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German Officer in Siberia Praises Captain Bairnsfather Sketches
A German prisoner writes from Siberia praising Captain Bruce Bairnsfather’s Fragments from France and notes that Britons and Germans alike find humor in the front line cartoons. The letter, sent to the London Bystander and republished by the Boston Post, laments dinner-table hate and extols shared laughter despite war.
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Bruce Bairnsfather
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Boston Post
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Private Jones
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