The sea coast echo. [volume] (Bay Saint Louis, Miss.) 1892-current, 1918-03-02
SON OF EDWARD HINES IS SERVING HIS
COUNTRY or FRANCE S BATTLE LINE

when ] observe them and realize how
much We have accomplished az home.
| We all take our hats off TO our Tres
ident and we thank God that he is
feeding and caring for Us and leaving
it to no one else.
We travelled two days and two
nights on d cattle train and believe
me, it was true misery We had
hard tack and canned corn beef (no
doughnuts.) We had to stand in the
cars without lights or heat, and
each car was labeled IS horses and
50 men" Never mind, mother, we
al had our luxuries at home and we
are all living through it.
/ am in the best Of health now and
exceptionally busy as | have been as
signed Adjutant Persons position
who will leave US shortly I am sorry
to say.
Major Mills has been wonderful to
ne and is putting q load Of respon-
5i5ility Oh ne which ] know you viii
Je delighted to hear and which really
suits me we'll.
am quartered in nice French
house in this small village and all in
I'll am most comfortable. We eat at
butcher shop where we can get a
nice steak and French fried potatoes
when we have the money to pay for
hem, which, thanks to you, dear
Mother and Father, / have a sutfi-
cient amount of and only wish it
we're the good fortune Of all boys
under me TO be able 70 snare some
Of these comforts.
Outward!y at least England seems
70 have. felt the war more than
France, as here the people are cheer
full, happy and hopeful. They have
enough to eat and it is hard to realize
that there is d war here. Personally |
admire the French beyond words.
Speaking about sending things over
it is not possible to obtain candy
cigarettes and other luxuries here so
If you know anyone who wish to send
the boys comforts, they all long for
these things.
You will laugh when | tell you
am in politics. / have the title Of
being Town Mayor Wouldn't the
fellows at Colony House (Yale)
laugh at this? IF you see the boys be
sure to tell them for | know they
would enjoy the joke as much as do.
But now, Mother, this is truly res
ponsible position. as | am supposed to
run the town and have private Office
and, as you know, | am Assistant
Adjutant of our battalion, so you can
see am kept pretty busy. The details
| Of the work, however are wonderful
training and | more than appreciate
the opportunity l am having for dew
elopment in this line. We are anx-
| iously awaiting for peace convention
/ the people here are all expecting
great things from it. War may be
alright, and we are now at it, but one
cannot help but look at the pitiful side
of those who have been nearly four
years suffering all the agonies of this
horrible world conflict.
Tell the boys you know who come
over TO bring warm clothing, rubber
boots and any luxuries they desire a:
they canot be had here. Have the Off
GERS bring their sand belts from =. S
/ want to tell you that it take:
foYr or We weeks for my letters tt
reach you and longer for yours t.
reach me. This is a pity and SENS 81
!. unnecessary. If we were permitted Il
use the French post | could get let
ter to you in about ten days. I wisl
the newspapers at home would tax,
/ up this mater and Sc if something cal
!, be done so that we can get mail il
less time. If they realized how w
boys watch the post | am sure the,
would crafty one great desire of ou
| lives. We are not criticizing singl
move of our Government as we knoy
: what they have had to do and whel
we compare the work at home it j
) with the greatest pride we say "W
/ are Americans" but matter simpl
, as this could be corrected if our Gov
| | ernment would realize how much
t means to the soldier boys to knol
!. that you get our letters promptl
/ and that yours come right through