Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 153, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 9 July 1918 — ANOTHER LETTER FROM HARVEY PHILLIPS [ARTICLE]

ANOTHER LETTER FROM HARVEY PHILLIPS

L’aber Wrach, ' June 8, 1918. Dear Mother: ’As I have a few spare moments I will write a few pages. Well by the time this reaches you the hardest of our work will be done. Then I suppose we will finish our (censored). What is the war news? Say I wish you would send a few funny papers and, clippings from the Republican. We have some reading but few funny papers. We had strawberries last Sunday for dinner. Also roast turkey. Get pie about three times per week and cake twice, and cornbread? Get fresh fruit once a week and strawberry short cake for Sunday noon, mix that up with freSh meat.- AH kinds of spuds, gravy, puddings, coffee, bread and butter and you have otir weekly bill of fare. Last night we had a show here. A stock company from the states under the Y. M. C. A. It was a good one. Also we have three movies a week. Only thing we lack is a good bath room and we would be jake. Be sure and send Elvin’s address as soon as you find it I suppose everything on the farm is coming along fine. Wish we had a few dozen of your chickens. Eggs are high as the dickens. Cost 350 franc per dozen. In money that’s about 80 cents. Don’t buy very many at that price, only when we want to make a good cake or something nice for ourselves. Milk is cheap, eight cents for a quart of fresh milk. Say but it is good. I get a quart every day. We have some coon’s cooking for the officers. Last night one brought me a big piece of lemon - pie. Say but it was sure fine.

I suppose every one in plowing corn. Hope they have a bumper crop as it will be needed to supply the needs of the U. S. A. and her allies. I received a letter last, night from the “War Mothers’ club” asking my needs and wanting to send me something. lam happy to say my needs are few and what I do need I can get here cheaper than they can at home. I went through my sea bag last week and this is a list of my belongings, 2 dress trousers, 2 dress jumpers, 2 suits undress blues, 3 suits white, 2 pairs shoes, , 1 pair rubber boots, two suits undress, 3 suits winter underwear, 8 suits summer underwear, 3 pair heavy (Red Croo) woolen socks, 7 pairs navy woolen socks,l6 pairs cotton socks,l4 handkerchiefs, 5 towels, 3 Red Cross outfits, and a lot of trinkets I can’t remember. So you see I have about all the needs of an average man. I appreciate the fact that they sent the letter and be sure and tell them so. Well I guess there is no news worth mentioning that I can write so I will close. Give my best to everyone. Guess I will not starve although I don’t get any of Mrs. Hitchings’ good dinners. But some good short cake and fried chicken wouldn’t make me one bit mad. We will soon have our own baker shop. Then I guess we we’ll have some good bread. As the French bakers can’t save on all wheat bread. Good bye. With love to all, your son, HARVEY.