Butler County OhArchives News.....Promotion Won by Arthur E. Gardner July 18, 1918
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Butler County Democrat July 18, 1918
Arthur E. Gardner now located at Ft. Bliss, Tex., writes to his mother as 
follows:

Ft. Bliss, Tex., July 5.

Dear Mother-
I received your most welcome letter today and was awfully glad to hear you are 
well. I heard from Aunt Annie the other day, also from Robert, he is up near 
the first line trenches, some where in a remout depot. I have been hoping that 
we would get to go? ? but it doesn't look that way at present. I just received 
my appointment as sergeant postal clerk of this regiment. It is sure great 
down here, but I wouldn't give a nickel for the whole state of Texas wrapped 
up in a parcel and delivered to my front door, but if I can do Uncle Sam any 
good by remaining down here I am perfectly willing to do so as I joined to 
serve my country and not to do as I wished, all the same I wish this war would 
soon be over so I can come back and see some the folks back home. You know I 
haven't seen Hamilton since the day I enlisted, November 29, 1913, and I 
should like to see the folks again.

Is my old friend Earl Welsh still on the police force, the fellow that used to 
be traffic cop on Second and High when I was home. Maybe he wont remember me 
any more, but I do him.

I got a letter from sister the other day saying she hadn't heard from Robert 
for a long time. We are out of luck for Bull Durham tobacco down here, they 
are sending it all over there and it's very little you can get here, reminds 
me of when we re in Mexico, I have seen five and ten dollars paid for a sack 
of Durham down there. We can get most any other kind of cigarette we want, but 
personally I enjoy the makin's and so do a great many of the other fellows, 
but we can't get it. Bull Durham has gone to war same as the Hamilton Boys.

I would actually like to be in Hamilton again for a short while before going 
over there which I hope will be soon. I must close now, hoping to hear from 
you soon and often and especially when I go over there.

Your loving son,
Arthur E. Gardner,
Postal Clerk, 5th U.S. Cav., Ft. Bliss, Texas.

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