The Natchitoches enterprise., 1918-09-26
Letter From France.

Many will recall with pleasure
Mrs. Leontine Janin, of Paris, vino
was born and reared here, as was
also DR.. Janin and her first
husband, DR.. Edward Cloutier,
with whom she welt to France to
make her home shortly after their
marriage, and to whom one daugh-
ter was born. While this daugh-
ter never visited the home of her
fathers" she loved and revered
everything American. and kept in
touch with the family thru CORES
pondence. She married a promi-
nent physician, ard when war
broke out they were in Egypt. but
Immediately returned to France
and went into Red Cross work. A
late letter to Mrs. Pamela Fonte-
not shows her interest and love
for her people, with whom she
hopes to come in contact bygiying
her address, that the families can
send their soldiers by copying
from it published below, parts of
which were translated for publi-
ton:
GRAND HOTEL, DE L'EURoPE,
Sue LIE PARC,
VIcHY LIE q Aout, 1918.
Dear Cousin and Friend
| have been so busy for the past year
and also so i'll. as / underwent an op-
Grafton at the military hospital of Chal-
Gus, (my ambulance, which is an amhu-
lance of the first line, subject to the
same army, that INhave not had mo-
ment to write you again. However, / did |
write you several letters, which always |
remained unanswered, but which sup |
pose happened to be on torpedoed !
vessels.
l am at Vichy on conyalescence
furlough" since the end Of the often
sive of July is IN Champagne. | shall
tell you nothing of that offensive, for
one who was not present can form no
idea of its horrors, know only that we.
the iDfirmarians, remained during nine
days, exposed under a shanty, sleeping
amid cannon and shell. The lombard
ment continued day and night we as
sisted the wounded of the sector,
French and allies. How often | then
thought of my American kinsmen-my
sole surviving relations! | must have
cousins, perhaps uncles, among all
those American troops who come to
help US vanquish the Boches, those
Please be so kind, dear
friend, as to ask my aunt and numer-
ous cousins to write me, and give them
my address and my husbands to all the
members Of the family who are now in
France, and the others who may come
later.
My husband and I are not together
at the front. The war regulations are
such that husband and wife are not
allowed to serve on the same ambu-
ance. Last year my husband received i
his fourth decoration, also the Cross
IF the Legion of Honor Ihad the hap
piness to assist at the ceremonies.
Having undergone many fatlgues and
hangers at the time of the second bat
lie of the Marne, in May and June, he
was then at Epiernay, as Chief physi-
,ian of the Hospital Of Evacuation, he
was obliged to command the evacuation
If all ambulances in that sector and |
afterwards his own. He is how at |
5egammes as director Of large and f.
important hospital.
After my convalescence at Vichy. I
Expect to go to Paris. which will be !,
about September |, from which place
shall be sent to new post Of which /
fnow nothing.
Address me as b-f9re, care Of 2Irs.
Aontmartel, etc.-Mme. Hobbs, 5. Rue !
Iarpeaux, France. /
] shall be kapry 10 meet mg &,pefj-
an soldier cousins, Ir :'e EeGi-ia ;
Mayer de | ere Giaase sFaAts. E1eG IN /
;hef de I 4 c. 4 Is, Fraace, Sec :.
cur Postai 8.
Courage! 'tae wa:r>. <<stieg on IA
nously, thanks to the concurrence = !
he United States We are. hopeful
hat the war win end reEe ysar As /
We say here 1--WE shall soon have |
hem, the Boches; in fact. We have
hem already r 49,. Il
Your cousin $3.50 /!
AMELIE CLoUTIER HOBBS. 7 /
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