La Junta tribune., 1915-12-11
WAR IS HE'LL
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War II Earope-withOat News.
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WI ~ 1osORus Au COuhly nov ~
per published IN Michigan we find !
letter from Amsterdam. Holland.
written to friends in this country
which We believe will be OF special
interest to readers Of the great fam
lily journal. az II gives an outline Of
conditions there at first hand. II is
as follows:
II is about time to answer your
kind letter. and I am afraid you will
think me forgetful Of our friends.
We are all well and happy. the Lord
protecting US and keeping US In per-
feet peace. amidst all the horrors OF
the war around US.
The war is still raging. and several
OF our German and French friends
are already killed. The hatred be-
tween English and Germans 10 fear
full; We really do not know where II
will end. One OF our friends who
fights In the trenches. wrote that
he often stood over his ankles in
blood Another time he had to
stand for days in the water. which
reached over his knees. while dead
bodies. black and b,uc. were float.
ing around him. Every day about
10000 are killed here In Europe.
Then the deeds OF vengeance are
terrible; II the Germans do a cruel
thing towards the English. the Eng
lish ayenge themselves IN u fearful
way towards the Germans. Men IRE
scarce now In the fighting countries.
My husband saw In Germany trains
full OF young men from seventeen to
twenty years. who were sent to the
frontiers. The older soldiers are
killed. MANNED or crazy. And 70 Il
Is In every country. Oh. Lord. how
long' You there In America have
no idea OF what is going on here in
Europe. A few months ago. my hus-
band came home from tour In Ger.
many. and his clothing was lust
sinking. He had Travelled for hours
In the midst OF wounded soldiers,
who just came in from the battle
fields. you Will imagine what that
means. Many soldiers are sent home
crazed through the fearful and hor.
rible sights. One officer. . GOOD
friend Of US. said the great tribula.
tion and the hell Of II all could mot
be worse. Then the thousands Of
fugitives that are coming from all
countries. Poor mothers. with new
born babies. wrapped In newspapur
because they have no clothing to pat
them In. In servia thousands Of
children without parents. dying fron
hunger and dirt. Oh. dreadful.
dreadful. ! cannot tell you all.
And now Bulgaria has come also
into this conflict and we believe
Greece will follow her soon. The
Turks are numbering the Armenians
In fearful way. Two or three or.
phanages OF a friend Of ours IN Asia
Minor are destroyed. the giris and
children taken 20 the harems and
the men killed. All our missionary
friends In Asia Minor and In Pales-
tine had 10 flee or were put out OF the
land. Over 10000 Armenisns are
already massscred. And then the
SEQ journeys are no dangerous nov.
The sea is full Of mines and every
day all kinds Of dramas are played
on the sea. A few weeks ago q
Dutch herring boat with about
eighteen men went out 10 fish. Nine
Of them went crazy. three were XIII.
ed and tortured Of the others and the
other six were hidden away. Two
little boys who were present gave Z
fearful description Of how ,hoss
three men were killed. The insane
asyiums Of Europe are full Of In.
sane men and women. through the
horrors that are going on. Yes. we
pray day and night. Lord. be m.rc,.
ful unto Us and let not this fearful
war come over our country. And
nov the winter is coming on. and
those poor men In the trenches viii
suffer very much. Pray for them.
Many are saved on the battlefield.
One Red Gross soldier told my hus-
band that when . hattie has bcea
fought II IL impossible 10 reach the
dying and the wounded. because Of
the terrible fire Of both sides. Thea.
he said further. the dying and the
wounded begin 10 yell. 10 scream for
help. for water. etc. The shriekine
and groanias changes Ia eursins and
weeping. then In praying and sIns.
Ing. then all II sileat. and all ,hosa
shouhaads Pass into eternity, saved
OF unsaved. Saved BY the Lord.
Hlmself. Who II and through uls
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