Morris tribune. [volume] (Morris, Minn.) 1880-2000, 1915-01-01
GERMANS TO FIGHT
TILL LAST TRENCH
FOREIGN LETTER TELLS OF
CAMPAIGN
Hamburg Woman Writes Broth
ers in Morris Giving Vivid Ac-
count of Conditions and Feel
ing in Fatherland

Adams brothers, we'll known real
estate men in this city, are in receipt
of long and interesting letter from
their sister, Mrs. Hans Streilow, who
lives in the city of Hamburg, Ger
many. and whose husband is the
foreign representative of an American
typewriter company with headquarters
in Hamburg. The letter tells of the
feeling among the people regarding
the war, and of the progress made by
German arms IN the campaign. Old
men, women and the children are as
sisting all they can. The women and
girls are knitting scarfs, pulse warm
ers and wooden vests for the soldiers
in Russia and France. 1t tells Of
fifty automobiles having left Hamburg
for the front laden with gifts fot the
soldiers.
Through the courtesy of the Messrs.
Adams The Tribune prints the follow.
ing extracts from the letter which
was written in November:
"Grospapa is here and just brought
the paper with him. Hans father
says to give you his kindest regards
and tell you that all those things they
wrote about the German soldiers
treating the others so badly has not
a word of truth in it. From the
beginning of the war up until today
we have been going forward right
along in France and have been win
ming; We have taken different ones
of her strong Forts. The troops
have joined the big army in France,
and now the big battle is going on,
and that the Germans are making
slow but sure progress. And with the
Russians we have won many big bat
ties. the only trouble is that we
can't get at the Russians as we would
like, as they keep to the back ground
as they seem to have had enough for
the present. Every time they make
an attempt, they have to retreat with
great losses. Of course you have
read of the $50 thousand that were
driven into the swamps and at the
same time wee took 80, 900 prisoners:
of course this is all old news but ]
just mention it. Turkey is now en-
gagged in war With Russia and she is
winning against Russia. France has
been getting help from Canada, India,
Africa, and they are now awaiting
help from Japan. but believe they
all need their own troops and can't
spare any more. And that we have
been winning up to the present time
we are expecting to 60 on winning
until the last. We have courage
enough, soldiers enough and money
enough, and We don't do any half
work, we are going to do it right,
since the others wanted it so badly.
q have translated this just as Hans
father dictated to me.)
''There is great deal to be done
for the poor people over here; where
the father is in war, the family be-
come of course Government help; but
there are so many men who have no
work, and these are the people who
have to suffer most. Everybody tries
to help in some way, even the
school children (the little glrls) are
knitting scarfs, pulse warmers, wool.
en- vests, ETC.. for the soldiers for
the winters. Hans and | were down
town a couple Of weeks ago and seen
SO automobiles leave the City Hall
for France. all filled with love gifts
for the soldiers, such as VAIN wooden
clothes for winter, and cigars. and
other little luxurjes. And such things
as these are being sent all the time,
to Russia as we'll as to the soldiers by
the French. The little boys are asked
to make albums out Of poetry, cut out
of newspapers, something for the
wounded soldiers to read. And. then
to bring from home any reading mat
ter that could be spared. Hill had
two loads to take with him to school,
and am sure every other child an.
swers the call to the best of their
ability. Every woman that could knit
has been knitting for the soldiers
and then the poor people are helped in
the same way.