The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1915-11-23

rcstrnint from the French OFFICER
The maps were done with military
care and precision. Small Coiored
pins and iaes showed the position II
the GerraE1 ana allied forces. n wns
evident thpt German fervor was stIli
dominant a. the coiored pins and "a t.
showed the Germans moving steadily
forward Ia The various thea.ers Of
war.
But that II a mistake. said the
officer c~ommandsnt. noticing a Ger
man war Sag pinned far down into
Serbia heyod the actual point OF Ger
man advance, Then he laughed and
passed along. making no change In
the pins I'd AXIS and remarsing
ITS heir own AFFAIR; Let them
have u that way u u suits them
Some % the officers Just brought in
from the battie-llne AZ Champagne,
where $4,000 German prisoners were
taken. we're In OF he large rooms.
one OF thege young German officers
from champagne stood at military 50
lutte as the party passed. Then. ~
Champagne was mentioned. his saiuts
gradually faded away. his arm relaxed
20 his aide and he took on a sickly
smile az the visitors, as much as 20
say:
Yes. they rather got the bcs, OF
us that time"
Now the party turned 10 he rooms
where the wives and babies Of the
German officers were quaFte-ed IL
was on the first floor OF a substantial
building on the court, up one hight OF
narrow stairs. IN the first room
stood a typical young German Woman
lmNnRf md HnnN fUNNNA~ NaFfN. d.
hair done up in a coil. The furnish
inEs were simple but good. r a large
window threw a Hood OF sunshine on
10 a little cradle In which the baby
was lying.
ITS nice you have such fresh air
and sunshine for the baby. said tho.
visitor.
Yes replied the German wife do.
biously. but he room Is very small.
and the soldiers make much noise uh.
derneath at night.
That was her only but So
far as could be seen there was every
evidence Of creature comfor, naturally
To be expected under such conditions
In he next room the German wife
had her door firmly closed and il took
a sharp knock on the doc-, and q word
OF command In German, To bring "a
slow and reluctant opening. Then this
young German matron appeared. with
the baby In the background nler an
other Hood of sunlight. but with her
~good-lookiHg face fun 81 nrc and re-.
sentiment az the intrusion. She said
nothing and the party did not press
inquiries.
As the party withdrew to the great
nnmEN "a tho nAHNNA ~. - ...-
women lef. together in their rooms
evidently held a council OF war. Soon
they appeared at their doorway and
together marched out to the center OF
the court where the French Officers
ald visitors were grouped Together.
I'VE want 60 leave here. they said
speaking together aud very firmly
we have addressed a letter asking
that we be allowed to leave. and we
nave no answer
German oficers crowded 10 the wll-
dows as the :wo wives made their pro-
test. and looked down ~lnte1tiy at the
scene. one Of the visitors asked why
the wives were there. They had come
voluntarily, u WIS explained, wishing
To be with ;heir husbands. but now
after some months they wanted to0
~ hhF Ahf hAWNhFN VI NaNf OF NWifN.
living In Switzerland. 10 was stated,
had written a letter requcst.ng That
they be permitted TO return 10 Ger.
many. The Application had been duly
passed upon by the French military
authorities, who concluded that 8; Was
not reasonable for prisoner who had
voluntarily Joined their husbands and
remained lu France "a long time. ODE
tanning much Information. now tn GO
back 90 Germany. And that being
the decision of he higher authorities
Il only remained FOR the C-ommaudaut
to carry Il out.
Naturally they would ll,c GO leave.
they would like 60 go home, said one
Of the officers. but such "a curse
would be obviously unrea enable.
one Of the officers wives h. from
Berlin. :he other from Wu%ertenburg
They were with their huT bands DO
German Toguland when the French
capture was made. Then came the
long ocean journey to France, the
wives choosing TO remain with their
husbands. one baby va born ON the
ocean. and the other after the prison
ship had landed a. Bordeaux. just
what nationality this last French born.
German baby has IL not clear.
The visitors were also led 10 the
asscmbly-rooms Of the GERMAN ON
GERS. equipped much like club quar-
tiers. with gy gymnasium. games, billiards
and musical ingtrumeuts. \ huge
base v|iolincello was pointed ou- as
part Of the German orchestra The
officers were sitting about 10 easy
chairs In the manner of clu1men Many
OF them wore The iron cross con pie
uously displayed on the left breast OF
their uniform.