Newspaper Cassville Republican
Date Thursday, Nov. 7, 1918
Headline Letter From France
Text My Dear Mother:

I will write you a few lines as I have nothing to do now. How are all? I am fine and dandy. I have been working every night for about a week. I have heard from you only once since I came across. We got our mail once since we landed but I only got four letters. Some of the boys got mail tonight but I didn't get any.

I tell you this is some place over here. Some people may like it here but I don't. For one reason it is so damp and wet and for another reason I cannot talk to anybody only Americans, for a Frenchmen could talk to me for a month and I would not know any more about it than a pig knows about Sunday. Ha, ha.

I guess I never told you about seeing some of the boys from Barry county. I saw Oscar Brooks at one time but never got to talk to him. He is the only one that I know personally but I have seen several from Barry county. There has been a few fellows from Monett come through the hospital where I have been working but I never knew any of them. Say, what has become of Harry? Has he come across yet or not? I found a part of the company that he was with but he was not with them. Some of the fellows said that the company had been split up before they left the states. How is Bert and Oliver making it now? Have they gone and tried to enlist any more or not? I guess they got all they were looking for and should not get discouraged at that.

Well this only makes three letters that I have written tonight so I have better close.

From your loving son,
Pvt. Earl Thomas
Evacuation Hospital No. 2. A. E. F.
Oct. 5, 1918

The above letter was received by Mrs. Laura Thomas, north of Cassville from her son, Earl Thomas, who is in France.
Resource State Historical Society of MO Microfilm
Submitted by Donna Cooper