The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1918-09-19
Snapshots from
the Home Land
Pleases Boys
BY FRANK J. TAYLOR,

W.Ah TIE American Troops in
France, Aug. 17.--(By Maii.)-This is
the story OF a single doughboy, but
it is warn with more than Loco, 900
morals.
He was not an unusual doughboy in
any way, except that he was happy.
as happy as bird with its first touch
of spring fever. You could tell it
by looking at him, and he would tell
you without your looking at him.
Say, feel SO happy l could almost
reach up and touch the sky" he ex-
claimed. Look at that, wouldn't
you"
He displayed an envelope.
Better Than Money
"Good letter from home, isn't it?
Somebody must have sent you some
money"
Money! There's something that's
got money beat mile." he replied.
That is. from doughboy's point of
view. Want to see what it is?"
Sure. Anything that makes peo-
pie as happy as you are ought to be
passed around
He brought out five small photos,
snapshots made by small camera.
Pretty nice. aren't they? See
this one? It's my girl. She's the best
girl going. and she knows how to
make a hit with this doughboy over
here. She sends snapshots every
couple of'weeks of the folks at home.
Some girl. isn't she?"
You had to admit she was.
She's a Great Girl, All Right.
This is another picture of hers,
taken in her front yard under the
trees. l know the spot. Gee, when
looked at that picture almost felt
as though was back there with her,
and it was Sunday afternoon That's
where l proposed to her. on that spot.
She couldn't see it at first, but I
won out after a bit. 1t sure is won
derful what snapshots bring lack to
you, isn't it?"
Again you had to admit the dough-
boy was right.
Here's another one of her, showing
her new duds and hat. Looks kind of
military, doesn't it, / kind OF like it.
don't you? She's got good taste, that
girl of mine. hasn't she "
Evidently she had, and SO had he.
You admired his choice.
This pictures of my mother" he
continued. land it's good .one. l
wanted a snapshot of mother. She
looks pretty well. l was afraid she
was worrying too much. feel a lot
better now. know she's telling the
truth when she said she was well.
Photos are great, aren't they?"
There is no argument to the ques-
ton
Sister and Baby Too.
This last ones my sister, and her
baby. She got married just before l
left. I've been over here for two
service stripes now. I'm tickied to
get this photo. It's the only way
have to telling what kind of a brat
I'm being uncle to, you see. Say,
what paper are you correspondent
for?"
THE United Press"
That's whole lot of papers, isn't
it2 Say, you know what you ought
TO do? Write story and tell every
body how much us boys over here
want snapshots of the folks back
home. Tell EN- pictures are the best
thing they can send us. We don't
care If they cut off our packages, so
lcng as we can get pictures
"Of course we can't send pictures
Of ourselves home, because it's
against the rules. But we always
look the same in uniforms, anyways.
But snapshots sure make you feel
close to the folks back home."
The more than 100000 morals to
this story are the more than f,000.-
900 doughboys who are longing for
snapshots of the folks back home"
WAS IN COLORADO
SPRINGS FRIDAY