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Deutscher herold. [volume] (Sioux Falls, SuÌˆd-Dakota) 1907-1918, 1918-04-11

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gnariffs nit WasbDmben gegen bic
britiId)en Ginien Der lcd)S WeiIen
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Sagaiier aanal nnb bel grmentieres,
einem Snbenb Meilen oitlid) Dpn 9a
gaiiee, nnaebeatet lpcrben. Die
Gentid)en ihlagen in sleiher @eiie
seaen bic frans5iiid)e ainic Iiiblidl
Der Die lbs, Der GnReritcn Nedte Der
9llliierten an Der gegenlpGrtigcn
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lid, bier nun iIrem gefabrlidem Gpr-
iprnns snriifse5ugeu nnb ben Bc-
ridten snfulgc gnt DDrbereitete Stel-
lnngen entlang Der Milette, bic einen
norsiiglid)en 6alt seiudhren, besugen.
Wei Der britiid)en Mrmec in Sranf-
reid, 8. Mpril. glngriffc nnb Sc
aenanariffe l0icn iid) an perid)iebe.
nen Seilen Der britiidem sdladts
frent al. EbgleidJ feiner berlelben
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oem inteniipcn aampi, Der in ben
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iuiitete, 10 limb Tie bDd, alle bnbnrdl
iuidltig, ban lie bic arnnblesenbe Mr-
belt fiir foutmenoe srDhere Greisniiie
biloem.
gei Der britiid)en Nrmce in Iranf.
reid, s. April. 6eftiae ieinblide
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yadt nnb bentc Nsorgen an peridie.
btnfn Seilcn Der britiid)en Sd)lad)t-
iront i'm Wamge. Worblid) Der Scarpe
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8aIbinstpn s. Mpril. Die
Mnd,rid)t Don Der 2anbmag elmer bri-
tiidlen Nbtei!nng in WabiopitDf, .uel-
die anf bicjeaise iapaniIder Srappen
in Der Stabt folgte, erreid)te bns
Staatsbepartement bente anitlid) bpn
bem Sprigen amerifaniidDen GDninl.
Die amtliden Witteilnngen an bas
Staafsoepartement melocten, baF nnr
80 Wfatruien cines britiiden Siren.
sers gclanbet mnrben. Sic iunrben
an 9anb aeldiff, nfu bas aoninlat
81 beluad)en. Die iapanifden Irnp.
pen lunrben am Samstag nm 25O
Wiann permeflrt. @eber bcr lanbmng
Der britiihen mod Der sipeiten jnpa-
niidltn Nbteilang iunrbe @iSeritanb
entacsengeiebt.
5iniiild)e ariegsidiffe in Bic gnft
eeiprengt.
Waibington, 8. April. Wad
cinem 6ente BON stod6pIm ans beim
Staatsbepnrtenent eingegamgenen
gerif)t iunroen bic rmIiiihcn Griegs-
idDiffe, bic BON ibrtn AapitGnen an
Der siiofiiite bon ssinnlanb Derlcnft
luurben, nm, ne nid)t id bic 6Gnbe ber
Gentiden fallen 81 Iaiien, crit bnnn
IN bic 2nft geiprengt, ais bic bent
iAcn ariegsid)ifff bas sFemer amf he
er6ffneten. 0rfi Der rniiiiden sdiffe
lpdrfn Ghladtfdiffc.
Maibington, s. Mprif. Nidjt-
amflihe benfe beiia Ghakaint einst.
laMftnc Neridte ieten Bic am erlten
9aae her aampagne Fir bic brittle
Jreibeitsanleibe eingegaugsnea 3eid.
nHnafn anf $3.50, ,l0O, 900, feit. 81
ANTE ern1ren icbpd, bah bies
iuabrIdeinlidl 81 Ind 9eariffen III,
10 bic erilen 1tridte gtp5bnIi9 81
shfiniffigM 6nA.
Deutscher herold. [volume] (Sioux Falls, SuÌˆd-Dakota) 1907-1918, 1918-04-11

