TRANSCRIBED FROM THE COURIER DEMOCRAT FEBRUARY 21, 1918 P. 4
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Camp Beauregard, La., Feb. 17.
Editor Courier-Democrat:
Enclosed find $1.00, for which please send me your paper. And I would like for you to publish the following, so that my friends throughout Pope county can hear from me.
It affords me great pleasure to say that the army has done a great thing for me. It has cured me of a habit that is very easily acquired, but only those who have been so unfortunate as to fall victims to the drug habit will ever know the curse, misery and intense suffering that one has to undergo while trying to extricate himself from the shackles of this awful habit. But I can truthfully say that I am no longer a slave to it, and it is my honest and sincere intention to remain this way; and I truly hope that those who are accustomed to taking any habit-forming drug occasionally will take warning from this letter and steer shy of it.
I have recently been transferred from Supply Company to Headquarters Company, where I will become a student in the Signal Corps, and am glad to say that Capt. Baker is again my commanding officer. I am not a very good man physically, as all my friends know, but am perfectly willing to do all I can to help win this great world war.
Can truthfully say that we have one of the best regiments in this division. We have a bunch of good officers, and a bunch of good, fearless, patriotic men, and I am quite sure they will sit up and take notice of us when we cross the pond.
As I can think of nothing more that would interest anyone, I will close. Trusting that I may hear from some of my friends, I am
Yours very truly,
L.P. BAIRD,
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TRANSCRIBED BY LAEL HARROD
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Camp Beauregard, La., Feb. 17.
Editor Courier-Democrat:
Enclosed find $1.00, for which please send me your paper. And I would like for you to publish the following, so that my friends throughout Pope county can hear from me.
It affords me great pleasure to say that the army has done a great thing for me. It has cured me of a habit that is very easily acquired, but only those who have been so unfortunate as to fall victims to the drug habit will ever know the curse, misery and intense suffering that one has to undergo while trying to extricate himself from the shackles of this awful habit. But I can truthfully say that I am no longer a slave to it, and it is my honest and sincere intention to remain this way; and I truly hope that those who are accustomed to taking any habit-forming drug occasionally will take warning from this letter and steer shy of it.
I have recently been transferred from Supply Company to Headquarters Company, where I will become a student in the Signal Corps, and am glad to say that Capt. Baker is again my commanding officer. I am not a very good man physically, as all my friends know, but am perfectly willing to do all I can to help win this great world war.
Can truthfully say that we have one of the best regiments in this division. We have a bunch of good officers, and a bunch of good, fearless, patriotic men, and I am quite sure they will sit up and take notice of us when we cross the pond.
As I can think of nothing more that would interest anyone, I will close. Trusting that I may hear from some of my friends, I am
Yours very truly,
L.P. BAIRD,
NOTES:
TRANSCRIBED BY LAEL HARROD