The Beaver herald. [volume] (Beaver, O.T. [Okla.]) 1895-1923, 1918-10-10
THE CROWN pRINCEs LETTER
TO HIS PAPA-THE KAISER

The following was taken from a
newspaper published in France and
sent to Mounds relatives by a Mound
doughboy who is now fighting some
where in France.
ION the run. somewhere in France"
Everywhere in France"
"All the Time"
Dear Papa:--I am writing on der
diers under my command have not
run, as der brave und glorious sol.
seen der Rhine for SO long dot dey
have started back dot way. und OF
course I am going dem NIT. o, Pap.
derc has been some offel dings vat
happened here in France. First,
started in my big offensive vich vas to
crush der fool Americans. but dey
know so liddie about military
tactics dot dey will not be crushed
just like want 'em.
sent my men in der fight in big
waves and ven dey got to dem Ameri-
cans dey all say"booh" as loud as
dey could holler. Veil according to
vat you have always tole me the
Americans turned und run like
PLACES. but vat do you tink? Dem
fool Americans don't know nothings
about war and instead of running de
oder way dey came right towards U.S.
Some of dem vas singing I've Won't
come pack till its over, over dere" or
some of dem laffing like fools. Dey
is SO ignorant. But dey are offai
reckless NIT der guns. und ven dey
come towards us II vas dem dot my
man took notion dot dey wanted to
come back nit der dear old Rhine.
We don't like de little dirty river
Marne anyway. And, o. Pap. dem
Americans use such offel language.
Dey know holdings about kulture.
and say such offel dings right before
us. And dey talk blasphemy to. Vat
you tink dey say und right before my
face? One big husky guy from
Mounds, Oklahoma, he said, o, Papa
hate to tell you vat an awful ding
he said, but can't help 1.-THE said
ITO hell NIT der Kaiser" Did you
efer hear anything so offel? I didn',
tink anybody would say anyding sc
offel, so turned around und rur
NIT der oder poys. Vas I right? Vat
And o. Papa. you knoe dem preas
plates vat you sent us. can you sent
some to put on our packs? You know
We are going der oder way now. unt
i
cowardly Americans are shooting III
right in de packs. Some of de poy,
took off dere prest plates und put ZEN
pehind. but dem fool Americans ar,
playing der star Spangled Banner
NIT machine guns on der plates
Can't you hulp us? You remember IL
your speech you said holdings coul,
stand pefore de prave German sol
diers. But. O. Pap, l don't believ
desc ignorant Americans ever rea,
your speech for dey run after us jus
like We we're a lot of rabbits. Vat yo'
tink of dot? Can't you send then
some of your speeches right away
ley don't know how terrible We are
Can't you move my army back /
Belgium we're We Won all our glory
My men can vip all de vimmen an
children vat dem Belgians can brin
. up. But desc Americans are s
rough and ignorant. We can't max
dem understood dot We are
greatdest soldiers in earth und ven v
try to sing, "Deutschlund Uber Allies
dey laff like lot of monkies. But v
are getting the best of dem Amer
: cans. We can oud-run dem. Papa,
We arc not der pest fighters on cart
We are der pest runners. NOpody ca
keep up mot us ven We dink of de
. dear Rhine. und my army never di
tink so much of dot dear old rive
Let me know right away vot / do .
return post office. July 20 times.
Cdown Prince Willie.