Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1915-11-23
Or. f. H. Schurmann Of Homo.
lulu Hears Of Nephew Held
Captive in, British Isles

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! Unstinted praise and words Of kind
mess Tor his taptors from 4 wounded
German, boy held In captivity ID Eng
land come to light In letter recely-
ed here BY the uncle Of. the boy, Dr..
F schuvnannScf 171 South PsFets,
MIA street. - = -.
News Of nis nephews treatment.
does not come direct from England,
but 4 borne iii q letter, from, the doc
tors father. an aged professor Qf the
imperial university at Berlin now liYs
ing ID Cologne on q pension. The
father is Sc years old ssss. $50
interesting little touch esTthe sort
that's make all the world sEinare
sscattered here and there throughout.
the letter, the fourth written without
an answer. all the others evidently
having failed to cross the ocean az
they have never reached here.
We are all right says the letter
TRANSLATED into English, .and 1t. ap.
pearl that mother and I are going to
celebrate our diamond wedding on the
18th .pf next May, the Lord, willing
thatcwe shah be spared, that long.
Your brothers are all soldiers. Eu.
gene 1.-THE oldest) Is chief military sur
geon' snow, and superintendent Of g
great hospital at Dresden. He has I'M
der hts care from 5000: to 10 600 wound
I'D men at one times. . i sAz s.
fT1e second broth Is eisos anypfis
Ger. having command; Of 2, tliyisfon pf
the army In France. He was recentiyS'
home .on a furlongh to see ius. looking
well and strong and 81! good hope for1
the FUTURE. NJ ar: ri lstfIA ssssl; sttIs
ssThe youngest boy has been drafted
into the slandwehr' and now lies at the
front In some part OF Belgium. though
just where we do not know. Fritz,
our sonin-law, the husband OF Jour
oldest sister. has been promoted TO e.
rank between sergeant and the next
highest officer, and his. next promotion
win make him an officer As you know
he Is a university professor. and has
been advanced from the ranks.
Five Months In Russia.
Fritz" the letter goes on to say,
has been In Russia now for five
months. His wife and the two chi.
dren are at.home with her parents.
or these four relatives none have re-
ceiyed any harm so far"
Fate. it. seems, has picked. out the
two youngest OF the near relatives TO
deal with, the two young sons of DR..
Schufmann's sister having both been
wounded severely. One OF the boys,
as already stated, was shot through
the lungs and is now In the prison
hospital at England from which he
sends home letters. telling Of the fair
and kind treatment accorded him.
The other, though pierced Through the
eye with the splinter aOf7 . grenade,
VIII live. His right eye. Is blind. hove
ever ~ ,s1s:a = iaas1l.
Last year." the letter states, '.the
two young sons were called Upon for |
training. They were but ~ and Is |
then, and now they have both seen
war and suffered from Il. : s's3
Unfortunately both received serf |
Gus wounds shortly after reaching the
front Otto was shot through the lung, |
was made prisoner, and Is now con.
as captive in England. He |
sends US many words of praise for
the treatment that is being given him. |
"Not long ago Karl. the younger,
was shot through the eye with a |
'grehatsplitter. He will be sent home
to US in few days, and. is out of the
war now unless he goes back as a
prison guard or to some other similar
position. OF Hedwig, the youngest son:l
of: your other sister, we have heard
nothing and.ail Of us are very uneasy
as 70 what may have become OF Him