Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-07-19
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ONE SOLDIER AFTER KAISER,
Oswald Finch, Formerly of Gem, Gives
His Views on German Boss

Oswald Finch, Formerly of Gem, Gives
His Views on German Boss.
Private Oswald Finch, former resi-
dent of Gem, who left May "a for
Camp Kearney, California, where he
is stationed with Co. 3, 157 infantry,
has written his views on Kaiser Bill
and the effect of the war in every walk
of life.
\ The letter follows:
IT have encloses a little news in NV
letter in which I woild be very well
pleased you would publish it in the
Wallare Press Times. 1t would be
quite interesting to ire readers of the
Wallace Press Times. 1t would be
This is the heading
NOW THAT THE KAISER IS HERE,
HOW DO YOU LIKE HIM?
Take another look at Emperor Will
/ liam. We are beginning to see a good
deal Of him. 1t seems to me that run
into him everywhere I go. And when
ever 1 see him find that he has a lot
Of new instructions to give me-orders
to hand Cuttings that I shall or
shall not do. Last Saturday I thought
l would go up to the golf club and
get little exercise. When got there
me and closed up the place. The club
house looked like Belgium, cold and
desolate. No more coal until further
notice-by order OF German Willie.
Its the same way at home-heat
turned of. lights turned down. sugar
nearly gone and the emperor at the
bottom of it all. If it weren't for his
ambitions. things would be back where
they were.
"At the restaurant where I eat my
lunch William has taken charge Of the
kitchen and the dining room He tells
have. He has lowered the qualith of
the food, raised the prices, and fixed
it so that I have to yell my head or
to get anything at all Aside from
that. he's a perfect host.
1.-THE old boy follows me to the Of
fee. Say. William. have heart! It
would require a couple of hundred
thousand words to describe the help
he is to me in my business-with all
that he is doing to upset the mails.
the railroads and the processes of man
nfacture and delivery. On the whole.
It is more fun these days to sit at home
and shiver than to go down to business
and sweat
Yes, sir, the emperor is with US ev
Try waking moment. 1t took quite
ong time for him to get over here. but
lie has arrived. bag and baggage. And
lie has established personal relations
With each one of us. We are having
dealings with him, and we
re not finding the relationship very
He's also a domineer-
ng. dictatorial nuisance.
Hes also extravagant. His pres
mt schemes have cost about seventy
illion dollars and four or five million
ives He is the bull-head promoter
ype that gets in wrong and hang the
xpensel There's nothing to be done
ut to get rid of him II we let him
ave his way now he will go right on
ocking the boat. He loves authority.
likes to boss Give him rope and
here will be more wars-and plenty
{ them.
Uncle Sam has set out to FIRE this
ian. And we agree that the thing
rust be done. So when they come
round to you this spring for contri-
utions to the Liberty Loan or the war
,vings fund or the Red Cross or the
:. NJ. c.. A.. rake and scrape every
emmy you can find and put 1t tn
ward finishing UP the job.
IAN join in the chorus
We DON'T WANT THIS
G-U-Yi"
I'VE have had a taste of him and we
int like his work. We may have
zen monkeys once. Tho scientists
II US we were. But lets not allow
is kind of specimen to make mon
'ys OF us again."
Whip the Hun
Judge James F. Ailshic has ANNOUNCE
his candidacy for the Republican
animation for the abort term In the
s. Senate. which II the unsxpirsd
'rtion OF the term for which Senator