The Julesburg grit-advocate., 1915-04-15
Another Letter From Germany


I. Adams; written by his daughter Mrs
Hans Steilow
Hamberg. Germany, Mch. Is. 1915.
Dear Folks. One and All:
This letter is to let you know that
circumstances In Germany are not so
bad as they are pictured by long shot
l am awfully sorry that you do not re-
ceive my letters regularly, am sure
write often enough. You hoped in your
letter. dear father, that we still had
enough to eat. Well, we have, and ev-
erybOdy believes We will have enough
until the end of the war. 1t is true
that some eatables have gotten dearer
and some are scarce. but on the whole
everything is SO wonderfully organized
that we must hold out until the Har-
vest comes again. For instance the
Government has taken hold of all
wheat, corn, in fact all grains, and pO-
tatoes. Each Baker receives a certain
portion of -four, etc. and from there
each family gets bread ticket, al
lowing them SO much bread day
Sugar is plentiful, as Germany has too
much sugar for her Cwn use. in fact
sugar enough for her own use for five
years. Potatoes are nearly double in
price. Not only in this line, but in ev-
cry possible way, provisions have been
made for the people. The women and
children who have their provider In the
war. are of course provided for by the
Government; and those who are
thrown out of work get help from
what they call here war-help; that is
private institution, money gotten to-
gether per subscription. But to tell
you the truth, you don't see any more
begging just now any more than at
Peace; at first it was more, but every
thing is quieted now. Those who have
been thrown out of work in some in
stances are sure to find work else
where, because there is much ship bull
ding going on now; 50 terrible much
ammunition is made, one factory en-
ploying alone 10000 ,abcrers. Ger
many got no ammunition from U. s.
but from what she has got to do to
keep the enemies at bay, she had to
make lot herself) The streetcars,
the trains, the underground, are all
running the same as ever, street-swee-
pers, police, and those who had the po-
sitions formerly are mostly soldiers,
and SO they need others to keep their
place; and last but not least teamwork
is beginning again, and Germany is de-
termined not to be hungered out, as
England intends, and so more farming
will be dope than ever; and she can do
it too, because there are none of the
enemy on German ground Part Of
this explanation is due to the small ar
ticle in the paper about an American
coming to Germany to get his two-girl
relations, and found them working in
blacksmith shop, and added that
ing closed, and that the conditions in
general were so bad here. This might
have been possible, when his relations
lived in East Prussia There you know
the war ragged terrible at the beginning
as the Russians destroyed everything
there. Most people are homeless and
penniless. Thank God! the Russians
are out Of there; there are some stor-
les told Of what the Russians done
there that would more than make your
hair stand on end; but of course such
stories never came in American pa
pes. but have often read the terrible
things the Germans are supposed to
have done.
Here is translation of an American
paper:
"How the Germans Have Been Clean.
ed Out
Enormous slaughter of Germans, re-
ported by the New York Daily One of
olr readers in Brooklyn has c4refu,ly
counted 'us2,ner the list of dear ana
missing, as reported at different :imes
by our pap .rs Germans killed and mis-
sing" in the World S,756.32O
Telegram 24,570,000
Journal 1880, 900
Sun 14,000,OOO"
When you take into consideration
that Germany has altogether about H.
100000 after all are called dncluding
my husband. who is still home) think
the enemies have done more than well
don't you?
l enclose a picture of one group of
Russian Prisoners. In~all, including
English, French and Belgian, there
are about 100000 prisoners in Germany