Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 291, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 13 December 1918 — REJOICE TO HEAR FROM SON [ARTICLE]

REJOICE TO HEAR FROM SON

FIRST LETTER RECEIVED FROM SON WHO WENT TO , FRANCE IN JUNE. A Rensselaer home was made supremely happy Thursday evening when Mr. and Mrs. T. W. Snow received their first letter from their son, Private Aaa Snow, who left this country early in June, and since which time he had not been heard from. Many efforts were made by the parents of this soldier to get word of his whereabouts. AU kinds tot rumors 'had reached here and his parents Were, of course, greatly worried. They had made inquiry through the adjutant** office at Washington, D. C., the National Red Cross and the Indiana . State Council of Defense, bht were Unable to locate their son. A letter received by Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Bissenden of this city a few days ago from their son, who went to France with Private Snow, said that the latter had been shell shocked and was in a hospital. This was not defi- ■ nite and the letter received Thursday night and given ibelow was mighty good news to the anxious parents: American Expeditionary Forces, November ,12, 1918. Dear Mother: — A few lines to let you know that I am getting along fine and hope yon are all doing the same. I cannot understand why I have not received any mail from you since lam in France. No doubt you have written to me but the letters have either been lost or gone astray. It sure would make me feel good to receive a letter from you, as I am thinking of ytou always and wondering how you are ail getting along. It looks very good to me to see the war come to a finirfi so I will come back to the .states once more, whichis known as God’s country. * I cannot think of anything to write until I hear from you. Hoping you are all in the best of health, I reamin, Y<mr9 ASA Address, Private Asa F. Snow, 3rd Co., Ist Army Advance Repl. Depot, American E. F., France. The above letter was not in the soldier’s handwriting, so he was possibly not able to write. Private Snow enlisted here with the old Company M, went with them to Fort Benjamin Harrison, later to Camp Shelby, Miss., and across “over there” early in June.