Gilmer Daily Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 145, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 21, 1918 Page: 1 of 4
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VOL. 8, NO. 145
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that I have written you so very ful peaches of east Texas. If the rick in the Bethel community,
little during the past few days, Boche across the way were ouly several miles north of Big San- “
it seems that I have written holding such ground I am afraid dv, burned Tuesday of last week,
some things and I wonder if I that he would be raided more of- The fire originated from a defec-
have told you that I am now a ten. But perhaps some day he tive flue and burned so rapidly
first lieutenant. Through the re- will know again what the taste that but a few things were sav-
commendation of the regiment of them are like. I h pe ysu are ed. A committee from that com- .
with which I am serving I re- enjoying all of these good things munity was here Friday solicit-
ceived my promotion a few days and good health. I always have ing subscriptions for the relief
ago. It is rather satisfying to the time to think of you and Ma- of the family.—Big Sandy Times
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ice, and I believe all those who ed the copies of the Mirror which The clouds portend rain.
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of “The Lion’s Claws.” Animated Weekly with all the news.
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, but feel that it is something Best regards to all my friends.
more worth while than a promo- - Devotedi WILL
tion back in the states before the ____
person really knows anything France, July 19, 1918.—Dear
of what war is like. So, I am Papa and Mama: For the past
proud to wear my silver bars, five dtys I have known only a
and to have received them while few hours sleep. My clothes
I am in the trenches. have not been removed during
What a racket the guns are that time. I have lost most of
making, even thia morning. It my belongings. My trunk and
would seem that the batterries bedding was torn to pieces with
would have been content after a big shell just after I left my
their work last night. Now our quarters. This was and is truly
aeroplanes are humming above, a veritable hell. It is like living
A Boche plane or two tried—to on the hillside of an empting ac-
come over a little while ago. You tive erupting volcano. Nothing
could hear the guns hurling steel I have before experienced com-
at 'them—that unmistakable pares to it. And the Boche has , -
sound, like the shutting of paid. We have hit him a blow
heavy doors. The big guns are the significance of which you a
sending over a great number of know in the most obscure pre-
shells. They seem to shake the cincts in America.
very earth, and there is the con- I am weary and worn, but that
France, July 14, 1918.—Dear stant swish of the rushing shells does not matter. Our men are
Papa and Mama: This 1; the as they pass above. And those a brave and cheerful. I can say in
French day of Independence, little large like freight trains be- all truth that I have come out of
America is making a great deal ing hurled through the air. The a veritable hell with true heroes,
of it this year, we learn from crack of the innumerable batter- Hope to have time to write
the newspapers, and it is lit, for ies of the 75s off a little to our before long and there is enough
there are no better people than rightis such a commingling, of of which to write a volume,
the French and we have no more sounds that it is like a hurrican Sew Albert (his brother from
sincere friends in the nations of was waving a giant canvas. Oth- Gilmer, Ed.) this morning and
the world. We are celebrating it wise it is a quiet morning, and he is well and happy.
as best we can away up here, everyone is making the best of Love to all. Your devoted son,
1 But what could be better than it. Here is a fellow over to my WILL.
1 helping the French hold an im- left. The records show us that -----------------
। portant part of the line on this he was once a student in the Chi- SOLDIERS IN GILMER
day. We are playing a real part cago Institute of Art, and later ATTRACT ATTENTION
in cementing the bonds of instructor of art in one ofethe ---- - , "
friendship between the liberty- leading universities. He is pa- Three hundere and eighty fine
loving nations of the world. tiently digging away at a great looking soldiers disembarked - —— i
It is a long cry from the Bas- piece of chalk rock he has found from the train her Tuesday af-
tile to this day of 1918 and back on the hill, and the face ternoon for a two hours hike, af-
France is very much different, that he is digging out of it is terhaving been on the train con-
This is the France of which La- showing the strong lines of the tinuously for 24 hours.
Fayette dreamed, just as ours is visage of Our President. It will It was the first bunch of sol-
the land of Washington and Jet- remain up here when we are diers,/ ave the local drafted men
ferson’s hopes. When another gone, for the other Americans that h.3 been seef on our streets
July 4th has passed and the 14th and the other poilus to look up- and they attracted considerable
arrives, instead of the million on. Boche will never reach it, attention.
there will probably be millions we believe. So this fellow wofk> They came from Jefferson bar-
of Americans here, and I hope on. His artist’s soul will not be racks, at which place about
marching fast on their road to suppressed even up here. Who twenty new buildings have been
Berlin. knows but what in the next few erected recently, and it is be-
But we are busy, and there is minutes he may be helping out lieved that it is to be used a base e .
little time for idle celebration, some blesse—one of those feliws hospital. They were going to
ours must be moreof an earnest whoe gets in the way of flyin hits Tmp McArthur, Waco, to finish
acknowledgement of the day. of shell, for the artist is in the their training before going over.
There s always work up here, medical corps. .1______________
and just as last nght, frequently Watermelons must be fine at
very ittle sleep. I am a ittle tir- Gilmer right now, and I have
ed right how, and though I know found memories of that wonder- The residence of Mr. Head-
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Tucker, George. Gilmer Daily Mirror (Gilmer, Tex.), Vol. 3, No. 145, Ed. 1 Wednesday, August 21, 1918, newspaper, August 21, 1918; Gilmer, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth1408908/m1/1/?rotate=270: accessed July 4, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Upshur County Library.