ID (. !
True translation filed with the post
master at Sioux Falls, South Dakota ,on
April the -11fh, 1918, as required by the
Act of Congress of October 9th, 1917.
8aibinaton, s. Mpril. Nad
einer sddtnng bes eanbmirtidats-
requirements in ieinem bentigen 8e-
rid)t iuirb bic Ninterpeisencrnte in
bieiem SaEr nnsefdbr 56O,OO0,OOO
8nibel betrngen. Der 3nitanb Der
saat am l, NpriI loa 1916 Ero5ent
BON nDrmalen se,peien iein. Die
Siossenernte iDiib sirfa $4,000, 600
8nidcl betragen. Ter Gtan6 am L.
April mar 65.8 Hro5cnt BON nor.
malen.
Deutscher herold. [volume] (Sioux Falls, SuÌˆd-Dakota) 1907-1918, 1918-04-11
attnrx Inlls, sfiin- pnlsnta, nrn II. april 1913

iein iperben pDn bem Wake, in uel.
dem gii7ser freuocr @ebnrt ooer
Abitamnlnng ibre 2opalitGt bnrdj
3eidJnnngen anf bic 9ritte Jreibeits.
Anleibe beipeiien iueroen.
Wir bonefn Dem aon1itee fir ous
g8ir banfen Dem aot1itee fir Dos
auta. Wir fonnen oasIelbe alfbrin-
gen.
s. a. SIb ban,
8i5e.gorIiser,
Siio 0ofota 2ibertp 2oau Gonlitec.
Deutscher herold. [volume] (Sioux Falls, SuÌˆd-Dakota) 1907-1918, 1918-04-11
Siio 9afota geehrt.

True translation filed with the post
master at Sioux Falls, South Dakota ON
April the l1th, 1918, as required by the
Act of Congress of October 9th, 1917.
Deutscher herold. [volume] (Sioux Falls, SuÌˆd-Dakota) 1907-1918, 1918-04-11

True translation filed with the post
master at Sioux Falls, South Dakota ,on
April the 18th, 1918, as required by the
Act OF Congress of October 9th, 1917
Der 6. slpril 1918 ,par Der erlte
SSabrestag Der ariegserflarltng Mme,
rifas on Gelltihlano. - ErdItbeni
8ilfon foroerte unb Der aongreB er.
flarte Den aries eegen Die oeutIhe
Regierllna neil oieie bas Golferreht
lmo Dtenldenre6t brah, Die 8ehte
Der Ser. Staaten groblitb berlebte,
anterifonilhes gigentlm ln,b Wten-
ibenleben anf buber See serltortc,
arf omertfoniIhem goben eine Gro,
paqanoa lntterbieIt, bie fein Staot
ouloen oltrfts ltno our6 ibre Gertrss
ter In 9tmerifa benohbarte nno be-
freltnbete Hationen - Merifo uno
sSSapan - 5lm Sample qege, 9tmeri-
ia eeiuinnen ipollte lu1o dnterifani.
idbes 9ono als 5iegespreis In aus-
iidt itellte.
Deutscher herold. [volume] (Sioux Falls, SuÌˆd-Dakota) 1907-1918, 1918-04-11

gue Nngrif Der Deuten BET Nrneieres Amerifaule Ser
itdrfungen trefien en - Sapanr unb Brin In YabipD=
nDf. = Nmertfanild)e gerIuite
Nmerifdniihe gerluite.

translation
Deutscher herold. [volume] (Sioux Falls, SuÌˆd-Dakota) 1907-1918, 1918-04-11

