The Hawaiian gazette., 1914-11-06
FOLK VISIT.
MANPRIS0NERs
Impounded Subjects Of Kaiser At
CamberIey Are Objects Of
Keen Interest
Civilians, Separated From Sol
diers, Command Most Sym
pathy from the Populace

i LONDON, October l4e--tCorrespond-
ence of The Associated Press) = Tho
FIVE thousand German prisoners, within
the wired enclosures at Camberley, 10
day took on revived hope Of soon being
exchanged. The sun shone brightly all
day and the psychology Of the sun.
light was apparent to all the onlookers
who came over the sandy roads in
motor-cars all kinds Of horse-drawn
vehicles, bicycles and afoot to peer at
the impounded subjects Of the Kaiscf.
"They ain so CHEEKY when IL rain
ing, said the officer of territoriaIs who
walked about the camp with the writer,
The civilians are separated from the
soldiers, each class having its own
stockade /" with several lanes Of wire
and rows Of areights and sentry boxes
surrounding it, The two camps are on
a hilltop, so sandy that even heather
seems to grow upon it reluctantly.
Men Grow Boards
| In the civilian camp today were
about twenty-eight hundred men, most
Of them growing boards, all of military
age, CARRIED in all kinds of clothing
| Among them at least a score of sailors
wore their ship clothes. Many bore
signs Of being careful about their dress
even in such hantlicapping conditions
Some were taken of ships, many were
arrested in England and a few have
avery appearance of having pood
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have been prisoners for seven weeks
None knows what has gone on In the
world since he cntered this camp as
70 newspapers or other sources Of in
| formation are available.
This afternoon over half Of the civil
ian population were listening TO the
trains of as singular a band or orches-
Ira as over assembled. The men were
permitted to keep such musical instnl-
rents as they happened to have with
them.
Some Excellent Musicians
The British officers say there were
some excellent musicians among thcm,
including several violinists who delight
the camp in its quieter moods. But
today technique was swallowed up in
volume and about sixty instruments, in
Guiding comets. horns, drums, yio,ins.
triangles and three accordcons were
vigorously at work, playing, not Ger.
man airs, but cts a long way to
Tipperary,2P the Briton 5 most popular
war song.
The humor of the thing appeals to
the imprisoned Germans who always
applaud this selection vigorously. The
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orchestra is increasing but was told
that il avoids all German melodies.
There must be more psychology in that
though the officers said they had placed
no taboo on German songs.
Acrobats Amused Crowd
In another part of the camp one or
two good acrobats were amusing groups
of onlookers and few were wrestling.
But even in the sunlight there were
hundreds Of men silently walking about
or sitting alone thinking of-what?
The camp of holders reveals all kinds
Of uniform, as varied in character as
those seen in the civilian camp. The
sunlight seemed to have less enliyen-
ing effect upon these men who have
been nearer the fighting, have seen their
eOHfduto ulihS anu hHoN sumo VI Inv
temper and character Of the Sighting
across the Channel. o.
There are over two thousand soldiers
in this camp. They appeared much less
restless than the civilians. Most of
them lay about in smph groups, There
was no slsylarking, no wrestling, no
leap,frog, no aerobatics as in the neigh,
boring camp. There have been no at
lteinpts at escape, no attempts tn com
municate with outsiders, according to
the officers. II would be useless any
way. The prisoners camps are sur.
rounded by two rows of sentries even
in the day time, the outer row TO keep
back the curious Il
Civilians Excite Sympathy |
The tents, the food and the camp
equipment arc substantially the same
as those of the British soldiers few
niles away. at Aldershot. The prison.
ers have all been listed, ready for ex
change when it is deemed advisable or
when the diplomats have cpt the neces'
sary red tape. The soldiers, strange as
il may seem, excite less sympathy than
the civilians, perhaps because imprison-
ment is considered a regular part of
their business, because they have not
been detained so long, or because they
had more excitement TO help them pass
away their time. Whatever the reason,
Il is noticeable that twothirds of the
on,lookers loiter around the eiyilian
camp. Il
"What can ! give you for your
courtesyl" asked the writer as he left
the officer who had escorted him around
the enclosure; at the same time reachsII
ing in his pocket for cigards. 4
sob, you might put a half-crown I'M
the box at headquarters for the Prince
Of Wales Fund, = was the reply. \
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