The Kendrick gazette. [volume] (Kendrick, Idaho) 1892-1968, 1918-10-11
From Willie to PAPA

nave been written by the Crown
Prince to the kaiser was sent in by
Marie Hamilton, Leland, Idaho.
"On the Run, Somewhere
in France,
Everywhere in France,
''All the Time.
Dear Papa
Il am writing on der run as
der brave and glorious soldiers un-
der my command hat not seen der
Rhine for so long dat dey started
back dat way, and of course | am
going NIT dem. Oh, papa, dere haf
been some offel dings happen here
in France. First, started in my big
offensive, which was to crush dem
fool Americans, but dey know so
lettle bout military tactics dat dey
will not be crushed like want 'em.
sent my men in the fight in big
waves, and ven day got to de Amer
leans dey all said Boo as loud as
dey could holler. Veil, according
to vat you haf always told me, the
Americans have turned and run like
! blazes. But, vot you tink. Dem
fool Americans don't know anytings
about var, and instead of running
de other way, they came right to-
wards US. Some Of dem was sing
ing about ''Ve don't come back till
it's over, over dere," or some other
foolish song, and some of dem vas
laffing like fools. Dey are so ig-
norant. But dey are offel reckless
nit der guns, and when dey came
towards US it was den my men took
a notion dey wanted to go back to
der dear old Rhine. We don't like
der dirty little Marne river, any
how.
And Oh, papa, dem Americans
use such offel language. Dey know
nothing of llultur and say such offel
tings right before US. And they
talk basphemy, too. Vat you tink
: dey said right in front of my face?
. One big husky from Missouri, he
: said oh, papa | hate to tell you
vat an offel ding he said-but |
can't help it. He said To hell NIT
the kaiser Did you effer hear of
+ angling so offel! | didn't tink any
, body would say such an offel ting.
1t made me so mad | wouldn't stand
an hear such an offel ting so l
turned and run nit dey odder
boys. Vas right? Und, oh, papa,
you know dem prestplates vot you
o sent us. Can you send some to put
g on our backs? You know We are GO
y ing de odder way now, and preast-
S plates are no good now, for the
g cowardly Americans are shooting us
/ right in der backs. Some of our
e boys took off der preastplates and
It put dem on behind but der fool
y Americans are playing der Star
Spangled Banner" NIT machine
guns on dem plates and dey are
shootin us in dere pants NIT those
saw off shot guns. Can't you help
q US? You remember in your speach
e you said nodtings could stand be
e fore der brave German soldier!
Oh, papa, | don't believe those ig
G. norant Americans efer read your
4 speach, for dey run after US like We
was a lot of rabbits. Vot you dink
ie of dot ?Can't you send dem some OF
le your speaches right away? Dey
I. don't know how terrible We are.
Cant you move my army back tc
J. Belgium, we're We won all our glory
S My men can vip all der vimmen anC
children vot the Belgiums can pring
a US. But des Americans are so rough
J. and ignorant dot We can't make 'en
understand dot We are der creates
soldiers on earth and ven We sing
I. 'Dutchland Ueber Allies dey la
yust like lot of monkeys. But, VI
are getting der best of the Amer
L lrans. We can out run dem. Papa
he if We are not der best fighters OF
I'll earth, We are sure der best runners
Nobody can keep up nit us when W
Y tink of der dear old Rhine, and m!
ST army never did dink so much of do
dear old river before. Let m,
know right away queek vot to d'
by return pOstOtfice.
elk Grown Prince Willie
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