The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1914-11-07

Declares That Germany Has
Protected All Works of Art.
Not a Single Russian Except
Prisoners on German Soil.

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| tributed this absence of German news
to prejudice on the part of newspapers.
when in fact the newspapers have most
sincerely regretted their inability to
get full press reports from German
sources. or even as much as has been
t available from England, France or
Belgium.
The strict censorship maintained by
France and England over news coming
to America has not prevented the pas
sage CT mails to this country so that In
the past few weeks q considerable
number of letters from persons in Ger
many giving a different side to the
picture, have been received by their
correspondents here. Through such a
source the State Jouranl has been put
in possession of the substance of sew
eral letters written by German SOL
der to Topeka woman. The recipient
of the letters has friends and relatives
in German where she has visited ana
studied. The extracts furnished will be
interesting regardless OF the sympa-
thies of tine readers.
AS selected and arranged by her,
these extracts are as follows:
Extracts translated from German
letters received In Te peka, and written
by a German recruit for the First
Regimental Guard, tibet elite troop,
led by imperial princes.
Aug. %, Potsdam (near Beriin.)
''Who would have thought of this
development of affairs four weeks
ago? With true German thorough
attention to the little things. Now the
one question on everyone's lips is:
Shall Germany remain a world power
in the upbuilding Ct culture. science
and art, or shall she go down, man for
man? We have tried to maintain
peace, but now we must fight war
forced upon us.
LAS we read from the newspapers
here, America does not yet know the
German situation. From the German
this is made clear. First of all, the
murder by Serajero. has been traced
to it's instigator--tt the Servian govern
ment. The entire Servfan people
thrive ON deception. That Austria
should finally punish such a neighbor
Russia took sides with the murderer
and deceived US in a shameful way,
for while she begged the kaiser to help
preserve peace she modified her army.
There was then fof Germany nothing
to do, in order to help Austria defend
Europe from such baseness. than to
declare war on Russia. That involved
us with France, who for years has been
eager to weaken Germany. France at
once overstepped her national rights,
bombs from airships-in the midst of
peace. The onlv course which we,
thus forced, could take was to declare
war on France. Now England saw
that she could u.s.. this opportunity to
vent upon US her jealousy Of Ger
many's rapid development. Under the
pretext that she wanted to protect
Belgium's absolute neutrality neu-
trality for any infringement of which
we were ready to make amcnds-she
to destroy the German cables SO that
America might be fed on French news.
Thus we stand surrounded by enc
mics. For Germany it means conquer
or die. We have striven not only for
material, but for moral and spiritual
advancement as scarcely another ma
ton has. Shall all this be destroyed
by uncivilized Russians and envious
present may be deceived, history in
the end will give US Justice
German Unity.
Fortunately Germany has known
her need of self defense and is ready;
the navy, the army and the reserve
are under arms. OF the oneness of
our people. of their spirit of self sac
rifice. of the quietness Of mobilization,
only he can have an idea who saw it
with his own eyes. Over 100000
volunteers offered themselves, all of
whom could not be examined. But
even this fact makes us proud and
fills the nation with confidence. Ger
many will and must conquer!
Il was accepted as recruit for
the Garde. the German elite troop.
led by Hohenzollern princes. The
In 1870 the Garde distinguished itself
for bravery and hence was used only
at the most strategic points. May 1t
be so again. for it is no vanity to say
that the future welfare of Europe de-
ponds on the outcome of this struggle
land has allied herself with Russia
will go down to her dishonor in the
worlds history"
No Lack of Trained Men.
September %.
1--WE are conQuering in the east and
west. Not single Russian is on Ger
man soil, except 100000 prisoners.
Powerful reserves Of young troops are
still in The garrisons. and all are eager
to be helping. but the empire doesn't
need them yet. Reports that mere
boys and old men are being used in
the field are false. Germany uses only
trained men and no one over forty
two years has been called.
1.-THE recruits for the Garde have
numbered 100. fine fellows. The
DAYS pass by in regular exercise and
drill
5:3O-Can.
INSTRUMENTATION.
"S:OO-12:O0-Drfll. exercise.
.12:oO-1 :oO-Dinner OF meat and
vegetables.
"1:O0-4:30-Target practice.
MISUNDERSTANDING.
"5:00-6:00-Of duty.
"6:OO-7:ce-Care of arms.
"7:00-9:SG -On duty.
THE body steels itself visibly, and
one would take pleasure In this fact.
il the aim OF it all were not the de-
struction CT glowing human life and
happiness This war. forced upon
cur country, is an unutte-able calam-
ity.''
Rheims Cathedral Not Destroyed
Lately the French report has gone,
out that the cathedral at Rheims has
been destroyed. The cathedral Is scarce-