Sie Wntteriprad,e - bas lit Elm
3aubertport. 8ibt es elm iiiBercs
aIeinob fir einen Meniheu2 Die
I1ttteripradel 9as lit Die Spradys,
Die Oas ainb in Der @iege 5uerit bor-
| re, slierit an peritehen ln,b suerit
naf5uabmen il,dte. 8as lit DIE
Sprahe, In Der ods aino suerit bic
8orte Der 2iebe, Der ed)ten, boben,
Der Mfutterliebe, pernabm. Dos lit
Die Sprahe, burh oie ibm ipGter Die
@rfenntnis olles 8liten, alles Sooben,
Ialles Gbleu unb oIles Shonen offen-
bart purbe. @er, Der ieine Da,tter
gefannt u1o qeliebt bat, fam Die
Sprade Der Wutter nergelien, Die
gSorte bar Mutter, oh ite nun @orte
Der 3uneiaung Ger MmsEa,hllssss.sas MmsE,hllssss.sas aaee
|ielbit oes SobeIs moren, oenn iie aIle
'atmeten 2iebe. l1nb bann erihloiien
Iif fir ben Ssiinaling in berielben
Spiad)e beren 2iteratlrIhdte.
gSie penig tpeitiiftig iinb Die
Staatsuldnner ooer Bolitifer, bie cine
Sprohe oitsrotten nollenl llno mie
menig Grfofo batter tie i'm 2altfe Ser
sSabrbnnberte! ltno tpie iltnig ber-
eint perihiebenartige golfsitdlltn1e in
einem Staatsmeien 5lriammenleben
uno nirfen fonneu, bas bot bte
S6pei8er Gepllblif ebenfaIls felt
SeSabrbunberten benieIen. SeNtSImerifd
ipotteteu nciie O2dnner friiber itber
riiiItihe nnb preltBilhe Wtetbooen sur
Iusrottung Der Gnlfsiprahe IN go
len, in SSillulano llnb IN ben fran5o.
ii'fen Seilet bon GlioBs2othrinaer.
Soellte ber'ud)cn ltnfluge, oafiir aber
nm TO borlolttere nno riidiidtsloiere
Inerifoner cine Wtinberheit suln
8liif bic Mnsrottlltl Der bertihen
Sprahe bier5ulanbe. Sic peroen bas
@eeenteil bon Dem erreiben, mos iie
bamit be5meden, ndmlid Die .slmert-
faniiieruna" Der Srengeborenen. =
Noh IN alien 2dnoern uno an alien
3eiten bot fid ee3eist, baB rtidts Die
Spradye elmer 8olfsminoerbeit 5aber
erbielt ais anebeInng mb Druid. Die.
ie grfabrlng tperben altd uniere
lleberpatrioteil MAIDEN, Die allenWab.
nungen Der Gegierung gum Eros Die
beutihe Sprahe totihlegen nollen.
Deutscher herold. [volume] (Sioux Falls, SuÌˆd-Dakota) 1907-1918, 1918-04-11

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Deutscher herold. [volume] (Sioux Falls, SuÌˆd-Dakota) 1907-1918, 1918-04-11

True translation filed with the post
master at Sioux Falls, South Dakota on
April the 11th, 1918, as required by the
Act of Congress of October 9th, 1917.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-24
WINGS 3 PLANES In 20 MINUTES
American Establishes Record.
U. S. Ace Reported Missing
Rx tho 4sSociofed press
By the Associated Pr,

With the American Forces on the
Lorraine Front. Aug. 2+-Thres Ger
man airplanes brought down in one
day, record for American aviators.
has been credited to Lieutenant Donald
Hudson. a son of Paul Hudson; Of
Washington, d. c. His name has been
added to those of the other four aces
Of the American army.
Lieutenant Hudson accounted for the
three German machines on August !
when the American forces were fighting
for possession OF Saponay. He was en-
gagged by one airplane when his engine
failed, but he ran on pressure" al
though all the time sinking over the
German lines. Finally he got over one
German battleplane and shot It down.
Then he tried to escape to his own
lines, but was pursued by the remain
ing two enemy planes When at a
height of only about a thousand feet
ne outmaneuvered both machines and
succeeded In sending them crashing to
the ground. The lieutenant landed his
own airplane we'll behind his own lipes.
The entire engagement, lasted twenty
minutes.
lieutenant John Macarthur of Buff
falo, y. V, one of the other four aces
vase reported missing today.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-24
French Pursue
Retreating Foe
Continued from PAGE One

