The Oklahoma City times. [volume] (Oklahoma City, Okla.) 1908-1984, 1917-11-16
CAN THE KAISER,
ASSERTS PUPILS
Lowell School Students Send
Letters 10 Soldiers,
IN CHRISTMAS PACKAGES
"IH Be Over There, " Says
One Young Fellow

observing "whcatlcss' and "meatlc,t
days and saving the waste TO help win
the war, bur they are writing letters
/ To soldiers in France to be placed in
the Christmas boxes with view of
cheering them up on Christmas The
soldier will probably enjoy reading the
letters as much as they enjoy receiving
the gifts from loved ones or friends
back home
Letters Reproduced.
A few Of tn, letters which will be
placed in Christmas package for the
soldiers follow
Aryee Durcc, 6Ol North Stoncwall
avcne
TO a Brave Boy in France
"hS Christmas draws near, feel il
ny duty to write Someone in France"
letter OF cheer and encouragement
| know that YOU are fighting bravcly
over there and no doubt feel lonely as
this probably is your first Christmas
away from your home and loved ones
You are making n great sacrifice that
We and the future generation might
enjoy the great peace that we hope will
| be at the end OF the war. fear | can
never be as much use to my country
as You can, but am doing all can
We have our meatless and wheatleS
days here Every day We hear pep.
pie talking OF the brave way "our
boys" are fighting MAY God protect
you and bless YOU and bring you home
when all the world is at peace and
there are no more kai'ers, Please can
the kaiser and put him up in ginger,
in the good old yankee way"
Herbert Rolchc, $40 East Fifth street
"Can the Kaiser"
Dear Sammy,
Now as II is getting near Christmas,
! think It IS a pleasure to write YOU a
few lines OF cheer hope the war is
over soon, but II il is not over before
get old enough to go TO the trenches,
you will see me there in the trench with
you. II must be very lonesome ovr
there in the trench, anyway II | were
away il would be very lonesome. !
hope you will put down autocracy and
put mp Democracy, but about canning
the kaiser | do not know II you can
get a jar big enough to put him in. |
hope you have A merry Christmas God
bless YOU and "Old Glory" keep you'
DeIoma Edwards, 0j2 Fast Seventh
street
"To Brave Boy:
Christmas Is the time Of good cheer
to our fellow nan. Perhaps this is the
first Christmas you have ever spent
away from your lover ones and SUP
pose you art little blue The few
words that | write are sent from one
who wishes you well and hopes that you
will have a merry Christmas, although
YOU art far away from home We
think of you every day and praise your
bravery and devotion 10 "Old Glory"
| cannot be Of much service 10 my
country like you are doing but can
and will do all can to help things
more comfortable wod you. | can help
conserve food, sew and knit for you
and ] do these things too May God
bless and keep YOU and give YOU
strength to help wave "Old Glory over
a face and united country. pray that
God will help you and send you home
to us safely, but not until you have put
the kaiser out OF business. do not
know whether YOU have heard this III
tie verse or not but believe | will write
II.
Kaiser Bill ran up the hill
To take II look at France,
But Kaiser Bill ran down the hill,
with bullet In his pants"
Il must close, hoping that these few
lines will cheer you just little From
a rrl who hopes you will lick the
kaiser"
p. S.--Answer II you have time, to
above address
"Doing Best Here"
Mildred Hatcher, lolS East Second
street
TO Some Brave Sammy:
Christmas time is near and | want
in some way TO chere lonely soldier,
perhaps by sending message from
home | feel il a pleasure 10 have an
opportunity to write to one who would
gladly give all to be OF service to Old
Glory II sure must be lonesome IN
the trenches far away from friends,
relatives and home The sacrifice is
great 10 give them all up and go TO
some lar away country 10 win dcmoc-
racy for the world ! cannot help like
you can, but | will try TO do my bit in
saving food so the soldiers and their al
lies will not be in need. The Red
Cross members arc doing their best TO
make IL merry Christmas for our
brave soldiers and hope you will like
what YOU get, but please remember we
are all with YOU We all hope you can
the kaiser and come home marching
back under the folds OF Old Glory vic
toriouS May God help and bless you
and help YOU win the war. All Okla
homa sends YOU cheerful greetings.
From a true American girl
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Strange BedfellowS
Under the title, Ivan in Wonder
land" William G. Shepherd, war CORE
spondent, gives US in the November
Everybodys a comprehensive idea Of
the strange happenings he has been wit
Messing daily in topsy-turyy Russia
Where can take YOU nextw asked
The Red Gro" doctor who was taking
Mr Shepherd about petrograd
"'To the Cars winter palace to see
Mrs, Pahkhurst'
The car started the doctor, after a