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[[underlined in red]] happy at Ithaca [[/underlined in red]] where he is in [[underlined in red]] aviation training school. [[/underlined in red]] He has mentioned to [[underlined in red]] Tessie Middlebrook [[/underlined in red]] that he will be sent to France in October.
Sept 3. [[black underlined]] Labor day. [[/black underlined]] Beautiful cool crisp weather. [[underlined in red]] Captain Cappart [[/underlined in red]] of French Army here for lunch. 
Drove him to Pennsylvania Station, then [[underlined in red]] Celine [[/underlined in red]] and I went to Longue Vue Restaurant for [[strikethrough]] lunch [[/strikethrough]] ^[[supper]] and sent the car home. Very enjoyable evening beautiful moonshine. We [[underlined in red]] walked home arm in arm [[strikethrough]] like [[/strikethrough]] as we used to do when we were many years younger. The only thing to offset our feeling of happiness is the threatening possibilities of George in the war. - This our great dark cloud, hardly dare to refer to it. Celine very courageous and Spartan [[/underlined in red]]
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Another bad news: [[underlined in red]] Riga [[/underlined in red]] has been taken by the [[underlined in red]] Germans, [[/underlined in red]] but this was expected since some time 
On the other hand the [[underlined in red]] Italians [[/underlined in red]] are making [[underlined in red]] progress against Austria. [[/underlined in red]]
Sept 4. [[strikethrough]] Away early. drove together [[/strikethrough]] Miss Evans back. A busy day, with belated correspondence
Sept 5. Away early. [[underlined in red]] Celine [[/underlined in red]] and I motored together to New York. I then went to directors meeting. Sales this month [[underlined in red]] only $86000 [[/underlined in red]] on account of countermanding of some orders of [[underlined in red]] Westinghouse.. [[/underlined in red]] Spent all afternoon at [[underlined in red]] Brooklyn [[/underlined in red]] 
Laboratory, long conference, and laid out set of new experiments for third cell, mainly trying to increase cathode surface. See my letter to Porter. 
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Evening supper at University Club with [[underlined in red]] Dr. Elmendorf. [[/underlined in red]]
Sept 6. Busy belated correspondence