The Sentinel=record. (Hot Springs, Ark.) 1900-current, 1914-10-11
naturally without owner and thus

thing to get along with us. Every
thing is upside down nowadays, dear
mother Master alone is the soldier
right and wrong are matters which
he rules on, all powers and RESPONSE
bility has been placed on his shoul-
ders. ! thank God that our hands are
clean and that our officers conduct
Is beyond criticism. In x...... l
asked woman whether she had a
complaint to make against our SOL
diers. and she said: No, the German
soldiers are good lads!'
Put with this the burning of vii.
lagos has nothing to do Most OF
them are set Attire by artillery fire
shells, and when they are burned
down purposely, it is done because
the Inhabitants have fred upon our
soldiers. In the villages x... and
X........ no stone remained in place.
Some Of our hussars entered them
and were treacherousy shot down.
The example has brought good re,
suits. We regretted that we had to
do il, and now that the people have
been brought to their senses. further
measures of that sort have been pro.
hibited.
In the village of x..... l saw an
old man sit in a house which had
| been destroyed In front of him stood
venerable gray, old mantle priest
who surveyed the remnant of his
congregation with sorrow. | entered
the village at the head of two bat
tallions, and when the old priest saw
me he looked at me in a way that cut
| into my very soul Then with the
sudden motion of fear he took off his
hat and held it in his hand until the
last man had passed him. think he
feared that a refusal to greer us
would be taken as an offense What
| went on in the mind of the old priest
| would be interesting to Know. Bu,
| thls is war, and we did not want IN,
indescribable misery which il has
| brought on.
Last night at roll call we heard
the news of the German victory owe,
the English, French and Beleiane W.
especially appreciated the news con
corning the English. Our hate for
uhose perfidious fellows is universal
ana much greater than our feelin'o
against the French. Everybody wants
chahce to get at them. ana God
! nave mercy on them should they set
oelofe our rifles-from us thew ned
expect none. Noeu
AT seven in the evening we heard
Inc news of the Russian defeat I
nope that the good tidines win he
confirmed We are advancing every.
| where.
1T is beautiful evening. and 7
VIII have to do field duty tonight The
entire village had prepared itself for
defense, but in the last moment thew
lost heart Just now they brought IN
French soldier who has been in hid
ing five days in a chicken house
AT my side the captain is outline
up a cucumber-oil and vinegar rave
been secured after a long search"
While the officer is on outpost duty
he continues the letter.
We'll ! am out in the field In front
OF us the territory occupied by the
enemy. War is a terrible thing. This
noon while | was inspecting the out.
posts, five French chasseurs on patrol
work advanced towards our position.
We were in the woods. Fire was
opened on them at 200 meters. I
regretted having to give the COM
mand. The officer. 26 years old and
married two days before the mobiliz-
alton, as i learned afterwards, was
killed The others were wounded
and taken prisoners We did not aim
at the horses-they and the saddles
are first class, and now five OF MS will
ride. To have to do that sort of
thing is distressing. but what is to be
done C'est la guerrel
81 have received mail twice so far
and every time the post arrives II
imagine there must be something for
me. What has become of the letters?
We are here far from human aid
have no tents and are not permitted
to make a fire. My meals 50 far have
consisted Of dry bread and | feared
that my supper would be again dry
bread, butt oh, joy, one Of my men
arrives with a tremendous slab OF
bacon which he has found somewhere,
My orderly has managed to gel few
onions, and we have succeeded in
gathering six cigarettes-what a giorl-
GUS supper
"The field Kitchens are a fine insti
tuition. We officers get our food from
them together with the men. and |
will say that usually it is quite tasty
and always well cooked. You would
appreciate the field kitchen If for
three weeks you had been obliged to
eat the stuff cooked on a field fire.
Tonight there will be no sleeping,
and | wish morning were here. AIS
we'll Thousand kisses. Otto
There is note on the following
day.
at was terribly cold last night in
the ditch along the highway.
"A thousand kisses,
THY loyal son"
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