Bisbee daily review. [volume] (Bisbee, Ariz.) 1901-1971, 1918-02-10

are not of use in other countries; but
, send a self-addressed envelope and n
return certificate. This certificate
costs cents and can be had at any
pOstOffice. II is good at any French
pOstoffice for a % centimes stamp %
centsl which is half the amount the
orphan receives per day from you
Five cents is not much to you. but II
is half the orphans daily income.
Do not Worry il your orphan tells
you in the first letter you receive that
the mother has not received the off,
cial notice OF adoption from the
French government Il takes some
time for the notice to be sent from
Bisbee TO New York and then on TO
Paris. and your .stter may reach your
orphan in three weeks, long before the
Bisbee official notice gets 10 Paris
Here are some of the loving, CRATE
full letters received by Bisbee people
from little children in France whom
they have helped by giving 10 cents
a day Some of the letters are writ
ten TO children with whom those 9TH
er little folks across the water have
established that friendly eOmradeship
with which youth bridges all dis
tances-
Gentilly. Sept. %. 1916.
Madame:
/ cannot wait longer TO thank you
for your kindness 10 my little 81
nome When ! speak TO her OF yOu
she is very happy and says that when
she knows how to write she will send
you a letter herself to thank you.
Simonne is five years old and will
soon be big enough to go 10 school
She is very well and hopes that her
godmother and all of you are the
same and that some time in the fu-
ture you may come to Paris. so that
We may have the pleasure of seeing
you and thanking you ourselves Re
ceive dear godmother. the kisses of
little Simonne and the profound re-
spect Of her mother. Your always de
voted.
NINE vEUvE widow AUCLAIR.
August 4. 1871.
Dear Little Friend:
II you knew how great was our joy
at receiving your letter and my I'M
mense pleasure in replying TO this
charming missiye Dear little friend,
We are so weary of this accursed war,
for We cannot see the end coming.
France. our mother, has lost already
great number Of her sons who are
fighting for the right and among them
my dear papa. who died, a hero. at
Dixmude- The military medal and
the cross OF war with which he was
decorated will prove to you his brav-
cry. You dear little friend, you have
the joy of having your father with
you Now with the brave American
army. l hope that We will chase the
barbarians from our land and come
out victorious after all the blood
which has been shed With this hope
dear friend. / will close. asking you
to give my thanks to your kind teach
er and take for you and your parents
the assurance OF nv most profound
respect Your little friend who loves
you tenderly.
TVONNE CARIOU C12 years old
Montague Landivisan, Finisterre.
P.S.-Dear little friend, if you write
again. pray you to have the kindness
to stamp sufficiently your letter, for
l had to pay 80 confines on this one.
YVONNE.
Is Passage Tluer. Paris Jan. 3, IL.
an NAC AAANAC DlOCus
you have been kind enough TO Help
for six months. / am 9 years old: Il
so to school Ny father was a dis
patch cyclist and was killed October
8. 1916. at Arras. He was then %
years old; I loved him very much, for
he was good TO mamma and me
Mamma had my picture taken yester-
day to send to you; as soon as We
receive it we viii send il to you with
great pleasure. Please write to me
and send me your picture and some
postcards. Your little friend who
loves you RENE BLOCH.
Note-Win some boy adopt Rene
Bloch IA boy years old by writing
to him? The $40 necessary to support
him for two years is paid What he
wants now is some American boy Of
about his own age to correspond with