Hammond Times, Volume 13, Number 79, Hammond, Lake County, 12 September 1918 — Page 8

THE TIME&, Th'ursdav. Sept. 12. 191?. I PROM Written to the Home Folks From This Side and the Other Side of the Water

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SOLDIERS

A Letter From England. The following letter Is from nn F.r.gIlsh woiran, the mother of three children. Her husband is with the English Expeditionary Furocs In Ksypt and fhu is working In a munition factory. In Cheshire County. England. Tlia letter was written to Himmond relatives and may rove of general intcres' to Times

Traders inasmuch as it snows the semi-1 nei.t In England relative to America and Amer.can si'lil-rs: My Dearest Cousin: , I was pa very happy to receive your dear welcome letter. It was bo very Interesting. I think yon are so clever and X am very proud of you. I don't lialf wank about you at my work. 1 only wleh I eou'.i see you. 1 am sorry Cousin Jerome did not pet to France, although I thlnn hey are real lucky that can keep away. We are so proud of the American soldiers. God bles everyone. thy are tine men and no hn!f and half, as tiny say here, and they have all come with good hearts to help us. I always was fond of the American people, now I shall always love them. We ore Re' ting food also from you. Our tins of milk have I". P. A. tn thm and wo ilso Ret several kind of foods end they are ail good too. Thank Hod that America onme to our aid The people here nearly went mad when They landed and I bet the soldiers won't forget it. They sanj and cheered and the Stars and Stripes were flying: everywhere. I am working about Fix miles from home. The place where I was finished 'he contract and they wanted me to go laboring, but I refused for as Ion? as I can do actylene welding and the government it advertising for welders I think thnt. is best. So I removed and em doing: alright. Don't start until S o'clock In the morning and I used to Mart at 6 o'clock. Had to get up before 6. I am making air bombs and the money is good. I wonder how long it is going to last. Pear cousin, there peems to be no end. I shall thank God when it in over. Everything is a terrible price. John has r.o' gone yet. but I think everyone will have to go before it !. finished. Hoping to f.nd you well and harpy. Xl will close with fondest love and pray

ers from us ail. I remain.

Tour loving cousin. HART.

in long trenches. Where I am now is within a stone's throw from SO trench Braves near a wood on a main road. You sea we are about ten miles from the battlefield and we work the field and hospitals from our camp.

1 ritz gut a good pounding the last few clays and nights. It was one continuous roar of artillery. I can sleep well now, as I am nulte accustomed to the roar. The French and American soldiers are harvesting the crops hereabouts. France has a good wheat and potato crop, from wh-tI have seen, and from reports the Boche sure left plenty of guns and ammunition behind in his mad retreat, but his airmen are nervy cusses. I eaw one have a trip over the other day. He slipped through our barrage and shot down an observation balloon and got away. He came within ."0Q f.et of the ground. The American officers with me expressed their admiration for this stunt. The boy over here crave sweet chocolate, especially the wounded need it above all. I hope the people in America stint themselves so the supply department can buy it all. If one could see the look of gratitude and the words of thanks expressed by our boys, surely

tne toik3 at home would do ail within render

tlon. I am trying to say a great deal in a few words and expect you all to use your imagination.

If you wish to-realize the situation over here, take, for Instance, the distance from Munster to Indianapolis and sea all the towns destroyed dead men and horses, guns, ammunition and equipment in the field and valleys and see many soldiers coming and going, artil

lery the same, ana see ail the roads a ' cloud of dust; no lights at night; no j auto horn, just a whistle (police), and j you have Fome idea of conditions back ;

of the battle line. I would like to tell some things more plainly, but I would not be a good soldier if I did. Sending my kindest regards to all the folks st home, I am Sincerely, E. C. GRADY, E. C. Grady. K. C. Field Sec'y. 16 Flace De Le Madeline. Paris, France.

bad luck. I cannot state all of my experiences that night, but I learned that he Huns are cowards when they know the Americans are facing them and most of them that yelled "Kamerad" received "Kamerad" at the point of a sharp bayonet or a hand grenade. The Americans are very curious lads. I saw many fellows that night look out over the trench and say, "I don't see any Dutchmen out there." After our little mix-up we found a German's leg in the

trench. A fellow had the nerve to cut his toe nail off for a souvenir and he has it yet. The other day the Germans sent a little white dog over in a balloon and a note saying, in Kngllsh too, "Don't believe what your officers tell you; we don't tre:it prisoners bad" (one of their treacherous tricks to get friendly; they know we ha'e them). We tied a "corn Willie" can to tha dog's tail and a note and sent it back staying. 'Don't worry, you won't tako nny of in prisoners for we get pretty good treatment over here." Yesterday morning two Germans walked over to our cook shack and gave themselves up. They sn!d they were hungry, for they only had crackers to eat. They also said every German in their trenches would come over nnd sur-

