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rj ox the devastated region of France and some of the hardest fighting with the Germans has been over the possession ’of the town. jHENDRICKS COUNTY LADS j, - WRITE FROM OVER THERE■'■■ ■ ** ■. iMany Side Lights Upon Battle Fieldsof France. jH Mr. and Mrs. Coleman .McCloud received from their son, in France, a letter ' from which extracts are taken: “Fritz gave us a shelling the other night. I was somewhat excited as A supposed I would be, but I did not lose * my gas mask as some did. One fel-1 low said he outran the shell and I was not far behind for the way those things whistle sure puts speed in a guy. However, I did not get a scratch.; But I would not have missed the oc-i casion for a thousand dollars.” jMrs. William West, Clayton, re- ^ ceived from her son, Arthur, the fol- of lowing: “Yesterday was Sunday and plI. went to church at the “Y”. The 3° preacher was a man from Virginia. His subject was “The Unknown Boy.” ci 11-He brought in the story of the loaves A and the fishes and told about the boy ^iL; who furnished the loaves and fishes. Although the boy played an import- j k-ant part he was barely mentioned. Hispurpose was to compare that case with 12 i ours. He said there were many of us who were disappointed because we ^were so far from the front line that it k£ didn’t seem important. After a din-;a ner of roast beef, mashed potatoes, ‘su gravy and boiled cabbage we started dc to the country to see the Chateau de arITsi;wPrevalaye but stopped at the Palace of Justice and saw a Consul from Belgium, who took us through the buildings arid explained the . different art-; icles of interest. One from the Grand, Parliament of Britany, had tapestries se and paintings all -around the room, jst valued at over one hundred million fc Mines. , The woodwork was carved:”1 ohk and painted in gold. He said they j b€ bad not beeri touched since they were | p^t there. We - also visited some1 chtircliesr One church built in 1606,V’*'* -» ■ * -■ v...had' some • bf* the: niost beautiful paintings Ivever saw. After looking at the interior, we climbed the funniest cir-^mr‘;Stafway to the belfry. .* There we£e-slx b^lls • of differerit sizes to msUte^he chimes. After'visiting the chlirehes.we went for a walk out along! p€ the^anal and returned about seven * 0-^9^klt; ^i; worri outV This was the ^time we hac^st^ied ■ to the iajteau and failed- tQ.- reach it. Next : ar thinkvrill be ehai/The Bel-118 giari Consul told us about his relatives. ^-tfis father, mother and two sisters^are somewhere in Germany or Holland J-arid he has been unable to find them;.- He has written to the, Queen of Holland and the King of; c Belgium and the American Consul and i?*gsni10wineahe In re\hi
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Danville Republican
Danville, Indiana, US
Thu, Oct 24, 1918
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