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Show BERT G, SlfflTll SEES YANKS MOVE (EE Bm, From Bert C Silverthorn, son of Mr. and Mrs. Henry J. Silverthorn of '2073 Ballantyne avenue, this city, comes an interesting letter to his par-! par-! ents. Private Silverthorn is a member of company F, SICth engineers and is stationed in France at present near the battle line. The gist or his letter follows: fol-lows: I "Somewhere in France, Sept. 24, 101S. "Dear Mother and Father: "Well, Mother dear, here I am, sonfewhero in Franco on the trail of the Dutchman but the dickens only knows where I'll be by the time this letter reaches you. I hope this little scrap will be all over and we will be getting ready to come home. "Wo were camped in the woods many miles from where wo are at the present time, a few days ago, as reserves re-serves to tho American troops that were fighting in that sector but our I boys took after thoso Dutchmen so j fast and hard that they did not need I us. The hoys run the Germans so fast through the villages that the sparks from the Bodies hobnail shoes set the towns on fire. Guess that's enough, but really mother, it was one of tho cleanest clean-est and most wonderful victories the Americans havo had so far. They took over 150 square miles and between seventeen and nineteen thousand prisoners. pri-soners. Not so bad, eh? I suppose by the "time you receive this you will have read a full account of the battle and many others that have taken place. Your ever welcome letter was received re-ceived yesterday and bellcvo me, mother, it was sure welcome. My stay in England was short but I enjoyed it nevertheless. I soon got next to the money and to the narrow streets, queer customs, etc. The country was beautiful beauti-ful and never lacking In interest. About seventy miles from London was jas near to your old home as 1 got, as I far as I know, but If there is any pos-1 pos-1 siblc chance to go and see it when I j return, 1 will surely go when wo clean up on old Bill, which I think will be before long the way things look right ' now. "Well, mother, dear, there is no more news that I know of that I can 1 tell you unless it is that I am well and j as happy as can be and I guess that is the best nows of all for you. "BERT C. SILVERTHORN." |
