The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-05

BuN ~ IN the same style package you
mother bought il insane fine appear
) ance, same pleasant taste, same certain
~ of good results.--Adv.
state what | need need underwear
size 40, socks, handkerchiefs, soap, towel
comb sweater, outside shirt,
Thanking YOU for helping me-
Parcels the Mainstay of Life.
Showing the spirit of the men and
telling OF the German prisoner of wal
rations, one writer, whose name is with
held for obvious reasons. managed to get
his letter to this country without having
II pass through official channels. After
stating that the American Red Cross is
sending weekly food parcels to the Amer.
leans in his camp, he says, in part;
AT the present writing we are all
waiting patiently for the Red Cross par.
cells but we have the Y. NJ. c. A. bacon
and oatmeal to fall back on, which is
much appreciated, | assure you. Should
we have to wait three days more, why,
then it's the German half pound of bread
n day--watery soup-twice day.
Now we know that the British Red
Cross is sending the parcels regularly
and we are quite sure that the German
postal officials are doing what they can
to let us have the parcels as regularly
as possible because a man can do more
work with fair meal than with other
wise. but lack of facilities. such as men,
etc, delay these parcels very often; too
often, in fact, TO satisfy our peace of
mind.
"The daily routine OF the day is enough
TO unbalance anyone's mind besides wait
ing for parcels. The parcels are the
mainstay of our life. We know we are
prisoners of war and the game Ameri
cansm within us has asserted itself more
than once here.
I'VE are men who look facts straight
in the face unflinchingly, so do not think
we complain. We do not know what the
word complain means. That word is not
in the dictionary we men handle.
The Most Human Letter OF All
Probably the most human letter of the
batch is one from wife who lives in
East Boston, Mass, to her husband in !
prison camp in Germany. He asked the |
Young Mems Christian association to
find out why she did not write Here is
what she wrote and what he forwarded |
to Mr.. Wilson;
Il have been writing to YOU since May
and cannot understand why YOU did not !
receive at least one OF the letters. The
letters must be held up somewhere.
hope you will receive one OF them at
least, this one for luck
"Tf you have not received the letters
sent before, | will have TO tell YOU
again that beautiful baby daughter
was born to us April % 1917. | had her
baptized the name of Mary. had her
pose for her picture especially TO send
you. | don't suppose you have received
hat either.
MARY is beautiful baby | could
write book about all the cute things
.he does, and can you believe, Tom she
Is sitting up BY herself and wearing soft
,hoes and only four months old at pres
mt She has black hair and blue eyes
ike myself, but | can see you sticking
,ut all over her in her smile and limbs
"She has a head shaped like yours and
Ter hands are the very shape of yours.
She even has a little crooked toe like :.
'ou have on your left foot. | know J
'ou would be wild about her if you q
ould only see the dear--she is such
omfort TO me. | love her and kiss her I
or you
ny Name ON an Envelope-Gee Whiz! i
"Your letter to me and my name on v
he,envelope gee Whit" writes William D
4. Fitzgerald, American prisoner No. 10, t
ED at Gustrow, Germany. He says: t
'Some time ago | wrote you letter +
nd no doubt the answer is on the way. /
ince then / have received a parcel from h
GU. 1t was a good sound sensible one n
t that and | appreciated il very much. j
fter that bacon in the morning 90 out d
D work feeling fit and in a cheerful a
lood. n
Your letter came. to me at time II
hen | was well in the dumps, as they b
ny. | am Of a cheerful mood as a rule, ii
ut | was becoming morose and sullen, le
wing to the position I was in; no let, ei
RS, no news of any kind. no friends, in L
strange land of people who talk Ian
isge / know nothing of. Then again. ic
he excitement of the thrilling capture lie
aving me, different experiences in diff "
rent camps, etc. W
Your letter to me and my name on W
he envelope-gee whiz Just think, IL
I'd almost forgotten had name. Now Il
am sure. 1t was number 10 here and M
mbcr 10 there | took the letter out 81
rty times that day to look at my name,
I'd believe me, was not the only one. co
{ work that day | would see fellow tv
op, turn his back, look around to see m
anyone was looking, and then take de
IT the letter and look at the envelope. fe
hey were all like me. Wonderful what Oh
letter will do. III
you want to know what / need. Well, lqu
re it is-socks, soap. underwear, size tn
/. towel. outside shirt, and a sweater
r the cold weather. so
We'll, Mr.. Wilson, | will now close. as
lanking you for your interest in me, in
d hoping to hear from Won soon. tn
William VI. Fitzgerald gu
Asked for His Brother. -. ="
In another letter Mr. Fitzgerald asks ne
e Young Mems Christian association en-
locate his brother. Joseph +. Fitzger- 10,
|, who was formerly a member of the col