Rocky Ford enterprise., 1914-11-27
PRAY AND KNIT
German Young Woman Writes of
Conditions in War Times.

mans struggling against more than
half of Europe is shown in every line
and word OF letter written by Miss
Katharine Schnabel. living in the lit
tie village of Iachborn, Hessen-
Darmstadt. The letter was written
to the young woman's grandmother
in Johnstown. Pa, and was forwarded
TO her cousin, Mrs. Kate KEEPER. in
this city. 1t bears the date of Oct.
20 and is as follows.
My Dear Ones:
| In these very treacherous times |
now find an opportunity to write you
a short letter OF course you have
already heard much of the war, but do
not rely upon the English and French
papers, because they lie too much.
They continually announce victories
therefore. when the reality is known
it will be so much worse for the de-
ceivcd ones.
A nation in arms against world
in arms, but still we are not afraid.
But woe to them who have started
the war and through it brought great
misfortune over the entire world.
How much noble young blood will be
spilled! How many people must bury
with death! How many complaints
about the father, the son, the bride
groom and the brother who have
gone away, forever. From here. up
until now, there are three dead and
three wounded. and all that because
our enemies do not wish that we ad-
vance great and strong.
Il oh, what sort OF mean people they
are who have forced the sword into
the hand OF our emperor. We did not
wish the war. Our dear emperor was
always desirous of keeping the peace
when lie could for the welfare and
blessing OF his own people. We are
justified by God and all honorable
people. Therefore, you can imagine
how we are fighting. with God for
our national honor; for our own and
the right OF the world. Because we
have held the German patriotism we
will be justified in the eyes of the
world We dcspised the lies and the
falsity, and now malicious. intriguing
people who seek to deprive us OF our
honor. Truth and freedom were from
the beginning the highest and the
most holy estate of the Germans. and
it will remain so until the end of the
world And God. our father. who has
led our brave troops to victory. will
help us further. He is confederate
who does not waver nor weaken.
When everything breaks. God will
not leave us, for the helper is greater
than the trouble.
We will. OF course. be victorious.
But ii anything else should be allot-
how TO die as Germans to the last
breath; as heroes for our fatherland.
I Under a strange yoke we will never
let ourselves be brought. Rather
death than that.
Il II is as II hell has conspired against
us. Everybody is fighting against us
and wants TO have a piece OF bcauti-
full Germany. However. they have
made the account without the land
lords consent, And what kind OF
people the English have called to
their help. All races are represented
white. yellow and black. Who
knows the names of all the people
who have come together here? How
ever. all that will not help them. Next,
with the help of God and our soldiers.
we will have at the front our cannon.
Just think. whenever these shoot
there will be but air.
Can you not imagine what an eN-
alted. solemn hour it is when the
bells ring forth, with noble sound. an
nouncing the various victories. Then
each thanks God graciously from his
heart, From the east and from the
west. from the water and from the
land. always comes more news of
victories which make our hearts beat
joyfully to God.
Now. my dear ones. how is it going
with you? Also in your veins flows
German blood. Be proud that you
have German parents. With us things
are going well and we hope that the
same may be said of you, 1t Is too
bad that you canont come easily to us
now.
The harvest this year is especially
good and has been brought in. so that
we are in need of nothing and have
nothing to fear. Every Thursday eve
ming we have an hour for prayer for
the war and on Tuesday and Friday
evenings we knit in the schoolhouse
for the soldiers. 1t would please us
very much ii you would answer our
letter soon. Now | must close. with
the heartiest greetings. Yours,
KATHERINE SCHNABEL
AND FAMILY.
P. S.-Plcase greet all the Germans
for me. for we are all brothers in
heart and soul. All political differ
enccs are forgotten. Hand in hand
we fight and through this we are
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