p. 2-3

[p. 2:]

been left there for a month
after they volunteered for
The Brigade - and now
one poor chap gets his leg
broken (by treachery) as
a consequence!

Unless a decision is
come to very quickly to
clothe the men at Zossen
in uniform &c &c
as agreed on I must confess
I see no hope of any

[p. 3]

progress, either here or
in America.
In the latter country the
effect or failure in this matter
will be disastrous in the
extreme - more so than
is perhaps realized at the
general staff here.

I trust no further time
will be lost in carrying
out the promises made
to the men who have
already volunteered -