Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

Below is the OCR text representation for this newspapers page. It is also available as plain text as well as XML.

SOLDIERS' LETTERS. Walter Griffis Writes to His Mother. October ll, 1918. Dear Mother: I will write you a few lines as I have a little time. This leaves me well and all right. Hope it will find you the same. I have just come out of a b?tele and didn't get a scratch. The Lord must have been with me. I hope and pray that I won't have to go in another battle. I have certainly seen some sights for the last two weeks. I have been to look for Hez. I found his company but could not find him. I hope he is all right. "Mother, 1 guess you all have been worried about me but I have just not had time to write. I am sitting flat down in the field, writing on my mess pan. You know I have a fine desk. Don't worry about me for we will be back home in a short time, I think. Mother, I have several souvenirs from the Germans but have not got j what 1 want. I want an iron cross j from them. Kow are Aunt Emma and Papa j standing the times? Tell them I am ! all right. Also tell everybody around home Hello for me. Well, I will close for this. time. Your loving son, Walter W. Griffis. Co. D. 114 M. G. Bn., A. P. 0. 749. American Ex. Forces. _ Henry Harris Writes of Wound Received in Battle. October 22, 1918. Dear Mother: I will take the pleasure of writing you a few lines. This letter leaves me well except that I am wounded in my right leg. I am up, though, and doing fine in the hospital: Am cer tainly having a fine time. I got hurt on the 11th of October by a shell. I should have written before but have n't had any paper. I have ? nice lit tle hole in my leg. I was out on the first line. I guess the war will be over before I get back to France and I think I will be at home before long. Tell the boys they are lucky and I hope they won't get over in France. Tell Tobe ? I say to stay at home if he can. I have wanted to be back home lots of times. I will never forget my old home and lam coming back again. Before long I will come marching back to you all Henry Harris. Albert Eubanks Writes Letter To His Mother. Bordeaux. October 13, 1918. My Dear Mother: Well, it is Sunday morning and I am somewhere in France, but think ing of you all back home in the good old U. S. A. Am wondering what you are doing. Getting ready to go to church. I guess. I am doing all right. Am well and feeling good. Hope I'll be lucky enough to stay so. The wea ther is very pretty here this morning. You know, I told you to let them use my clothes but you wrote and said that you were going to save them for me. I will be glad if you will save them for me. I mean the two suits and the hat. Well, as I said before, I guess I have some letters on the way here. Surely will be glad when they come. As I don't know of any news much will close for this time, but just re member that I love you, dear Moth er, and am coming back home to you some time. Give my love to all the rest. I hope Papa is lots better and Claude also. As ever, . Your same devoted son, Albert Eubanks. M. H. S. Rf. Plant Co. SCI, A. P. 0. No. 705. American Ex. Forces. Clinton Jones Writes Letter to His Uncle Fort Oglethorpe, Ga. U. S. General Hospital 14, November 4, 1918. My Dear Uncle and All: I wiil answer your letter that I re ceived yesterday. I was glad to hear from yuu all. I am not at all well. I, am up but am weak and it doesn't look like I am getting any strength. I hope you all are well and in good health. I would love to see you all. Tell Tobe and Stonewall to come to see me if they can get off fori would be so glad to see them. Well, Loman, they are going to send me for a treatment to the other side of New York this week so don't write me any more until you hear from me again. I will write you all just as soon as I get where I am go ing and let you know how I like the place. I hope I will like it fine and I &&&& ?-fi^SSsSSfefS \ey ve been fighting for their " homes since 1914! * * i 'NS/ v" # ... 'ii" ; .;/. '.'.;r--t?VV- -1v -2..-:; T ??i rt?'" >-*J* .i'--'--.. Why you sho?ld give iHOSS gallant men who wear horizon brue, those bronzed poilus who are entering upon their fifth winter of this war -tthey are the men who know the sheer luxury of a cup Of hot soup, a piece of bread, a stove to sit by, and a word of cheer. Think of a nation where every able-bodied man of less than fifty has been, under arms for four long years and more. Think of a nation which has sufered as has Franca Then you will' know what the huts are meaning to the French, and what the huts are meant-no- tn .-?*??** -fi??v?