The Mankato free press., 1922-01-13
CAME FROM OVER
SEAS, SEEK WORK,
Louis Holm, Son Rudolph,
Are Now In Mankato
DISLIKE FOR WILHELM
They Say He Ran Away And
Left Them ). Don't Like
Prohibition

d GlVutblllSH
"Nein!" -Nein!" accompanied with
violent gesticulations was the answer
to Q query as to whether or not the
German people wanted the retuf IN of
Kaiser William TO Germany or the as
cension Of the crown prince to the i'm
perial German throne.
The answer was that Of Louis Hehn
and his SON, Rudolph, who arrived at
the home Of the formers sister, Mrs.
John Schulenberger, 7l5 West Fifth
street. on Monday after long jour
ney TO this city from Hamburg, Ger
many. The younger man was a prit
yate In the German army for four
years during the last war and SERVED
all along the western front
BY trade the elder German is q
sneepaser sSe sIs and and the &c younger .Da baker
make a home in this city.
still Wears Uniform
Yesterday afternoon when a repre- /
sentative Of The Free Press went to
the Sehulenberger home to interview
the former soldier, Rudolph was in
the back yard, still wearing tie Ger
man uniform but with q metal Ameri-
..as -as.s-.ed to the front of his cap.
He was engaged in saving wood with
willing to talk and through the aid of
his aunt told many things concerning
himself, the German army and living
conditions in that country today.
The travellers left Hamburg for New
York on December II and arrived in
Ellis Island on January L They came
immediately TO Mankato and the trip
had gone before. Last April they got
money together for the trans Atlantic
trip and were about to leave when
they were summoned to Berlin to ex-
plain why they should not stay in the
Fatherland since they were able
bodied and trained workers. Each
time they got ready they were ham
were were tsaliy e s released just @ about q
Served Four Years.
Z Rudolph explained through Mrs.
Schulenberger that he served four
years in the field artillery, at all times
In the ranks as private. At this
time he Is deaf in one ear from the
At Verdun, several battles Of the Som
me, Cantigny and in Flanders. At
this point he vehementiy denied that
he had ever seen any atrocities
against the Belgians or the French as
was told during war times and stated
that he had never heard of any alieg-
ed atrocities OF the French against
Rudolph was . member OF the see
ond battery in . regiment Of the forty
seventh German division. He, was
drafted into the service in February
Of 1915 at the age of nineteen and
served to the end. He told about the
discomforts of soldiers during the
hard winters he said there were many
times that he and his comrades suf;,
that sometimes there was plenty TO
eat although the supply Of food stuffs
The ex- soldier said that he never
came in contact with any American
soldiers during the time he was in
the army. He said that he had never
seen the kaiser, Ludendorn or Hind
enburg and mention of the long range
miles took him by surprise. He had
never heard Of that pisce of ord
nance.
Explain Kaiser Attitude
2 After the first excitement OF de-
nouncing the Kaiser had cooled OF
Rudolph explained that the war lord
had run away fram his people once
mer subjects were not disposed to
countenanee any efforts at getting
him back now that times are com
peratiyely safe.
He stated that in Hamburg there
has been much labor unrest and that
strikes and riots have been frequent.
The Ebert regime was not popular
said Rudolph, and political disturb
anees were frequent He said the
government was willing to allow any
old men to epigrate from the father
land but that drastic rules were in
effect to keep all Young and abaed
bodied men there.
Father and SON explained that there
Is no such thing In Germany as pfohi-
bition aud that drink OF the best
whiskey is available at any saloon for
three marks or at some OF the finer
places, four marks. Beer sells at from
one to two marks according to the
pretensions of the establishment dis
pending the amber.
When 1t comes to food and 0lothing
s,t =; ,dsSes p5ess ap, 20 gp is
retailed at 1900 marks and the quality
even at that figure is none OF the best:
Poorer people there are unacquRinted
with butter since the war and use
butterine at cost of forty marks per
pound. Meat comes at twenty eight
marks per pound. The shoes Rudolph
had on yesterday were of the plainest
design and he said they had cost him
four hundred marks. The cost OF
clothing may, and probably does. &C.
count for his wearing his uniform at
this late date.
Both newcomers said they were
greatly pleased at their FIRST impress
sion In the United States and were
both anxious to-get work here. They
said they never expect TO return to
Germany and were satisfied to live
and die here. tt