Dawes, Charles G., 1865-1951 Letters to his mother in the American Expeditionary Force, with Pershing [Decimalized .01- .79]

to my dear mother

He writes he is enjoying his work. He may come up to see her before he sails. Their regiment will not be ready active duty until July 10th.

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to my dear mother

He drilled the first batallion of the regiment the other day and will send photos.

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to my dear caro

He explains that he does not have much time for writing as he has too many responsibilities. He describes how he runs the boat drill and the raft detail.

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to my dear caro

He writes that he can tell Henry he can sign the Auditorium Lease Guaranty. He is in good health and likes the army food. He had to leave Webster in London to have a tooth fixed.

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to my dear mother

The censor prevents him from writing anything significant but says he is keeping a record of what happens so he will remember after the war. Tomorrow he will have a special birthday dinner. He expects to leave on special detail very soon.

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to Rufe

He tells his brother he gets new responsibilities every day, but he likes this. It means they like his work. The French army has been very cooperative.

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to Henry

He tells his brother everything is going well. Junior Ames has done some really good work for them, making it probable that he will have him detatiled there.

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to Rufus

He tells his brother that a letter he received from a William is enclosed here (not in collection). He has gone into the best corps.

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to Rufus

He tells his brother about Ohio Cities and their revenue. He would like to see their earnings report. He spent the evening with General Pershing last night.

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to my dear mother

He received the socks she knitted for him. He will go to the Belgian front tomorrow. He heard from William and he had a cable from the War Dept. through General Pershing.

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to my dear mother

He describes his trip to the Belgian Front. He met with the French minister of finance during an air raid. They enjoyed a wonderful evening. Belgium is a small country but they are standing up to Germany none the less. He got to visit the trenches...

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to my dear mother

He talks of a Col. Henry S. Graves that he has gotten know. His labor organization is going well. There have been air raids.

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to my dear mother

He has enclosed a statement of the First Presbysterian Church. William has volunteered for the tank service and will undergo five weeks of training.

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to my dear mother

He revisited his old regiment this past week. He does not mind the air raids. he tells her to keep writing even if he is a poor correspondent.

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to my dear mother

He has enclosed some souveniers of the war (not included here). Some amazing things have happened which will remain in posterity but he can't write of it here because of the censors.

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to my dear mother

He talks how his plans are often met with opposition because the commanding officers are so conservative. But he feels that with the help of the French he can push his plans through.

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to my dear mother

He apologizes for his poor correspondence. He notes his recent promotion. He is very well except he sometimes does not sleep well because of the air raids.

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to my dear mother

He showed a letter she wrote to General Pershing. He too has a pious mother. One day General Pershing will visit her.

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to my dear mother

He tells her how to frame the card he sent and he says he will send some of his papers to America. They are glad their work is not mentioned in America because it would embarrass them.

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to my dear mother

He regrets that he cannot write her often and when he does write it is not a proper letter. There are 150,000 men and even more coming. Every day there seems to be a new crisis and he has to meet with the French Army. He needs all his strength to...

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