The Denison review. [volume] (Denison, Iowa) 1867-current, 1915-01-06
INTERESTINGLY ! / / |! ] |.
OF. ] FOREIGN war

ZOE FOREIGN war
GERMANS ROSE AS ONE MAN
Miss MagdaIena Albert, Of HoIstein
Who Recently Returned, In
te.vlew by Hoistein Advance
Says Germany Mas Forced Into War
Up to the Last Minute Kaiser Con-
Quoted Peace Negotiations.
There have been very few Iowa peo.
pie Who have returned to Iowa during
the last few months direct from Ger
many but those who have visited in
the ,fatherland since the war broke
out nave many interesting tales to
tell OF the conditions as thew find
them there. Miss Magdalena Albers.
% resident OF Holstein, Iowa, left last
April for visit in Germany and was
at Biisum, health resort on the north
sea when war was declared on Russia.
Miss Albers travelled about in Ger
many visiting at many places and has
u most interesting story to tell. She
left Germany during the early part CT
s November and reached home Novem-
Der 26th. A most interesting account
IT her trip appeared in late issue
of tho Advance which we are printing
thinking It will be OF interest to tic
readers OF the Review:
The following interesting letter was
written by Miss Albers. OF near Hol-
stein for the Holstein Advance:
left HOlstein the 28th OF April ana
spent one week at Davenport and a
few days at NeW York. Saw Wool
'orth building, the highest building
t65 stories, $50 feeD and number of
ether skyscrapers, the tops OF which
reached almost to the clouds. Then
we left HOboken May 9th on the S. s..
President Grant and had grand trip
no storms, the ocean was Just as
tmOoth as little pool Of water would
We. We reached Cuxhaven May 21st,
end from there took the train to Ham
burg, about two hours ride. sure
was surprised to see the city of Ham
eurg. You would not know you were
in Germany II 1t wasn't for the Ger
man language.
N! From Hamburg went to Harz. This
was beautiful country, where the
people In Germany go for their health.
Mountains and evergreens are what
you see there. Stayed there two weeks
En9f Staleif came back to Hamburg
wiier9 rstayed seven weeks ind from
there went to Biisunl. also place of
Z recreation, bordering on the North
!, Sea- zefai Hsas .o'lsss diss5i
ne That was the latter part of. July.
The 2Stli'' Of July reports came that
war might be declared but no one
really. believed until the first of
August, which was mobilization day.
That day will never. forget. The re-
port came at $3.50 in the evening. A.
concert was in progress on the beach
but the minute this report came, the
musicians dropped their instruments
and that was the last of the music for
Biisum. No more music after that.
Only In the cities concerts and dances
were held, but not in small towns.
No one in Germany, not one person
desired this war, but they were forced
into it in the most treacherous man.
Her. Up to the last moment the kaiser
conducted peace negotiations. But
Russia, Notwithstanding, modified
against Germany. England's feet was
completely modified and France hur-
riedl troops to the German border and
refused an explanation as to her in
tentiOns. Belgium, neutral, permitted
French aeroplahes to fly over her ter
ritory, to the Rhine province, permit
ted French troops to enter her neu-
trail TERRITORY Belgium had long ago
made her agreement with England and
France. Germany sat in between like
O mouse In a trap. Then the kaiser
began to realize in what dangerous
position the fatherland was, and If the
imperial government had hesitated any
longer to mobilize, the German nation
would have had to accuse it's emper-
or and its government of high treason.
Then the German people rose as
one man and went to the front to fight
for their beloved fatherland. The Ger
mans have no hatred toward the Rus
slams or French, but England is the
me to blame and hope that England
is going to be paid for this.
The reason that Germany is making
such Roadway and that the French
were not the first. was due to the eff
ficiency of the German railroad system
which allowed such rapid unfolding
Of the mobilization itself and the
brave German soldiers.
One Of my cousins was wounded
md lay in the hospital four weeks.
hen came home, but stayed only
three days. He said he had to go back
to the battlefield to fight for his faith
erland some more, he had not done
his duty yet 1t is not only cousin who
says this, 1t is every German soldier,
and il It was not for the women and
children, i don't think there would be
another man left I'm Germany, all
would be on the battlefield.
Field Marshal Won Kindenburg, COM
nander OF the German army in Rus
sian Poland, is doing his duty. He
has captured thousands and thousands
of Russians. He is Germany's hero.
Here the people sympathize with
the poor Belgians. But Belgium does
not need to suffer. In Luxembourg
not a sparrow's feather was ruffled.
Germany offered safety and payment
of all damages done in the passage of
the troops. Belgium refused. She
wished tn side with. England anu