Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1917-03-02

life except IN the case Of the Mount
Temple, on which three Canadians
were killed
Expected 10 be Freed.
Another man was injured. his foot
being mangIed so badly that It was
amputated on board the raider Tn
TIL they reached SwInemuerde. the
Americans had no idea that they would
be treated other than neutrals. In
fact. even the British officers VINO we're
captured signed parole papers while
on the raider. with the understanding
that they would be placed Oh board
the first neutral steamer encountered.
toT traussh3pment To g home port.
The capture OF the Yarrowdale with
her valuable cargo Influenced the Ger
man commander 10 change mis- intan-
ton and send the prisoners to Ger
man port on that vessel
Condition 81 Yanks DepI0rabIe.
aided by q heavy storm the run to
the entrance Of the Baltic was made
uuGererTed. Thence they steamed to
SwInemuende under German convoy.
After a few days at Swiuemuende. the
prisoners We're transferred 10 camp
at Neustrelitz. where they were held
for month in quarantine. The condi-
ton Of many of the Americans, lnclud-
ing horse handlers from the George.
was depI0rabIe. The horse handlers
had been accustomed to work ON the
lower decks, which were hale awas1,
iD bare feet and in undercIothes. They
entered the boats In this condition.
Three Americans without shoes walk
ed III the snow for almost "a month
before footwear was supplied Others
would have been little better of # the
captain of the Tarrowdala had not
distributed all available clothing
aboard
Communications Ditchedt
Repeated attempts we're made TO
communicate with the American en-
bassv, but none OF she messages reach
ed 1Tr. Gerard
After month all the men Of the
rank Of officers, including the four
Americans. were transferred to karls-
ruhe. and the others tC DulDen-
Almost Starved,
The Journey to Karlsruhe required
SO hours On the way from &eus-
treiltz they were switched about for
IS hours In the yards az q time when
Ambassador Gerard whose jmpera-
tive instructions were to ascertain
whether there were Americans among
the Tarrowdale prisoners. was i'm per
sfsreut and DuEnaci0uz fashion bonn
harding the dilatory foreign officers
with daily notes Of inquiry
They were almost starving when
they arrived at Karlsruhe. There
they found that the insufficient rE-
tons Of %eustreljtz were succeeded by
q steadily diminishing diet which dur
ing the last fortnight of their stay
consisted they say. only OF plate Oh
thin soup, q pound Of bread and halt
e pound OF potatoes daily
DR. Snyder says he lost 30 pounds
and the others about as much. They
were allowed monthly pay OF SO marks
from which 81 was deducted for ra-
lions, leaving six marks 10 pay for
coffee. tea and tobacco What extra
money they had melted away in pur-
chasing fish aud other articles TO sup
pIemeut their ratiOns. Accordingly
they were all out of funds when they
were notified of their release OIL
Feb. 81
Unable to Name Others Held
Notwithstanding their unhappy rec
objection Of Karlsruhe the American
praised the camp commander Major
Schonebeck and mis- assistant. LEeuten-
ant von FrieZeu, who did everything In
their power TO tighten the lot OF the
prisoners
These Americans are unable TO give
list of their eountrymen from the Var
rowdaLe Every scrap Of paper, in
Guiding passports was taken from
them DIR. Davis and NcHim said thaE
on the George with them were 81
American horsemen and two dreueu-
viii Provide for Return
Washington, March 9-The arrival
Of the four American doctors ar Cop
eubaeeu was reported to the depart
meul today by American Minister