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placed in one of them is from the gun carriage of the "Big Bertha" which shelled Paris 67 miles off! also the piece of slag coal, [[strikethrough]] which fed [[/strikethrough]] from coal used in loading in the gun.

Will send also a German & English helmet. All picked of near Le Catelet. I have addressed the packages to "Corp G. S. Volk, Lovell County) he being the military man.

The Poppy herein enclosed came from near Flanders Field. [[strikethrough]] picked in [[/strikethrough]] it was growing in [[strikethrough]] the [[/strikethrough]] the midst of a bank wire entanglement. The "butter cup" is from region of "Boney" near Le Catelet, not far from where Jerry was captured. The other yellow flower was picked by the "Big Bertha" gun emplacement in "St. Gobin Forest"

I will enclose in this a few sweet shot negatives which will interest you. It takes too long to have them printed - so you can have them done in Bridgeton, select some to be printed for Marion or the boys, that would be of special interest. Printing also here is very expensive, then there is the postage, so from