New Iberia enterprise and independent observer. (New Iberia, La.) 1902-1944, 1918-08-31

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| 81, New. Iberia, from Mr.. Arthur
Portz, Rue de la Liberti, Nancy, France,
written for Mr.. Broussard,s son who IS
| evidentl billeted at the writer's res
Eidence near the Lorraine border fighting
zone. II E.E Fl s% . ,Ft \
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t!iIl. > Nancy, Aug. q, 1918
! Dear Mr.. Broussard-This day, the
| 4th ,of August, I had the great pleasure
Ito meet your dear son Justlien, who en-
Ijoys' excellent health and is on furlough
lin our beautiful town, Nancy Lorraine.
Your good son referred to you, his
mother, brothers and sisters with great
feelings of love when he authorized me
to state to you that he fought Ike a
lion in the great victorious second bat
tie of the Marine at Chateu- Thierry and
he hopes after the next peace to return
again to mingle and live with you !
1 showed him the ruins of houses and
| towns devastated by Hun cannon and
| aeroplane; also pointed out to him the
spots where women, old men and chill
dren were cowardly assassinated by Ger
| man bombers. I told him also, that in
| France those miserable HUNS burned
| alive men, women and young girls; that
they had cut off the hands of three
year old babies and mutilated young
boys. I explained to him the .outraging
of nuns and the celebrate killing of
wounded soldiers on the battle field, \
Your noble son after grasping the effect,
the inhumanity, the cruelty of those
infancies, as real American, swore &c
avenge these cowardly barbarities. All |!
my dear sir, may Heaven preserve and
protect your boy and the valiant Ameri-
can army who came to the rescue of
la belle France We shall never, never
forget the noble sacrifice of America |
who braved the ocean and its perils to |
save and fight for righteousness and civ
ilization. HAS lrJg -I.H 'ffs
Believe me also, dear SIR. that the ,
French, prince and dper, worship your
American soldier boys, to-day our |
brother-soldiers, the heroic defenders, or
rather the saviors of brave people
threatened 10 be crushed Under the weight !
of the savage, Prussian militarism IN /
recognition, dear sir, of the services Of
your revered President Wilson and the
noble United States the French people t
render thanks! thanks! and wire
rAmerique - g 80 /
With highest consideration If esteem.
remain respectfully,
IT, jfs'if6 s-t PoRTZ ARTHUR.
Address Arthur Portz, mecanicieu Com
pagne general electrique, Nancy,
France. ="
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"'st' Nancy, lie 4-s, 1918.
Cher Monsieu Broussard:
&c jour, Aout, TAI eu lie, tres. zif
plaisir de- faire. connaissance avec votre
cher, fills Justilien, qui est en- excellente
sante OF Sc trouve an repos pour quelques
jours daus .notre belle vile de, Nancy
Iorraine,) :. t.- .~.s,u....
:votre; bon fills ma parle avee tendresse
de yous, de sa maman ct de ses frere ct
soeur, plus il ma autorise vous dire
quill s'etait battu CONNIE un lions IA
erande victoire de Ia Marine, Chateau
Thierry ct gull esperait Ia paix prochaine
ct ensuite retourner an milieu de vous.
lei, ie lui al fait voir les habitations en-
ruines demolies par, les canons ct les
seroplanes boches; lie lui al fait yoir. la,
on des femmes, vieillards ct enfants
ont etc assassines .lachement par, les
bombesc allemandes je lui al dit gu EN-
France, ,ces miserables- Huns ravaieat
.brules Wits les hommes, femmes ct
jaunes files; gu ils avaient coupes les
dains des enfants de 3 an: ct qu'ils
afaient mutiles des petits garcons.
.E.i..s ,iss, ~ u ..j]iGall. !. '.11lE
nts chers soldats blesses sur les champs
df batailles d aiofs cher I, Monsieur oca1
eeoutant ces chooses cruelles ct, ihfamAssl
vbtre fills, en- 'sM noble occur a. American.
d fremi de colire 81 Azure de fvengsr
TINT de lathes cruautesl ash ~ !, Il Il
All Monsieur, que lie cief preserve
yotre cher fills ainsi que la taillansef!
armee Americana qui est venue an
.ecours notre belle france >qui
a'oubliera ,jamais, fmais, le noble ise.te
de Ia granhe Amerique, qui nalgre lioceaI
i Sc. p+ils, est venue u ssuver en- COM
battant -FOUR lie Droit ettla Civilisatior'
Aussi, soyez persuade cher Monsieur,
orA noue Franca;s Iiches 81 nrdIetaires