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German Protest Over Humorous Poem

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Pacific Press Publishing Association · Mountain View, California · Jan 7, 1913

FromSigns of the Times, Vol. 40, No. 1.

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German Protest Over Humorous Poem

A statement has been made that the Turks were trained by German army officers, and their utter defeat has made the Germans feel very sore. What has added to their discomfort has been a humorous poem by an American captain, and this, like the poem written a few years ago, “Gott and Me,” has been made the subject of an official protest from Germany, as an “impertinence.” It takes so very little to stir nations nowadays.