The Birmingham age-herald., 1915-09-23
So Writes Mother of Miss Cicely R. Eastwood, Now
 in Birmingham
FOOD PRICES HAVE
 ALMOST DOUBLED
Miss Eastwood's Brother, in Hos- pital in Belgium, Tells of Gas At tacks by Germans and of Smelling
 Trenches With Six-Inch Shells

I ne AGe-Herald recently puphsheu cA- tracts from letters received by Miss Cicely R. Eastwood of England, at present in from her relatives. The fol- lowing are extracts from letters received since the last publications
 From Miss Eastwood's mothers letter:
 Cheshire. England, August l. About the war. We'll I'm quite sure the English people realize the gravity of the situation. There is no lack of men. Ammunition has been at fault, but it was mostly because it was not realized that heavy artillery was the kind neces- sary to this kind of warfare. Now, ann intuition factories are in full swing every where. There are Is new arsenals. Cam mel Lavids. and, of course, all other ship yards never cease work day or night, or Sundays, and if they hurry up there seems to be no doubt in anyones mind that in the end the Germans will not be victor icus. Then look at the money! The war loan was fioated ina week. and if they asked for another it would be forth coming
 .Of course, you will know by now that the miners strike is over, and everything
 
 satisfactorily arranged. It woNs oc- cur again: at any rate, while the war lasts. There is no doubt that Lloyd-George is wonderful man: he carries every thing through that he attempts It is 9 good thing he is minister of munitions. AS to cotton, you see 1t is necessary for explosives, and for Americans to be supplying cotton to Germany is to aid our enemies, and says cotton is lnD llxt roh how ic r>tt thof England and America cannot come to some arrangement agreeable to both. We think here that America swallows a lot oe indignation and defiance from Ger many. In our papers last week there were headlines. Germany ignores America.
 I'll. M. E."
 Raids Every Other Day
 From Miss Eastwood's sisters letters:
 ''Winiwick. Lancashire, August 2O
 Isn't this troop ship disaster too ter rible. Over 1000 splendid. heroic lives gone forever in few moments. All those trained. efficient men! What a number of sorrow-stricken homes. Still, quite a legitimate act on the Germans part. SC far as warfare is concerned. Very diff ferent to the Lusitania' and similar out rages contrary to all laws and conven- tiCns But when one thinks of it. it shows how marvelously efficient our navy is that although we have been engaged 1T war all this time. and have brought al our troops miles and miles In ships, no one man has been lost until now.
 But this Is bad enough in all con science! And Zeppelin raids every othe day! So far only helpless civilians hav' been killed. The papers preserve thu greatest secrecy as to the places visited by zepplns. but I believe part of Lon don was raided yesterday, which result ed in about 30 being killed and injured Isn't it awful?
 "21st-Ths mornings paper brings tn, news of the torpedoing of the White Stai liner Arabic. sunk without she slightes warning. Isn't 1t too dreadful! Russia seems to be in great straits ant wants help from the west. As if the wes hadn't got It's hands full enough already What a terrible, almost uncOnquerabl' foe Germany is. Her preparations for thii war must have been of titanic description The combined efforts of four great coun tries seem hardly able to withstand against her.
 cents) GS before tho war) (2S cents); bacor 1-6 t36 cents); small loaf Sd. It vii be a serious outlook this winter if price go on increasing this way. J. L. E."
 Letter From Belgium
 Letter tO MES EASTWOOD 5 mOtner IrOH her brother at the front:
 Private R. E. Eastwood. Company B, 2145. Belgium. May, 1915. Well, once again I am in the wars. this time having managed to get into nice, quiet little hospital about 10 mile away from the firing line with a sligh wound in the hand, caused by trying t chop a piece of wood with an axe It. only very slight, indeed, a mere nothin; ir fact, but as it was in an awkward plac around the lower Knuckle of my frs finger (cutting it to the pone), it had t be stitched. and In consequences here am, pleased to get away from the bull lets and shells. if only for a few bric days.
 There isn't much news to relate. Tn accident occurred while we were in tn dugouts not far from Hill Sol think have already mentioned being there be fore.
 "The Germans gave us a very war; time one day last week, when they starte shelling these dugouts with six-inch how tiger shells These beastly things ar | terribly dangerous if they land near one and, of course, we had 10 evacuate tn dugouts for while, as they were mak ing terrible mess of them, digging ou huge, wide holes. in some cases 10 fee deep. One landed amongst some fellow and wounded six, and the other one wa simply cut in pieces, and was who'll unrecognizable, being blown to bits. Hi arms, head and legs were all lying abou | <l-~ v.s- tv.o .~l-