Atlanta semi-weekly journal. (Atlanta, Ga.) 1898-1920, 1918-08-06

Dear Auntie and Cousins; Will you please
let again? l came not long ago. but
come again with by the Hon. w. Frank
James, which l know they will enjoy. Your
cousin, HOLYE A. MORTON.
If you want to know why we are fighting
Let the sea out there explain;
There's a place in the Atlantic
That will never lose its stain.
And a liner at the bottom,
With a great hole in its gut
Where the cells are munchng baby bones
And nameless horrors glut.
If you want to know why we are fighting
France will point you to the west.
Where the bayonets of Germany
Are hacking at her breast,
Where a thousand lovely villages
Are marked with blood and flame,
And the gentlest of her lassies
SOiled and broken. walk in shame.
u you want TO know why we are fighting.
Belgium has tale to tell.
How the kaser's kutured legions
Came to do the work of hell.
Let her herd Of homeless starvlngs,
Let her maltreated children show
Look upon her desoati
Ask her women-and you'll know.
Concord. n. C., r, F. D. l, Box 112.
My Dear Aunt Julia: I've been reading your
corner for long time and never haw a letter
from this wayin Oklahoma. So will write some
thing that may resemble one. How you,
cousins helping win the war? We don't use
much sugar we used to and mamma
for the Red Cross lots. Buy bonds, thrift
stamps and w. S. s. Give to the Red Cross
and Y. NJ. c. A.
I have a brother who is somewhere" in
France or Italy.
Well, l might describe myself, am five feet
4 inches tall, weigh 125 pounds, have black
hair real dark brown eyes and brunette
and also am Cherokee Indian. I've never
Indians letter in here from Ok
lahoma SO, Aunt Julia, please print this one
and I'll write a more interesting one next time.
I'll close, with most sincere wishes to Aunt
TrtIfa
forgot to tell my age. I'm fifteen. So long.
Miss JULIA CARROLL.
Big Cabin, Oklahoma.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: May / have
little say in this grand business? I think it is
the grandest thing | ever heard Of Whs'
do you cousins think about the great that
is going on? i think it is grand that our boys
can do something for country. ] think we
ought to think about the boys over there and
have war gardens and knit all for them
and send them pillows and write letters and do
everything we can TO help them win this great
war, because some day your father or brother
or cousins or nephews will come from over tber"
with their leg or wounded. l have got two
cousins in the We must all send old pa
pers and magazines to some boy in France.
Please print this Your girl.
Nichols, Ca.
Dear Aunt Julia and Cousins: | am glad
to get to help with that relief club. Cousins
you will all want to know how ! look. Well
| have dark auburn hair, fair compile iOn, blue
eyes, weigh 116 pounds, hight six feet five
inches, age fifteen Well, cousins, us all ma Ike
a little white apron cap then we will look
alike. | sure admire all soldiers bravery. 7
try to save all that / can we'll aunty / pray for
the soldiers. | have a very dear cousin in
France. God bless the dear resident and all the
soldiers. With love to you all the cousins, I
will close with thanks for you so much for ex-
planning to and for your kind letter. Your
niece and cousin. OPAL WALTON.
Dear Aunt Julia: VIII you admit little girl
from Florida into your band of cousins? |
come in favor of Aunt Julias Soldiers Relief
CLUB Aunty, will organize as dime giver
because | can't sew.
/ like to read, and my favorite book is
Freckles,' although | have read others almost
good. Your cousin,
DEBBIE LEE SMITH.
P. 81 enclose pc for surgical dressing and
club button.
Dear Aunt Julia al d Cousins: Will YOU al
low me the pleasure of tnliSting in your Jolly
band Of happy girls and boys? I will promise
not TO worry you all too long. hope Mr..
WastebaSket is off vacation WHEN this
arrives. What do you all do for pastime?
pillow, nunt, fish. and go TO the girls As
others describe themselves l will. Now, YOU
oil ger behind the door a minute. l have
light hair, blue eyes, fair complexion and
weigh 80 pounds, age between II ard 90 How
many of you trying 10 swat the kaiser?
], for cne am. What do you cousins think of
this wsr? / think IL is awful hing. We
should all work together TO win il as soon as
possible For fear my letter might get too
long, and ! promised not to worry you long,
will close with riddle: Old as Adam If
Adam was alive, four weeks old, and never