"Don't Be Shy"

The Verein Einsamer Kriegerfrauen (League of Lonely War Women) wishes to remind German soldiers that there is still one commodity at home not on the ration list. Circulars disseminated by this forthright organization, picked up by Allied troops in captured German positions, read as follows: "Dear Front Soldier: When will you come back on leave? . . . Back at home we know of your heroic struggle ; however, we do understand that even the bravest get tired and that they need a soft pillow, tenderness and real pleasure.

"We are waiting for you. . . .

"Cut out our badge on this letter. Display it visibly on your glass in every tea room, in every bar ... in the vicinity of a railway station. Soon a member of our League . . . will take charge of you and ... the longings of lonely nights will find fulfillment. . . .

"Naturally we are not unselfish . . . we long to have a real German boy to press to our bosom. Don't be shy. Your wife, your sister, or your sweetheart is also one of us.

"We think of you, but also of our country's future. He who rests, rusts."

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