cross and checked in Italy at Venti- mille.1'his m the first Italian city! uni so I got my money changed from francs to line: and met some English soldiers 1nd say. I was glad to meet meme I could talk to. I had a snap over at Niven and so I wont over in the Principality of the- Prinrr of Monaco. at Mont? Carlo. and saw the Casino where all of the gambling is doné. etc. and then went over to the Palace and went thru it. They have different room: there like‘ ltlm RMl Room with everything red' ‘wall paper, etc. and then an orange room and etc. they took us thru sew-r- al of the old rooms of the castle but none of the new part because the l Prince lives in it. I OWEN GRIFFITHS TRIP TO ITALY . l'lrur mpl my mos! Mfl,‘ I." Y. "0 (LA. won I llmnlu for palm" and I" lllr mv-m- --â€"â€" , lonn of llw RM ('mm In Down": l'. A. lhvrs. forms-r Don-non l (imw Tm, u “Mr!- I "pm my boy- (imw milk-M in "mrrsru" Y. M lmml ill” and my («lbs livnl "lon- C. A. tori. hm- lhrillmg uprrlrm'r for 2:. yours. and W gm of “no in nor-M bullle of Saint Millie]. most unful things. Ind the {at "my 11w following tINe trained by ll"- mvn- mule by Davin-rs vae peoplr. er Department of llw “Y". lelln M will only nrvr lo funk" endear lo M! ”HIM suffice Ind the nimble m the lawn lull poplr of Dnmn'vrork rendered by the Y. I. C. A. or- Gnvo. I feel highly honored that my snail-lion behind line "Mn. till". In. Lluleford. ha been ult- Some hflm pg". It" I, 9.... M to m- . star on lhr Damn Grove org-mud ”.1 g” am". of the 39h“! "u f" m- “Drill Corps", : miliury omniution N i! "W. bnlllanl “DY-“5‘ W "M '0! ll» ymmx mm of our villltp which "M'mfl’l "Fl" 0' (bone ‘7'" I'Tbmuglu out (hr fine miliury spirit "Kevin: the Home Pins Huminx . or m- hoy- at an limo Hr m a! ‘Vl'ld' "I'M" ""â€" M" It "N "9'" the same lim dn‘ll mater of a yuunx lo 30 bran-[v and hawlly unw- [Mintyfipg "nn’ll Cams" whirl. ntuinovl‘ "mm” 'M 3" 'WMINU' A! Chap rival sun-0.“. and mirlonlly ll» low '8‘" I "n 909* '0 *"1’ “'9 MW saw tln vxrpllr-nl parl uomvn would 7"" “WW"! "I "1"" l" 8'1\ play in IN clay of lost of true sol- Again afi‘mfl'fll 3"?“ 0' "W dew I'm dimly spirit and palrinlism, as [inan- UlUdP- l wmain. rvl 1mm llw following table. lN'. scrip. wmdfls IM "Dilly" flax, and a mon- plmwni wrpriw whrn you hmuxhl llwm. lt wu quitr I norpriu- no nw fur Mm. Anna» to cull run on the “Ir- phone in mgr-"l to flw Dom! Raul (Emu Sock-w mu». no out with I "na- Dru M rm. KMmr FRANKLIN HUUNG THANKS RED CROSS xv! umuninlml. wlll it? Wvll il in limo lo vnukn up my hunk in "w tun-k now. RI-mvmbt-r nu- lo hhwh nml will clnm- uilh Inh- uf law to all and n kin for you Mullwr. :two slal')’ building. juut a {1hr ("alhmh'uL I'Iwrythinx '1." Fn-m-h. so I “as at u Ill) umh‘nflflndl. 'l'hvn‘ wm-I- n limp and pictun-n and old Humka anal umk-r Hm sum 1"IUII"I. an! un 0M Izuly .s’vll Huu u! NHIII' uf "It “hulu- u! [hr I'm!!! «mo inculom but um" I xv! hovmn hun gum" MI I “'0 Ml auum hww hut Purl n Simnwly yours. Franklin (5. Huling won'l II no will 1 ”Ir will l RMPIN’M‘ rn'l know hr \Mm'l lukv | Ocloht'r ink. 19” uu-m' u III I Au mar. AN Srhluwlc'n us! a mile from (him; is written at 1: 1mm [hurr- - many painl- VI old coin» and stairway in m.- y svlling mun-- ini. Imh‘. all \‘P lv‘ ko‘ up my Ra-nwmbt-r - uilh lub- mg no“ clmnn- u could la-H )1"! ”In T long ‘1‘ ram! Lillmn ' u hvn DOWNERS GROVE REPORTER. DOWNERS GROVE. ILLINOIS ”I Marjorie Skclding, Soulhbvrx. Comm ‘ Mabel Stillwell. Wlmington. Del., .