TRANSCRIBED FROM THE POCAHONTAS STAR HERALD MARCH 19, 1918 P. 3
Camp Jackson, S. C. Mar. 21,’18
Pocahontas Star Herald,
Pocahontas, Ark.
Dear Editor:
Will you please inform the good people of Randolph county, of the great need of books for the camp libraries.
Books are the best thing in camp to drive away homesickness; and if the people do not give the books the soldiers won’t have them, because the library fund is too small to buy all the books that will be needed.
You can pass on to, the men in khaki the books you have enjoyed, but will not read again. You can give them some of the books you like best----books you would like to keep, they will like them to. As to the kind of books, you can send novels, tales of adventure, detective stories, and standard fiction. Up to date books on civil and electrical engineering; recent books on military subjects, or any book a soldier would read when at home would be welcomed. It dont make any difference about having a brother or son in the service, remember this is your war as well as ours and we are giving up everything we have; home, mother, wife or sweetheart and perhaps our lives. So please answer this call as you have the other calls of this war.
As to how I like army life, I will be more explicit when I get back from “over there.” Thanking the editor for the valuable space in his paper, I remain,
Respectfully,
Private T. S. Lynxwiler.
100 Ordance Depot Co.
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TRANSCRIBED BY LARAE SHURLEY
Camp Jackson, S. C. Mar. 21,’18
Pocahontas Star Herald,
Pocahontas, Ark.
Dear Editor:
Will you please inform the good people of Randolph county, of the great need of books for the camp libraries.
Books are the best thing in camp to drive away homesickness; and if the people do not give the books the soldiers won’t have them, because the library fund is too small to buy all the books that will be needed.
You can pass on to, the men in khaki the books you have enjoyed, but will not read again. You can give them some of the books you like best----books you would like to keep, they will like them to. As to the kind of books, you can send novels, tales of adventure, detective stories, and standard fiction. Up to date books on civil and electrical engineering; recent books on military subjects, or any book a soldier would read when at home would be welcomed. It dont make any difference about having a brother or son in the service, remember this is your war as well as ours and we are giving up everything we have; home, mother, wife or sweetheart and perhaps our lives. So please answer this call as you have the other calls of this war.
As to how I like army life, I will be more explicit when I get back from “over there.” Thanking the editor for the valuable space in his paper, I remain,
Respectfully,
Private T. S. Lynxwiler.
100 Ordance Depot Co.
NOTES:
TRANSCRIBED BY LARAE SHURLEY