The Prescott daily news., 1915-02-17
INTERESTING LETTER
 FROM ENGLAND

The following letter was handed us by Arthur Newth of this city. Ste phen Newth, the writer of the letter is a relative of Mr. Newth. The let ter was written to Mrs. Clarence D. White, of Charlotte, Mich, who is a neice of Stephen Newth, of England
 54 High St.,
 Wooton Bassett,
 Jan. 5, 1915. MyDear Niece:
 It was with much pleasure that I received your letter last month, but you must excuse me for not answer ing it sooner, for l have been ex- tremely busy as my Governor W. Weston volunteered for service in the war, and was called up about the same time l got your letter, and as the entire management of the busi- ness now falls upon me, you can real ize that my hands are full. I am sorry you are feeling the effects of the war so keenly over on your side, as 1 am afraid it has not yet really begun.
 We, of course, wdre wholly un- prepared for war, and our govern ment thought the Germans were more friendly than they had been for years, so you can imagine that it has been a great strain on all the re- sources of our empire. Their one idea is to smash us up entirely, their enmity is boundless, and if they do succeed in smashing us then few other countries will have to Hook to their guns," as they would be abso- lutely interruptions, and would just as soon turn on their friends as on their foes.
 Of course everybody here has ris- en gallantly to the occasion, recruit ing is going on just as briskly to- day as at the beginning of the war; of course, owing to so many men having gone to the war, unemploy- ment is not yet very serious, but it may be later on.
 Of course we are feeling the ef- fleets of the war in many ways: high prices and shortage of many arti- cles; then there are so many thou sands of Belgians to be housed, fed, and clothed in England, as we'll as | ho1 ta 4N +ho of destitute in Belgium.
 We have a great task before us, as the Germans are no mean foe, they are well equipped with every thing for modern warfare, but, no wonder, when they have been pre- pairing for 20 years or more. They have made naval attacks on some of our unfortitied coast towns, and kill ed hundreds of people. That, of course, is not playing the game;" to attack fortified places would be made an air raid on London, but were driven off before any damage was done. We all feel very unsafe, as they would soon wipe us all up if they affected landing, which I think is more than probable that they will do. We'll, this is enough about war.
 Was pleased to hear that your boys are getting on so finely. We have photo of Gerald when he was baby; we have also photograph of you, with your husband and child ren, and your father and mother al together. 1 forgot t0 tell you that my second sons boy hes a commis- sion in the army, but so far l think he has net been out to France, as he was injured in an affray in Ireland just before the war broke out. We are having a very had winter, as our winters go; a lot of rain, and now We are getting a lot of deep snow. ! Of course we can put up with it but, it is very terrible for our soldiers who are fighting in France. They seem to be having very bad weather there, too.
 l think l must now close, with much love to all, from your atfec- tionate uncle.
 Stephen.