Continual from PaEe One
through a cornfield under fire to a
vantage point, the sergeant became
separated from the squad under his
orders in q ravine where gas and
shell smoke were so thick that It was
impossible to see his hand before his
face.
Another company was advancing on
the right. He Joined them, but In
the smoke and confusion of the bat.
ties ebb and flow he again lost touch
with the scattered line OF skirmishers
and ran full tilt into a party of fif-
teen Germans, by whom he was cap.
tured after a desperate struggle. in
which he shot one and knocked out
two others with his clubbed rifle butt
Sent to the rear under escort, he
kept his wits about him despite the
rough treatment he had Just expert
enced and noted all he could see of the
enemy's movements and position
When the party reached a wooded cor
ner of the road he suddenly plunged
at the nearest boche, hurting him head.
long into a ditch, and through a hal
of bullets dashed into the wood.
There followed two hours Odys
say Of adventures and hairbreadth es
capes in the enemy lines. but Aigisier's
luck held and he rejoined the French
successfully. Then he gave informa
ton which proved Of the utmost value
and without more ado picked I'D tn,
rifle and equipment Of a dead comradt
and returned ffimedintelyS to the frint
line. go. ""'"7
Nor Is this an isolated case. I coult
quote hundreds like It. did space per
nit. With such troops the highes
hopes are legitimate and the optimism
of the whole army was never so great
At the same time 1t is recognized
that the Germans are occupying
strong position. The Forest of Sain
Gobain is an impenetrable barrier ant
the prospect of turning 1t from tn,
left along the marshy Corridor
| formed by the Disc toward lie Fer,
Is at least doubtful. Before tn
French center stretches the yer,
strong massif northeast OF Noyon.
1t is on the Allied progress furthe
north that the situation now depends
Already the idea of a retreat behin
the Somme cannot be wholly foreig
to the minds Of the German leaders
and even the respite thus gained Nigh
be shortlived should the British tur
the position by progress in the regio
Of Bapaume. Behind that-a goo
way behind-there is still the prote,
ton Of the famous Hindenburg lin,
but the enemy might we'll find tn
retirement under savage pursuit of tn
victorious Allies q very different ma
ter from the organized and for,
| planned retreat Of the spring of 1911
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-24
MANY FINNS in FLIGHT
TO AVOID WAR SERVICE
Escape in Open Boats Across
Gulf of Bothnia AS Army
Is Formed
Special Gable to Evening Public Ledeer

Special Gable to Evening Public Ledeer
Conpripht. 1918. hp the Ne,p York Times Co.
London. Aug. "a.
Arthur Ransome, through whom Boil.
chevik news and views are usually ex-
pressed, sends the following dispatch to
the Daily News from Stockholm:
The situation in Murman will deeply
AFFECT the solution Of the intricate puzzle
OF conficting national class Interests In
Finland. Naturally It, is to the Germans
advantage to force another nation. to
fight instead OF herself, and her nolicv
in Finland is to supply that little co,,n,
try with king and war simulta ne
ously. "' ''~
"A consi~erahle section OF the ponu-
laton Is anxious to accept the Germa n
monarchy as a guarantee of further
German help in case Of need against ths
labor movement, Although, after the
complete suppression of the Demos
cratic party II Is just possible to
snatcn vote IN fayor OF the monarchy.
there can ne niue doubt that a general
referendum Of the whole nonuIa tio,,
would reject it. The Socialists are not ths
only party opposed to monarchy, The
Agrarians are urging that every noss;hl,,
hindrance should be put in the way ~
the election of a king. As p result tha
Agrarian newspapers have been SIM
pressed. and two Agrarian Senators havs
| resigned.
However, In spite of the oppositiop
| a deputation has gone to Germanv Ia
| look for king.
THE same German policy is being fol-
lowed here as In Turkey. The Finnish
army is being brought up under Germau
auspices, A German colonel, Won Redern
has been appointed chief of the stafl
which controls both the army and the
navy. This is resented by many even nj
the White Firms. who invited the Ger,
man help.
in spite Of ancient sympatbies II
seems that many Firms will he forced
to fight England. An extraordinar r,
situation will then be produced m,
White Firms will be allies of the Sovie,
Government, which they consider thei,
most dangerous enemy; meanwhile m,
Red Firms with the Allies at Murmar
will he quite logically fighting IN,
White Films. but at the same time viii
be fighting the Soviet Government
which, though they are not themselve,
Bolsheviki, Is their natural hope
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-24
U-BOATS BOMB U. S.
TOWNS, GERMANS HEAR
Towns Call for Warships to
Protect Them, According
to Press.
Special Cable to Erening Public Ledger

