The evening world., 1915-02-27
CAPTURED BR|TONS
ARE DESP|SED BY
GERMAN GUARDS
Exchanged Belgian Captain
Tells Unhappy Lot of
Prisoners of War.
SHIVER IN BARRACKS.
Some Punished by Being Put
in Confined Barbed
Wire Cage.
SHIvER IN BARRACKS.
Bv william Philip SimsHs.


0v WWsb0W EVsssp osVssVSs
fUssssl Pvsss sssy Oovsspo~As~tJ
WITH THE BELGIAN ARMY IN
FLANDERS. Feb. Shy mall TO
Now York.)-The Beiklan army sur
gsons who sat opposite mo In the
train which carried us NJ far NJ
Calais, on the way Ia Dunkirk. had
been prisoners Of war In Germany
since octobsN Now they were on
their way TO Calais, whore they had
been ordered to report after their
exchange had been effected.
OF the two ofYicers. one ranked as
Captain. ~ the two golden stars and
one silver one on his collar testified.
Two gofden stars on the collar Of the
others overcoat showed him 70 b .
Lieutenant. The Captains story. -
brought out by questions put TO him
directly, WAS this.
II was taken prisoner near Ant
vsrp. For . few days ! was detained
In Dobsin. IN saxony. together with
dossn other ofiosrs. some French.
some Ensiish and some Belgian.
We dept IN two small rooms In
barraehs. rooms which In times Of
peace servo ~ common soldiers
quarters. Our bedding was sacks
niisd with hay. I cannot say. how.
ever, that while at Dobcin We were
badly treated. considering the cir.
oumstanoAs. This 10 war. and pris.
onsrs must not expect too much.
oiNole BLANKET FAILS TO BAR
COLD.
"soon. however. We were transferrsd
70 Ebsrsdorf. We found . number Of
o0scsrs wsrs already prisoners there
along With 1000 French. Russians.
Bslsians and Ensiish-K ons English
prisoner In all this number may be
allowed to represent EnSlsAd. OF the
Bslgians some 800 we're civilians. Why
they were thsrs no one seemed "a
know. II was . very unhappy lot.
the officers slept. ~ at Dobsln, Ia
small rooms Of . barraok. Several
had 70 occupy the same room. The
ordinary soldiers and other prisoners
slept mostly In stables In straw which
had not been changed since the Be.
ginning Of the war. II ives alive With
vsrmin and reduced TO powder By coa-
slant trampling.
"Eaoh Of W was allowed q single
blanket and We were oetsn cold. OF
course none Of ~ had more than .
change Of olothss; the majority moi
even that; YET DO not know Of {
anSis oass whsrS anybody was pro-
vtdsd With clothes BY the German
authositias. Most OF ~ went without
underwear and shirts while We wash.
"a aaa dsssA what ws AaA.
Theoretically both the barracks
and stables wsrs heated. A hsatina
plant had been Installed but the aot.
| ual heating had been lot by centraOl
to . oivi1lan and hs sconosnibsd on
esal aese shamslsssly.
"WAs tAsrs much sleknes1f :" asket
hin.
"A great deal" the captain, an.
swsrsd. "TAers was little or mo ",
phoid. Cor the sanitary precautioni
against suoh spidemies a. thls wer,
pssfeot There were many victims q
p6Hnmoaas Apd srysipslss. scores ol
spldasrs contracting srysipslas b,
lvins h the aithy hay.
oWolloH PNlooNGNO OWEN
WoRor TRgArMgNT.
~oQcsrs were sivsn special treat.
0spt They were allowed to eat q
he cantssns v they had tbs money
thus sparing Themselves the yer,
bAA though plentiful Sood furnishs,
Tie other prisoners.
"Thsss were sivsn coese In N,
morning. soup with vegetables In 1
~ noon. and soup and cheese. herrinI
or something like that e night. Nea
was allowed three times Q week.
'O0cers were mixsd - far a. DOS
sible. For Instance. q Russian. Bel
gian and Frsnchman would share tn
same room. none speaking the Ian
guage Of the other. We were searchs
for various causes now and then"
DO the Germans make any distinc
ton between the various Allissf"
"Assuredly they do. They despis
the English worse than they do tn
1tnrcos. They say the Belgians ar
treachsrous and free shooters; tn
Russians are cruel: the Turcos ar
Tie sAme but know no bsttsr; IL
French are Ill ri6ht, but are th
tools ot another nation. while tn
pnsiish are . dastardly, dsspioabi
face, deserving OF no cousidsrat tiou
They delight In making an EnGlis
colonel salute . German ooporal o
the guard. though for that matter al
the pfnosr prisoners were required {
::1s ::'st: asa'o'~na'''n'd German ON
what n thsy rsfussdt'
Thsy would - punished Ry bein
put In cells With common German col
disrs ssrvtaG time for various misds
meanorD. You oaA imagine wis
would happen. The poor ofioer woul
bs made to suffsr Svsry cohceivabi
humiliation.
Bank nssssvs elsA,yel.See.
The statsnent Of the actual condi
tion Of CleAs1ng Mouse tanks an
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