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Trough, who is a nephew of Mrs. W.
I. Long of Elmo, and the Independ
ent is glad to publish it that his many
friends in Jackson county may hear
from this Company E boy:
Somewhere in France,
Sef)t. 4, 1918.
My Dear Cousin and all the Folks at
home:
I will write you a short letter as I
promised to write you as often as I
could while I am over here. I am
well and feeling better all the time
and I hope this letter will find you
all well. We are getting down to
hard drilling now. I have been ap
pointed corporal and am getting
along nicely. The only thing that
bothers me is not being able to un
derstand the “lingo” the Frenchmen
put up to us. They are nice fellows
though and are awfully good to us.
The country is pretty and I’ve seen
some of the most beautiful homes I
evef saw, also some buildings that
were built in 1200 A. D. Saw the
castle where Joan of Arc was a pris
oner.
The people all have bicycles and the
girls and women ride them the same
as the men do. I have only seen one
patch of corn since I came over here.
The people raise mostly vegetables,
and everyone has a vineyard, so they
drink as much (vine) as they do
water.
You may think France is up-to-date
but to mind it is about 200 years be
hind the times, so you ought to be
awful glad you are living in the good
old U. S. A. We are a good way back
from the front so don’t be uneasy
about me.
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The Sammies are giving the Huns
fits now and I expect to be back in
Arkansas some time next year. I
haven’t seen any of the old boys yet.
They are at the front. They are
counted the best bunch of soldiers
that over landed in France.
There are no wooden houses here
of any kind, all stone, and the roads
are all paved, so hiking isn’t so bad.
I guess you have received my card
announcing my safe arrival, also my
other letter.
I have seen lots of things I would
like to tell you, but paper is very
scarce now and I can’t write all.
I will have to save them till I get
back to the United States. I will
do the best I can about writing, but
I expect you will have to get accus
tomed to hearing from me in weeks,
instead of days.
I have seen lots of girls over here,
but none of them look half as good as
the American girls to pie. I am anx
ious to get this thing over and get
back home again, but I want to “do it
up proper” while we’re on the job,
and not have to come over here again.
We had a nice trip across the At
lantic. Wo were on it 12 days—elev
en of them we were outside of land.
I was sick only two days and was out
5 days before I got sick. W e were all
glad when we landed. There are lots .
of Sammies over here. We see them
in very town. We have seen a good
many Austrian and German prisoners
too. I want you to send me a Gazette
and an Independent so i can ne*i j
from the states. We don’t get much
news here only from the front.
There won’t be many men left over
there if they take them from 18 to 45.
But I don’t think Uncle Sam will
need them. But it’s a mighty good
thing to have the men ready in case
be wants them. We are in a good
sized town now. I am staying up
stairs in a house in town. The bak
ery is underneath. They bake the
oread in baskets and the house and
oarn are combined. The French 'do
everything backward to what we do.
Fall weather is here and! the nights
ire real cool. It won’t be long till
real winter is here, though the days
ire yet warm. I’ve just come back
:rom a little swim, the fourth bath
[’ve had since I left the states. It
jvas in a nice little pool just outside
of town. We wash our clothes in a
oranch near here. This is certainly a
oeautiful country, but as I said before
being unable to “Parley Voo Fran
ny” and being broke is the worst
thing about it. I could tell you a
great many things if I could see you.
However, don’t worry, for I am con
fident I’ll be home some time the
coining year. Every one here is full
of confidence.
I must close now. Be sure and
write soon and don’t forget the ad
dress. Lots of love to you.
Leo.
Corporal Leo L. Long, Co. C, 154th
Regiment, Inf., Amer. Exp. Forces,
A. P. O., No. 741.
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“Dash, determination and daring—
also efficiency”—That’s what our
boys at the front are doing Keep ’em
gomg! War Savings is a message U
the kaiser that will “get over.”
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sixteen pages of wonderful informa
tion about tne progress oi me ymo
ent great war. The Independent has
the exclusive sales rights in Jackson
county for them. Only 35 cents.
Mail orders given prompt attention.
Ira J. Pickens returned from Mem
phis this morning, where he ^spent
two days with his wife, who is visit
ing her sister- and said the trains in
all directions were crowded with
people going to Tulsa, Okla., to the
confederate reunion.
When you sit down with your daily
paper to learn what the boys are do
ing at the front you should have with
you an American War Atlas, in or
der that you may better understand
the war news. The Independent sells
them. Only 35 cents.
Private John W. Lester writes to
friends in Newport that he is safe
“somewhere in France.” He says he
would be glad to hear from all his
friends and gives his address as fol
lows: Battery E 57th Artillery, C.
A. C., A. E. F., France.
For Sale—Several pieces of desir
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liano, rugs kitchen range, stoves and
arious other liouskeeping articles
*hor.e 227, Cor. 7th and H’*el Sts.
122 d6t.
Mr. annd Mrs. Ernest Neill and
Certain-teed renders
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Certain-toed saves tear supplies, because it is
made cf materials which have no use in war pro
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armies, and peoples everywhere, with efficient,
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Certain-teed saves war transportation, because it is so
compact that it takes minimum car space, and so easy to
handle that it requires the minimum time to load and unload.
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time than any other type of roof; and no skill is required—
anyone who will follow the simple directions that come
packed in the center of roll can lay it correctly.
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their mother, Mrs. Mary A. Neill o:
Batesville, drove to our ctiy Sunday
and spent the day with Mr. and Mrs
S. R. Phillips. Mrs. Mary Neill re
maimed for a week or two with he:
daughter, whom she had not seei
since her return from Minnesota.
At last Newport has a place when
you can have your automobile tire:
made new without sending them ou
of town. We retread tires, fix blow
outs, rim cuts, and our tube worl
cannot be excelled.—Newport Vulcan
izing Works, Jas. V. Ridley, Prop.
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:! Mr. and Mrs. Ed McLain, who have
■ been living near Bradford for a year!
. or two, have leased their farm andj
are spending this week as guests of;
■ | Mr. and Mrs. Chester Colthorpe on i
i the East Side. Mr. and Mrs. McLean
I have not decided as yet where they
' will locate, but their Newport friends
.! would like for them to again make our
. | city their hopie.
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■ | For Sale—Splendid residence prop
:! erty in high country near Newport.
- House in first-class condition, has 8
rooms. Ten acres of good land ad
| join the residence, five acres of which
are suitable for cultivation. Near
good school and two good churchee.
Bargain for quick sale. Apply at In
dependent office. 123d6t
George Jowers is here from Little
Rock spending several days with his.
Newport relatives and says he is al
ways glad to come back to his old
home. He has been at work since
leaving here for the cotton compress
at Little Rock. He reportsthe arriv
al of a little son, born to Mr. and
Mrs. Susanker of Little Rock, the lat
ter being Miss Helen Jowers before
her marriage.
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