if they weren't afraid of their

officers and being shot by the, Americans. There will be a different story to tell about this war from now on, I am thinking. I suppose all America in over enthused at the great drive, the allies are making at this time. Tha Americans are doing more than Just fighting shoulder to shoulder with the French. They sr giving them hope and heart

to fight this thing to a finish. They can't imagine where we get all the cheer! and "pep." Of course they don't understand the "Spirit of 76" and what we lads have back in good old America to tight for. It isn't a fairy tale, they go Into the battles with a song, and work in perfect harmony as one. If an officer i nils for a volunteer for a dangerous little trip into Xo Man's Land every hand is raised. "We're raring to go" is our by-word. We are doing all kinds of work up here along the engineer line, of course. I cannot tell Just what. One fellow said the engineers would be good lizards if we only had tails as we have to work lying down and crawling under German fire and d-j nil kinds of acrobatic stunts. At night we come back in a little aicove in the side of the mountain to sleep. It's pretty safe, only gas could reach us very easily. I told you before, I guess, that we are away up in the mountain. Sometimes the clouds are below us. There is wonderful scenery around here. We are seeing without cost what tourists in civil life would spend much time and money to see. Our recreation up here is limited to movies and our Y. il. C. A. hut, which is a blessing to the men. It is the thing we always look for first when we strike h new place, a "Y" hut or a Red Cross, for they mean comfort to us and, believe me, a fellow needs it at times. People at home should be proud to be a subscriber to these organizatlcns. They are sure doing wonders for us on the line. Mother. I am in the best of health

and cheer, at this writing. Hope the folks at home are too. Give my love to little brother and all the rest. With love. KERNIE. Kernie WT. Denton, Co. A. 7th Engineers, American E. F.. via New York.

From Mat Hensel.

The following letter was received by Mr. and Mrs. F. Wr. Hencel, parents of Matt Hencel: France, Aug. 20. 191S. Dear Dad and Mother: Hello! How's business? It's rushing here. We went over the top, took a

town and a strongly fortified position, also a few prisoners; our losses were slight. "Some fight." It sure was exciting, three days and nights of continuous bombardment, before they got. me. Now, I don't want you to worry about me, because I'm in the hospital now and getting the best of care. I'm only slightly wounded and will leave the hospital within a day or so. I'm not in a position to say much about the battle. I only say that Sherman was right. There isn't much I can say now. I'll write you another letter when I get back to my company, which will he within a day or so. I will close now, hoping this letter will find everybody at home well. Love to all at home, and all my pretty girls. Your loving son, MATT, 6th U. P. Inf.. Med. Detach.. A. E. F.

Bewar-th$ Spy!

German spies may be lurking anywhere! Beware! Rath AJdcn discovered a German spy plot j a aei Sxxr I Don't ani toil great, mw myttery story of war, romance, an America "Ace" and spies

From Edward C. Grady.

The following interesting letter has just been receive! from E. C Grady. Whiting, who is now serving his country as K. of C. secretary in France: Field. Aug. 20, 1?13. Dear Friend: Tour most welcome letter received August '14, for which accept mv sincere thanks. The cheery news contained acts

s a pprlr.g tonic or 1 rencn wine, ha. ha. Having had to stay In Paris for two weeks for movement orders. I work'd at the hospitals and spent some time looking ground Paris. I was there assigned to a division of troops !n the field, so I took my Henry Ford, a partner, a trunk, etc., and started. We travelled about 400 miles, then we rested a week I mean wo stopped, but never did the Fritz bombs at night and the shells by day. We then moved on again to the great battlefield. For miles Jn the rear we saw devastation and passel through the towns which the Boche had occupied. His signs are still up and h1 soldiers, now prisoners, are cleaning up the places and people moving in s gain. There are French nnd American graves alorg th road and th F.oche is buried

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From Kernie Denton. To Mrs. T. A. Denton, 1161 Monroe street : August 12. 1915. Dear Mother: Just received your letter yesterday, and as I have a little time to myself thts Sunday afternoon I'll try to give you a further view of France and this war as best my limited descriptive power can present it to you. I am at the front now. mother. In the third line trenches. We go up to anl beyond the front line some nights. This sure is one Interesting place. The roar of the cannons and the rattle of the machine guns here have supplanted the

bawl of the cow and the bleat of the

rheep at our last stopping place. I have made one trip at night Into "No Man's Iand," It being my first experience under fire. I was subject to a little "stage fright," you might say. at first, but when that wore away it seemed a thing of great interest, like hunting for big game. I went into the thing with the rest of my comrades as if it were a Joke. It really seems unreal to see the young American lads facing death with a Joke and a smilo on their faces. Anyway, it won out on this one occasion for we cleaned out over a miie of German trenches and returned safely. Our Infantry supporting us bad a little

MUFF B? FLACK II FATAL MISTAKE THAT ENDS IT ALL

Fly Dropped in Third Inning Scores Two and Decides Hurling Duel. ! WORLD'S SERIES FACTS.

