Evening journal., 1915-06-25

was lost. and thus far all ends in the
beast. am like you in feeling that
no words can express not only my
bitterness" but my hate of all that
is German since the dastardly murder
of innocents on the Lusitania. One
of my intimate friends on many, many
years was lost in that disaster He
was returning TO his wife. also
friend of mine from childhood IN
London, with his young son. Both
went down with the ship, out the son
having on a life preseryer. came up
10 the surface and was pulled into a
boat The father was never seen
again ] have just received all the
details from the wife. There does
not seem TO be anything TO stop the
horrible things these brutes invent
and perform. have seen men IN
the hospitals now who were asphyNi-
ated. We have gone back 10 the days
of the inquisition. But If there IS a
God. a great punishment must be
awaiting for them. | thank you so
much for saying you are sending me
still another box am using all my
( own income in the cause. but alas. Il
goes such a little way Such things
las I have 10 buy. llnoleum for the
sale de hansement. the rubber sheets
for beds, medicines. etc. take so
much money. then some special want
= for poor fellow again takes the
ready cash. America has been gener-
GUS 10 me and | have already spent
5000 francs OF It's money sent 10 do
with as / thought best. When you
send your next box. please give me
at least a partial list Of what Il con-
tains so II no name appears on the
outside OF the box. ] will know II is
yours. Shall I write a letter Of thanks
to the ladies who have aided you
If so please give me the address
I am grateful for every article. no
matter of what Importance You are
ldoing splendid work and | think you
do right IN sending TO individuals and
not TO societies. They receive plenty
from every source and sometimes
take our cases without even saying
"thank you" But ] am one, while
want my own cases anc as much as
I can get. stll as all profess TO b'
working for tho same cause If W.
know that II reaches the real destina
tion. the individual should not com
plain, for the result Is the same
wish YOU could see my letters from
the soldiers and the hospitals. yol
would then fully understand what
great and blessed work YOU and you
helpers are doing. for after all I an
J only the instrument In your hand
and II you had the rare opportunit,
as is mine, you would be doing Jus
what 7 am doing. / am proud &
; work for France and her brave me
and il seems as IL youth had com
Z back 10 me. I am not surprised {
e hear that the boxes sent to the Chal
q Marna have not yet bee
81 acknowledged That country was 10
r a moment invested by the German
= and the confusion and delay abot
70 there would be greater than 10 ser
g 10 Paris. 7 was In Chalons whe
p 7 went 20 the ArgOnne and 20 Vel
4 dun No one could leave the static
d without all papers being cxamin,
r and a sauf conduit given for the cit
" end trains moved with great irreg
7 iarity even as late az nv iourne
TO But I will see what I can learn.
q
e write or call N ! go hack Some
ne my boys have promised me helmC
" IL they find them and ii I can get o
'is I will see that you have It. u
rs week German Taube passed o,
rn my house here ANA threw bonibs
do my quarter not only heard I
err explosion but felt IL. but happily I
Mt visit was great failure for the
! were no victims and the damage do
We was SO Insignificant that II was 7
~ spoken Of The Taube got over {
s lines and the city In broad davlis
lp We are having cold weather a
ne even last night had a fire in {
m CRATE Paris is rather formal in {
III daytime. when the streets are qu
e. full. but at night the extra preca
n. tions are being taken about liz
| and the streets are very dark a
IN "countriiied;" since the 20th inst ca
VS. and restaurants can remain open l
to til 1890. 7 have not heard from NJ
We Elliott in some time, and think
ca work has ceased Mrs. Verley
lr- Lausanne continues TO send paclSal
at more or less regularly. but they
W. ways contain useful articles and
we works hard for me. You viii ?
an cuse me for writing on my typawri