Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1917-07-19

mighty well off considering the tw'
follows:
"My brother-in-law was a civilian
living near Frankfort-on-Main, Ger
many. On November IL, 1914, he was
taken with lot Of other EnglIsn-
men prisoners, to detention camp
at Ruhleben, near Berlin, They were
immediately presented with pickaxe
and shovel and put TO work.
sThe camp WIS situated on race
course, the prisoners living In the
stables and taking their meals out OF
doors on the grand stand. tThese
meals consisted Of coffee and black
war bread In the morning and q bowl
OF soup for dinner and supper.
aWiuter set IN with great deal OF
rain and snow and bitter cold and the
enow penetrated through the roof and
ran down the side Of the walls, which
naturally kept the mattresses In
constant state OF humidity.
Attacked by PIeurlsy
nIn March, 1915, my brotheriniaW'
along with several other Englishmen'
developed a very bad form Of pleurisy
and was 80 I'M that there seemed but
little. chance for his recovery. AT the
time OF his being taken prisoner ne
was in the employ Of an American,
who was at all times very intereeleu
IN him and tried TO keep In touch Win
him right along. As this American
was then q neutral. knowing that my
brother-in-law was in bad state, ne
demanded Of the German authorities
that he be moved TO hospital the,
officiais promised to remove him TO 2
eo-called private sanitarium. THIS
eanitarfum proved to be q dirty, de-
Ianidated I'D house, where the men
were nut ven IN o room, and where
the beds we're actually unclean tyer-
min). OF food they saw very nttie
and what little was served was all
but thrown at them.
aMost OF the time the men were
,ielirious with fever, and their nerves
were completely shattered. In TACT.
nv hrother.in-law,s hair turned white
on the front Of his head. !.
no Cure, u Released
thine went on. and ct last by Octo-.
Der. 1915, the Germans evidently saw
that II was not possible TO cure nim'
and knowing that their task Of right
fulness was accomplished, they ue.
cided TO release him and sent him 70
Dayos. Switzerland.
ssNow when be was taken Q pris-
s oner. nv sister and her little girl were
forced 10 leave Germany at once ny
the military authorities. They were
allowed to take along just enough
clothina for their regular use. but had
Is leave everything else behind. Their
apartment with furniture and every
thing else that they possessed, was
then sealed up BY the Burgomaster
and they left Immediately. NY SIS
ter and child went to Lausanne 20
INV brother-inlaw, still IN pre-
oari6ns condition. then left Germany
and It took him two days ana Two
NIGHTS to reach Davos. There ne was
admitted into private sanitarium,
and must have been in very bad
condition, for the doctor who received
him. was al loss to know what was
ire trouble with him, as for three days
he was unable to speak. HIS nerves
having given way altogether.
aThis was October. He was 80 III
thnt he could not be put with other
patients, but lay out IN the air Gil py
himself Il was February OF 1915
before HIS wife and two children were
allowed to come to Dayos to SEQ him
ard they remained in the same town
until he was IN . fit condition to Pc
moved.
eAlthoueh q slight improvement did
xet n after several monthss he has
been flat on his back for about the
last nine months. due to spinal trou-
BILE having set IN, and only since
about six weeks ago has be been able
10 sit ND for an hour each day, due
TO the assistance Of steel corset
support which was made for . pro.
lection to spine and side.
II might add that my two sisters
happened to be In Germany at the
BEGINNING Of the war for about four
months and they were compelled to
appear at the police station twice .
day at given hours, or otherwise be
liable TO instant arrest. They we're
also subjected to insulting remarks
and no end or unpleasantness.
s.This Is not meant to convey the
idea OF a hard luck" story, but is
,iust 10 help. the Germans residing
IN America or other allied countries
to realize how well off they are In
combarison, as the treatment they
are receiving IL hardly such as this. !"
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