The Redwood gazette. [volume] (Redwood Falls, Minn.) 1873-1940, 1915-02-03
Nephew of Herman MOritz Writes
From Germany of Great
War Tragedy
MANY SOLDIERS IN RESERVE
Tells How Fatherland Feels Toward
Great Britain, Russia and
France
MANY SOLDIERS IN RESERV
tBy Courtesy of H. Moritz.)


Berlin, Dec. Z, 1914.
Dear Relatives:
The picture enclosed in this letter
will probably tell you whom this let
ter is from. Mother is living with
us and she thought you would be
pleased to hear from us. Just at
this time, during the great war now
raging, no doubt your heart is with
the old home.
l am lying in bed with bad cold
and as l cannot do much of anything
I will utilize my time to write you
letter. When | am able to be up there
is so much to do. All women are
knitting for our soldiers. Anna took
a course in caring for the wounded
and is now working in the hospital.
There are many of them as in big
war of this kind there are many loss
es. Of my friends two are dead and
one has been sick for two months with
a bullet through his chest. The widow
of one of them was with US two
weeks. Several of my school COM
panions are at the front. Some are
wounded and some dead Some OF
my school teachers are also dead upon
the field of honor. The most suffer-
ing is endured by the women who are
: left at home and ask themselves, does
. &c l.
Many Soldiers Left
All faces are stern, as we are out
numbered by the enemy, a great deal
must vet be suffered and sacrificed.
We have as yet many soldiers as We
have an uncounted number of soldiers,
'Landstrom," that have not served so
far. They are now calling on some
of the "Landstrom" who have not
served, to which l belong and if it
becomes necessary every German Will
help. But so far there has been no
necessity. Since the beginning of the
war there have been countless num-
bers. (who so far have never done
duty in the army tried and begged
to be enlisted into the army. | my
self went to Zehlendorf for three
months to be drilled for service. There
we got most all the drilling necessary
for service, except the shooting or
" target practice, which we will get
later.
You probably know that we had an
army of two million volunteers of
which only half have been taken. They
could not take care of so many men
and then we did not have guns and
equipment enough. Everybody Won
ders at the quick work of the rail
roads, gun and equipment factories.
Each child knows that through
Jealous powers of nearly all of Eu-
rope the existence of Germany is at
stake and that we are in bitter earn
est. Hardly anywhere the sound Of
loud laughter is heard, and everywhere
there is much sorrow and suffering
over our country; the British viii
find that it will not be an easy tasl
to down US.
Where The Blame Lies
This war is the work of the Brit
ish. Russian nobility wanted to wiz
through war, England promised helI
and there was no stopping of Rus
, STA anymore. France stepped in with
them against their wishes because
they were bound to Russia and be
cause they have had twenty million
loaned to them within the last TWEEN
ty years. At the same time they
hoped to get back Alsace Lorraine
Since they are soldierly and plucky
nation they have fought in vain fol
victory.
We honor all this bravery of thu
French soldiers, but lament the out
RACES perpetrated by the English
on our soldier, prisoners and medi
" cal men.
The Russian Situation
We have great sympathy for thu
Russians of which the majority are
innocent farmers sons and peaceful
citizens. who are compelled to she'
their blood for the purpose of help
ing the Russian nobility to power.
Wild Kosacks have badly destroye'
part of East Prussia. In the fearful
battle of Tannenberg 100000 Rus
slams were driven into the swamp
!. and froze to death; 10000 were mad
z prisoners on that day. We earnestl.
hope that the planned blow of Polan'
will terminate in our success by tn
time YOU receive this letter. We pra.
on last naUe1