*Qrt-o ???r tu^m -- mi yi/Vfinn/flrWa , By giving to these seven organizations sdi at once, the cost and e?Fo|? of six additional campaigns is saved. Unless Americans do give twice as much as ever before, oar soldiers and sailors may not enjoy during 1912 their 3600 Recreation Buildings 1000 Miles of Movie Film 100 Leading Stage Stars 2000 Athletic Directors 2500 I^wuie?supplyingS^)00;000books 85 Hostess Houses 15,000 Big-brother "s?cr?tant Millions of dollars of home comforts When yon give double, you make sure that every fighter has the cheer and com forts of these seven organizations every step of the way from home to the front and back again. You provide him with a church, a theatre, a cheerrui home, a store, a school, a club and an athletic field -and a knowledge that the folks back home are with him, heart and sotd! You have loaned your money to supply their physical needs. Now give to maintain the Morale that is winning the war! And so you see these huts today, hundreds of them; wLare French and Americans stand side by side, holding out a hand of friendship to the war-worn, grizzled men whose fighting spirit is an inspiration to our Yanks. .Foyer du Soldat they call the hut--hearth of the soldier-the nearest approach home up on the roads to battle. "The support and comfort of your Foyers,9* says General Mangiri, "has been and will continue to be a tremendous phys ical comfort and moral support, and has given the soldiers that feeling of home which has been so much lacking." "Your Foyers," says Clemenceau, "constantly established in increasing numbers, as great at the front as in the rear, has rendered to our soldiers most highly appreciated service. Thanks to your efforts, our children have found in your midst a center of distraction and comfort" United in this war for freedom, our fighters stand 1 eside the soldiers of France, United in this campaign for morale, these seven organizations come to you as one. France's fight is our fight Unity of command is winning on the battlefields abroad Unity is hastening victory through morale. Give foi morale, give for unity, give for victory I UNITED WAR WORK CAMPAIGN Give for the Sake of Our Edgefield is Page Contributed by J. L. Mims trust in the Lord that it will do me good. I was glad to hear from Henry. I hope he will get to come back home and we ail can meet again on earth. I guess you all are going .to stay where you are. If I live tb get back home I am corning to see you all and stay a month with you. J I will close for this time. May God I bless you all is my prayer. Don't I write until I write to yob all for if II rio leave here I won't get it. If I stay here another week I will write and let you all know but I chon't think I will. Good-bye. Clinton Jones. Carroll Mays Writes to His Sis ter, Mrs. John Kemp. October 14, 1918. Dear Sister : Your letter was received today and I certainly was giad to hear from you and to know that all were well. I am feeling pretty well. I was sick a cou ple of days but am all right now. I have plenty of heavy clothing and hope to make it all O. K. However, we haven't any lires and it is getting cold, and will be colder. But I am going to try to pull through and when I get back I will tell you all about it. No, I haven't driven any cars at all since I have been over here, and I don't suppose I will as we have wagoners and Chauffeurs who 'are sent to school for that purpose and therefore they do it. My part will be on the big guns as I am a gun pointer who directs the gun and takes the aim. I like it fine. Guess I will keep it as long as I can. Ethel, if I stop writing for a while don't worry, as I may be where I can't write. Hope all are well and that I will hear from you again soon; I. am, Your loving brother, * Carroll R. Mays. Batt. B, 64th Regt, Art. C. A. C. Hezzie Grims Wounded and Condition Serious. No. 5 General Hospital. October 23wl, 1918. Dear Mrs. Griffis: This is just to tell you that your son, H. F. Griffis is-not so well. He says he has already written to you so you will know he is in the hospital wounded. The doctor now thinks very seri ously of his condition so I am afraid there is yery little chance for him. weak and night, ngerously :o let you : there is -uiuiy, C. M. Beikel, Mrs. Sam Agner Receives Let ter From Her Son Somewhere in France, October 5, 1918. My Dear Mother: How are you getting along? Fine, I truly hope as this leaves me well. 1 came to the hospital on the 21st of September with the mumps. Am about weli of them now, though. Will get out of thc hospita] in a day or two. It did not hurt me at all. I hard ly knew that I had them. Tell Papa and Brother Wiley "How dy" fer me and also Brother Eddie and family. How is Bruce Timmer man getting on now? I received his letter but haven't had time to answer it yet. He said he was sick at the time. Well, I guess you ail are nearly finished picking cotton now and I. suppose you got a good price for it ibis year. I hope you did. As I write this letter I am thinking of you all going to preaching this ' afternoon and tomorrow morning.I guess the road to the church that we worked before I left home is very good now. Are you all going to still keep Mr. George Bussey to preach for you another year? He is such a good preacher. I would certainly like to see him. I imagine those late peaches ave getting ripe now. It reminds me of when I went down to see Uncle George Agner last fall and carried him a sack full of them. Well, 1 had better close for this time. Write and tell mc all the news at home. I will wiite as often as I can to you all. Good-bye, my dear Mother and Father. Lots of love to you all. Your loving son, Pvt .John E. Agner. October 16, 1918 . My Dear Mother: _ "i^received your letter yesterday and was glad to hear from you all as I always am glad to hear from home. Mother, I ws so glad to bear that you all had i;uch a good crop this year and are getting such a good price for cotton. I was giad IQ know that Brother Wiley has joined the church. I guess you were quite disappointed (Continued on Page 3)