The Mankato free press. [volume] (Mankato, Blue Earth County, Minn.) 1879-1924, 1914-11-27
Friend Writes Miss Else Jache
From Germany
from Saturdays Daily.

many. the following letter. which
tells much of the war conditions In
Germany and the feeling of tho
German people: .a'N'r.''. .-''.
Hamburg, Germany, October 5
1914-My dear Else: Your dear let
ter l received on the third day oil
October. For this I. extend my hearty
thanks. We are all greatly delighted
that you feel thus for our beloved
Germany You would love this
country sim more II you were here
at this time, and could see with
your. own eyes what our newspapers
describe to you. So r
I'VE know here only too h well
that In the beginning only English
news arrived in America and OF
what nature it was. Therefore /
Immediately sent you the newspa.
per. 1t undoubtedly took long
time for it to reach you, and prob.
ably the actual events became known
to you before that. but | thought II
would be a pleasure to your father
at this time to receive in his own
hands a real German newspaper.
To-day ! have also sent you two
numbers of the weekly issue of our
paper and hope you will receive
them. Your magazine has not yet
arrived.
Would Give Up Comforts.
Here in Hamburg everything goes
on comparatively much too well How
gladly would we give up part OF
our comfort for our brave soldiersi
Everything is here as usual, except
that business is much poorer and the
Elbe Is deserted and the harbor is
quiet. Furthermore, we have n curfew
hour at midnight, which we find to
be only a blessing: Otherwise we
see nothing of the war. Theatres
and concerts go on as always, only
many programs are given for pur.
poses OF charity. The, prices OF pro.
visions have gone up very little.
Since the first Of October l., have
been at home, but hope soon
to go back to my position, as the
various lines Of trade should soon
again be taken up. Our manager i'm
mediately enlisted among the volun.
teers and has been in France for q
long time.
Many Friends at Front.
my brother has not yet been q
soldier. but 1t is possible that the
unframed Landsturm will yet be
called into service. Ny" brotheRinIaw
has long been III Belgium ga the
advance line Several Of my cousins
and many, many friends, are at the
front. Mothers youngest brother has
been wounded In Russia and has
come back. ga MOI 81. Qod 5u~ I'D
You are rightsdlato Do ia too ter
rible that such aithing must be and
the hatred towards the Originator OF
all the evil. the English government
is great here in 'Gerniany. Or PEG
pie are generally. Sorry = tor poor
France. Even the ,optrages. OF, ths
Belgians are easier 5ptoo understand
than the conduct, of Engand. q Tbs
Belgians have been melted by thei,
own government and deceived b,
false reports. But nothing excuses
England. Envy was her only motive
No victory was greeted with
greater JOY than that of st. Quentin,
where the English so brilliantly
showed their skill at running away
Even the capture of 10000 Russians
In the battle by the Mazurian lakes
did not cause the same rejoicing
But for all that the English people
who live here go about their bust
ness unmolested as before. Not o
hair of any foreigner has been in.
jured. -. 49,,
Spirit Is Ever Courageous
The spirit here is ever coura
geous. To hold out to the last man
is the wish Of all, and the confidence
in the leading officers Is firm. There
is some hope also that foreign coun.
tries are learning the truth. b What
could be done to explain things has
been done. Only 1t was begun some
what late. 81 70 itfiu'G
ut Is well, however, that the
SANDERS and lies OF our foes cannot
alter the facts. or things would in
deed be bad for us. I have only one
wish, and that is that the war may
soon come to an end, and that later
the truth come to light, namely, that
the army of Germany has not been
cruel, but that the people who are
now calling US barbarians themselves
deserve this name much more.
"0f the cruelties practiced by the
Russians, partly in East Prussia, III
will say nothing. From such a people
we could expect nothing else.
THE whole war is an evil, and Il |
will never prove to be anything
else. We wish only one thing, that Il |
Will soon be over. in order that
there may be no more sacrifice OF
innocent victims. 8 fC,s3
Write to me soon again and greet
your dear parents for me. Many
hearty greetings for you from us
AL" -
u 49,. -- - yiH6t ka.
From Saturdays Daily. Sl'pssC
Faribauit, Mimi. November 21.-l
District court Is in session and civil |
cases are being tried. The jury in |