The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1918-11-07
X. J. DOBELL WRITES IN
TERESTlNG LETTER HONE

ana tnOS serving MS country Tor the
cause of humanity and justice, in this
noble work:
The athletics are enjoyed just as
much, ball games, volley ball, foot
races, boxing bouts, and all these must
be supplied both apparatus and men
who are qualified to direct the sports
IN the proper channel. But with all
OF this our army is composed of the
finest, strongest and best that have
ever Offered their lives if necessary.
not for gain, but that the world may
be clean and decent. To give you just
a little idea of what is being done over
mere. this divisions receipts for last
month was over 100000 Francs.
Divide that by the present rate of
exchange $50 and then multiply by
the many such divisions in France and
You VIII see that We are carving on a
business OF some magnitude. The
question might come up as to losses,
and that is no small item but the "Y''
considers first the man and the needs
and then if there must be IA loss
whether the benefit to the man will
exceed the loss in dollars for nothing
is being done over here to make sim
gle dollar. For instance we are send
ing many thousands of dollars home
TO the states from the boys without
a single cent of cost to them. We
take their money at par and guarantee
10 deliver it anywhere in the states
absolutely free of cost, but you would
be astonshed to know the amount
of money that is being sent home
monthly and when you can do that
for d boy i! he is IN doubt on other
Thugs he will come to you. ! was talk
ing to Captain yesterday and he told
me that without question the boys
would return to the States as whole
far cleaner from veneral desease than
when they came over here. and one
never knows when or where you can
give cup of cold water. and will
give you Just one instance along that
line, and because it was my pleasure
to do the act does not mean that it
is not being done by hundreds of other
Secretaries or at least things equally
as well worth while. | was going the
Rue St. Honroe after closing time one
night in Paris and young fellow came
up to me and asked if knew where he
could get something cheap to eat. 1t
was Saturday in Paris and he had got
ten in too late to get any money that
night. He could not get any on Sun
day and Monday was the French holi
day and all places would be closed.
He had been gassed and wounded. l
tried several places and they had
neither bread nor coffee or We're afraid
to sell it on account of the closing laws
and it looked as if he would have to go
hungry. but | took him to my hotel
and simply insisted on the dining
room serving him. He was a boy of
refined home and parents and had all
he could simply eat, regular course
French dinner with napkin and water
glass, etc. When he was through he
wanted my address so that he could
pay me the five Francs when he had
some money, but simply told him to-
pass it along when ever the occasion
occurred. Will he do it? | rather
guess yes.
had the privilege a few Sundays
ago of being in Hut when blind
pianist, French and his cjoir came out
from nearby town and gave con-
cert. 1t was one of the best that
have ever heard. At the close
Lietenant suggested that they close
with the Marseilles, which was sung
with enthusiasm and then suddenly the
pianist started in on our National
Anthem and you should have seen
the boys stand at attention and the
French and Americans sing as | have
never heard the old song sang be-
fore, it was impressive enough so that
when | went to see what had become of
the Secretary he was in behind the
stage wiping his eyes and trying to
control his emotions, but this was
without expense TO the "I and but
for our Hut an dOur work the boys
would have been wandering, God
knows where.
fear will tire you and | know
the Censor viii think | have wound
up for ali day so will close. Give my
regards to all and you can say TO any
Sedgwick county people this message
for me, If they have any faith IN
"a statement from me the - Is the
biggest factor in making men and
keeping men Of anything IN rance
or Continental Europe today and IS
looked upon by the army as a Who!e
as q positive necessity to th2!r work.
I know many would like TO be IN the
game personally but that IS lmpossl-
Die but as said during The Red cross
Drive and the Liberty Loan drive be-
fore | left there IS not man, woman
or child that cannot do something to-
ward this work. They can try giving
till it hurts, but they will find out
that the more they give the more
they will want to give, and II they
could be transported to France gust
for one hour and let me show them
one so minutes Of the activities Of the
'.Yo even in a quiet sector to- say
nothing about the work in other places
they would be ready to eat less or go
without eating few meals just to
be in the game with their money.
Jack is over here bat ! have not
seen him yet, perhaps / will not see
him till after the war Is over altho
| am a good deal on the order OF be
lieving | can get most anything that
| want if | want it bad enough, but
I see him or not, am hearing
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