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Show PHI GiS ME 01 THE FIGHTING .FBI , Writing from Tours, France, to his mother, Mrs. S. E. Pearson, 236S Klngsford avenue, A. F. Pearson, of the signal corps, says Browning machine ma-chine guns are being delivered to the troops and some of those guns must nave helped stop the Huns on the Marne. The letter follows: "Dearest Mother: You will see by the above that we have had a move. That is one of the main reasons for the delay in writing. "Am pretty busy helping string telegraph tel-egraph and telephono wires, and there is indeed lots to be done. "Tours Is a real French city, second in size to Paris. It is larger and more uptodato than Blois. "I went through an old cathedral the other day. I don't know how old it really is but Judging by some of tho more recent 'antiques' it surely must be the daddy of them all.' There are a number nf fnnmhn nf ihn nlfl mnn- archs of France right In the church. The wonderful hand carvings in stone and wood, the tall silver candlesticks, stained glass windows, old paintings, etc., were surely something new for me. "I wish you could see it all, as it is so difficult for me to try to describe it in letters. I think some day I shall bring you over here with me and we will see it all together. I am sure you would seo it much better than I. "There are several small army posts headquartered in and near here. i "I met Lieut. Val Browning yesterday yester-day and had a few minutes with him. He is in the Ordinance Department. Has some of the new machine guns to take to the front. "There are quite a number of German Ger-man prisoners working here. Even' available vacant lot or plot of ground is utilized for gardening, tho prisoners and convalescing French soldiers being be-ing the gardners. "There are few horses, so most of the hauling is done in carts, many being be-ing pushed by men or women, oft-times oft-times with the aid of dogs. Also there are very few motor cars. Almost all here now are our own U. S. army autos and motorcycles. "I got two rolls of newspapers yesterday, yes-terday, haven't had time to look them over as yet but know I shall enjoy them when I do. Some of the boys met Irvine Poulter before I joined them, though I haven't seen him yet. "Have an inspection of equipment in about half an hour, this being Saturday. Sat-urday. Lots of love, (Signed) AVE LAN, |