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FROM OVERSEASlt; otixtrn! Oorgit 'Washington. cor-IHWai Eugene Italdlu Mill PtIhIm Ew*. Ilallinger anti James Ksan* of I hi BWUt Infantry all *enlt;1 ktwlmit to Mints 10 their tHends.Corporal T \V. Tvu* of Hie SOSlh Pioneer Infantry write* that every-, la My 1 Imre I* enthusiastic ovew baseball Juit now Ho «»}■lt; throughout ttnyir game* I Hoc band play* music nontlnuonislyMimo Ami la nUmo re elved word fr-wi her fltnu**, Corporal Henry r. ritlllnrs, thst ho t«i well nnd expects UI anil for America atatn, that He la trtt-fiMiR with ifentrnl Ih-rahinr on hi. h[ii*( tnl trnlo a till lit* or about of tut tnonllm He « e tui a Ivla love to all and -.»* touk fto lion aeonMusician O, P. Vt'nnaur of the KIHttis Pn*»i**er Infantry way® the hoy a aim very liuny ;un now. tint when they jtel read; to atari haute, he tloean i Intwo! to b*lt;* left Petti rut lie may a Hie Sun wan ami' to the in by hi* mother iiltil you would ho re thought H »!l» -■ lt;fe-loi-#!l grit I). ’ the way I he boy*■ trrled on about the new* from homeyfg! Atsb.tr J Will i*. forttinrly of lahoriy. Me wrilM that he likes I in m-*- and ha* been yaierted a« one of Itie a'ml rut* of the Allied British IJhtturitilea m Etittlonil, the your*. U‘ that four month* lie Wishes to he femnrubi'redi' ‘4Y hl« many friend a tnclndttiK Prof li. Junk win and Pro,'C. R W**»l W.imltliid1 mat 1 E Corbett t-lumad t»» IhvrmtnM tin, Okla.. from Franco and ■Udn*»***lt;l u moat enihxistaatic audl-«wu II, that city. HU subject was ■ntr Myrn'i !*nrt In the World War and ill - I'.trt the Wur Has flayed tin tiitt \V«rWV ' ‘tv|M*atHttl, The «d* dr.m Inspiring and appreciated by the vast crowd that attended He lttuneili.Hely returned to Lit tie Rock, where i . v s» d:«harged from ion-ItegfinimtaJ S#l tajot C Ft A. Ihinii ■ ot tin* ao5th Pioneer lltfiuitly write* the fnlhmlag tittle jmetn entitled The Souvenir':1 It*; ,- no German helmet.Kn watch. ring ot an iron rmti.Alriio to t|te front 1 wag sent.Ferhap* 1 should regret my lore lNlt;*r croha tie* ILv.tr Rhine, i t'Might until I rnuld net stand And did tnj heat w hile on the line.Not one trinket have I to show From the cold, bloody hat tie field. What good are they. I’d like to knot’, Would they n wounded heart heal ’ ilifiH a t It not make a Md soul wing, ■TW give happiness at a glance.The only aouvettlr X bring Ih a mother-, -on from France.Sgt. Banks write* that they hope lo rot,urn home .11 tlnie lit play tennis, ylMi Util llu* Sun la one source of pleasure to the boy a He wishes to be remembered by hi* many friends.THE REAL HIKE.tty Snrgt, Leonard II. Jackson,Co. ft, *I5tb pioneer Inf. Reg.V have #11 heard of Walker Weston, For lie »'»» the demon of the rout. Dot ho would hate never made a recordHad he pulled a heavy load.Noe 1 am an honest, faithful soldier. They may call me Rookie Jack.But rlt;l like lo sec the old boy 's record With a pack upon his hack.Wo have beard of General Sherman And hi* mini'll down to the sea,I am sure his men wgr» weary,Hint as tltcd as they could be.But Sherman's, men v.-er« lluUt bur* doned.Fur they marched In ferfcct line. Far there Is no use to pack men heavy In the Land of Summer Time.Hike in.l pike are rimiu related, t will tell you why t kno«I kiln'd all rite way from a . amp called Menu*.I town lit', pika to the Alpine shore. A hardened oolillet would forgot tt..•ituuuld In* take a stroll Hite that. Hut Unit was the first rime I had hustledWlih a tea) pack upon my back.When y our tmwpis bumps ugainst, you And you outin* and stumble on, When your feel are fwo stone bruises, Hu* you will visit you Wart* at homeWhon weak men fall along the way* aide.Like battle fields with dead are-strewn:When strong and sturdy are barely moving.Bowed dun n, but Iraveltng nnWhen your oyn* pUy mean tricks on you,Floating porkcht.ps you can see; When you rind your cjuttcon imtpty, When you tremble at lac knee,The otd-ttmera don *, think It funny, And you tuny call It wlutt you like. But the Army knows that I'm not JokingWhen 1 call It ..The Real Hike ”The fnUumtig tetter wag renetved ftngit II K Perry of lc*13 Michigan avenueifa^aaj. Clt Ron. riear Editor;1 have read with much concern your: putdloaUiiu in The Sun or the I3i!t | OwL under the heading ‘‘Local JUm j t'rowlam ' .rd I adopt till* method of1 expressing to you my highest approval of the aland you liavo takon hi defense of our people nod t sincuruly hope that dhc ministers and other professional wtM mid wamen of our race wilt give you tbelr earnest support in dcnouur. tag and ruaenting rack tnsulu that swo botug heaped upon our people, and *s far rnjeolf, 1 aasuta you I will not, wrtar Ute Ten riant Btore In Question Respectfully,H. K. PERRY,
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Kansas City Sun
Kansas City, Missouri, US
Sat, Apr 19, 1919
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