New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-12-19
Germans at Holyport Well
Treated, Though They
Try to Escape.
CAPTIVE OFFICERS
KNOW AMERICA
play Football, Master Spanish
and Study Map of the
United States.
By GORDON BRUCE.
IN. rahIe 20 me rrlbuns !


London. Dec. Military sternness
- -,eial differences Notwithstanding,
=, Golden Rule stands out with ap-
ealing elearness where British treat
~, Of German prisoners OF war is
,.s-ned. That was the impression
,,,ried away yesterday after an in
.,,,,;or Of the German officers prison
,sm, 1t Holyport. II was the first time
correspondent had been permitted
:, v,.it the quarters Of the nations
officer guests.
on the one hand. stories from Ger
-, sources have portrayed the suffer
i,y, Of prisoners at the hands Of the
vr,l;sb. or the other. there have been
D.y.Istsnt tales circulated in England
% the effect that German officers are
,,npsred and live in luxury. Both
r,,or,s are entirely unfounded. II
there Is any suffering it 5 Of the
mental variety. and, while the men live
comfortably, the word luxury" could
b.-dlv be connected with bare floors,
simple cot bed and such food as can
he bought for so cents day.
A few details Of life in Holyport
pr;son should be interesting to Amer
iesn readers. owing to the fact that
srong the prisoners are several who
have spent most Of their time in the
limited States. Best known Of these
{, Lieutenant Victor Won Borosini, for
wears 2 social worker in Hull House,
Chicago. Won Borosini married an
American girl, who aided him in his
work.
Forced TO Fight for Germany.
Wls, uhr was declared Won Boro-
sin. was Oh @ holiday in SaXony and
had no choice but &C sOin the army.
gis ea7ta~e occurred at Ypres after
\, had been or the firing line for ten
DAVIS. j. c,n- Yesterday he expressed
bin-elr as perfectly satisfied with his
,re.,mer. by British officers, but
rsv-rca tho separation from his wife.
rbo had visited MIN once since ne has
5seH i~urisorcl. She Is now IN sag
,arv. Micr
Tsey. there rs Dr. Arnold Koh.schut-
.er Of Wouat Wilson. Cal, and Canfoin
an peeecr. Of Los Angeles where
C.rtai1 Gesser's family now reside.
-teso ron we're taken from liners
rti'e irving 20 rejcin the Kaiser
'sccs during the early days Of me
Vsr.
O'hc-s known iu America are Mil
inrtoa Herm ann. who SPENT much time
-indyi-C banking Do New YORK; ms
tathor is president Of the Deutseher
Rars OF Berlin and ne has many amer
can friends Dr.. fr.edensoerg, taken
from the Ancona az Gibraltar, - p
carEl expert and watched the construc-
tion OF the Panama waterway. he
gives frequent lectures 20 his fellow
prisoners OIL the subject
Among the other prisoners are Cap.
tain BcchhaueY. second in command O
the cruiser G1eiserau, destroyed on
The Falkland lciands, and who is the
rapking ofscer among the Germans.
he acts IT. the capacity Of prisoners
commandant. and an dealings with the
cantors aye carried or through him.
Dr. Martin Luther. surgeon OF the
cruiser Emden. also is az Holyport
Another prisoner is Captain Muhl-
bauer, who has the distinction OF be-
irg the Arst prisoner taken by the Brit
ISL He commanded q German ship
which carried no wireless and which
locked ~ Gibraltar ffteen minutes
after war was declared. Thus he
walked into the arms OF the British
authorities.
An amazing feature Of the life Of
ne camp is that the Germans keep
ihs windows Of the sleeping rooms
tightly shut al the time The guards
tried In vain 10 induce them 70 allow
fresh air 20 enter the place. but they
refused. even plugging the ventilators
and keyholes.
TIE camp has en- ideal location in
tho valley % the Thames. three miles
from Asidenhead. The buildings oc-
eupied By the Germans were erected
&c home Tor Nell Gwvnne, In the time
Of Charles H. Later they were used
as military training school for boys,
and this adaptation rendered them cas-
ny suitable for their present purpose.
The whole prison Is surrounded By a
strong stockade, heavily guarded.
Fifty yards inside this is an unbroken
line Of barred wire entanglements. also
closely watched.
Watched by ''Tommies."