‘lhmthy Francis. Westfield, N. J..I’ {made ten thousand doughnuts before; attack distributh free to troops. dur~ ng Muck worked in advance dreaming ‘ intuions bathing wounded. distribut-I 4 ing cigarettes and hot drinks Many I YMCA men stretcher bearers, others ldvnnced with regiment. YMCA dri.:i vars rushed aver shell torn roads fol-I.I lowing advance providing tons of sup- ‘ ‘plieu for free distribution. YMCA provided distribution for cigxretm. hot biacnita with jam. hot chocolate. from Red Croau rolling kitchens. t‘ YMCA divisional organization suppli- d ed free to each soldier before, attack. 0 four packages of cignrettea, two bars c: chocolate one peruse of Im‘ches,y chewing tobacco, during drive u'nstriâ€" syl hated to wounded and to men teturn- oI ing, 17000 packages of cigarettes. 4 H In I had I'VplT'nr hl,« nmmvmtinn m' 1hr» par- liruluth \zlluahlr .\«-"\in‘ lhzlt \‘MI'A rrmh-m-I} tuning mrvm npmmion n~ 2.1th 83ml Shhivl ~‘nhvnl. You haw furni<hc1| aid and mmfm't to Amori~ can solvlivrs throughout Inn": nxpmu inner-5 Ins! fmr (lays and in accom- plishing this worthy mission haw spur-Ni in nothing. Division ('omman-j dm‘ wishfl to thank you for Dh-isinn' and himself Chm Start. 1 l'iflsmn Staff (‘ahlv‘ F :. lh “I ‘ 11» following uNe waived by "n- er Department of the “Y”. tell. 0' Ms “Hun service and the valuable work rendered by the Y. I. C. A. or- ganinlkm behind me "M's. F. A. "at". formor Downrn (Smu- mWM. in "owrmu" V. II. C. A. tori. has thrilling "primer In mm Inuk- of Saim Mihiol. F. A. DAWES NAMED IN Y. M. C. A. WORK I {numI nut fmm Mm Ihul Du- «w In "w rmpunn Hw a-m-my ”w an (hr mml nigh! hp mu hrnv Ind u week Ink-r they erk-hrltnt my arrival with another nmpnon bu! I'm: mu I" and "my have wwwufl my invi- tulion but I [tn-n "|(‘_“ do not am In mm mm. l hml lunu-vl my NIP”! In'n'l' lo a O. D. l Wm Ruin“ up to lhv lIunur'n with In) um» um! MUHI' mu. m; "Nt'llo. “MN" and I lmuml nluml M 1 mm In u-w Allx'nl Mr)”.- and \\ ulknl uboul Dunn m-m (Smn- nxnm. mumim: (um I» uf for lvl'n unh. l louk momit n swim and while we m-u- nwm {mm .cump an Italian Au'ulor «hopped soma- pupcm on "W camp “hich now \\---I coming the boys {mm new» lhp MIL who hml roml- lu hvlp ”ll‘lll. I Wvll. we to! back from our swim and had supp-r uml lhvn “1-"! up town. 'lhv bmn look nu- mound tha- luwn uml lln-n “r N-luvrmwl. I am: "In train for Numr uml Un- boys wvm ! In 1h» Int-moon “'0 all uvnt {or I Wm flour now “in. hum! wink" to Iits boys. We then walked over to see Dick anli found him on guard, We waited for him to be relieved and of course no relief. but it came at last. We went over to their tents and met the rest a! the boys. Wade" {mm Hinsdnle and the other fellows fmm Chicago and I had dinner with them. At noon the mail came in mid of courxe the Reporter came and we all Kathi-mil around And read the news {mm old DOWN-as (hove. I took the train out about 3 p. m. for Genoa and arrived there at noon. just too late to make my connections for Rome so I hand to stay over and with the aid of the American Consul Ind American Red Cm»: I found out when I could get a twin on for Rome and then went -to a hotel and learn- ed that some U. S. boys were camp- ed in Genoa. After inquiring I