World War I Collection

727 Paru Street September 16th 1918

My own dear boy.

No news from you yet since your cable from France -- I don't know what [underlined] we should have done had we not had that! The war news is wonderful [underlined]. Pershing's advance on St. Mihiel having been so successful Germans asking for peace again of course no one listens to them now -- Not [underlined] even I [underlined] though I wish the war might end tomorrow so that you could come home

before those dated Sept 11 & 16th so that we got the account of your own private little battle when you took a turn with a platoon of men & got so highly commended and all about that --- before we got the letters telling of St. Mihiel --

You certainly did get into things quickly dearest -- and you did wonders to make a mark for yourself so quickly. We are all more than proud of you -- We are trying very hard to keep quiet about your being recommended for the D.S.C. and the other --- but it is very hard but to publish it from the housetops, for we are all so excited about it we can hardly