Americus times-recorder. [volume] (Americus, Ga.) 1891-current, 1919-02-16
LIEUT.. HOWELL
FINDS GERMANY
PLEASANT LAND

OoNeutu IuLdHLFy IN Germany is raLner
struck with the country and the peo-
pie of Germany, he indicates in let
ter just received by his aunt, Mrs. E.
II. Cordell, of near Americas The
people of Germany are not so hard
up as they have led the world to be-
lieve. He says the American soldiers
are we'll treated and are taken into
the best German Dutch, he calls
them homes, where their stay is made
pleasant
Il can't understand the situation"
he says, unless it is like one of the
people here says, that it was the gov
eminent and not the people The
Kaiser is very much in disfavor. We
have lot of fun joking about him and
Got nit uns.' We tell them Got nit
uns nicht'''
Lieut. Howell says in his letter that
he has applied for separation from the
army, and hopes to be coming home
soon. His letter follows:
"Adernach, Germany, Jan. a. 1919.
"A. P, O. 74O.
Dear Aunt Mamie Am so busy
since I Joined my regiment. that 1 do
not have time to write each of my
friends individually, so l am writing
several at the time, and l know you
will pardon me. When l returned /
found seventy-two letters awaiting
me, so it will take some little time to
catch up with my correspondence.
Arrived here the tenth. Came by
the way of Toul, Metz, Treves and
Coblenz. Spent the night at the last
town and had the pleasure of looking
around a bit. Most of the trip up was
made in the nighttime, so could not
see the scenery along the Rhine. all
of which l regretted very much, as the
beauty of the scenery is hard to beat
II have always heard that the Dutch
were very industrious people and now
l know it. They have vineyards on
the steepest mountains. Use steps to
climb up. Every available spot is
under cultivation. l have been I'M
able to see where Germany is in such
narrow straights. 1t is true that they
are short ON such articles as grease,
fats of all kinds, -four, but they have
plenty of other articles
Il was very mucn surprised in the
way the Dutch have received us. The
men and officers are billeted in the
best homes and get the best of treat
ment. AS housekeepers the Dutch are
hard to beat. They work all, the time
At the home in which / am staying
there are two sons and one daughter
We have hot water awaiting us every
morning to shave with, they have a
fire for us in the sitting room, where
there is a writing table, piano, ETC.
The son, who was in the Prussian
Guards, comes in and plays the piano
for us. The fraulein comes in every
night and talks to US. Seems to en-
joy it very much. Asks about the
American girl and different things.
There was a fraulein around last night
that had visited in Ohio and spoke
some English. l now wish l had stud
led when / was in school. / had an
opportunity to learn French and Ger
nan but neglected it. / can get along
alright in French, but have to work
hard on this lingo OF the two / think
German mcuh easier. We are not al
tants, but it is the same old question
of a man and a maid OF course this
does not apply to the homes in which
you stay, because we have to be cour-
teous. Stopped in a home the other
night where there is pretty girl who
plays and sings beautifully. There
was canary sitting above the piano,
and every time the music began, it was
start to singing with all its might
Il can't understand the situation I'M
less it is like one of the people here
says, that it was the government and
not the people. The Kaiser is very
much in disfavor. We have a lot of
funjoking about him, and Colt nit
uns.' We tell them Colt NIT uns NIGHT.
There are lots of elements of resemb-
lance between the Dutch and the
Americans, more than with the
French.
so far as / have seen the Dutch
use men for teachers. 1t looks funny
to see well-dressed men going to
school. l think this is not bad idea,
however. Germany is truly a military
nation, just as France, England and
other nations of the East. Every one
has a rank. Even civilians have rank
and respect their superiors as such. I
am going the latter part of the week to
a town named Nomady. About the