Special Gable to Erening Public Ledger
Copyrioht. 1918. by the Netc York Times Co.
The Hague, Aug. "a.
The German press has at last been
told to admit that there are now 100000
Americans in France, but to counteract
this impression and show the Germans
that the war is also being carried into
the enemys camp, the Cologne Gazette
reproduces a map of the American coast
from Boston to Key West, with the
headline Our U-Boats on the Atlantic
Coast"
The section north of Boston is left
out Of the map for the reason, as al
legged, that there are no towns there
large enough to lombard, but Boston,
Providence New York, Philadelphia,
Baltimore, Washington. Fort Monroe,
Wilmington and Charleston, 1t is assert
ed. all lie at the mercy OF German
U-boats, and are all entreating the Gov
ernn ent for protection by warships. as
in the Spa 1ish-Amer lean war. 1t is de-
clared that the Government Will be
Obliged to consent in order to avoid a
Ianic.
The paper refers to recent report
of the bombardment of Charleton and
Wilmington, saying that these towns are
centres of war industries;
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-24
NAVY EXPECTS U.BOAT DRIVE
Department Sees Signs of German
Purpose, but Is Not Alarmed
Rv tho United Prose

Washington. Aug, 2l.-Some indica-
tions Of a concerted German drive at
American cargo and troop transports
were manifested here today. Naval ex-
perts though. said the U-boat in general
Is well in hand. and that II a drive is
actually on, 1t need cause no undue ap-
prehension.
The announced sinking of three Amer
ican cargo vessels abroad-the Lake
Edon, West Bridge and Cubore-with
loss of three lives and less than score
unaccounted for, constituted one evidence
of the German effort. Another indica-
tion that a drive may be on Is borne
in the report of Commander White, of
the troop transport OriZaba. who said a
U-boat came up abaft the port beam,
following explosion of a depth charge
aboard his vessel.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-24
Paris NOLU Looks
to NOyOn's Fall
Continued from PAGE Ono

Continued from PAGE Ono
magnificent troops Of the best loved
commander In the French army, flushed
with their victory of July IS, have been
eagerly awaiting since then the word
from Foch that will let them hurl them
selves again on the hated invader.
Foch's Battle Growing
with these factors noted the lines on
which the battle may very probably de-
velop in the near future begin to stand
out. Foch's battle, as 1t Is beginning to
be called here. grows more magnifcently
suggestive in its possibilities every day
What would the barn-storming Kaiser
who grandiloquently announced that the
name Of the battle of the Emperor had
been formally bestowed on the piliful
failure east Of Scissors, and that he
himself had gone to see the triumph OF
his troops, give to stand In Foch's shoes
today?
The absurdity of the method by which,
the Germans are seeking to camoufage
| their long series of defeats in the pres
ent battle by asserting the failure OF
French efforts to pierce their front has
| excited much amusement here. where II
is fully realized that so far Foch has
made no attempt TO break through the
enemy line.
II this had been Foch's object. It Is
pointed out that the marshal would have
begun his offensive simultaneously alonl
the whole line Of the present battle, ant
then. when he had concluded that the
emery had been worn down sufficiently
his masses of reserves would have beer
thrown against the part of the line
judged to be the weakest In the hope oi
smashing through.
That might or might not nave re
suited In a decisive battle, but all thu
facts available at present tend to show
that this decisive battle Is not likely Il
be engaged in until later on. when ou
unity In men and material will assur
success In advance.
Line Is Strong
At present we have in line sufficien
forces to deal the enemy series O
smashing blows which are causing hin
enormous losses, throwing his defensiv
forces into the utmost confusion. upset
ting all organization and compelling hin
to undertake retreat after retreat Il
ever-increasing disorder.
This policy is forcing Ludendorn
wherever Foch strikes, to sacrifice me
out of all proportion to his resources
and no sooner has this been accomplish
ed at one part of the front than tn
same thing is repeated at another. TIL
net result is that we are indisputabl
succeeding everywhere. and rapidly l
reducing the German armies along tn
greater part of the front between tn
Vosges and the sea to such conditio
that the moment may soon come whe
1t will be possible by concentration G
effort against one section Of his lines I
literally break through. When tina
moment comes the series of defeats tn
Germans are now suffering will
transformed into irreparable disaster.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-24
Transformation in Appear
ance of Brave Soldiers
Tells Story
THEIR FAITH JUSTIFIED
Achievements Since Tables
Were Turned on Germans
Wrought Wonders
By G.. H. PERRIS

