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Important Lt John N Bentley Headquarters Co 313th Inf A.P.O #771. Annex Forses August 18 - '18 Dearest Mother, When thee receives this, the fall will have started just think of that and it wont be long before I will have been in the army for one year. I have no complaint to affer only I would like to get ahold of the man who is responsible for the continuense of this most auful trajety and punch him right good. Sometimes it allmost gets my goat but I never have lost the old smile yet I hope I can keep it. Last night I went wild boer hunting and had no luck what ever only saw some tracks - just as I finished making the [rounds] in tracks I heard a noise & on looking around I heheld a letter my second one in 45 days Ileaped for it and sure enough it was from thee telling of thy birthday and of the picture that you had taken of Karl and also
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that thee knew I had gotten over safely. That reminds me, the Sub. that was on the lookout for us gave herself up as She was told not to return to Germany with out her prise so she came into a French port and gave up. Well it was just lovely to hear from thee it is such a releif to hear that the wheat is all saved and that means the farm will carry along very well until later. There is one thing I am riight worried about namely the steers the sale of them & the purchase of more for next year - put in an order for 12 from Mr Jones mother and also find some one who will sell my fat steers too. Any time you are really in need of money why sell a cow but preferable a fresh one. Remember me to the men and tell them that I am glad the harvest was put over in such fine shape. I expect the corn is low oats are better to buy than corn as a