The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1917-12-17
GERMAN NURSES
SPIT ON THEIR
WAR PRISONERS
Canadian Tells How Foe
Abused Wounded Men
Praises Red Cross.

FRANKLIN. Ind, Dec. 17.-Mrs.
Jesse c. Webb, wife OF the superin-
tendent of the public schools in Cana.
da last summer visited a convalescent
hospital in Montreal, where she form.
ed the acquaintance OF young Cana
dian solier, a patient in the hospital,
who had been a prisoner in q German
camp for a year. In their converse.
ton he told her that he owed his life
to the Red Cross, and a few days ago,
Mrs Webb, who is an active worker
for that organization, received letter
from him in answer to her inquiry as
to what the organization meant in the
Tar-stricken countries, the writer ask
ipg that his name and identity be kept
secret.
Treated Us Rottenly."
u was captured april "a, 1915, in
the battle of Ypres, imprisoned at
Magdeburg hospital in Germany, and
arrived back in civilization and heav-
emily Switzerland May 80, 1916" says
the letter. THE Germans treated US
rottenly. Everything you hear OF
their brutalities. etc., is quite true.
The German Red Cross nurses and
camp conditions provided only what
was absolutely necessary, II that. The
nurses abused and spat on US. The
German diet consisted Of brown water.
called tea, made OF acorns and such
like. for breakfast. nothing else. Din.
rer, vegetable or meat soup, made OF
less vegetables or meat and more
water. entirely, unnutritous. Supper,
similar brown water acorn tea and
raw salt behring's, or jollop OF maize
or some such unpalatable stuff. Ones
days bread rations. of black. called
brown, uneatable bread, loaf slightly
larger than 10 cent Canadian loaf,
rationed out to twelve men.
Suggestions for Red Cross.
American Red Cross parcels were
received safely and soundly in the ma
1ortty Of cases. The Germans recog.
uize the Red Cross endeavors to keep
my comrades alive by food parcels
and warm by clothing parcels. There
fore credit them with not being antag.
onistic to Red Cross work. l would
suggest that you send white, eatable
bread (from section Anglais, Berne,
Switzerland) two loaves weekly. These
arrive regularly fresher than bread
from England and quicker and were
God.sent by Canadian Red Cross. Cost
four weeks supply per man, 81. Food
parcels Of one-half pound cocoa or tea,
one-half tin unsweetened condensed
milk, one-half pound sugar. one tin
golden strip or tin Of jam. one-half
pound Of margarine. one pound tin
herring, sardines or salmon, two one
pound tins Of beef. sausages or rabbit.
cake or biscuits. List approximately
$50 q parcel. Send eight at least
such parcels monthly to each man.
otherwise he'll not be able to q ist,
much less hive. Occasionally include
. tin Of keat3ngs. It Is useful in yer.
min.
Clothing Needed.
AS to clothing. the Germans issue
only what is absolutely necessary
you should send one special prisoners
overcoat and uniform, three pairs OF
socks, two summer and winter vests,
drawers, shirts, one sweater, one
blanket, one pair OF boots. Occasion.
ally send a story book. not relating
to the war or government or military
matters. Be sure that fictitious names
are not sent in to you by the Germans
as prisoners OF war. Each name. his
regiment number and regiment should
tally with your records.
please excuse hurried scrawl, and
accept my very best wishes for thor
ough success in your indescribeble