"I DONT SEEM TO NEED AS MUCH FOOD AS I USED TO"
They close all the windows every night. Angus MacKenzie, the skotch fello, says that sos the Germans wont fire torpetoes through the windows and land on our beds. Thats a jokin way he has of speakin of the pieces of canvas we sleep on.
Were havin a race with another boat. Its awful close. We been racin now ever since we started and neither of us has gained yet. I here the engineers has a bet of five dollars on who gets in first. I dont know who can be on the other boat cause we got the whole army on ours.
Well, Mable, I got to quit now cause were liable to be sub-marined and blown to pieces any minit. I want to get this off before we sink.
Dont worry about me.
Yours till I touch bottom
Bill.
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Received at Philopolis
Dere Mable
Not feelin well today so am sendin
this instead of ritin. Aint seasick. Just
somethin the matter with my stummick. Angus
MacKenzie, skotch fello says thats me all
over, Mable. I says its all over with me.
Bright and funny to the last. Eh, Mable.
Guess we'll all be sunk soon now. Itll be
a change to have something goin down. I
cant say any more cause this is costin me
1 dollar ($1) a word. Wouldnt have said
this much but I borrowed the money from Joe
Loomis. Hed have spent it for somethin
foolish anyhow.
Yours through all ups and downs
Bill
Dere Mable: