The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1917-10-03

uit. iney DrOhe tnru the HiSl
line of our fortified trenches,
works OF concrete and barbed
wire. Our chief engineer list elm
|dummkopf (is a Jackass). He said
1t couldn't be done. We really
have no excuse for this defeat.
"Sept. 3.-The enemy met our
crack troops, the Second Army
Corps of Bavaria. the Third Divis-
ion of the German Imperial
Guard. and the Brandeburgers--
$4,000 OF them-and beat them,
taking Guillement and Clery. The
British poured over 100000 shells
and over 100000 rifle bullets
into Guillement. Colt strafe Eng
land! She has sent the tanks
against us. She has taken
Combles and Thiepval.
"Nov. 4 - Donnerwetter! AL
most ! say Colt strafe der Kron-
lprinz! He tells me the French are
bleeding to death on the Somme.
Queer bleeding! They have taken
back from him most of the posi-
tons on the east side of the Mouse
around Verdun. Douaumont he
lost with 5000 prisoners, FIT.
Douaumont. Vaux, TT. Vaux. The
French have now placed Verdun
out of danger. If the crown
prince were not the crown prince,
| Himmel! how quickly / would
| sack him!
| Dec. rs - Almost Il Is too
much. The crown prince has lost
some more around Verdun. The
French re.ook Bezonvaux and
10000 prisoners. They were on
no more than equal terms with us
In numbers, but they outfought MS
and took In two days what we had
won by hard fighting from Feb.
26 to April 3. Colt strafe Nivelle!
Fine Christmas season he Is pre-
pairing for me.
"March 81 - This has been a
disastrous month. The enemy by
the tremendous three month
Somme battle drove wedge into
out lines which compelled me TO
retreat. We made desert of the
country, even cutting down the
fruit trees, but these French devils
followed us faster than we counted
on. So did the British. They took
Bapaume on March IT. The
French took Raye and Lassigny.
All told we have fallen back on
S5-mile line. abandoning Peronne,
IChaulnes, Nesle and Noyon, be-
sides 60 villages. The British
surround st. Quentin on three
sides. The Germans back home
fortunately are a credulous lot.
lThey speak of my victorious re-
STRATEGY of how ! am Turing
the enemy so l can crush them.
|Narren (fools)!
april o - Those Canadians
have taken Vimy Ridge! Colt
strafe Canadal
"April 10 - The French
Launched an offensive on a 25-
mile front between Scissors and
IVerdun, taking our first line and
10000 prisoners. Colt strafe
Frankreich (France)!
| "Ph ho-DIitlS1 tOOk NllIeTb
and 1900 prisoners. Gott strafe
General Haig!
"May 4 - The French Cham
payne offensive is coming to an
end. 1t cost them imemnsely, but
us too. and they got the town of
Craonne.
June 7-Awful! Die verfluch-
ter Englaender (the cursed Eng
lish) by gigantic mining oper-
atoms blew up our Notifications in
Flanders, took Messines Ridge,
which we held for over two years,
and captured 1000 prisoners.
July 10 - Now the crown
prince begins to waste men just as
at Verdun trying to take Chemin
des Danes from the French.
Aug. IL - Still It goes against
us. Those French sent troops up to
Flanders to work with the British.
Together they have taken Holle1
beke, Bixschoote, st. Julien, Pill
KEN.
"Sept. 20 - Now Haig starts
again east of Ypres. Already he
has 1000 prisoners. If he wins in
Flanders, we lose Zeebrugge, Os-
tend and other bases for our SUBJ
marines. I fear what the kaiser
will say. The Id London
Times calls me Marshal Rueck-
warts-Marshal Backwards. AL
most l believe it myself"