Baraboo weekly news. [volume] (Baraboo, Wis.) 1912-197?, 1919-02-13
Camp and Field


Rave uAN no Trouble at all ana It
is unlikely that we will, = but, believ-
Ing In our old motto of safety first"
we are always prepared. No one trav-
els about without his gun strapped on
and all set for use. The people have
instructions from their government as
to the course they are to follow, as
we'll aH our regulations. and Of course
they have no recourse but to follow
them, and undoubtedly they are well
satisfied, for the past six months have
course they are being treated mighty
Well-not molested in any way, not
even Inconvenience except in such
small matters as providing billets for
the men, and the like, which is hard
ly an inconvenience, as they are we'll
paid for everything they do.
My impression is that they want to
be or appear friendly, but are not
sure whether or not the American will
reciprocate, or perhaps it is just cur
iosity, for they are very curious about
the American after tEeir fearsome"
expectations of him has been dissi-
pated. Judging him from reports
brought back to them from the front
while the war was in progress, they
expected some sort Of "flre-e eating
monster" who could not allow day
to pass without killing off a dozen peo-
pie. But even with such a picture of
the American in mind they were
thankful 1t was not the French that
were coming, for they are terribly
frightened of what they might do,
without reason of course, just the
imaginings of a guilty conscience"
as dope it out. They realize fully
the things they have done to the civil
ian population in the invaded districts
of France and are too square head
ed" to realize the one big difference
between the German and the French
soldier which would alone prevent
those things occurring here, namely,
the French are not barbarians.
The lack Of food we have heard SO
much Of is not as great as these peo-
pie would have us believe, indeed they
endeayor to give the impression that
they are "out of luck" as far as food
is concerned, a bid for sympathy per-
hans, but if a fellow observes cond1-
tons a bit he don't find anyone that
appears to be starving or anyone that
does not appear to get along pretty
wen under their own steam. OF course
they have their food cards, etc, but
both France and England have had
them for years.
The country in general seems to be
in pretty good shape. The land does
not seem to be extensively worked as
It no doubt has been in peace times
aid the highways and railroads have
.re other signs Of the effects Of war,
got been kept in good shape, and there
but believe me, the country Is in much
tetter shape than they would have
the United States and the rest of the
world believe.
Home Of course looms large in every
fellows vision now. We have always
sort OF figured that the divisions
would return to the states in some
what the same order they came over
seas and that would bring the tn rty'
second back pretty early in the game,
for there were but few divisions
here when we came over. but that is
all a matter OF conjecture. Although
it would seem the just course to fol-
low. military necessity may make
it impracticable. Anyway peace is
"a ,n$ nd after
comes it seems likely allied troops
will necessarily be held here for some
time unless Germany gets stable
form Of government lined up whole
lot sooner than at this moment seems
possible. Teuton politics are about
as hard to understand as the German
mind. but it seems there are three
great parties in the country all Dulft
more or less on sOc!ahstlc founda-
tions. The Conservative party, which
is probably more or less in power at
the present time (the party which was
led by Schidemann and which backed
ND the kaiser all through the war;,
and each of the other parties, eacn a
few degrees less conservative. IL Is
unlikely that the present party Will
remain in power alone only long
enough to weather them through the
present crisis for the other parties
are active and large and considering
that the stronghold of one OF them Is
in Bavaria, which for the past year
has steadily grown more antagonist
ic to the government as represented
BY the Prussian element, it is not rea-
sonable to suppose they will allow any
question affecting their own interests
10 be settled without they them
selves have the dec ding vote. Some
think the three big sections OF the
country will separate into separate
states but anyway they have a pie
problem before them, almost as oie
as that of Russia, but We must give
them credit for being an efficient race
and no doubt they will evolve some
solution satisfactory to all. hope
they do it quickly
am inclosing little triuote TO oul
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