Bismarck daily tribune. [volume] (Bismarck, Dakota [N.D.]) 1881-1916, 1914-11-17
Letter From Germany
Received in the State
Woman Writes Her Sister at Minot Showing the IN
tense Patriotism of the German People ~

obedience to the leaders of the army,
are really astonishing. This Is uue
assertion OF the enemy itself. Ana
still the newspapers are filled Win
accounts of the ferocity OF the Ger
man soldiers; yes. they even call
them the German bloodthlrsly
hounds. England. Russia, France ana
j Belgium are filed with hatred anu
envy toward our latherland, and TINS
despicable sentiment seems to per
meate the entire population OF these
nations: therefore, these shameful lies
which they endeavor to spread through
other nations, in order that the for
eiyn nations may become prejudiced,
! Germany treats those wounded VINO
are brought to her with the greatest
solicitude. 1t matters not whether
they are French, English, Russian or
German. she regards, cares for ana
loves them all as brothers in Christ
/ and not as enemies. They themselves
say. How good are the Germans; we
would not fare better at home.
with what painstak' 1g do not the
/ willing nurses attempt to heal our
wounds and to cheer us Those are
| full of praise for the Germans. About
5000 Germans have been taken pris'
oners of war. Part are in France.
part in Russia, and part in England.
These, however, are experiencing a
sad lot in the land of the enemy. A
German military surgeon, DR.. Stengel,
who was taken prisoner by the French
while performing his surgical duties
on the battlefield. and in spite. Of the
appeal of the Medical Association,
was not released until the tn of Sep
TENDER. He describes the undeserv'
ing treatment of the German officers
and members Of the army. the fanati.
cal population treating them in an
insulting manner. The doctor was in
Clermont, when a prisoner, with nine
teen German officers and 500 soldiers
In the first place the care given them
was poor. They We're allowed to be
i'm the fresh air but a short time each
day and then only under cover Of
darkness. The women of these coun-
tries are filled with bitter hatred
toward the prisoners--a fact which
they protest against. The French
soldiers here are contented with their
lot; their lnien alone would show it..
When the first transport of 1900 pris-
oners of war came here at night there
was a stern silence among them, for
they knew not what fate awaited
them. They pictured that they would
be thrown into prison behind lock and
key. When they saw the Germans
handled them in humane fashion,
giving them warm barracks and straw
ticks on which to sleep and good
warm bedding and nourishing food.
they were jubilant They found their
lot better than when with their own
army. Germany, as you see is threat
ened on all sides. We rely upon the
help of God. The victory that our
powerful army has already won in
the west and east, in north and south,
justifies us in, the hope that the costs
and burden will eventually fall upon
those who have disturbed the peace
of Germany Up to today, our embit-
tered, wrathful and envious enemies
England, France, Russia and Belgium
have nothing to record but defeat
Your ever loving aunt,
SISTER MARIA LUCIA.
Paderborn, Germany, Sept. is, 1914.