The Butler weekly times., 1918-04-11
A LETTER FROM THE FRONT
Mrs. Lee Wix's Cousin in Belgian
Army Writes.
Battle Front.
M arch 1, 1918.

March 1, 1918
Mrs. Lee Wix,
My Dear Cousin:
Just like l promised you, | will
you write some words often.
In the last fortnight | sent you a
letter containing my picture. l hope
you have received it in the best safe
ty. am so glad to hear from you,
how many times have read your
letters already. | am always in the
danger, and for short time, out of
the trenches. Last time the weather
was not we'll. 1t froze strongly and
was very cold. Now it is better and
we may hope that the spring will
bring us soon a sweet time.
Our life here is not pleasantly. Al
ways same when we. are out the
trenches We are in devastated and
ruined country, so we see never more
than soldiers. All the villages with
houses and churches, are ruined, and
SO we have not any pleasure. On
Sunday, the mass is done in a shell
of half ruined house.
So you see our life is very bad
More, where our army is, it is a Hat,
low lying country, so we are always
muddy and stay in the water.
All what we must buy is dear, and
must go far to have it, but we have
so little money, only fifty cents a
week, that we cannot buy alr what we
must have, so thank you very much
sending me sometimes something, It
will help me,very much.
You had shown my letter to some
of the Red Cross workers but all
what ] wrote of America S help is not
enough We can never write it like
it must be- We poor Belgians, we
understand it only what America is
doing for us. and therefore our graft
tude will not be high enough for the
great nation, who treats us like a
child.
Belgium was only able to feed her
self three months. Well, the war
broke out. Belgium was occupied, the
Germans took all the food. Belgium
was left alone three years ago, all the
inhabitants were died OF hunger; but
the great nation America, the cham
pion OF freedom and liberty and right.
seeing the poor Belgium sacrificing
her sons for liberty, came to us and
delivered all Belgium, sending all
what was needed to guard and feed
our country So we must thank all
our thanks to America.
Who will deliver Belgium, and we
see it every day in the newspapers,
how pretty is that work. how lovely
the words of the great Wilson. We
also, soldiers on the front, we feel
Americas help.
| will not tell over the great num-
Der of troops who will come and help
us. But the many presents what we
receive often and with SO great joy.
all it is for us happy day receiving
them. Last Sunday, everybody re
ceived little parcel, what America 5
Red Cross sent to our army. Every
body had different things. some with
fruit, fish or candy. 1t is not won
der we are happy IN receipt 'l
some little things, because we have
never other than we receive as pres
ents, deprived of all what is dear to us
in Belgium.
hope to return some day to my
dear parents home. Also, ii |
must be killed it is for my country
that-l fall and it is glorious.
l am three years on the battle
front, receive letter from my dear
parents about every three or tour
months. They tell me always they
have food of America and without
that, all Belgium would die OF hunger.
stop here and will write you often.
With my love and best wishes for
you all.
Your loving cousin,