The Hartford herald. [volume] (Hartford, Ky.) 1875-1926, 1918-09-18

Nevada dOugnDOy, VINO Is now HSnt-
ing in France:
"On the Run, Somewhere in France.
Everywhere in France,
"All the Time"
Dear Papa: am writing on der
run as der brave and glorious SOL
diers under my command have not
seen der Rhine for so long dat dey
have started back that way, and of
course / am going NIT dem. Oh,
pap, dere has been some offel dings
happened here in France. First. l
started in my big offensive, which
was to crush de fool Americans, but
they know so little about military
tactics dat dey will not be crushed
just like | van'em. l sent my men
in der fight in big waves, and ven
dey got to de Americans dey all
said boo" as loud as t.9y could hol-
Ter. Vell' according to vat you have
always told me, de Americans have
turned and run like blazes. But vat
do tink? Dem fool Americans
don't know anything about war, and
instead of running de odder way, dey
came right toward us. Some of dem
vas singing about we won't come
back till it's over, over dere," or
some odder foolish song, and some Of
dem were laughing ike fools Dey
are so ignorant. Eut dey are offel
reckless NIT der guns, and ven dey
come toward us it Us uen my men
took a notion dey wanted to go
back to de dear old Rhine. We don't
like de little dirty Marine river, any
how. And, oh, pap, dem Americans
use such offel languG 5e. Dey know
nothing of kultur and say such offel
dings right before us And dey talk
blasphemy, too. Vat you tink dey
said right in front OF my face? One
big husky from a place dey call
Missouri, he said-oh, papa, | hate
to tell you vat an ofiel ting ne said
but l can't help it; he said, ITO hell
NIT der Kaiser!" Did you ever hear
of anything so offel? l didn't tink
anybody would say such an offel
ting. 1t made me so mad.
wouldn't stand and hear such an
offel ting so l turned around and
run nit de odder boys. Vas l right"
And oh, papa, you know dem breast
plates vot you sent us-can you send
some to put on our backs? You
know We are going de odder way, now
and breastplates are no good, for de
cowardly Americans are shooting us
right in der back. Some OF our boys
took off der breastplates and put
'em behind but de fool Americans
are playing ode Star Spangled Ban.
ner" NIT machine guns on dem
; plates. Can't you help us? You re-
member in your speech you said notl
ing could stand before the brave Ger
man soldiers? Oh, papa, l don't be-
lleVe ueSe lSHOTdHt AHlerlCdHS ever
read your speech, for dey run after
us just like We vas a lot of rabbits
Vot you tink of dot? Can't yor
send dem some of your speeches
right away? Dey don't know how
/. terrible We are. Can't you move
my army back to Belgium we're W
Won all our glory? My men can vii
all the vimmen and children vot den
Belgians can bring us. But dest
,, Americans are so rough and ignoant
, We cant make 'em understand tina
: we are the greatest soldiers on eartl
, and ven We try to sing "DeutshlanC
/ Ueber Allies" dey laugh like lot u
, monkeys. But We are getting d.
Z best of de Americans. We can on
run dem. Papa, if We are not d.
. best fighters on earth We are sure d.
,, best runners. Nobody can keep NJ
, nit us when we tink of der dear oil,
Rhine, and my army never did tinl
so much of dot dear old river lie
J me know right away vot to do by re
turn postoffice.
CROWN PRINCE WILLIE