The War Starts By: Jose A. Diaz-Jeronimo

For the last couple of weeks we have talked about some of our people have form troops from all over land that have been token over by the Germans. I think its safe now to let you all know that the person who is responsible for this heroic act is Kinjikitile "Bokero" Ngwale. Kinjikitile was born in Tanzania. Kinjikitile claimed to have communicated with the deity Bokera through the spirit Hongo. He encouraged his followers to overlook tribal differences and unite against the Germans. He told his followers that their ancestors had commanded him to lead a rebellion against Germany. 

Our man are poorly armed with cap guns, spears, and arrows, sometimes poisoned. However, there are numerous of us and, as we mention before that there might be a magical medicine, believed that they could not be harmed because the German's bullets would turn to water. They have started marching from their villages wearing millet stalks around their foreheads. Initially they attacked small outposts and have damaged cotton plants. Just the other day, Matumbi tribesmen marched on Samanga and destroyed the cotton crop as well as a trading post.

 Unfortunately, Kinjikitile was arrested and hanged for treason. Before his execution, he declared that he had spread the medicine of the rebellion throughout the region. In a couple of weeks,  tribesmen will attack a small party of missionaries on a safari.