The sun., 1918-09-29

IN an American munitions plant and had
helped recruit for the United States Navy
as a yeowoman, but she wanted more ac-
tive service, and therefore she was glad of
the chance to get back to the switchboard.
What the girls of the Signal Corps arc
undergoing ON the other side is shown in
many letter received at their home Of
fees.
Sometimes" writes Miss Laurenca
Peehin, lately of San Francisco and now
of Paris, Eve hear the cannon roar, for
the dear enemy likes to lombard us with
big Bertha by day and give us air raids
ut night. Neither of these does any good
in the war game. They succeed sometimes
in killing women and children and old
men, but that is all
ave object to the night attacks because
they disturb our slumbers. The only rea-
son they do it is to weaken our morale.
The French and the Americans are, 400
much alike for that and become deter
mined to see the thing Through to the end.
Is our French friends say, '0n les aura,
and we will have them.
"Our men are wonders, filing -tna.
breaches everywhere and preferring deat,l
to retreat. We feel sad when we see the
0mbulanees filed with wounded, but also
We are mighty proud Of orr boys.
Filled Ambulanees With Refugees.
Every one is just fine, and wish shat
You could hear the stories that we hear.
A French woman told me with tears in
eyes how the CHEERS Americans had flied
the ambulanees and the autos with women
and children in order TO save them from
the hands of the Germans who had in
vaded the city. Isn't that enough to make
You proud of the boysr
"What do You thinki- to quote from a
letter Miss Grace d. Banker of. New
York, chief operator. "I am the proud
p0ssessor of Boebe helmeti'
"Of course II could have had hand
in the owners capture L would be
prouder. 1t was given to me by an Aus
tralian Captain who had carried it around
ever since Vimy Ridge -..'s-.a-,. :
"Do You know that I. sometimes think
that the many lands and peoples Of this
world viii not seem half so far removed
from one another after tins war; Con1
slant contact with the soldiers of tha
Allies and their colonies makes one real
lie that, after all, there isn't such a great
difference between U.s." 50
"Yon have no idea,' another sends
word, Show proud am of beng over
here. When think how little l knew
about people or work am surprised that
l am here. Ny work before all!
First Of all, wonder of wonders. our
commander in chief came to pay Us an
informal visit last Saturday. He stayed
twenty or twenty-five minutes and dur
ing most Of that time was pinching my
self to see whether was really awake or
not. e-- 80. ..
"He is the most wonderful man In every
respect. He wasn't a bit distant or for.
NAL, but shook hands with all of us, and
asked US individually what part of the
States We came from and how we liked
it, Sc. He went all over the house, into
every room, .esebrted by, his staff, and it
was veritable proeession,. fer we girls
escorted them through. 49, e,t.-...
"When they left we all rushed to the
windows. Then. all at once everybody
began, to talk and all through dinner. and
way into the evening our house was truly
as the Tower of Babel must have been =
And here is another glimpse of the way
a switchboard soldier may find recreation
while of duty. 1t Is from Miss Suzanne