Albuquerque morning journal., 1916-02-25

IN the open market. onc-third of the
money realized goes to fund with
which the prisoners buy the expensive
woods needed FOR this sort OF work,
new tools and other accessories. An
other third the prisoners may spend
as they think fit, while the remainder
goes to the Austro- Hungarian war
providence" fund, and is then devoted
TO any OF the various charitable pur-
poses this organization has.
Much labor Is needed to manage The
camp Several hundred Russians at
tend to the wounded and sick in tho
hospitals and convalesccnt barracks.
Among them are druggists, aud such
"intelligcntsr as were willing to be-
come nurses. The orderlies too. are
Russians
Efforts on the part Of the Austrian
Officers TO find something to do for
the men leads often to udcrous sit
nations. one Of the officers said that
al another prison camp such dearth
Of labor had resulted at one time that
IL became necessary to move large
quantity OF brick several thousand
yards piece by piece, each prisoner
carrying one brick at time. II seems
that the men could not be induced TO
take exercise. II was procured for
them in this manner.
Many of the prisoners of war were
asked how they Jared in the camp
All of them complained. Some Of them
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 Russians ate as well as did the
Austrian soldier when in garrison.
! General Notes pointed out that a
military camp was not the place In
which members of various social
strata could have their wishes met to
satisfaction. He said TO the Associated
Press correspondent that his troops In
Galica would have thought them
selves in heaven had they at any time
last year been as well fed and housed
as were the Russian prisoners. Then
entente wanted TO starve the central
powers, he remarked, and If in carry
ing out such policy, its prisoners OF
war were getting a smaller loaf OF
bread than they were accustomed 70
was condition for which the Austro-
Hungarian governments could not be
blamed.
II may be stated that while the daily
bread ration of a Russian prisoner OF
war is 500 grammes, that Of the Aus.
trian civilian is only 2iO erammes, ana
that of the Austrian soldier at the
front 400 grammes. Both, however
are able to get more meat than the
Russian prisoner gets.
The appearance of The Russian pris-
onors of war did not indicate that they
did not get enough to eat
Officers Try 10 Escape.
4, Many attempts have been made by
Officers 20 escape. The last one was
undertaken by two roommotcs, who
dug u tunnel from the floor OF their
room and might have gotten out OF
the camp had they been more careful.
What puzzled the Austrian officers q
great deal was how the earth of the
excavation had been disposed OF. II
was found that hole had been cut IN
the wall and that the earth had been
poured between the two sheathings
During the day the hole was covered
by IA large picture which had huns
there long time.
None of the officers believes that in
n.
this manner he might lie able to reach
any of the entente countries. But the
officer trying to escape is punished by
confinement to his room, and THIS
punishment is entered against his con-
duct report. Later this report VIII
reach the Russian government, and
the man can so show that he did his
best TO regain his liberty.