A German deserter's war experience

A GERMAN DESERTER'S WAR EXPERIENCE


TRANSLATED BY J. KOETTGEN
NEW YORK B. W. HUEBSCH MCMXVII

COPYRIGHT, 1917, BY B. W. HUEBSCH
Published, April, 1917 Second printing, April, 1917 Third printing, June, 1917 Fourth printing, July, 1917 Fifth printing, August, 1917
PRINTED IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA

The following narrative first appeared in German in the columns of the New Yorker Volkszeitung , the principal organ of the German speaking Socialists in the United States. Its author, who escaped from Germany and military service after 14 months of fighting in France, is an intelligent young miner. He does not wish to have his name made public, fearing that those who will be offended by his frankness might vent their wrath on his relatives. Since his arrival in this country his friends and acquaintances have come to know him as an upright and truthful man whose word can be relied upon.