Taylor-Cherokee County GaArchives News.....WWI Letter From Benjamin Kilby April 4, 1918
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The Butler Herald April 4, 1918
The Butler Herald
Thursday, April 4, 1918
Page One

Letter From Benj. Kilby Who’s In France

Taylor County friends of Dr. Ben Kilby, who is now with Uncle Sam’s boys and
helping them to aid our brave allies overseas, will read with interest the
following letter from him which appeared in the Cherokee Advance, of Canton,
Ga., last week. Dr. Kilby was engaged in business in Reynolds for several years
and made many warm friends who will be delighted to know that he is well and
gladly doing his “bit” in the great struggle for democracy.

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The Advance is in receipt of the following letter from Ben Kilby, who is now
somewhere in France. The letter was written to Edgar Kilby here, however, we
have secured permission to use same this week.  From the tone of Ben’s letter,
he seems to be well satisfied with his duties in France and is no doubt by now
well up in the thick of the fighting.

The letter is as follows:

Somewhere in France
March 1, 1918

Dear Edgar:

Your packs of cigarettes have been received.  The one you sent Xmas, was
received last week and two more received this week and you just can’t imagine
how much they were appreciated and want to thank you a thousand times for them,
and think you awfully sweet and nice sending.  We have an awfully hard time
getting them – of course the Y.M.C.A. has them some time, but then you are only
allowed to buy one pack.

If it wasn’t for the Y.M.C.A., don’t know what we boys would do.  The people in
the good old U.S.A. can’t realize what help the Y.M.C.A. is to these boys “OVER
HERE” – so if you can speak a good word at any time for the “Y” do it.

Have had awful luck this week about receiving mail.  Your two packs of
cigarettes, a letter from Mat Annie, L. Lucile, Agnes Coggins, Johnnie B. Hill,
and you can’t imagine how much one word is appreciated “over here” – When mail
call is blown everybody breaks their neck to be first, if only you could see one
mail call, then you would write me at least once a week, of course I know you
never did write much and that you haven’t much spare time, but when you have
please sit down and write just a few words, just enough to let me know you and
yours are all well.

Only wish I could write and tell you all about this country, and the people, but
we are not allowed to.  It’s awfully funny to see and watch the people walk in
those wooden shoes they wear, wish I could send you a pair.

They are drilling us awfully hard.  The gas drill is the one we all hate, and
the one we should love.

The weather is awfully bad.  It snowed all night and has been snowy all day. 
Mud is awful, but we are getting used to it.

Well I guess I have written enough.

Write to me when you can, for my heart is ever anxious for a word from “over
there.”

With love and kisses and a heartfull of wishes to you and yours.
“BEN”



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