Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 257, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 14 November 1917 — Bummer Still After the Dutch. [ARTICLE]

Bummer Still After the Dutch.

October 25, 1917, Dear Father and Mother: I am well and hope you are the same. I am at a “poste” tonight. The French secured a big' victory Wednesday and as a result are wearing a big smile today. They captured 8,000 Germans, 60 cannons, etc. It is still rainy and cold. We may be changed to Ford cars, if we are sent to the mountains. General Pershing was Tn the second line trenches when the Wednesday battle was going on, watching the proceedings. Sam iS going into the. aviation corps. Answer soon. With lo*e, r VERNE.