France Feb 4, 1917

 
Dear Brother

I recieved your very welcome letter and was glad to here from you you fellow must be having a hell of a good time there with all those party and concert I guess Ted will be saying there Bill over in France kill in botches and me still here having a good time but he is crazy if he don't stay at home till he is old enough to go There is no use telling you not to listen to him cause I know you have more cents than I have

I suppose you would like to know something about France well it just a bunch of trenches and blown up town and mud when it is not frozen up it cold as the deuce here now and has been for a long whille and the night are about 30 hour long in the front line and about 3 when you are sleeping as far as the hun are consert I don't mind them much as he stay in his on trench and I can keep my head low enough so his old sniper cant get an aim on my bean cause they never miss I just had super and am about ran out of news.

Say tell mother to send me some more socks and Lucy to make me about 5 pound of home made cand and Alice cand sent me a cake but specly the socks Well I don't blame Bert for saying that germany cand have france cause it sure aint worth much Well I am about ran out of new so I will ring of for this time.

Bill
Pte W.H.Bell