The West Virginian. [volume] (Fairmont, W. Va.) 1914-1974, 1916-02-23

shape BIZ ordinary wire, is made N
one of tie ah0pg. The shoe ls said 70
nave prevents value IN the irene
IN addtt ionssto spretecttn the shoe Sel
the soIdier III keeps the snow away
from the leather and In go aoi4 pre-
vents many cases OF frozen feet
L There Is 10 carpenter shop: the
crude furniture needed by the prison
iers lis made i'm this. "A wood turning
and cutting shop produces such art1-
Giles as 5inlaId weed en- cigar and cigar
cite cases. jsWelFy boxes. hand:mtr-
rpr hacks and frames, and toys. Much
OF this S. well done. II As sold IN the
open market One.third of the money
realized goes to a fund with which
the prisoners buy the expensive woods
needed for this sort OF work, new
tools and other accessories. Another
third the prisoners may spend as
they think At, while the remainder
goes to the AustrpsHungartan War
Providence" fund, and is then devo'
ted to any Of the various charitable
purposes this organization has.
Much labor Is needed to manage
the camp. Several hundred Russians
attend to the wounded and sick in
the hospitals and convalescent bar
racks. Among them are druggists,
and such "intelligents" as; were VIII
ing to become nurses. The orderltes,
too, are Russians.
Efforts on the part Of the Austrian
officers to find something to do for
the men leads often to ludtorous sit
uations. One OF the officers said that
at another prison camp such dearth
OF labor had resulted at one time that
1t became necessary to move a large
quantity OF brick seevral thousand
yards piece by piece, each prisoner
carrying one brick at time. 1t
seems that the men could not be In
duced to take exercise. It was pro-
cured for them In this manner
Many Of the prisoners OF war were
asked how they Jared in the camp. All
Of them complained. Some said the
food was always the same. others
insisted that there was not enough OF
It. Nothing definite could be learned
Of this highly debatable question.
Austrian officers said that the Rus
SLAMS ate as we'll as did the Austrian
soldier when in garrison,
Genera. Notes pointed out that
military prison camp was not the
place in which members OF various
social straits could have their wishes
met TO satisfaction. He said to the
Associated Press correspondent that
his troops in Galicia would have
thought themselves in Heaven had
they at any time last year been as
well fed and housed as were the Rus;
sian prisoners. The Entente wanted
to starve the Central Powers, he re.
marked, and II in carrying out such
a policy. its prisoners of war were
getting a smaller loaf Of bread than
had been accustomed to was condi-
ton for, which the Austro-H Hungarian
Government could not be blamed.
It may be stated that while the
daily bread ration Of q Russian pris-
oner Of war Is 500 grammes, that OF
the Austrian civilian is only 210
grammes, and that OF the Austro'Hun
garian soldier at the front 400
grammes. Both, however, are able TO
get more meat than the Russian prts-
oner gets.
The appearance Of the Russian pris-
oners Of war did not indicate that
they did not get cough to eat.
Many attempts have been made by
officers to escape The last one was
undertaken by two rpom;mates, who
dug a tunnel from the floor of their
room and might have gotten out OF