World War I Collection

Mare Island & it seems mighty tough to be broke so long. Its a good way to save it though I guess. Haven't got any letters from you yet. Some times a shell hits the mail and we lose our mail got a letter from Wilfred, Aunt Nell and Toad Ballagh and one from Ida that was sent to Quantico. Here's hoping that I hear from you folks before long. I don't fancy these french towns that I have been in so far. They are dirty and mostly old ram shacked buildings. There is some fine land over in this country & they sure can raise grains etc, but they haven't no system to farming like we have. Their stock show up well too. Wouldn't mind having two eight horse teams of some of these