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Show 'OVER THE TOP H A BIG BATTLE J. Elmer Green, son of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Green of Taylor, has written a letter to his parents telling of his experiences ex-periences in going over the top in France, Young Green has been in the army several months and hns taken part in several sharp engagements. "I have just underwent the greatest excitement and experience in my life," he writes, "and I am well, not hurt or harmed In the slightest. Yes. folks, I have been 'over the top.' Am now back for a little rost. "Yes, it was tho most exciting time of my life. Shells were bursting on all sides and whizzing past my head, yet with my comrade I went on. We have sure made a record for ourselves in tho regiment and division to which 1 bolong. ' "The great trouble Is fighting something some-thing one can't see. Give us a target and we will hit it almost every time, "but this hunting things in the dark, something that has always got an eye on you, but which you cannot see, is suro up-hill business. However, we went on and did a great work. "Tho Huns fought mostly from ambush, am-bush, having machine gun nests in trees and other places of shelter, where they could not bo seen. How-i ever, the Sammies waded into them and go them on the run and they have been going ever since. "After coming back I "was cheered greatly by receiving five or six letters from home and friends. I surely appreciate appre-ciate also tho clippings and rend them with great care. "A few days ago I was going through tho woods when whom should I see but Phil, who was coming toward rao limping limp-ing and carrying a cane. He had been shot in tho hand and the foot, but I do not believe he was hurt very badly. "They are surely taking a lot of our boys. I was greatly surprised to learn that so many had been called, but Uncle Sam sure means business and now that we have got tho Huns on the run we shall try lo keep them going." oo |