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WEST DUMMERSTON.George Willard Writes from France.Mr*. Samuel Clark of thi* place ha* jiiMt received two letter* from her brother. George F. Willard, who i* with the American expeditionary force in France, lie writes:Dear Si*tcr:•liwt a few lines to let vou know I am well and hope this finds you all the same. As 1 understand it', you cannot send me any more Ixjxc* unless I send foi them. It may be that they want to get the back mail straightened out. I henr there is a l«»t of it tied up here in- Fra nee and prob-nMy my boxes are among them.1 am Maying in an old fort and there are many interesting place* in it; do not | know how long we have to May here, but it ih much better than trench life at that, u It hough we have to get a pant* to go out. I just got a box from Bennie and it was full of maple sugar and it is J the best thing 1 have eaten since I have been in France. It made me feel some-} what blue to think that I am ho far away from the things that give us pleasure. But when 1 get that way my mind wan-, tiers .back to that little verse, “Let not ^ your heart tie troubled.M You do not I know how much comfort those six words have been to me in these days of strain. | With love to all.Dear Sister:•lust a few lines to let you know that I have just got bark from the trenches again. The hoc he tried to drive us back, but could not do ho, for our artillery is too strong for them. Somehow they do not like our big shells bursting all nround them. I can say that we have one of the best artillery there is anywhere. Well, I do not see where that (‘hristmaa box is. Have been looking for it ail the time and will be some glad when 1 get it. Your loving brother, GEORGE F. WILLARD.
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The Brattleboro Daily Reformer
Brattleboro, Vermont, US
Mon, Jun 10, 1918
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