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open a new mine- •FARLEY DIED A HERO INLamotionsBaker, Berkley; [•her, Charleston;HISTORY'S GREATEST WARaudiThestateDodd, Winding *So Writes Superior to Mother of ciate lants in the sig- First Kaleigh County Boy nounto Fail in France. I of Sieninj{,sented Thai he died the death of a hero ()ctoBradv, son of *nd gavc h,s lifc' for ,he Krealesl masClarksburg who cause ever espoused by men, is the on q it in France as a consoling message that recently came (q,rjpromoted to cap- aI1 the Nva fl’oni France to Mrs. W. the f 1 has returned to T Farley, of Odd, the mother ofrs. He has been James Farley who was the first hrey near Wash- Haleigh counts lad to die that we of men there for America might escape the Germanlapt. Brady had menace.leriences in the The letter which recently reached•d injury. Mr. her at her home at Odd follows: son in the armv “Headquarters 28th Infantry,assistant to Os-! “France, July 20, 1918.sistant to the di- “Mrs. W. J. Farley, Odd, W. Ya. •ailroads, so lie “Dear Madam:is taking a de- “I am in receipt of your letter dat-in the war. ed June 11, 1918. requesting informa-—- tion concerning your son’s death.“Your son died from woods re-TON RULESreived in action at Cantigny, France,Mav 31, 1918. He lived several daysafter being wounded. He was a very good and brave soldier, devoted to duty and his loss, as well as1«n Effect Since those who went with him, is keenlye Much Less felt in this regiment. 1 do not knownt. if he talked to me much before he_ died, but he surely made a religious'illations affect- confession to the Priest at the Hos- j U of wheat Hour pital.etive since Sep- “We are in hopes that you will lows: not worry over his death, althoughlour. Mills op- h natural that a mother will, hut al internal rev- onf* consolation for you, Mrs. Far-I a mixed Hour ley, is that your son died a hero in.ed Flour” and this, the greatest war in history.M’edients. This! “Again f ask you not to worry be-.tandard wheat eause thousands of mothers are giv- \ rn or barlev *ng their sons to a cause that will (■iandard wheat aiaRe it possible for the rest of theml mav be sold 'vorl(1 to live in Peare- I eJut at no great- \ery truly,ler wholesaler “CHARLES W. CBOPPS,e case of stand- “Personnel Officer,“Personnel Officer. 28tb Infrantrv.”Ci
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Beckley Raleigh Register
Beckley, West Virginia, US
Thu, Sep 12, 1918
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