The Goldfield news and weekly tribune. [volume] (Goldfield, Nev.) 1911-1947, 1914-12-26

The concentration camp at Queen
ferry, ten miles from Chester, now
contains more than 2,20O aliens. The
camp is housed in a score of spacious
factory buildings formerly occupied
by a firm of boiler makers. The
Buildings set aside for dormitory
purposes are divided into wards,
blocks and bays. All the buildings
are solidly built and the sleeping
and living quarters are by no
means crowded, the number of men
in each ward being dictated by the
cubic feet of air space, with due con-
~sideration for matters of light, ven
tilation and heating.
A central heating plant, formerly
the factory power house. furnishes
steam heat and hot water for all the
buildings. There are wash houses
with hot and cold showers at con-
venient points about the camp.
The men have shown considerable
interest in decorating their rooms
Some of the wards containing from
four to ten men are decorated in al
legged imitation of familiar hotels,
ships or streets. Sign boards. paint
ed with more or less elaboration di-
rect the visitors to Villa Emden, an
imitation of the famous German
cruiser, Stadt Hamburg, Inter den
Linden, and Windsor Castle.
Each man is provided with three
blankets and a mattress for his
bunk. There are a few day rooms
fitted up for lounging and for in
door games such as checkers, domi-
noes, chess and cards. No gambling
is allowed.
The hospital contains provisions
for twenty five patients and is am
ply equipped with medical and sur
gical appliances. A resident medi-
cal officer is in charge with two
sanitary Officers who continually in
spect all parts of the camp. Every
new prisoner is submitted to a rigid
examination and the medical officer
keeps regular office hours, during
which any resident may consult him
without charge. Every man whom
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entered his name, the nature of his
complaint, and the prescribed treat
ment, Cases of severe illness are
sent to civil hospitals in London.
The general health of the camp has
been excellent.
The camp postoffice handles about
$500 outgoing letters each week,
and a rather larger amount of in
coming mail. All letters are read by
censors. and outgoing mail is limited
to two letters a man per week. No
letter may be longer than can be
written on two sides of an ordinary
sheet of note paper. The censor
ship of incoming mail has caused
some annoying delays; letters from
Germany are often in a handwriting
difficult to decipher. Letters from
the United States are more salts
DRY, a large proportion of them are
typewriter and many are purely OF
a business character. Nothing re-
lating to the wal passes the cen
sors.
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which residents may borrow books
of varied character. Newspapers are
"bidden in all the camps. Facili-
ties are given by the p~ostoffice for
the receipt of money, and all sums
are accounted for and paid out as
the prisoners direct.
Prisoners who have money cal
take full advantage of the c~anteen,
where special tariff lists for pur-
chases of all kinds are posted.
Much of the routine work of gov
erning the camp is done by the pris-
Oners themselves There is a head
captain for each block, a captain for
each bay and the variouss bays are
again broken up into messes, I'M
der the charge of petty officers. All
these officers are chosen by vote of
the men themselves. The captains
and head captains hold stated meet
ings at which they consider and
adopt regulations for the conduct
of camp affairs.
The commandant and his adjutant
have office hours during which they
may be e On any matters which
the captains wish to bring to their
attention. Any prisoner is privilege
ed to appeal for the remedy of griev-
ances. The occupations with which
the men busy themselves are as va