The watchman and southron. [volume] (Sumter, S.C.) 1881-1930, 1914-10-21
FROM GERMAN SIDE.
Young Camden Girl Says Account of
War Is All paper Talk"

Miss Tressa Block. a niece of Mr.. L.
l.. Block, of Camden, who left here
several months ago on a visit to her
old home in Germany, has written an
interesting letter to the German col
ony in Camden. The young lady has
three brothers in the German army
whose names are mentioned in the
letter, and of course this makes her
a loyal German. The letter came
unsealed. as no scaled mail is allow
Cd to leave Germany for forcign
ports. Mr.. Block has consented for
us to use the letter i'm part. which
follows:
Schmiehcim. Baden, Germany,
Sept. 4, 1914
Dear All: Received your letter on
July 25th, just five weeks on the
road. 1 answered same at once and
hope II reached YOU alright Well
things are going just fine here. We
Il.
Our soldiers are already marching
before Paris and tho Widest confusion
Is reiSnins there. The government
has moved out of Paris into the in
terror, the Fclgian king has flown hi
coop. his wife and children are in
London; -. Petersburg is scared Ia
death that our soldiers will come
there too, 50 you sec Germany has
nothing to fear. The greatest en-
thusiasm is r1igning here. ThS pco-
pic are just wild with JOY. Every
single day we capture Russian, Eng
lish and French soldiers. Yesterday,
Austria captured 10000 Russians. so
far We have 100000 Russian captives
and the Lord only knows how many
french. You can Imagine how many,
when i'll Lahr and Ettenheia they
have filled the Jail with them. ! be-
iieVc altogether there are one nil-
lion captivcs already in Germany
ana Nustr.a-Hungery. E;ery city
town and country place is iammcd
full of them. The Eussians axe enjoy
inS it. as they say it is better than be-
Ing Killed. They are lot OF coy;ar,,s
They made short work of the English
.ohnnleo.
Eei!orJ, thc strongest French port
is being bOnharded at present. can
hear the roar OF the cannona already
three days. They are using The new
cannon that krupp h%S invented
since the war started. 1t is 81 DOW
crful that one shot can Kill 100 men
Ii Is, however. only used when they
attack Il fort. Pelford is near Paris
the new cannon is when you can hear
1t very distinctly here. Everything is
running smoothly. | can only tell YOU
CnC thinE, this is u areat country
Such perfect order never was drcaW-
ed of, no less seen. No confusion
whatever. Most of the Americans
here are staying. We have about sis
here in SchmiChcim. They are ali
afraid to risk going through The ca
nal and also going To Switzerland,
from there to Paris and then to Lon
don. Many go but most Of them stay
Americans are urging us to come
home. that they see Dy the papers that
an IL lost for Germany. Just the
oprpSitc--Gcrmany can't lose. Thcy
think We are in GangCr. |; is all pa
per talk. Every foreigner here is Ua
dcr the same protection as their own
English and French papers spread
such reports 50 as to arouse hatred.
The Germans have too much good
sense ana arc too cultured to offcuC
STRANGERS. suppose YOU know THAI
rtlgium is already German. They
arc already printing German papers
there. Antwerp is the next place thal
will 0oat the German fla, M of my
Cousing 1T Sulzhcr" orC uur.iu- tic
Wounded. Emanuel. Emil ana Nor-
bert ;" far. ,honl the LorH arc
well. Several f"om here are wound
eel lud ON" kilicG. Hop" cvrrythin
Nl hr os"r before lon>. They al
'.. "i;taa.!aud WrI Ncrh ln1i~h.'-
'ltue2i" VIII hcs.mc German !"tJ
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