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j followed him forward, the | Two accounts of the affair were j received here yesterday; one was a |modest one from Capt. Barton, him-alike.For a long range scientific-fightir, the German is hard to beat, but.when you walk into them and make it aiBelf. to W. 0. Fly and the second an [Personal cjifficuity, as has character*ES account sent by Major W. H. Brown-jell to George F. Lindsav.4 S *od i A telegram has also been r'eceiy-arytcd here by George F. Robertson, 9qi the Monroe street, that his son. Geo. F. ted j Jr., formerly a Santa Fe shops el lgh , ploye and well known here, who had 3 a . been previously, reported missing m taction, had died the’ death of a hero j iast August 'upon the -field of battle.-; ex--Mode.tly ;T«ti, 'ofHotFlgHtm | t fenled Medal. ‘. Major Barton, anxious that Pan-}handle people might know that boys lad whom they sent to- war upheld the his f best traditions of .their state,' wrote ithe following modest letter to W.’G. Fly, druggist, of Amarillo:~ Hq. 3rd Bat. 142nd Inf.8th Dec., 1918.| Mr. W. G. Fly, '' • •! Amarillo, Texas. -.Dear Walter:| I am enclosing you copy of the citation awarding me a Distinguished Service Cross, which was conferred on me today.' rpy battalion being paraded for the ceremonies.mdereofVJry-nt j I am sending you this not from ja different story. You know I al-ized the American fighters, it makes ways claimed that individually the German was a coward and I am still of the. sapip opinion.^ri-n'n* Ar**.-Wo are now in a training grea in central France, speculatmg on' when' we will be sent back to God’s cbun-this you' know. as much! about ■2 do- 11 seems-.likeiy.ithat....wehave-been ghosen a^'one of the thirty .Civisions whieh they claim will' be the •army of’ occdjjiSffdn^fo^What length of time-no ohd-knows.' I believe our division has done;its share in helpibg win the war ifbcTbeltere that Texas' has no right to be ashamed of the part which it has played.'• Would. be giad ' if;you -'would an-sw-er this letter, as 1 have not heardj directly from Amarillo since’ I' have[been in France. 1 should have writ-'ten you long ago/, but; believe me, I have not had much • time to ■ write friendiy letters.- .. . •. • • , * lt;• IWith- best regards, I am,Yours truly,« T. D. BARTON-.
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Avalanche
Lubbock, Texas, US
Thu, Jan 02, 1919
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