Special Gable TO Erening Public Ledger
Copyright. 1918. bD tho Ncto York Times Co.
With the French Armies, Aug. "a.
Returning to the front after a lapse
of three weeks find a deep compre.
hensive and most exhilarating change
in the position and outlook. At no
time in this war, and rarely in his.
tory. has there been so large ana
sudden n reversal of fortune. 1t may
be summarized as n passage from
desperate defensive to a steady often.
sive; but such summary phrases give
the general reader a very faint idea OF
what Is the vast transformation OF
the processes and spirit of all the
armies engaged.
The tables are definitely turned.
You read 1t in the faces of men wait
ing alertly on the edge of shady wood.
lands for their turn to enter the fray
or of staff officers busy over their
maps in some village schoolroom.
Since the recovery from the first
shock of the original invitation these
fine fellows of the French armies have
always been confident of the final re-
suits: for let the quarreling theolo-
gians say what they will, they are
men of faith. Always they have gone
down to their silent untrumpeted
scene, sure that things more precious
to free men would at length be win.
! dicated and made sure. Supported
| by the dogged endurance of the Brit.
ish ally, this burning faith of suffer.
! ing France became the chief light of
the Grand Alliance though the evil
! days and days of transient success:
and now that the day of justification
and achievement has dawned the
! harvest of four years of bitter loss
and incalculable effort Is being gath
cred in.
1t is no longer a question of local
victories. of lahoriously prepared oper'
! ations yielding painfully limited re
! suits. The enemy Is outmaneuvered
continuously and throughout the ac
/ tive front
Consider the steps by which this
overturn has been reached. On July
Is took place the last German often
sive in the Champagne and across
! the Champagne attack being already
smashed, Foch delivered. through
| Mangin and De Goutte, his greatly
designed blow at the German flank
between Scissors and Chateau
Thierry.
By August the enemy had re-
treated halfway from the Marine to
his present line along the Aisne and
Vesle Four days later this enemy
! salient had been suppressed and the
battle came to an end. So. for the
moment, it seemed. But Foch had
prepared not only to take. but to keep
| the initiative.
Evening public ledger. [volume] (Philadelphia [Pa.]) 1914-1942, 1918-08-24
Special Cable to Epening Public Ledger

Copvrioht, 1918 By the NciD York Times Co.
Amsterdam, Aug. "a.
Germanys continued reverses have
caused the general staff to take precau-
tionary measures which were considered
"out of the question" only few months
ago. These include the completion of
the fortificatiors Of the Meuse. in con-
nection with which trench digging has
been started on a large scale between
Dinant and Givet, thousands of prison
ers of war and Belgium civilians being
occupied in the work
The Germans evidently believe they
will be forced back on the Meuse front
next winter. and doubtless hope 20 cling
to that line until spring.
had conversation today with a
Dutch woman of German descent who
had lust returned from a visit to rela-
tiyes in a ssmall village near Bonn on
the Rhine. This woman, who had not
been in Germany for two years, though
personally much attached to the old
country. and who has lost two brothers
in the war, made the following state
ment:
'.'The impression / gathered from what
saw and heard in Germany was one of
real despair In spite of what the news
napers say, or rather do not say, Ger
many's retreat makes the worst possible
| impression in Germany, especially on the
| Rhine, as the people there know that
! ,hev will be the first to be hit II the
enemy ever comes
"The idea that German soil would be
,nyIolate to the last has completely dis
anneared, and on the Rhine everybody
axnects sooner or later foreign tnva-
sion. Many families are making plans
10 leave for the center of the empire.
..The ravages made by the Allies air
craft are simply terrific. Nobody Is al
lowed TO print a word about them. But
you NAV take it from me when you
raad that there has been some material
damage II means that whole streets
have been torn up, with terrible cas-
ualtv list TO complete the picture,
.aThe Germans would have endured
sverything-a continuance Of the block
ade, famine rations, lack of shoes and
clothes and all the rest--if their mill
tary successes had continued No one
Pcver believed 1t would be otherwise, The
| disappointment, therefore, IL something
tragic. and many people told me, III
we haven't peace soon we are lost And
| that is what everybody thinks.
.sTo ,the general discouragement one
must add, 10 give an adequate picture
| that the Germans lack food and lack
clothes and the price. of linen 10 rising
10 fantastic heights How the people
stand Il / cannot understand. au
terribly weakened through remaining y