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LETTERS FRO] 'Note-As a number of soldiers are now returning home and are able to give personal accounts of the fighting in 'France The Advertiser -will discon tinue publishing the soldiers' letters excopt where they contain matters out of the ordinary. We still have several letters yet to be published and these will be publishled during the coming weeks. The letters of the soldiers have been very interesting to ourselves and our readers and .we believe that they have been very valuable in keeping the people at home in good cheer.-The Editor. .-0 Froint W'rltI Simpson. Somewhere in France, Nov. 28, 1918. Dear Brother: With the greatest of pleasure I will answer your letter that I received to night and sure was glad to hear from you. I also received two from mother. This leaves me well and I truly 11hove that this letter will find you all the same. T have been all over this coun try, but there is no place like home, for the people cannot speak our lan guage, but I have learned to speak French. When I go over the top there Is nothing but a cloud of shells in the sky and when they burst so close to you that they cover you upi in dirt, you have not got anything to say but conic on boys, as you come from tin der the dirt, shaking your head, "'Let's run him till his feet is as thin as a dime." You -will never think of stop ping. The more of your friends he knocks off by the side of you, the hard 'er I fought him, but we have run him to the Rhino. One of our boys was captured, but he has run away and come back to 'his company. le said that lie did not like to be a prisoner. Eleven of us boys captured fifty pris oners one time. They seem to like to le taken a prisoner. I will close for tiis time, hoping to hear from you soon. Your brother, Co. L, l lttiknf. \right Simpson. -0 Froi James WV. Koon. Somlihere in Fralce, Nov. .1, 1918. Dear Father and All: Your letter reached me some few days ago, anil you can never imagine how moch it helps a person over here to get a letter from liome or from anywhere else in lie dear old IT. S. A. Well, it is now night in camp after ai hard day's work; still all of the boys are very cheerful and seem to be happy. Well Father, on landing in Fran'ce about three months -ago, we hiked out to what is called a rest caip, but I don't care anything about resting in such a place any more; it was, as tle boys Caled it, "Caip Put Out". After staying there for a few days we began to matke prepa rat ion to mlove', s0 one afternoon we were loaded on a traini (side-door piull1man ' and were on our way abtoit. five o'clock and the niex t aft ernoon1 abtout tat11 time we reaiched our destination, I might say thant it was on that trip that I learned to slecep stantd inig up, still I enjoyed I le Itrip Pver'y much in( td&ed. It is p uit e diftferen t ove'r liere fr'omi w'hat it is ini the Staites. Instead (of all the btoys being in barracks or tents, they are hiiilet ed out a mon gt he French htomes andi in v'artiouis places. Sonie of its arie no0w staying in whbat. was onice a eattleI hartn, lbut aftr ci'(leaning up and settling dlown, we are perfectly at home. Of course there are a few ,har idslihips to unudergo, but wve coulIdnii't expect to wini the watr without thiem, but still it isn't as huadiU as o n ighit thintk.' Tihetre Is ceirta InlIy somile anidcin bil dintgs over lieri. I saw a clhuirch that was built someW time In thirteen hundtllred. All of thle houses are built of stone. I guess I had bett1er (lose for thIis t Iitm, holdin g to liear t'fromt you augain r'eal soon. Your' son, C'orpora I .1 ames Vi. Ifoin, flat. It, 61st A rty., (. A. {'. Amierican E. F., France, (Dee. t5, 1 $18. Aiy Dleat' Father, AMother and Sisters: Just a few lines to let you all hiear' from me. I am well at. tis writinlg, but have beoti in bed Bick, but ar) uip io* nde fnnling fine. Tinve just re VOLUML ve SEe r?iser. VOLUI3 xxi. LUR~N, SU~hCARLINA, WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 29, 1919. NUMBER 28 W THE FRONT' celved a letter from one of my girl friends in dear old Laurens. Haven't heard from you all in some time, but I am sure you have nyrote me, but I just haven't received it. I received a letter from Rlobert the other (lay. He said he was looking to come home in a few weeks. Gee, I sure wish I could have stayed in old Co. 