Norwich bulletin., 1918-05-29
EDWARD +MEtsGEAsER IS
 RECOVERING. IN HOSPITAL
Norwich Boy Escapes from Captivity
 Among thes Germans. =.

The following letter written in Eng
 land on behalf of Edward Weisgraber of this city, tells of his capture by the | Germans, escape after being used by them, as an interpreter, his: subsequent wounding! in action, and his present stay, in a. hospital, where hesis hoping for the echance to get back again on the fighting front: : 4S-.
 | England, April 20, 1918. Dear. Sir: = }%
 Will you please insert in your daily
 paper the following few lines.4 am
 writing in behalf ofFsa- young man,
 Edward Weisgraber by name, and a
 native of your beautiful city. of Nor | wich. Hesis comfortable in a, hospital somewhere in France and wished to | let his folks and friends know that he is still alive and well: 1 The many friends and relatives of 1 Edward " eisgra Der, a native of Nor
 wieh, will be pleased to know that he ! is still doing his bit for his country
 and is in hopes of being able to stay
 in the big show till the game is over. At present, being a minor casualty, he cannot carry on his work as an inter
 preter in prison camps, as he has done for the past few months, but all may I
 and strong attl1e finish.
 | Mir. Weisgraber, has had the good 1 fortune, as he himself expresses it. to be alive after going through two tor
 pedoing incidents and through engage
 ments in France. Having tired of life
 on the briny deep, he gave it up and
 enlisted in the foreign legion, where
 he, soon became a popular idol with his brothers in arms for his squareness in | . hn- 1f a1I 1o,. Ttrr he showed at the battle of -. when, with small; party of other
 prirates, he was, after a. game fight, taken prisoner by the F'ritzies. Being some thing of a linguist, and exception
 ally handy with the German language
 he soon won the confidence of his
 guards, and it seems. as trough it was fate that selected him to win enough confidence of his captors to be given a position of trust in a camp to seek information with a promise of parole , should he be successful ins reporting
 the desired information. How it was done, he tells no one, but three weeks l later he showed up, somewhat bat.
 tered and played out, at an allfei camp and gave up much valuable in 1 formation to our off ieegs After beins rested, fed and cleaned up, with thu , ever ready smile by which he wa! l knoEn 10 many ne reported himSel l ready for. the next move. Wsen tn r big show came a few days later MT ? R.eisgraber was on the first line ant
 using his own phrases, he says: T , was great, all .thatsI remember of it g like hell let loose. We gave Heinfe l surprise and he'll get some more righ : along from now on He wanted |, : fight, and he sure did find more ti1al s he bargained for. I felt. a sharp pail . in my side just as We were goin: ] over, andvfthe5 next I knew was il $ the hospital. Tie medical staffs ar : wizards in their. work and the servic !, is wonderful. Just can't be beat any where in the world.''-4s < V Mr. WeisgTabe wishes to be 'renem Q bered to all~tllose; he. left lover there
 and to let his parents and friend n know he was still alive and kickin f he took this means of doing so. Hi : farewell. words to me-, the writer o e this letter for him, were: "Tell then n not to worry; keep a stiff upper Ii r and have this years Christmas din
 ner ready at noon, because. ], expert t n eat at home this year. on. the 18th 0 $ December at the latest.'' [ Note: Hoping your space is not S < limited that my pals letter to hi t friends and folks cannot be printed. : will join you at. least in the happ l. knowledge that Fritzie has bitten oi l, more than he can chew. and the allie V will soon have him eating reasonahl n rations from our hands
 q Very respectfully
 c PIE. E. WALTERS. q r :2Sd Reserve, England.