Evening journal., 1918-03-16
YOUNG Volunteer
killed N FRA[CE
Private Adkins OF Old Sixty
ninth Dead in Action
March 7
LETTER CAME ON
DAY He DIED

NEW YORK, March i6 March Z will
be memorial day in the home Of Mrs
A. Adkins. i54 East Fifty-sixlh street,
through the coming years It was on
that day that William Adkins, sole sup
port Of a widowed mother, got from
his brother. Private George A. Adkins
Of the old sixty-nlnth Infantry, a let
ter that had been written on January
81. And yesterday a telegraph mes
senger came along with this message
from Washington:
1--WE deeply regret to inform you
that Private George A. Adkins, inian-
try, is officially reported killed ln ac-
lion March z.
Mccain, Adjulant-General."
Young Adkins was Of draft age, but
he preferred to 90 to the war as a vol
unteer So he talked the case over with
Brother Bill and they decided that
mother could get along on what BID
could earn plus two-thirds Of George 8
/ soldier pay. George made the assign
ment TO his mother and shouldered
his pack and rifle with the SiXiy-ninlh.
Here is the letter that Brother Bill
got the day that Brother George was
killed:
SOMEWHERE IN FRANCE.
January q. 1913.
Dear Brother Bill:
Your welcome letter OF December ?,
received ] sure was glad 20 heart from
home. It was the first mail I received
and you can imagine how felt 10 row
that all are well, as l am at present
You can bet. Bill, am not losing much
time in an wering them.
"Bnl. tell Mon not to bother ahou
sending any money It's pretty hare
TO spend it here. AS soon as l get paiC
will try and send my photo home
also a cablegram. So ten Nom not &
be alarmed. All the boys are sending
them.
yes, Bill, I've got it all down in
book, and ! wish ! could recite ml
little piece to you now. But just wait
and you will be listening with YOU
mouth wide open.
AT present we are bilielcd. sleeping
in barns. How does that sound II
barns the French people used TO keel
their horses in. The French peopl
seem 20 be very good TO US OF cours
they are elderly people and they liy
very simply.
bill, they have their own cattle
/ and every night the boys in billet &c
/ together and we have hot milk an
Du Pan, French bread, before goin
to cushet sleep. on the straw.
well, Bill, there's a lot TO talk abou
= but it can't be done. Do you knO'
what the French charge us for a bs
Of chocolate2 A franc and 80 centime
A That's about 30 cents In America
= money. Can you beat it7 They kno
g we want It. You know chocolate
a nuing.
"Try and cheer Nom Up. and Whe
h 1 get back I'll have something for yc
1 worth while. So have patience. Ju
z smile, Bill, and be good to Nom,
e YOU know that she's been 90 you an
- me and Sis all the time. II was up
- me to do my bit, and when it's a
- over we viii be all happy again.
t "Bm. / am ANXIOUS 90 hear If Mo
r Is getting the allotment money an righ
" Be good TO Nom, as YOU always ha'
/ been, and try not 10 LET her worry uni
e I return home And let me know no
+ the girl is-some girl
y bill, I am rolling my cigarettes.
z. couldn't roll them at home, but yC
e ought to see me now, rolling them
n / write to you.
l. you didn't mention what date "
received my letters. guess you ?
IS ceNed them from England. Well
j. in France now with the bunch
s, Tell Nom to send me her photo, Bi
IS And don't forget TO write as often
1f pos <le, because n takes pretty lol
IS for mail Go reach here II
lf Nom not 10 worry-al win be
lt right