The Cook County news-herald. [volume] (Grand Marais, Cook County, Minn.) 1909-current, 1918-11-06
"On the Run, Somewhere in France
Everywhere in France
All the Time"

Uear RAIDER:
am writing on der run, as der
brave and glorious soldiers under
ny command have not seen der
Rhine for so long dat dey have start
I'd back dat way, and of course, l
I'm going nit dem. Oh, ladder, dere
las been some offel dings happened
1ere in France. First, I strated in
ny big offensive which was to crush
lie fool Americans, but dey know so
title about military tactics dat dey
yill not be crushed just like I want
EN-. l sent my men in our fight in
zig waves. and ven dey got to de
Americans dey al said "Beo" as loud
rs dey could boiler. Veil, according
70 what you have always told me
lie Americans have turned and rur
ike blazes. But vat do you tink?
Dem fool Americans don't kno any
thing about war, and instead Of run
hing de oder way, dey came right
toward us. Some vas singing ''Vt
won't come back till it's over, owe,
lere," or some odder foolish song.
ind some Of dem were laffing like
ools. Dey are SO ignorant. But dea
ire SO offel reckless nit dere guns
md ven dey come toward us it wa:
lat my men took notion dey wanted
o go back to der dear old Rhine
/e don't like de little dirty Marine
liver, anyhow. And, oh, ladder, dem
americans use such offel language
)ey know noting Of kulure, and
,ay 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
blaze dey call Missouri he said-oh,
ladder, hate to tell you vat an Of
tel ting he said-but l can't help it.;
ne said: ITO hell nit the kaiser!"
Did you ever hear any ting so offel?
[ didn't tink anybody would say such
an otfel ting. 1t made me so mad,
wouldn't stand and hear such an Of
fel ting so l turned around and run
init de oder boys. Vos 1 right? Vot?
And, oh, ladder, you know dem
breastplates vot you sent us-you
can send some to put on our backs?
You know we are going de .odder
way, now, and breastplates are no
good for the cowardly Americans
are shooting us right in de back.
Some of our boys took der breast
plates and put 'em behind, but de-
fool Americans are playing "De Star
Spangled Banner" nit machine guns
on dem plates. Can you help us?
You remember in your speech you
said nothing could stand before the
brave German soldiers? Oh, fadder,
I don't believe dose ignorant Ameri-
cans ever read your speech for dey
run after us just like We vas a lot
of rabbits Vot you tink of \dot?
Can't you 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
We Won all our glory? My men can
vip all the vinmen and children. vot
lem Belgians can bring us. But desc
Americans are so rough and ignor-
ant. We can't make 'em understand
that we are the greatest soldiers on
earth and ven We try to sing
Deutschland Ueber Alles' dey
laugh like lot of monkeys. But We
are getting de best of de Americans.
We can out run dem. Fadder. if We
are not the best fighters on earth We
are sure the best runners. Nobody
can keep up nit us ven We tink az
der dear old Rhine, and my army
never tink so much of: dot dear old
river. Let me know right away vot
to do by return post office. II:
July 20 times. hill sE= .,.- ,.s. .1S..
7 CROWN PRINCE WILLIE.
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