Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-02-08
OUR BOYS NOW IN ENGLAND
amos Fuller Writes an interesting
Letter
January II. 1918.


moved from where we were tn. last
tsno 1 wrote. but still feeling fine and
happy as can be. we are now attached
to the British Royal Flying Corps.
somewhere in England. Things seorn
- hirIy good here. and guess from the
way they talk things are considerable
better around here than they are thru
out the different parts OF England for
take 1t all the way through we are
sstting along fine considering the cir
ennstances, altho the prices are the
saIne and the tobacco proposition Is
SAc same, and ! sure will be tickied to
Death when / get that smoking and
chewing tobacco.
don't know whether you have my
ether letters or not but I don't figure
you will only get about half of them
for figure the other half will go down
TO the bottom OF the sea and feed the
tshes, but when you get them don't
forget to answer. for a letter from the
rood old U. S. A. sure is a welcome
stranger in this camp. Tell all the rest
10 writ. for I sure would like to get
some letters. newspapers or magazines
once more. also smoking and chewing
tobacco.
suppose you ar. enjoying yourselves
this winter and having things nne
around there Don't tell me you are
.r+ Tor x-o,, raopIa ho.-ovtf .1-+t,s---
to kick about for you want to try and
think how many thousands and millions
Of people in this world there are who
src living on only AZ lbs of bread a
week and it is impossible for them to
get more, and have no choice upon |
what they can buy at the stores. They I
Just have to take what is handed out /
to thdm and be satisfied with 1t. /
DO you know what eggs are selling for /
tsre. they cost on. crown a dozen
which is equal OF s1.26 in our money
asd they are real old at that We sure
xsed to holler our heads off when we
had to pay 40 and so cents per dozen
sut I guess these people are satisfied
to sacrifice all they have to win, they
oemfort TO save a penny.
l vas amused the other day. | was
taking to one OF the Tonlmies about
how much money they get and could
yea believe that l am getting as much
money as AN officer in the British
trrny, and a private only gets "a shil-
tnss a month which amounts to about
Is per month. But they are satisfied
tad would be willing to tight for moth
ns to win this great war for de-
This Tomnie 1 was talking
,sout takes care OF our bath house
tpd he was telling me ne has a wife
md three children TO keep on his wages
nd Of cour<e they cant hardly live d,
vith shat amount so US fellows threw
a a penny or go apiece and gave him
nd he nearly went wild for he thought
e had run into gold mine. But DO ..
ou know would rather so naked and
lsep in the streets than to see a wo- !.
IAN and kids so around half starved :,
nd without any clothes. We set big
ioney compared with the rest Of the
rInies in this world and at that We 4
ont get enough to make US rich OF
ven keep Us in clothing and tobacco. P,
The only comfort we get around .
ne Of these camps is the. Y. NJ c. A. A
-d h-Yf = l.
ace in camp. and is the first place W
camp we look for when we come =,
to new place
Say. mother. 1 tell you what you can :
I'VE the Red Cross do If they will, ~
Id that is put an add In the paper
r = tobacco fund to be sent to the
ldiers in training camps throughout ps
agiand for all the tobacco that comes A
er here through the Red Cross goes N.
France and We don't see any Of It n,
ound here so that is one thing that Be
sht to be brought up through your
ltional chairman and circulated thru to
t the 4. s There is society of
Is in New York who put In so much
cry month and supply tobacco for
; soldiers on the Transports whue Ia
~ are on their way over here. and ter
called the Girls Transport Tobacco i'm
asue OF New York. and II the girls for
ui< form such clubs around through up
the States. and Es In together riv
v surs would help cut whole lot s.
I ds lets Of good is
Well 1 guess I wiz have to far tiol
s. for it is very near bed tins. so ]
'dHisAt everybody Hoping you are coz
well and that I get 8 letter from all sur
yss before isax, best regards to n
VIII
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