(13) Letter: Jack Bentley to Cornelia Bentley, November 28, 1918

Nov. 28 1918 Dearest Mother, Thanksgiving day and believe me I think it is the best one I have ever had. I have a lot to be thankful for first I am alive, second I just had a nice dinner, and third I have a lovely mother & home over in little Maryland, the best of the three. I just took a walk over to Consdorf and bought 600 Fr. worth of "Y" goods and brought it back to the men and soon had the money back. This was the best that I could do for the men. chocolate, soup, cakes & cigarettes.

yesterday I went to Luxembour and found a wide awake beautiful town with pretty girls & the town bedecked with flags. I saw wonderful buildings and some pretty ones too the stone arch of course is the most wonderful thing there. This is 200 ft. high and 280 feet across. Sure is a [genius?]. We had a lot of fun pricing things - candy $4 a pound. I didn't by much. The German money is decreasing, the value a few days ago was 24 c. now a mark is 17 c. the same as a fr. The Germans have nearly bankrupt this country.