Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-01-18

: and Just now at Verdun. VIII he be
spared? Your cheerful letters brought
q with them sunshine and nope. You
k tel! me after storm comets the calm.
Q VIII IL be soon? Alas: How many
!. mony will see III Poor victims OF
, brutality and starvation. am always
, satisfied. ! found Il easier to do all
, that was asked OF me. no matterhow
! low how repulsive. was the work. We
were employed In the coal mines. salt
mines. salt peter mines. feeding enor-
nous furnaces. manufacturing copper
and other munitions into guns and
building the roads. breaking the stone.
digging the trenches for drainage OF
waste water. In the kitchen were peel
Ing potatoes, washing dishes, cooking.
not able to work we were compelled
to pay as much as 5 pes Scot (32.50)
for your substitute The worst was TO
be called in private homes so repul-
sive was the work. for which we would
receive acc per day. The German gov
eminent claimed two thirds OF that for
our board and lodging. and the rest as
government tax. No use to resist such
low job. The one resisting was beat
en-, kicked or insulted. No rank. No
creel. Just alike. No one had right
to complain. No one could be sick or
tired. Work and work! forever. VIII |
It be much longer? The first February |
whisper Fr.........,.. (still almost afraid |
TO even write the word freedom) came |
to me, Is II possible? Sure enough, |
on the 9th day OF the same month we
are found again on a train, more COM
pact than IA months before. This time
speeding for France. And on the 18th
we reached Haute Savoi (ne~- Geneva)
And behold there the picture of 300
not men but remnants of men. The
most OF them ruptured by hard and
incessant labor Others deformed with
long standing rheumatism. tuberculo-
sis--amost walking sleIetons-and all
gray haired. Long live Switzerland
and its devoted people who open their
homes to this unhappy mankind Who
tirelessly feed and clothe unfortunates
little nation today has only thirty
thousand poor creatures like u.s.. Vic
Tins Of ambition, selfishness or agrand
izzement OF territory. Many more are
still in Germany, for ten thousand
from Alsace were taken from beauti-
ful homes. Strong. health. happy, to
be worked so long as anything could
be drawn from the human body and
ike us when the last atom of life has
been used, the ones left will be turned
Dver. Oh my God 1t is terriblei
Well my dear friend. l must stop.
anne TO Geneva, whore l found work
is clerk in a store of electric appara-
us The work is easy. I receive
'as $50 cents) n day. ! have n very
,retty room and board in a nice fam
~ / will make my home here until
am able TO gather my family and go
Jack to Paris to my brothers. LONG
I'VE FRANCE!i
Again under the flags of the allies
S II possible? Today I repeat to you
5 | did nearly twenty years ago. when
rossng the sea, LaNaavarre No yoke
pr Francei Sunny France FREE OR
70 FRANCE!l we will offer our last
emmy. the last drop of blood. rather
lie than the odious rule of Germany
Geneva 1915.
Through the Spanish Ambassador
" family was granted passport in
bout three weeks they (s) win be
ere. Write to the same address. II
one my mail win be forwarded to
aris. Your Friend. LG
Cseinel Rue De l. Agricul-
ture. France
on the 9TH Of July my wife, my
lughter and my youngest son arrived
Geneva. Thanks to your devotion
unhappy victims OF ambition. Our
ppiness not complete yet Edouard
still fighting at the front. Forever
ur thankful friends and families
~ A'h'tiAtA IN tNNf NAAitiAil UltlnHN
your tIreless kindness. LG.
'iumbus (Seine) France. Nov. IA, 1917
To our dear friends in America. Yes
learn American troops are here. l
II write TO Ferdinand. so brave and
young. My modest home Is widely
on for him. | hope he will feel II
own. We are with one of my bro
FRS. As soon as out OF Germany.
: allowance on my property at Strass
rg stopped. Pennlless and homeless
am working as druggist at tho
Rationale of France. NY
rs work begins at O'Clock when
We my home. until s p. m. by the
'fiscation OF strassburg my proper
= were sold for the benefit OF the