Arizona republican., 1918-09-30
AN OFFICIAL EVENT FUR J. $. SOLDIERTO
 GET A BOX IN FRANCE

Sending a box of articles, either necessities of luXuries. 10 an American soldier in France is not matter mere lv of placing it in the mails with the proper amount of postage on it. For a soldier to receive such a box he first must make application to the com handing officer of his regiment that fc wishes those articles.
 Mrs, D. IT, Burtis of Phoenix wished f1 send such box te her son, Sergeant W. T Burtis in France. In a letter recently received from Walter Burtis hc oncloscs a copy of the request he made Co his colonel. It is as follows
 France, August IS, 1918. Mrs. ID. II. Burtis,
 sf6 North Second Avenue,
 Phoenix. Arizona.
 My dear mother: Please send me tho following articles.
 Two cartons cigarettes, pairs voolcn socks. l2 packages gum, pounds hard candy pounds chocolate hRrs.
 6 Encd. SERGEANT W. T. BURTIS,
 Co. D.. lO7th Engineers A. F.. r. Approved by order Of
 Colonel II. C. Fiske.
 l.. C. Bishop.
 Captain 107th Engineers.
 Adjutannt. Sergeant Walter T. Burtis letter to bis mother Is in part as follows;
 on Active Service,
 with the
 American EXpcditiouary Force
 July 3lst, 1918.
 NV Dear Mother
 | haven't written for some time, but Uuc To moving. l haven't had time and any way, our officers have also been very busy. Have been here three dars now. Where? Well, you will havc to guess that and l don't think you will find it very hard to do II you are keeping in touch with things over here and | know you are.
 We are staying in our pup tents now or in holes in the ground, 1t IS frc whoather for it now, but what will q ks when there is snow on the ground. ! have recently heard the snd of Che war expressed this way: .Hcavon. Hell or Hoboken by Xmas And most certainly hope that the last se true. Suu no mail, but it is due fo our moving. I saw an uneXploded German gas shell marked Essen, reTe~ so you can sec how they had planned on the war of gas long ago. The grub Is very good, considering everything.
 We passed the outskirts of a certain city ] always wanted to see, on the way up here. so l saw great deai cf if. In coming here we stayed over night in a certain town where good deal of fighting went on at the De- rinninr of this drive and believe me ! never saw so many petty evidences Ur vandalism in all my life, of course the shclling did some but 1t does not compare with the distigurinS or property of all kinds. The Boche are -,or- usinr women to run machine guns and are chained to them the same .s the men are so that they will fight unto death. We are now wearing our 6 months stripes. It does not seem -hat long to me. but I guess is. It is now over a year ago when we went Go Camp Douglas.
 I am feeling fine and from the looks Of things will remain this way. Send ,ne or get mo a subscription Tor a couple Of weekly magazines, Will you z Rcd hook. All Story. or something ike that is good enough. I sure have got s, have something to read. There Is -.. vrav in which I can send you an ...ie- for anything but if they let you ...f Xmas time send just three or four pairs of socks, no sweaters any anvthing like that, as they are 100 much to carry. you know that every thing has to go on our back; also send rrans of Camel cigarettes and nara candy as it keeps Have you gotten my picture yet. I sure want to know and want you Go send me a few prints. The Roche are going back farther every day.
 Love ,to all, -