Lincoln County times. (Jerome, Idaho) 1911-1919, 1918-10-03
WILLIE WRITES LETTER TO BILL

The predictions of the editor OF
the Downs News two weeks ago are
becoming very true. They follow:
On the Run, Somewhere in France.
July 20 Times.-Dear Papa: am
writing on the run, as the brave and
glorious soldiers under my command
have not seen the Rhine for SO long
that dey have started back that way,
and of course l am going mid dem
Oh, papa, dere has been some offcl
dings happened here in France. First
| started my big offensive which was
to crush de fool Americans, but dey
know so little-about military tactics
dat they will not crushed be like l
want dem. l sent my men In der fight
In big waves and when dey got To
the Americans dey all said boo" as
loud as dey could holler Veil,
according to vat you half always told
me the Americans should half turn
ed and run like blazes. But vat you
tink-dem fool Americans don't
stead of running de odder way, they
came right toward US. Some of dem
was singing someting about I've
Won't come back till it's over over
there" or some other foolish song
and some of dem laffin' like fols.
Dey are so ignorant. But dey are
offel reckless NIT dere guns and ven
dey came towards us it was den dot
my men took a notion dey wanted to
go back to der dear old Rhine. We
don't like de little old dirty Marine
river anyhow. And, oh, papa, dem
Americans use such offel language.
Dey know noting of kultur and say
such offel things right before US.
And dey talk blasphemy. too. Vot
you tink they say right in front OF
my face. One big husky from a
place they call Kansas, he said-oh.
papa. l hate to tell you what an
it. he said ITO hell NIT der kaiser.
Did you ever hear anything so offel
l don't think anybody would say such
offel ting. 1t made me so mad.
wouldn't stand and hear such a offel
ting so l turned and run NIT der
other boys. Vas 1 rfght-vat? And.
oh, papa. you know dem breast
plates vat you sent us-can you send
some to put on our back? You
= know we are going the odder way
now and breast plates are no good
= for der cowardly Americans are
shooting us right In der back. Some
> Of our boys took of der breast plate.
and put EN- on behind. but der foo
Americans are playing der Sta
Spangled Banner" nit machine gun
on dem plates. Can't you help us
you remember in your speech yol
said nothing could stand before de
don't believe desc ignorant Ameri
cans ever read your speech. for de.
( run after us like We vas lot o
rabbits. Vot you think of dot Can
n you send 'em some of your speeche
right avay-dey don't know how ter
rible We are. Can't you move m,
= army back 10 Belgium we're We vo
! our glory-my men can vip all d
y wimmin and children dot dem Be
d gums can bring up. But desc Amer
d leans are so rough and ignorant V
o cant make dem understand dat v
Is are de greatest soldiers on earth. an
ir ven we try to sing deutschland Ube
r der Allies" dey laugh like a lot c
Il monkeys. But We are getting tn
Is best of der Americans. We can ou
r. run dem. Papa, If We are not d
IS best fighters on earth We are sure de
A. best runners. Nobody can keep u
IL NIT us ven We tink OF der old Rhin
and my army never did tink so muc
Of of dot dear old river. Let me kno
~ right away vot to do by return pos
b. office. Grown Prime While. Gro
ul the Franklin County, Nebr.. Tril