This is all the news. I hope that my letter will reach you. Do not worry. But if the Germans arrive in Rouen they will find somebody to receive them. If the men are not strong enough the women will help them. For my share I would like to kill one of them, and it is the Kaiser himself; I assure you that I would do it gladly. My dear Henriette, I say "au revoir" to you today. Maman and Lili send you their best kisses. A big kiss from your fragile MADELEINE. P.S.--It is a good thing that I am always so cheerful and contented. It happens sometimes that I can make Jeanne and Helene forget, and I give them a little hope. "It Is for Us and for France" [From The New York Sun.] _LONDON, Oct. 14.--To those who believe, as Germans would have the world believe, that the French Nation is decadent, fit only to disappear from the face of the earth, the following letter, simple as any letter can be, yet full of the Spartanlike qualities that even a German must admire, will serve as an inspiration. It was written to a French soldier by his sister. The soldier showed it to his officer, who was so pleased that he had it published anonymously for the troops. One of the men at the front has sent the letter to The Times. A translation of it follows:_ Sept. 4, 1914. My dear Edward: I hear that Charles and Lucien died on Aug. 28; Eugene is very badly wounded; Louis and Jean are dead also. Rose has disappeared. Mamma weeps. She says that you are strong, and begs you to go to avenge them. I hope your officers will not refuse you permission. Jean had the Legion of Honor; succeed him in this. Of the eleven of us who went to the war eight are dead. My dear brother, do your duty, whatever is asked of you. God gave you your life, and He has the right to take it back; that is what mamma says. We embrace you with all our heart and long to see you again. The Prussians are here. Young Joudon is dead; they have pillaged everything. I have come back from Gerbervillers, which is destroyed. The brutes! Now, my dear brother, make the sacrifice of your life. We have hope of seeing you again, for something gives me a presentiment and tells me to hope. We embrace you in all our hearts. Adieu and au revoir, if God permits. THY SISTER. It is for us and for France. Think of your brothers and of grandfather in '70. "Chant of Hate Against England" How Ernst Lissauer's Lines Were "Sung to Pieces" in Germany. [From The Basler Nachrichten.] _The ever-increasing hatred in Germany against England and the constantly diminishing bitterness expressed in German circles toward the French is commented upon at considerable length by the Basler Nachrichten, one of the leading German newspapers of Switzerland, which publishes excerpts of utterances of leading Germans to illustrate its deductions. The Swiss paper's article follows:_