Bisbee daily review., 1915-10-07
RUSSIA HUMANE WITH
HER WAR PRISONERS;
GERMANY is BRUTAL
British Red Cross Commission
Makes Report on Conditions
N Prison Camps and Scores
Teutons for Neglect.

PETROGRAD, oct. 6. British Pod
Cross Commissioner Ernest Hart a,
a report to Prince Oldenbere. patron
OF all sanitary work in Russia. con.
trasts the good appearance and cen.
eral healthfulness Of German prison.
ers OF war with the distressful condi.
ZION OF Russian war prisoners return.
ing from Germany at the time of
Ihelr exchange az Toneo on the
swedish frontier Commissioner Hart
visited Torneo at the special request
OF Prince Gutenberg To witness tho
transfer, towards the end of AUGUST
His report follows:
In the large new school house at
Torneo ! found 247 invalid or disabled
men austrian and Germany most ex.
celientiy accommodated the wards no.
ing large, airy and scrupulously clean
the beds very comfortable. with annie
room between each. and the food CON
sisting of nourishing soup with me,f
another dish of meat and wholesome
bread in good quantity.
i spoke to several prisoners. who
were grateful for the treatment thew
had received both on the Journey,
from Petrograd and at the bosnitai
They We're clearly and phvsicalIv in
as good condition as the injuries tbev
mad received in battle permitted
nat is to say they We're well nourisb
ed Where their own clothing was
dehcient or worn out they had re-
ceiVed fresh clothing. including
warm overcoat, a cap and often
boots.
saw these men sent away across
the border the same evening and tbo
arrangements for removing them bv
wagons stretchers and boats furnish
ed with necessary convenience and
protection from the weather left notb.
ing to be desired on the score of
humanity. / also crossed into Hanar.
anda and inspected the ARRANGEMENTS
OF the Swedish Red Cross under Or
Nauchkoff, who spoke very highly of
the completeness and humanity of the
treatment Of the injured prisoners of
war by the Russian authorities II
was very clear that the Swedish an
thorities did not hold the same favor.
able opinion of the treatment of Rms
slan prisoners by the Germans. and
! was informed at Haparanda that
they We're sent out of Germany I'm 4,
painfully dirty and neglected condi.
uon' often half naked and half starved.
had the opportunity of verifying
these reports the next morning. when
about $50 Russian prisoners arrived
from Germany. Several of the men
were wearing the same cotton cloth.
ing given out to them i'm the hospitaI
with worn-Out list slippers on their
leet and no socks, and they had trav.
eled i'm this condition from Koepigs-
berg in Germany, through Sweden and
into Russian territory AT Tornao
Many OF the men We're like scare
crows so ragged and filthy was their
condition, and one was clothed I'm the
Uniform of a dead French prisoner
OF war They were thin and weak
and said that they had been half
starved during the Imprisonment
Ihey produced samples of the broad
given them, it being extremely hard
and mouldy and mixed with potatoes
ana even particles Of straw. They
said little or no meat was given them
IN the thin soup served out TO them
daily. In addition they had been sub
Jected to severe punishment for al.
legged breaches of discipline despite
Their MANNED and disabled condition.
the punishment including their being
compelled to stand on barrels for
hours at time, or being tied TO posts
with their arms above their heads
They were also frequently struck bv
their German guards with the butts
OF their rifles or the fiat of their
swords.
"One of the worst features of the
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