found out it was Ambulance and that it was the bunch that played “Good by Bill" in the Staten. Well I began to get excited and so in the morning I was direced to the camp and walked in and asked for the boys, Dick and Ed. Well. they told me they were over in the garage working so I went over and saw Ed. walking over to- ward one of the cars. You can ima- gine how I felt about 2000 miles from little old D. G. and here was one of ‘. uml lhr mm I-ul (min ( [u hunl suppw and Hum m-ut up" 'l'ht- hay) ltmk I'lt' umunll (hr: \ and Hum up wumuh-d, I gut (rum fur Iimm- uml lhv buys wrut’ In rump. r“ I u-Iu-«I u! lhunr [hr III-\l' ‘Hnu :uul :v-puvzml In ”lull-[um uml l'uuml mu 1 l‘Inlll' m-l Inn-v- lhu- I"\l via} a» that ulhlmmn; uk m [hr right of Ilumv, 5L l‘vl uul ”Ir I'ulm um and ulhm 5mm! ' r»! uml In“ lln- lll'\X a\l‘l|l||lf .znnnnu mining lhv l'nlh-umy‘ nu: uml llu-u mun-«l .1! m} ‘la In fImI mmlhn-n nurpnw, .U'h': I hum-ll um mun-u. mm in m. I nu. gum“ up Yn lh- lLunh ‘ 1m yum Lnul mu- unr ru In. “NH" .mul I EIunul about In vl In xI‘I' \Ilu|l .\lr\.l , um! \. ' about “on um ' Hunr “gum I n. .. I“ ....v (.. :"Mm. Divisional (’hirf of ml: ramming In John Strvn. Y M (' A ('nnmmnd‘ Paris. Smpt l :luy piuht: “mk 0‘ I'll U" Griffith l1- In John anr‘n (hm Dhiflnn: [DIR Every time we move by railroad they shove us into some of their side door pnnmans which hum a capacity of eight horses and forty men. The can are nbout twenty feet long, so you can imagine forty men trying to‘ sleep in one car. They only use air on some 0. their first elm trains and then they don‘t know how to use it. p About the best joke of the seam ‘is the Frvnch R. R. It sun is funny. The big-gent engine I've seen yet is shut the size of the old slide valve engine: we used to have on the River- side rum. I Rmoivrd your lonrl‘ and am glad ito know you thought of writing and giving me dope about Downers Grove, lWell. Ed this neck of the woods ixn't {what its cracked up to he and this‘ sure is a bum war. We‘ve been hun- two months now and hare'nt killed a German so you see business is drop- ping off. Friend Ed. mzscmnzs FRENCH ?1 RAILROAnsfr am 'pliet. Ink beef into hamburg" V’smk. served hot meal: ‘0 hundreds. F. A. Dan-01. Newark. N. 1.. YHCA forking in «infirm! hospital moved supplies to {mm on min-min: umhw lam-rs. workrd along fighting Hm: towing pat-Rams to mMiv-w in vho" hnlrw. \'.\H',â€"\ cm-mml u-rm'} major unit in fight. ghinz away millions of viznn‘nns. biscuits. mkr‘s. char"- lnlv. 'hnummls m mllnm: of hm (Ix-ink ' lhmnuml parka.” nf bin-Mu. four thousand hnxm "1' match". fin thou- ».wnd rignn. Whv‘n tmops- n-planwi. Eh." million cinmtlrs. qu-rlrr rml. lion cookies. distributni rm. YMCA itrurh urn- ulnml at dim-uni of mm) 'nnd mod to runy IWMNI tu how 'pvtnln‘ Hdwnnl Nnhnvl. ('hirlun. in chum- YMFA with nmthm duh-ion. with Hand Run-mi Warnn. Chin-(n. Marlod jun! bvhinvl alum-r with tout- in‘ car full of coma. [at INC“ nf ammunition [ruins many. found Gen mun miling kin-hen. "(wish-ll ll has! behind lines. madc- hot thorn-i late I" night after night. curried to various communion in thermos kettles. For two days the only hot food unil- Ifle for wet mry troops. until nrvny kitchens got. up. Tpn thousand “on: (inn may from this point. Work done under nhell (in. Dav-id Harlin. YMCA Finding. air-Ming with his! nflmnt can» upon (Bonn-n Ititchon with quarter of hwf and other sup- Telephone 30 Day or Night lhousamls m wallow 0! hot drinks hm! wvr-‘a' hum'n‘d “*mkN-s on fun". mh‘anc-w! “ill: h‘wm. anti m man MANUFACTURERS AND DEALERS BUILDING smalls, LUMBER, COAL, MILL WORK “mum" Portable Gouda, Poultry Houses, Cottages, Poultry Equipment, sippflel, Etc. PM 15 POTTER MF’G LUMBER GO; 15mm” Tmrr \\H\ x July m‘m‘} major away millions rakmu. chom- IMR We have been into the front line several times and did some work in no man's lnnd such as stringing bar- bed wire and digging gaps and things like that. l was up to the front the night before last when Fritz shot over I bunrh of mustard gm. We had to work in our gas masks so you can imngine all the fun we are having. In most cases the boys would rather go over the bags than wear their masks for ten minutes. Fritz " pret- ty much scared right now an «cord- ing to all the dope we can get here, the war won't last until Christmas. In fact, everybody is betting that way on this side of the pond. I'll be able to tell you a whole lot more when I get baek because you know the cen- sors are kind of particular what we write. There is one hing I‘ can any 61 South Main Street (Duplicate Keys Made) nf Ihv mw Vin-m (in: vhwl; I :1 -;1I‘rnml nutf'l i am \Iifh i ml muIFI (If :I rlmmw '0 v um linv (If \ImL. “hut I'I. [fun about Iaiivnath is in. I \IlI1l III‘ fmII In Iinv. hnuiim’ Had “II .I I don‘t I: not «mn {mm rmnI (mo phrr fn :mothrI In I Iran!» VIM . . ‘LI‘ rinsv In nm- nl’ tho prmeivai cities ‘nmI mm L» that Shaman was right. II‘ In. mum 30v mo of the towns -"\‘I‘ own you \le'd II'nMI‘r how 803'- lh‘fl': mum ii\" Ihm i1, WP are pret- nf I-‘mnn and ”Iv nnII‘ thing lnfl of E6! is thv [round it \Ias' [win on and In [hr ran! {hr} usr hmv‘. ils nlIiIrhI [link full at mo" hnim to use fm not. making smoke but not “'th a dam for stv:1m.1'hn)- mm- ! Wr-Ii HA. I II I" IIan In quit now I: “'I‘ arr going to move again ”Id 1 press summing into bricks and um ”"0 ‘0 1’“ my park "‘3"!â€" Islico baI to turn it (her. you kmu. just like using Pocahontas mal. We". so much for that. Robert E. Elliott. (This lvunr was written to Mr. Con- suntim by a friend of his in France.) xn‘n from fimr In Hm fmm own plan M :mothm‘ to (hr rm! Hwy us» M‘rn Yard Entrance on East Cuniss street. Hawkins 6: Hawkins After 6 p. m, phone 834 or 89-W‘ If you can’t buy them both "Buy Bonds” 'I 2- F mmsm srovrs :1 Buy Liberty Bonds 10-20 T I T A N The best on earth for you right here AT HOME ask us, for PRICES and post yourself before buying some unknown make that will not last you long and be a general disappointment Telephone 267-. John 000m and Jamx-ifle {owls A beam. haw-no. Money Invested In Liberty bond: not only lnsum quick “not: when mt flooded with A good monetary to turn If new to maturity. but am the m the buying gown wm be that ly enhanced, making a MI. I“; { ale-9mg: o! the Grange and Fun- ‘nrs' rlnhs in rural manlfin ‘nlmm be mum: (at the purpose of stlrrlnx up onthnslnsm for the loan. The war whlch Is now helm brought home to all of an III the daily casualty mm It"! be the chief mole of Interest. and It will be an‘ easy mutter to turn the dictum to lhe mu and duty of participat- lng In the war work by buying Uh- erty lam bonds. New Farm' Club. Can Help. Friday, October 11, 1918 Telephone 30 Day or leht PM: 15