The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-23
KEEPING PRISONERS
.RQTHERAN!H|..E EXPENSE
Some Facts Cleaned During
A visit 10 Famous Aus.
trianB Camp.

lINz, Austria, January 12.-( Core.
spondence q The Assp ciated Press)-
Major General Clemens. commander
Of the KaelhM aenchen camp for Rus
sian mllitary prisoners, looked over
ten motley array Of men in Russian
uniforms aud Austrian suits Of semi
mtiitary cut who mad lined up along
the viii of the detention barracks
wlicii "a dc camp named houses Rus
sian pftsonerA who have made at
tenpfs "a escape or who have viola.
Mort 90 these men," said the COM
mander To The Associated Press cor
Tespondent shayes been guilty OF
breaches of diseipl There are a
feW. however, who. have made at
Temps 10 get away. One OF them has
with that General Notes told one
OF his Officers To bring over certain
man. The prisoner, q rather hand
some Young fellow Of about 50. step
ned before the commander, halted
with d sharp thud OF his heels, and
then raised IFS hands to his cap, at
attention. Y
aaTheySbrougiit you back" comment
ed the grizzled general.
me RUSSIAN said "Da," with the
faintest smile on his face.
General Notes, too, smiled.
mo doubt, you fund it cold out In
tits mount ins,@@s he said. "For the
next sixty dayssyou can think it over
IN here, and then you may be OF
diffsrant turn Of mind. Russia is a
ioiiE way on from here at present,
and Il wish Ito warn you that the next
tine you getaway from the camp In
v5tr Russian uniform, you may not
fare GO well s. They may see you some
where, recognize you and do you
harm. Our peasants don't like Rus-
SLAMS any too we'll Just now"
The fact that the Russian soldier
WE what may best be translated as
officeEaapirant before he fell into the
iiandssof the i Austrians, gave him the
rfFht Ia reply TO the comment OF the
camp Commander
He said something in Russian.
VERY WELL y said General Notes.
apieass yourself! You say 1t is your
rieiit and duty to escape. II you can.
That / grant you. AT the same time
1t IS my duty to keep you here. lwlu
soc TO IL that you are kept here.
AZ he walked on. General Notes
rated the Russian on the cheek.
Don't be- foolishi he said IT'S
cold out there The Russian smiled
and faced about
sPineky chap. remarked General
Nottes, and a good Russian. Knows
German we'll, but never used 1t with
the officers. The last time he man
ared to get ass far as the vicinity OF
TTdest. HeFhoped to get across to the
Itaffans. In his Russian uniform at
fiiat Speaking Of grit, his is an ex-
cepfionaE case.E On his way to Triest
rs Travelled at night, hid during the
dry. and Unjust have helped himself TO
food IN aSmanner;as yet unexplained.
General Notes has been spending
many months at the Russian front In
Haifeia. and like SO many others OF his
countFymen IS thoroughly good
sport. The daring of the man Inn
pfessed himSvery much.
TIie Klein:Muench prison camp is
huge estab lishment. 1t covers an
area o. about five square miles. and
~ barracks are capable of housing
10000 men Nj thout crowding. So far
about 10000 Russians and several
Thousand Italians have been quartered
there, since the estab lishment of the
camp In January, 1915. At present
there are In the camp 304 Russian
efficers and about II, 900 men, the re-
Taainder having been detailed to do
work on the Austrian farms.
The barracks are large wooden
strncturesa covered on the outside with
thick tar pape painted white. Above
tie pine.board floor, two stories Of
ptatEorFns. eight platforms for each