The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1916-06-05
ExCHANG|NG Of
PRISONERS WILL
CONTINUE LONG
Whole Summer to Be Devoted
to Return of Wounded and
Disabled to Their Native
Lands Through Sweden.

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throughout the summer The y
change applies only to those prisoners
totally unfit ever t. serve again. one
glimpse at n trainload 81 these miseI
able war dereiicts leaves no doubt as
to their disa bility. Missing lcgs, mis- !
sing arms, sightlcss eyes, shattered
Jaws, twisted spines ana here and
there The CLASSY stare which tells its
" story Of a burned-out brain |
these are the evidences tho swedish
people see of the war that surrounds
them.
The transfer through sweden is
handled entirely by the swedish RCD
Cross, or "Roda Korset.' OF which
Prince Carl, brother OF the King. Is
the actual and active head. The Ger
man prisoners are received from the
Russians at Haparanda Mt the Swed-
ish- Finnish border. only "A few miles
south Of the sweep OF the Arctic cir
Gle. In rains specially fitted Tor
their use the manned and twisted
wrecks of men are taken south
through the entire distance ~ sweden,
a journey OF three nights ard two
days. the pace Of the train BEING
timed tor the utmost OF comfort At
TrcllebOrg. the southernmpst part at
SW eden. the old-timc soldiers pf ia,
fath"rland are placed upon German
hospital transports fort h" mort saii
across the southern reach of the Ral.
tic To- the German port Of Sassnitz.
From there they are taken to HAM
burg ana held in detention for on
month ~ a guarantee against tn. M
portation al any infectious disco ~.
This quarantine period erded. the
men, most II them dependents Tor
life, ar" returned to THEN relatives
ana homes.
IN the case 81 the Russian PRISON.
ers tn" operation IL Just reversed.
They are received from the German
ships at Trellcborg and are taken to
the north through the glowing sun
shine ana the mysterious nights OF
the Arctic attitudes. where soon IN.
days Will fade one into the other with
only "A shadow % twilight In between
The work was begun his year with
one train "A week In each direction
This month the number viii he IN
creased L. tire. IN each direction.
The trains consist uf sixteen cars dUu
have Il "a pacity % about -35 soldiers
When the work is fully under .
the rate of exchange viii be about
5000 prisoners n month. As the per-
ccntago Of totally unfit" among the
men must be comparatively smail
some idea may be gained as to the
total number OF prisoners held on
both sides Of the -Gcrmnn
BATH" line.
The first train started forth from
Trolleborg with the burucn ~ gao
physical and mental deficisnts-
ghastly assortment OF parts of mon.
"A they hobbled or were carrie
down the gang-plank of the hospitDi
steamer At Trellcborg the procession
seemed like "a Veritahlc o~utpOurin
from tho depths uf an Inferno I,
was plain 10 he seen that each nr'
There had rome to grips with dealt
and had fought his way q u OF that
grim clutch only at "a terrible cost
of wound and scar. Paid faces aua
sunk"n eyes told the story almost "a
quickly as empty sleeves and foldct
trouscr-iegs. Down the narrow team
cr plank they came, awkwardly -
ing to manipulate the unfamiiia
erutches. A right leg was missini
here. u left there. and IN come ease
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rhe dc~p"rka'l"n from this S'f"nR'
snip OF broken men hud oeen unde
way Tor ten minutes I'rhaps wh"'
mere suddenly appeared among IN
human fragments at the root "i ih
ganHway "A man VINO had oecn entire
ly lest sight OF as he maie his va,
10 shore. both OF ms legs were son
ana ms mead scarcely showed ano''
the shng"ay rails as h" swung u
remnants of ms hody along pet""e'
Two Study h'le crutches' II soon de
NeIop'd' however mat he was ne
alone IN ms misery, Tor ther" wcr
aeF'fai othcrs IKE MIN IL SCENE
that me crutch process "ould neVe
enh Tor IN" doctors shld the nuinpe
81 leg cases was unusually high I
'hls ilrst shipment or human wreck
az" h"n' |" RUSSIA 'n' OF IN" ]"
cases was q boy OF iifteeh. Ills ir'
imp was gone wen aooN" IN. enc
hut WIN the dexteri'y OF youth ]
had learned 10 mop along with ON
one cruteh ana hod thrown the "thc
away as so much imprdimenta.
hut soon the arm'cascs n IN
ma nd-tHSrS were very much IN cNI