The Dickson County herald. (Dickson, Tenn.) 1907-1979, 1918-10-25

Somewhere ln France. "

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The following letter clipped .ison
an exchange u supposed 10 be- /
letter irom the Kaissf's son;
July 10 Times - lsas Papa:
am writing 90 the run. as the brave
and glorious soldiers under my
comm&nd have mol sern the Rhins
tce - long they have ssarssd back
that way, and ot course am going
init dem. Oh, nap. 3sre has he~r
seme adel dinxs happs1sa hef~ Ia
France. Firss. | started In my biz
oH, ,siss, which was to crush ds
fool Americans, but day know WI
little about military tactics dat dsy
viii not BE- crushed iass like | van,
EN-. ! sen. my men in ,h~ feht
in big wsvss. and when das snt d
De Americans dey all said Rao. =
a. loud ~ d~y cauld boiler. Veil.
according 10 val you hat aia#yv
told me, do Amerieans shoald have
turned aud run like blaies. Hot
vat do you thinki Dam ioal Amer
leans don't know anything about
var. and Instead al rauning de od.
der uay, dry came right toward w.
Son- oi dem wss ssns'ns som~.
thing about 'Se von', come heck
Till i,s over. over dsfe." or solne
oides loelish, sous. :, sl,d .sons loi
dem v~r laf!ing like tools. Day are
80 ignorant. But dey ARA oHel feot.
less mi, dere guns, and ven d~y
come toward us Ii was den dat my
uen took \ uotion day wanted tn
90 back to de dere old Rhink. We
don't like DE- old dirty Msrne river,
anyhow, And. oh. pap. iem Amer.
,cans use such odel language Dey
know noticing ot kuilnr. and say
.ueh ofel dings right before us,
And dsy talk bla.ph envy. too, Vat
you think dey said right In front oi
mine iaces One big husky from \
place Jey call Tennessee he said.
oh. papa. | hate 10 tell vat an o6el
ting be said--but ! can't help il
he said To hell mlt der kaisetl"
Did you ever hear anything ~ Aw
tul9 ! didn't think anybody would
say such an ohel ting, Il made ms
10 mad wouldn't stand and hear
such MOTEL ting. ~ | turned around
and run init de oddet boys, Vas !
night va.r Aud, oh. pspa. you
tnaw dam kssaetplasss. vat ys,a.
zen. us--esn you send some 10 put
% cur backsf You know we are
going De odder way now and hrsxss
plates are no good. ios de cowsrdlv
Americsns ARE shooting w right In
der back. Some u our boys took
of Der breastpis.es and put 'sm on
behind. bet de fool Americans are
playing DE Star Spsnel~d Ban.
nes" init machine guns on dem
plates. Can Z you help us2 You
remember in your speech You ss,d
nothing could stand hetv~ the
hrav. Irrmsn eoidie,s' Oh. papa.
1 don't believe d~ss ignorant A..
mrsicans ever read yonr sp~ec.,. Tor
dey run after u jus, like We vas
rabbits. Vot yoc tiuk n dots Can't
you send dem some of your speech.
- right await Dey don't know
lss~ testskl. Ne arr, Cant vou,
now my army back 10 Belgium
we're W von nil oar glory Ny men
can vip oil de vimmin and child
~a vol dem Hslsisns can bring w
But d~ses Anencsns arr NO rough
ignorant. We cant make EN- On.
desstsnd dot " are de greatest sol
diefs un earth. and ven w try 10
sins Deutschland reber A'ls.'
dey laugh like lot of monkeys.
But w sse getting the best al the
Ames,o.ns, w esa oJt.un dem.
Papa, II We sr~ NOT the best fghtefs
on easth We are sure the b~~t ruu
ners, Nobody can keep up mil w
ven W. think nj der dear Odd Rhine.
aud my army never did tirk ~
much ol do, old rives. Let me know
right away vol to do by return
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