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Show LEHI NEWS Harold Goodwinjn Switzerland For over a month after thu war brokc out no void came tiom Harold uoodwii., who was doing missionary work in Ueimiiny, till thu receipt this eek of post cards anil u letter which M,wed the anxiety under which his parents have been laboring. Ihey were all written In Uerman. Following Follow-ing me copies of the letters as translated trans-lated by Clyde Dorton. .NumbciE, August 0, 1S14. Ucar 1'aieiits: .... i:vorthlng Is well with me, but the opportunity has not jet orforned itseir to leave Ueniumy. 1 havu written Clyde a few cards and he will translate trans-late them for you. German mall only is allowed to leave Ourmnny, otherwise other-wise 1 would havo written sooner. 1 will soon be home again and until then. Vours, 11,0 ' HAROLD. Treiichlllngen, August S, 1114. lkar IMrents: It Is now 2 o'clock In the morning, I urn on my way to Angbburg and must change cure here. .In doliirf so I havo to wait two hours for my tiain. The train connections are cry had now. Yours, HAROLD. ! S. Usuully It takes from two to ihree bonis fiom Numbers; to Augs-nurg, Augs-nurg, but now from twulvo to fourteen. four-teen. ..,.., Augsburg, August 8 1911. Dear l'aients: It Is early this morning I urrlved huie alright but very tired from tho strenuous Jotinu-y. Usuully the tram travels this dlstanco In two hours, but this time It took twelve. Urothers wutson and Lyman aro feeling very well but the excitements havo taken them a llttlo with It. No American mail Is given out, and all except mo .lie budly In need of money. Wo hope thu conditions will change, or at least permit word to come to us from home. We can live without hearing from home, but it isn't very pleasant to always bo without nowa from home. Is It? My heart and hopes uro with dio Germans and 1 know they will como out of It victorious. I am In no danger but hope to begin tho home Journey soon. Best regards from your HAROLD. Treuctllngen, August 10, lull. Dear Folks: A ,. I am nguln on my way to Mirnborg, and havo Just eaten my evening meiu in tho stullon restaurant. My til ictives ui f.4u a"" uiitvcs in ;urn-uorg ;urn-uorg ut ll:4u. 1 havo tho dcslio to j,et some news from homo for It baa ueon threo weeks sinco 1 tecelvcd u letter. ou shouldn't ho worried lis every thing 1b ail tight with mo. t ovo to all, HAUULD. ,' oerg, August 1U, 1914. 1 Dr-ar Folks: Nothing to do but kill time. Today . Is Sunday, und us we date not hold uny meetings, thu time Is passing very siowiy. We are Just going for u walk i in the city park. Dest regnids to all, HAROLD. The curds to Clydo Doiton explained explain-ed that because of all the curu audi most or tho roiling stock being used ' to transport tioops to the front, Intel In-tel lor passengcia had to use mixed trains, which are being continually sidetracked to give tno way for specials loaded with soldiers. Ho also al-so spoke or he fieqitcnt necessity of allowing his passports and registry ceitlllcate. Since the ubovo lutttjis urrlved, a letter tecelvcd by Geo. Soutliwlcki from his son, Alelvln, who Is emlgrn- Hon agent In the Liverpool olilce, atntca that Apostle- Hyrum M. Smith had Just returned from Switzerland, and that Harold Goodwin was In the Swiss hendquaiters, safe. Mr, South-wlck's South-wlck's lcttur ulso stated that ho had received u telegram from Mr. una Mrs. Christian Knudson asking ror arrangement ror tholr passage home. Ho accordlnly booked them to leave on a vessel leaving Liverpool September Sep-tember 2nd. If ub presumed, they left on this vessel, they will urrWe in New York today, and nfter visiting with rrlends In Chicago several days they will probably turlvo In Lehl In ubout unother week or ten days. |