The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1918-02-05

you STICKING OUT uiL oNet ''|N "
smile und limbs.
she hns n head shaped liisn yours
and her hands are the very shape or
YOURS She even has li;tlc crooked
toe IIl.. you have on your left FOOT. Il
know You would l." Wild about her II
you could only see the dcur-she IL
such n Comtnr; to me. I love her anu
kiss her for you"
NV Name on an Envelope-Gee Whiz!
Your letter 10 me and my name M
tn" crvrlupc---Ecc whiE." writes VIII
liam Fitzgerald. American prisoner No
10. held at Gustrow. Germany. lie
says:
Some time ago 7 wrote you Il letter
and no doubt tho answer is on tn" why.
Since then have received 4 parcel
from you II WAS good. sound. SEN
sihIn one 1T that and I appreciated II
very much. After that bacon In tho
morning / so out to work feeling III
and in n cheerful mood.
Your letter came TO me ut a time
when I was we'll In the dumps. "a they
say. am Of Il cheerful mood rs rule
but I avs becoming morOse. sullcn. o~-
Ing TO the position l was in: no letters
no news of any kind. no friends. in Il
strange land of people who talk iun-
guagc know nothing Of. Then again
the excitement of the thrilling capture
leaving me-. different experiences IN
different camps. etc.
Your letter 10 me and my name on
the envclupr---Sec wht2. Just think.
had almost forgotten l had name
Now | mn sure. 1t was number 10 here
and number Ia there. I took the letter
out forty times that day TO look at my
name, and. believe me. l was not the
only one. Al work that day I would
sec n FELLOW stop, turn his back. Look
around TO sec If any one was looking
and then take out the letter end look nj
the envelope They were all like me-
Wonderful what q letter will do.
You want to know what need. Well
here it is--socks. soap. underwear. siz"
IS, towel outside shirt and sweater
for the cold weather.
We'll Mr. Wilson. l will now close
Thanking you for your interest In me
and hoping to hear from you soon.
"WlLI1AM NJ. FITZGERALD"
Asks FOR Els Brother.
In another letter Mr.. Fitzgerald asks
the Young Mems Christian Association
to locate his brother. Joseph Z. Ftt2'
gerald. who was formerly 4 member Of
the crew OF the freboat 'Willctt." foot
OF Bloomfield street. In this second
letter he says:
My reason for writing is to notify
you Of my present address. which Will
be permanent: that Is. as long as | re-
main IN Germany. have been here
since March 90. 1917. having been cap
tured March 10. 1917. in tho mid-Atlan-
tic
Now, Mr.. Wilson. there is something
] wish you would do for me. and that Is
to try and locate my. brother. | have
written and received no answer. think
he has moved away from the address he
formerly had. but you can locat" him
through the New York City trn depart
ment headquarters, Sixty-se:cnth street.
Third and LeXington avenues. New York
City. He Is member Of the depart
meu,. Perhaps he has retired now. for
when last | saw him he was a member
nearly ten years. and he could retire NJ
tho end Of the twentieth year o. active
service on half pay. Whether he is re-
Tired or is still O member they have his
present address.
His name Is Joseph r. Fitzgerald
last assignment To- my knowledge, WAS
the flreboat 'Willett.' foot Of bloomfield
street. That was three yrars ago.
Kindly let him know OF my whereabouts
and prcdicament. This will be load
OFF my mind. He must know. The
rest / can bear. rs all Americans can
who have red blood flowing in their
veins"
He Was First American Prisoner Of
War.
Barnby Boyle. an old soldier and ma
raine who went through the Sitting Bull
campag and served Ia the Spanish
war without Il scratch. met with mis-.
fortune when he turned sailor. He was
captured by the Germans and was tn"
first official American prisoner of war.
lie was known as American prisoner Of
war No. |. In letter he says:
Since my last writing I received
parcel that wAs much apprectnt-
ed. 1t gives fellow new life and
new hope to receive word OF any
kind from friend on the outside
world. This is not the first time
that the 7. NJ. G. 4. has been Il
friend to me. During the Spanish
American war Mt. Dean Of the
Portsmouth. Va. Y. VI. G. \. made
life homclika to us marines at that
time: also during the Sitting Bull
campaign. when I was member
OF the cavalry. tho Y. NJ. c. A.
at South Dakota came to our res
find they arc on the job. I hope
you will have power To continue
the good work.
I'm M" last letter I told you or
som things needed. Since then
found. owing to the kind nf work
We follow here, that raincoHts ar"
much needed. Not the fnc kind.
but roars" working ones. In the
other fellows letters you stated
for them 70 send their sizes N"w
II you can, send rainSoats my *iz"
is an. I~had n suitcase sent m"
through the Adams Express t"
Camden, \. J. VIII you writ" to
thorn and ask them to hold it I'M
I'll cain make arrangements with
some Of my friends to Ict It for
me:
81 will now close. hoping 10 hear
from ynu.'
A Cosmopolitan Crowd.
Telling Of In" cosmopolitan nnEr-uT
OF the camp ut Gustrow. John Miller
who was n member Of the crew "t thu
steamship F:sncraldaH. writes:
II received your most wclcnp"
letter and was glad tn hear from.
you. received the parcel you sent
me. and thank you for II. / wish
you world send me the following
necrssi,irs II possible. socks. UNI
lerwear size &c, handkrrchicfs.
SOAP. towel and outside shirt.
You asked me about II complete
list of Americans in this camp. All
tho Americans In this camp received
letters from you dated May -. 80
YOU can 80 by that. The names of
all you wrote 10 on that date are
all that's here.
We have nearly %hh men here.
mostly British several Portuguese,
Spanish. HollandcrS and Russians.
Every American received his letter
from YOU dated May %: nearly all
nf them received their parcels.
Those that did not will get theirs
almost ANY day nov. So you