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should be censored but some of the fathead censors ought to be on the front instead of keeping chain down in a censor office the letter I sent. come to a sudan [[sudden]] stop be cause [[because]] an auto came along [[strikethrough]] g [[strikethrough]] and going in my direction my things were shoved in, was taken about 20 miles. slep that night in a hospital next. morning early. got a chance to take an ambulance to our destination which was quite aways from where I last had a foyer before night had a stove up. and fifty quarts of chocolette [[chocolate]] ready to distribute to the wounded and solder [[soldiers]] going in the trench. back in montmirail we thought that the serving 2500 hundred cups a day was a big job and we had 

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Solon H Borglum
YMCA AmEF

Mrs Solon H Borglum
Norwalk, Conn, U.S.A.
Oct. 24.

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Le Foyer Du Soldat
Union Franco-Americane
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Dear Emma + Kids,
I have been very happy to receive your letter quite regularly for some time. and Monica your letters are dandy. long, interesting + windy. am always looking for some word from Paul but find none. mabe [[maybe]] the censor stops his on the way. indeed am very sorry Paul that the Engen [[Engine]] is not running you should make a grate [[great]] effort to get it going that is the way the boss of the works should always do [[underlined]] keep things going [[/underlined]] the Goverment I understand have some Pin heads as censors. there has never been any thing in my letter that