El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-09-11
Write Often To
The Soldiers In
War In France
They Want CHEEKY Words:
Many Are Marrying
French Girls.
By ELLA WHEELER WILCOX.

Tours. France. Sept. 11.-Write bra
cling and cheerful letters to your men
over here. y man said to me: 7
have a wonderful wife at home. But
for her I do not know how would
keep up my spirits and courage
through these difficult and danger
Gus times. But in every letter she
tells me how proud she is OF me. and
how she would not have me anywhere
save here. and much as she misses me,
how glad she IS to keep things going
well at home. and she beEs me not
worry about her or business matters
She viii gladly assume every burden
and carry it until return
1T is letters like that" this man
said. which keep a man IN good
fighting trim"
SO there is your first great duty.
wives. sweethearts, mothers and sis
tiers and daughters OF the men over
here
Write Often; CheerfuIIy.
Write them often: and write them
letters which viii make them feel
happier after receiving Do not ac-
cent too strongly your loneliness. or
your Impotence for their return They
know how you long for that. but put
deep in their consciousness the fact
that you are proud Of them. and that
YOU are doing the things they would
like 10 have done, and that you mean
to make them feel happy and salts
fled when they return, with your ef-
forts
Never let n week pass that you
do not write Tell all the neigh
bOrhood happenings. You have
no idea how Interesting ell the
little gossip OF old acquaIntnnees
becomes TO those who are here in
these strange and unaccustOmed
surroundings.
People and events which in Amer
lea and in times OF peace would not
give US even a passing interest as
sumo Importance now
Keep on Writing.
In the hospitals we have found men
who had not heard from home IN
months Il behooves the home folks
TO keep writing. and 20 use great care
in addressing their letters. Type the
addresses when Il is possible And
put the return home address on the
back
Every one in France is impressed
with the appearance Of orr men. Fresh
from training camps in America. many
OF them fresh from college and afh-
letic examinations endowed by ma
ture with fine physiques. they are
surely good to look upon.
have just heard a story of a youth
brought from the recent battle. with
both legs amputated below the knees.
His first words TO the physicians who
took him in charge after the ampu-
tation were Didn't we give the Ger
mans hell2 Say. but &c was great"
True to Home Girls.
It IS interesting to hear the boys
talk about the girls at home. one had
Just decided that he should arrange I
to marry his sweetheart the very day I
he returns from war Il won't wait Z
"a hours he said French girls are
cute and nice" one said. but there IS I
only one girl for me. That's the girl 7
from the L. S. A. They outshine all 4
others"
Nevertheless. international marriag yes
10 occur. and 1t is only right they /.
should For many years our Ameri- i
an women have been marrying /
French and italian and English men
II rank. II is only evening things up
} bit II some of our natures noble
men marry French girls
One Of the most eXquisitely beautf-
III children ever beheld lives in the
lotel where ] am staying She is
ears old. and her mother is French
nd her father an American officer
Who came over here in the first year
4 the war At the same time. these
are the exception; and the
thusiasm Of our men toward the
american women was never so pro-
ounced as Copyright, 1918, by
tar Company)) )