The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1914-12-10

ment shows that there was an agree
ment between France and Belgium,
and indicates that France had arraAg-
ed to lend her aid in case Of 4 var
with Germany. These reports detail y
plan by which the English we're to land
an expeditionary army In Belgium.
Well Germany is In Antwerp now any-l
way. and as read in the German pa
per at that time. they were there to
fortify 1t. to keep 1t, to make q great
Naval Port of it. and for jumping of
place for her future attempts on Ems,
land.
Say the papers from New York are
sometimes really iaughable; for in
stance I read In one New York paper
some time back, that the German
Crown Prince was killed in battle. and
that the third son of the Kaiser was
dead (when In reality none has been
killed) The next day read an ac-
count In the same paper that the
Grown Prince was leading his army
into battle at such and such . place.
but they didn't mention how he had
come back to life. Anyway l wish.
you would explain to me why the A.
merican papers are SO much against
Germany! l can remember quite we'll
at the time We went to school that we
were taught that England was no great
friend of ours. Now all at once you
sympathize quite with the English and
don't seem to have a spark left for
Germany. We get the papers from a
German American Il Mr.. Kramer,
whom you also know father) from the
Club He sent me big fine picture Of
President Wilson the other day, and
80 I have got him hanging up in our
house now.
Well Turkey has gone into war; as
Germany wrote In the paper. we would
&A0t make ourselves believe she he'd
tSsns 4Ht6 Var osf :os frieaA-
ship to Germany; she had suas
into war to protect her own In
terests; and still 1t will be help to
Germany. I would like to read what
the American papers write about that;
would they rather have seen that Tur-
key went against Germany, too?
We just now got an extra that 1000
Russians had been captured. Grospapa
is here and just brought the paper
with him. Hans father says to give
you his kindest regards and tell you
that all those things they wrote about
the German Soldiers treating the 9TH
ers so badly has not a word of truth
in It, From the beginning of the war
up until today We have been going for
ward right along in France and have
been winning; We have taken differ
ent ones of her strong Forts. The
troops that have retreated from the
Forts have joined the big army In
France, and now the big battle is going
on. and that the Germans are max
Ing slow but sure progress. And with
the Russians we have won many big
battles, the only trouble is that we
cant get at the Russians as we would
| like, as they keep to the background
as they seem to have had enough for
the present. Every time they make an
attempt, they have to retreat with
great losses. OF course you have read
of the $50 Thousand that were driven
into the swamps and at the same time
we took 10000 prisoners: of course
this is all old news but just mention
1t. Turkey is now engaged in war
with Russia and she is winning a.
gainst Russia. The Beers in Africa
have raised against England, perhaps
they will make themselves independent
from England the same as America
Tor the U. S. in 1776) Our navy have
been doing some great work and ac-
complished great things. OF course we
have lost some ships too. but we could
not expect otherwise. Kiatchau is lost
to US now, after having defended our
selves over two and half months, and
the enemy having been ten times so
strong as we, consisting of Japanese
and English. We knew from the be-
ginning that it was not possible that
the Germans could hold out against =,
so many there in Kiatschau, although
the Kaiser offered soldiers to leave
there. they telegraphed. they would
hold out to the last France has been
getting help from Canada, India, Afri-
ca, and they are now awaiting help
from Japan. but believe they all need
their own troops and can't spare any
more. And that We have been winning
up to the present time. we are expect
ing to go on winning until the last. |