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Show CHAIN HUNS TO GUNS' They Dor.'t Like the Marine Brand of Fighting. Devil Dog"- Tells in Letter Home of Some Wonderful Cases of Gameness. Chicago. Word has been received from liana B. Thrasher, Willi the Sixth regiment of the United States marines, ma-rines, telling of the lighting on the west front in France, in which ids regiment took part. The young marine ma-rine expresses deep admiration for his fellow lighters and advises a blow in the nose for the msji who calls the V. M. C. A. men slackers. "1 have si ei some wonderful cases of gameness. 'v wore lying 111 a ravine one day v. hen (he 'Genu' was shelling. An American fell down on top of us with both legs shot off. All he said was; 'I'm sorry to bother you jjuys beat It? "One day we were lying in support and were pretty tired, for we had been In for a good many days. Our lieu-l lieu-l tenants came back from headipiarters i and passed the word that for the last three days the newspapers In France. England and the States were full of nothing but the United States marines. We were so glad to hear that that we felt like arising and strolling into j Berlin. "I suppose you are reading about the marines' successes and telling I everybody. 'I told you so.' I do not i like to brag, so I will only say that I there may be better fighting men in I (lie world, hut up to date no one has j ever heard of thr-m. We have been j through some hard fighting lntely. Alter the first four days the 'Germ' had to chain his men to the guns. "Take off your hat to the Y. M. C. A. If anyone tells you they are slackers, hit him right on the nose. They were up on the line with stretchers and ' smokes." j |