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YZSTEBDATS SAME. Attendance, 15,233. Becelpts, $19,7$5. Each club's share, $8,907.75. Commission's share, $1,979.50. SIX OAMIS. Total attendance, 128,443. Total recalpta, $179,619. Players' share only In first

games, S69.537.70. Each club's share, $46,064.70. Commission's share, 85,086.40. FINAL STANDING. W. X. Boston 3 Chlcag-o 2 4

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POSTOX. Sept. 12. Despite the lnbo troubles which agitated the toil-worn

athletes the aeries ended yesterday with a 2 to 1 victory Sot the Red Sox, with Tyler pitching for tha Cubs against Carl Mays. The hands .and feet of Max Flack were a potent factor. In the thirfl the reliable little gardener muffed a fly that should have made the third out. Two

j runs Tiunted. Max stole third'base in the fourth and scored on Merkle's single. That tally would have won the game

had Max froze to Whiteman'e fly in the third. Luck was the deciding factor and today the Red Sox are champions of the world, but not of the fullness thereof.

The kale this season is unusually mod

est.

Tyler is the champion hard luck iron

man. but he Is bearing up under hi

trials. .Five blows were taken off him in eight rounds and nore of them figur

ed in the tallies. Passes to Mays and Shean put the winning runs on the bags and when the stage was set the muff in

right field sent Mays nnd Shean scamp

ering home with the fat end of a lean

purse.

Mays limited the Cubs to three blows

and tvo of them came in the scoring round. Flack started with a r.ingle and finished on an infield out, his steal of

thitd nnd Merkle's safety.

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FOOTBALL STARS AT GRANT BEGIN

Campaign Begun to Raise Fund for New Field and Grand Stand.

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CAMP GRANT, IM... Sept. 12. With the return of Capt. I,ouis Omer from Washington sports interest in Camp Grant has turned to football to the exclusion of all lesser activities. Every camp organization is being culled for

gridiron material and the first survey shows that there are enough former college stars among officers and in the ranks to fill every position on the new team. A call for first practice will be sounded Mot. .y. Athletic officers In Camp Grant are preparing to launch a campaign toward raising funds for a regulation football Held and grandstand in the reservation. All proceeds of future events beyond those needed for company equipment will probably be turned into the new building channel. Sept. 19 also has been set definitely as the date for the clash of boxers of Camp Taylor end Camp Grant in the local arena. Fred Dyer. Grant's boxing instructor, and Packey McFarland of Taylor, will go three exhibition rounds to make a feature of the lntercamp tournament. Strangler Lewis, champion wrestler of the cantonment, went into intensive training yesterday in preparation (for a bout in Chicago with Joe Stecher.

cently placed him in the top class, de daring that billiard playing as an oc

cupatlon was nonessential. The district

board, however, gave him his original classiuation. Hoppe will soon start on

an exhibition tour for the benefit of the

Red Cross.

CHILLY WEATHER, HOT HEATS, IN SO.

BEND RACES

BOARD UPHOLDS

HDPPE'S CLAIM

Balk-Line Eilliard Champ Put Back in Class 4-A, Because of Dependents.

SOUTH P. FIND, IND.. Sept. 12. Cold

weather cut down the crowd and the fields at Tuesday's races, but the -four

events, although lacking In number

were closely contested, especially the

2:19 pace, which went six heats. Billy K wlnnlg. Summary: 2:19 PACE; PURSE $500.

Hilly K.. b. g. (Hedrick) 2 2 3 1 1 1

Country Queen, ch. m. (Top

per) 3 112 2 2

l-arly May. b. m. (Queen) 1 3 Z 2 Sro

Time 2:23; 2:164; 2:16i; 2:16'-, 2.16; 2:lH,i. 2:1S TROT; ri'RSE $500.

Ruby Pearl, b. m. (Young) 1 2 11 Nellie the Great, b. m. (Line) 3 13 2 Guy Walker, b. m. (Hrown) 2 3 2 3 Time 2:1S'; 2:17';; 2:184: 2:14. 2:15 PACE; Pl'RSE $600. Victor Blue. b. s. (Overly) 2 111 E. Hal. b. g. (Newell) 1 2 3 3 J. Tointer. br. b. (Smith) 3 3 2 2

Xicag-n surprised tha baseball world by winning' four straight fames from the Philadelphia Athletics.

FOOTBALL COACH

011ELL WON'T IE BACK AT PURDUE

LAFAYETTE. IND., Sept. 12. Cleo F.

O'Donnell, head football coach, probably

will net return to Purdue university this fall, according to an announcement made yesterday by O. F. Cutts. director of athletics, but Purdue will continue to play football. O'Donnell now is at his home in Boston. Assistant Coach

Arthur Seanlon of Chicago will be oty hand to take charge of the squad when' practice starts next week. CaptainElect Huffine is here. Athletics at Purdue this year will be under control of the military authorities. It is possible that the freshmen rule may be abolished and first year m"n permitted to participate in all branches of sports.

CHICA

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