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very severely gassed, and spent the next five weeks in an army hospital.’ * recent issue of the Fergus Falls uaily Journal appeared the following nteresting letter which Cecil- wrote from Blpis, France, on November 24, Fathers' clay, to his father:No Mall Since July 10.Well, - how are dad and all the folks at home?—I'm a deal like a lion in a cage, wanting to get out, but can t I am still in a hospital. -My division is one of nine which has been sent to the Rhine, and I would have given most anything if i could have gone with iny comrades. All the ground we covered, we had to fight for. I am not going to. cry because I can t go with the rest of the boys, but you can imagine how I felt about1L,YMI have had no mail and no pay 1yet, and these are two things, that • flwould ordinarily make: a fellow feel I good. -I’d mlich rather get a letter on my plate from home today than all •the good-~th1ngs could' giveme, and that is saying muqh,; for I like ray ‘eats1' mighty well. The only letters I hpe received qre four which were forwarded from , Camp' Merritt;: The last was dated July 10.Perfect Bay” lg Coming,.. “I suppose you'd like to know all about the'battles I have been in. I shan’t goiinto details till I get home. Well, in July, I took part in the Cha-teau-Thierry drive, which web a hummer. Them we were in the fightingon the Vesle. and hv Sontpmhfl-pScfrai
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Kossuth County Advance
Algona, Iowa, US
Thu, Jan 09, 1919
Page 6
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Algona L.
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