Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 252, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 October 1918 — SERGEANT-MAJOR J. W. BECKMAN WRITES PARENTS [ARTICLE]

SERGEANT-MAJOR J. W. BECKMAN WRITES PARENTS

The following letter was received by Mr. and Mrs. J. iQ. Beckman, of this city, from their son, SergeantMajor J. W. tßeckman, U. S. Cavalry, American E. F.: v September 24,1918. Dear Folks:— This is just a few 'lines because I dont know how much 1 Will be able to write for awhile now; but Til send cards anyway. Also I’m getting low on my green envelopes and I may have to 'have my letters censored "here instead of at the base. For some days I haven’t got my mail from my old regiment and it may be a few days before I do, on the same account. I will be glad to hear from you out here in a land no one owns. For miles and miles not a little farm home is left standing and it brings tears to my eyes to think of the civilians made homeless. It looks like death itself 'had stalked over the entire country. German and crminal are the same. One keeps meeting with new horrors which show the German to be a beast without any trace of humanity. No American could conceive of doing what they seem to do as a matter of course. The devils won’t come this way again, and when we get in their land they may feel what they did here. I like it here very much. The officers and men are fine and the work interesting. Intelligence and operation are the two sections that have to do with the conducting of the war, the battles, etc. I hope both of you and Dell are feeling fine. It’s quite cool here and we’ve had few uncomfortably \ hot days. There’s no more I can write, unfortunately, but don’t worry about me. My love and best wishes to you. Your loving' bon, V JIM.