Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1914-09-21
GER IMAM SOLDIER
THINKS GERMANS
WILL WHIP WORLD
Officer Declares Teutons
Despise English Forces
and Will Humiliate Great
Britain-Letter to Mother
in New York.
PARIS, Sept. 21.

PARIS, Sept. 21.
This letter was written by Carl
Schmidt. corporal, s6th German Infantry.
stationed at Gobenz. to his mother in
New York city. 1t was carried by courier
from Goblenz to Holland and mailed to
this country. The soldier writes:
"Goblenz, Friday morning, Aug. 2s, 1874
Dear Mother
Your letter of August Sd at hand at
this moment. I trust you have received
my letter wherein I spoke of the bomb
attacks on Goblenz by French flyers dur
ing the night of August 3 and T. I had
already written two letters to you. but
they were both returned by the censor.
Let us hope this one will reach YOU.
During the attack of the French we
were during four hours exposed to fire
of the cannons, machine guns. rifles and
falling bombs, which later exploded from
time to time with terrific noise. We
came near losing our lives and were
obliged to fly from our bedrooms, as the
bullets were smashing the windows Since
then we live amidst the most awful tur-
mol. Declarations of war following in
land, Belgium, Japan, We We're almost
overwhelmed yet the German heart was
not to be overcome by fear. Germany
arose like giant
ALL RALLY TO COLORS.
II wish you could have witnessed the
mobilization. What an event! Millions OF
soldiers! A regular migration OF nations!
Germany Will fight for her existence to
the last man and to the last drop of
blood. Already 100000 soldiers are in the
field and millions more are being mo-
biliZed Every man from the age of Il
to 40 has been called TO the colors From
here at least 100000 men have gone to the
front, yet Goblenz is still alive with SOL
diers At least 100000 more are still here,
with steady inflow of others. Every
body able to carry arms is turned into a
soldier-peasants, artisans, laborers.
judges, professors. lawyers, students, etc.
SO FAR our chances are excellent, not
Withstanding the untruths circulated by
the French and especially the English
press. Our armies are on Belgium and
French soil as far as ST. Quentin (22O
kilometres from Paris) and one kingdom.
Belgium. and three powerful forts are in
our hands Liege Namurand, Longwy,
Belgium, France and, today England are
beaten in six great battles and number
Gus skirmshes. France has already lost
10000 men. The main British army Is
beaten and in fight, losing about 30 can
mons, 40 war automobiles, with 1000 men
made prisoners. Two English cavalry
brigades were virtually wiped out when
they attempted arrogantly to ride against
German infantry. We have already
thousands of French prisoners here in
Goblenz, also Turcos, soldiers from Sene-
gal, Tonkin, French India. little yellow
fellows with slant eyes, and also several
hundred Engishmen.
DEsPIsE ENGLISH FORCE.
Here France and Belgium are respect
ed as enemies at least, whereas Eng land
is made fun of and despised and she has
absolutely done nothing as yet notwlth-
standing the bOmbastic talk of Mr.. Grey,
Not even the fleet has attacked us yet
They are bunch of towards, and they
well know that hundreds of mines are
hOating along the German coast and that
their ships would be blown up by the
mines and by drigibles. So these meters
stay at home and abuse us in the news
papers. Here IL Is one whole month and
their almighty fleet has not dared 10 at
tack. Lord Kitchener was able to heh
Beers and Soudanese, but never Germans
Our artillery has raised everything
In Liege the heavily armOred l5,OOO-cWt'
steel towers, sunk In five meters OF ee-
ment came down as so much pasteboaIu,
| The cement was blown TO the winds anu
the towers, whose steel HaLls hleas"'N
one-half meter In thickness toppled over
The aim of our infantry was excellent
| according TO the reports of the wounded,
The French mitrailleusers lines OF men
We're laid low. The French trenches were
filled Wit sad Such is the fire OF ths
German nla",ry. Whole regiments are
virtually wiped out.
Our losses, too, are enormous, ana We
are lighting for the Fatherland TO uis
last man. We have here 10000 wounae"
mostly Germans. but also French. BEL
CLANS and English The two infantry
/ regiments. 2Sth and 6Sth, stationed mere,
have suffered heavily, The 2Sth mas io5'
over 800 men. Several OF our acqualnt.
ances are among the dead. CaPtan
Greve and Lieutenant Mohrsn Holz pola
lived close by and. I saw them when ths5
left three weeks ago. All hospitals an iS
public buildings are filed with Souhas~