Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-10-04
WILLIE WRITES A LETTER TO
BILL

On der run, Somevers in Frandz, July
twendy times.
DEAR PAPA.-Dis I am wriding on
der run. Ny brafe und glorious so SOL
dfers hat not der Rhine seen 70 much
time along dey haf schtarted back dose
vays, und of course l am With dem
going. Aich, Mein earest Pabpa, der
haf been SOME tings in Frantz to hab-
ben here. Aichl I Wrist mein big ov1
vensive schart vicfr vas does WOOL Am
itary tacdics ignorand dey will not
chrusch as We dells so to do.
In waves 1 send mein men indo der
fight as you me haf dolt und ven dey
do dose Americans haf got dey vas all
to yeIler boo" so lout as a1ytings.
Veil, by schimmeny, from vat you hat
always me tolt does Americans should
haf runnet like PLACES. Dey do nod
dngs like dot. Dey vas so of war ig-
norant dey runs right towards us, in
stead of running der oder way. Unit
dey vas singing dot WOOL gong aboud
I've Nczt come back until its all ov. r.
over dere." Some vas shust like dam
vools laffin, dey vas so ignorant. But
papa, dey vas so aful, aful reckless
NIT der guns unit ven dey at us come
runnin and singin and yellin dose WOOL
ways of deirs mein men schust schtart-
ed quick for der Rhine back. We don't
der dirty olt Marne riffer like anyways.
Unit Oh. papa, such afful language
dose Americans use. OF kulture dey
holdings knows. or plasphemy dey
talk too. Vot you dnik2 Won big
schwine husky from dot blace dey Kan
sas call he say right to mein face
Oh, papa to dell you vat he say viii
preak mein heart-Bud l can nod it
help. He say ITO He'll Nit Der Kaise."
Shust dot a way 1 dinks not any vone
would dose afful dings say. 1 so mat
gets dot 1 stardt unit NIT der odder
boys runs towards der-Rhine. Vas I
right, vat?
INT, Oh! papa, you will dose preast
blates you send us remember. Win you
blease to us some sent on our backs
to put? Der preast blates no goot vas
to us now. We are schtarted for der
Rhine unit dose American coward
schwine school der back in. On der
backs som of our poys der preast
blates pudt but does Americans der
Star Spangled Panner on dem playing
is vat?
I your great speech Papa, holdings
could pefore der prafe German soldiers
schtandt. Dose Americans so ignorant
vas dey neffer dose speech haf readt
for dey schase us a lot of rabbits like.
Aich mein Gott vot you of dot dinks?
Blease papa some of your speeches
to dem sent right away. Dey so ig-
norant vas das dey know nodt how
very terrible you vas. Candt you
mein army to Belgium back moofe we're
We our glory Won? All dose vimmin
und chiltern and old mans dose Bel
gums can pring ub mein army can vip.
Budt desc Americansi Dey so ignor-
ant vas dey our greatness know nodt
We can nodt dem make TO stand under
dot We der gratest soldiers vas der
vorldt hat effer known. Undt, Oh /
Papa We can undt run dem We dis /
eoveret haff. If We to dem can not !
proof We der best soldiers be We can !
Ter greatest runners in der worldt TO I
lem prveo Bansouw Kd hoo ,-bp; wet /
lem prove us to be. No poddy can nit |
is up keep ven We to der Rhine [
schtartedt gedt. All der dear oidt [
-iffer. 1t so goot to us infer peforo
ookedt. I.edt me know right q way /
luiclS by der return post ovvice to do
must. Der Crown Prince Willie.
From the Franklin County, Nebraska,
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