'D. That was some company, believe me, and I knew all the good old boys in It, but I am in a good company now and have made lots of friends in it. We have good ofileers and good boys too. Gee, I wish you all could have seen our Thanksgiving Din ner. Some turkey, believe me. We have 163 meji and we had ISO pounds of turkey. Some feed, see! By the way, I was about to forget last night we bhl another nice tinie. We served wine, chocolate eake, cigareltes, andl vome of tle sweetest girls to sing and make music for us. You can het we sure had a niee tlime. lEveryone was happy. Well, I guess everybody is feeling good over the good nws about tile war being over. Web, Mama, you cau have my (lothing eleaned and fixed. I will be home in a few weveks myself. I would ask you to have me a new stilt made, but you don't know what size to get, so I will just ,wait. until I get home. Well Maama and all, I wish te he with you al soon. Wishing every body in dear old Laurens a 'Merry Christmas and a happy New Year. As ever, Your son, Reed W. 'Martin. -0 Front Sergt. Hornee C. Nelson. Dec. 4, 1918. Dear Mother and All: Guess you think I have just quit writing, but. I haven't had tinie. Just after I wrote you last, I was transfer redl aMway from that place lnd have been busy every hour since. I aml getting along fine. We are having plenty of rain every day and mud about six inches deep. I haven't. heiard from you all in (iuite a 'while, but hope all are well. I have not heard from Ilanche since I left tle othber little town. I would Sure appreciate a long letter from home saying all were well. Mother, don't worry about me. I am getting along fine and] expecting to comie home before very long. fluess you had a good Tlianksgiving Dinner. Well, I will never forget this one. We ate ours in the rain and inud, but we can't grumble. We are glad to get It any old way. Tell the girls I haven't the paper to write them tonight, but I still love them and think of them every (lay and will toll them all the news when I. come home. Mother, don't write any more until you hear from me again for I don't know just bow long I 1will be here. I am at the forwarding camp, 83rd Division, but am not expecting to be here very long, but i'm satisfied anywhere. Tell Dad to write to ie whmetn he get's a chance. 1 hopew you will get this by the 25th. (Give my love to 1?. C. anid (amily. TFell Ithecm to wite; also Carrie. I haven't wr 'iitten he r ini sevef'al days. Mlama. if you write to mte, send It 1o myv old addir(ess. I will get it, Love to all and hopbinlg to see you soon., Lovingly, yourt son1, Ihorace. Syt. I I. ('. Nelson, Ci. .1. A. 32-1 M. C;. Ilu., A. P. 0. 7C2, Anmericani, 1. F. ilow~ to l14elleve Stomachm Distress in a Fen' inu iites. M~oney Hatck UiTet uicmnt. D~oes niot Overcome Any F~orm ofi Inid igesitionl. If you feel as thtoutgbht'ere was a humpi I of l ead at thle pit of Ithe stom ach, lake a con leI of Mll-o-nla stonmaeb taiblets and min ii ve*' i minu te yS5ou sholt d see I lhat all stonach~i ( dis:ress Ihas van ishetd. if' you behen. gas, have heari thburn ori souri stomitae'li, you nteed Ml -o-na. If after.h nl('iigiht before, take(1 iw Mi-o na laidleIs and see how quilk ly you If you1 have shortness or breath, pain ina till stltoch, wterbrtash or touI breath I, yo11uiineed Mia-o-nia anld tihe s(oner you get it, thle soonerI you r stomuuach shioul d lierformt its duit ies pro0 perly. If yoiu use a box of Mi-o-na tablets andl feel that it has not ovCi'ome your indigest Ion or stomach trouble, take the empty box to your dealemr and lie will refund your money. F'or sale by Iau'rns Drmug Co. and all leading lstruggtata. * e * * *** .* . ..e . . * W. A. WOFFORD. * * S *S* * * * * *9* S S 5*. 5 5*. "In the midst of life we are in Death."% These Swords are being 'brought home to all our hearts as the days come and go, for verily Death is abroad in the land.. I doubt if there be a single soul, who shall read these lines but whose heart has been sad dened by the loss of somfe one loved and dear in these passing days. Is it in mercy or in wrath that the last'De stroyer is sent? is the question that is in the hearts of all. Only last week we sat in the quiet farm home. A freight traini stopped in front of the house. The very stillness of the train had an omninousness that presaged ill tidings. I went to the door to investigate and met. the lit tle lad, white-faced and with a voict tremulous with feeling he said, "Ma nma, Uncle Will is dead." "No child,'' I answered, "surely it must be a mis take. Not Uncle Will'. But the fate ful yellow slilp hand(ed him by the con ductor gave conflirmation. 1)ead Without a moment's warn i ng, the big, str.ong man, the picture of health and vitality wN'hen I saw him just a few short weeks before. In the tUwinkling of an eye, hurled into eternity! My Iin(d went back to the last visit lie made us. Just a short stay bet ween trains on Christmas day. I could hear again his voice as lie announced his coming-"Come on here to the door and see what the train and Christmas has brought you." There they were, the father, the two daughters, the new son-in-law, and the beloved grandson, Billy. What a jolly good time we had together, and now lie is gone. Abso lutely plain-spoken, lie camne as near speaking what he thought as any per son I ever knew. 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