Evening capital and Maryland gazette. (Annapolis, Md.) 1910-1922, 1918-10-11
DO THE BOYS LIKE TO
GET HOME PAPERS,?
Here Is The Answer From The
Trenches And The Train
ing Camps
EXTRACTS FROM LETTERS

let you know that / am receiving the
Milan CIll.) Independent every week.
Haven't missed one since It started
20 come and wOalGa't miss Il for any-
thing; just like getting long letter
from all the folk at home all at once. "
Private Ebert r. Peterson, Bat. E,
333d Nv. F. A., Camp Robinson, Wis.
Keep sending the papers. Bill
Schneider got a Marietta (Ohio) OBJ
server of June 18th and he let me
read it. Read about Kelley's trip
over and about Bayliss. Also the
names of the fellows that registered.
Private Harold Peddinghaus, Hdq.
Co. S. o. S., Classification Camp, A.
p. o. 762, A. E. F..
II wish to thank you for the Wash
ington County News CUtah), that is
so dear to every soldier boy that has
left dear old 'Dixie;' me being one,
you know my feelings when / receive
it."-Grant S. Button, A. S. S. c.,
Camp c. l, Hoquami, Wash
Il take the opportunity to write
you and thank you for the paper,
Washington County (Utah) News. |
believe voice the sentiments of all
the boys when say | look forward to
the day when it arrives. News from
home is the best."-Pyt. William ID.
Levi, National, Washington.
"Parlez yous Francois? No. Well
here goes in English. If you will send
a newsboy over here with some Rock
land (Mass.) Independents. everybody
in this outfit will buy one, even he
boys from Frisco. The Independent
is as popular rs piece of mince pic
in this outfit 1t is certainly hard
TO get something TO read here One
fellow occasionally gets the Brockton
(Mass.) Enterprise, and when he gets
through with it / devour everything
in it, even the Help Wanted ads, al
though I've got a steady job.
vate Leo Downey, O. M. c., T. r. S.
302. A. p. o. 70S, A e. F.
II got copy of the good old Pro-
gressive (Port Clinton, Ohie) Times
yesterday. | read that good old pa
per and get all the dope just like as
was back there and knew what was
going on. Dad, my subscription has
expired by now, but if you can ar
range to have it sent over | will be
mighty tickled Corp Edgar Car
stensen, Co. E, 61st Inf, A. e. F.
Tell all the folks hello and that
! am well and be sure to send the
home er."-Sergt. Grover Stubs,
A. c. No. 144, Ill San Train. A. E. F..
Just short note to thank you for
the Gazette (Frankford, Phila., Pa
which you sent me, and which / re-
ceived but few days ago. 1t was
indeed a pleasure to hear from the
home town and to know the happen
ings of that town. John H. Gossling,
Instr. Co. No. /, A. d. G., Camp
Greenleaf, Chickamauga Park, Ga.
"As soon as l receive the (Yonkers,
N. Y.) Heralds, my pals take them,
and, sitting around the fire like In
dams, they pass the copies from one
to the other.'-Pvt ]. Karpinski, Bat
terry C, 6Sth Field Artillery, West
Point, Ky.
when at mail call, and your mind
is doubtful as to the packages which
follow, when the mail orderly reaches
down into the sack and hunts for any
small letters or packages which may
have gotten into the corners and
brings out in his hand your home
paper-Oh, boy, amt it a grand and
glorious feeling karl F. Kildraing,
Office Service Co. 1, Camp Johnston,
Fla.
There is nothing that the man in
the service Graves for more than the
news from his home town. As Off
cial censor of the ship which ] COM
mand, / am in a unique position to
know their wants, and hardly letter
passes through my hands that does
not request few copies of the home
paper. Ensign William F. Lally,
u. S. n. r. F., Europe
II never realized the value of a
home paper as much as | have since
being in France."-Lieut. Howard
Berkey, d. R. c., Hdq. Med. Dept,
162d Inf, A. E. F.
when one comes in from a hard
days training, home paper acts as
a tonic. and he gives the best that
is in him to the cause for which we
are all working Geo. B. Field, Act
ing Master Gunner, seth Art. Regt.,
A. E. F.
There is nothing that / look for
ward to more eagerly than the day
my home papers are due in camp. 1t
is so with every soldier in the serv-
ice: but many of them come from
towns where, regret to say, there is
no thoughtful gentleman TO provide
that which their hearts long for-the
home paper"-James E. Donovan.
@. NJ. c., 9th Co., Camp Meigs, Wash
ington. D. c.
1--WE were lying in funk holes.