El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-19

pitched them at US. at the same time
exclaiming. You English pigs"
Victim of Slave Master.
One Of his victims was a Sacriston
stricken down with sickness, and poor
lad. had he been living in a civilized
country, he would have been in hos
pitaL
ing was unable to leave his bed. On
the sentries finding him still in his
bunk. they rushed upon him and beat
him. after which they hauled him from
his bed, and then used their feet upon
him. Battered and bruised. he rose
to his feet, only to sink to the floor
AGAIN He was once more dragged TO
his feet and beaten until he got his
clothes on.
I went over to Wardley. and man
aeed to get him to the wash house.
where we used to get our working
clothes On arriving here he was
naturally late. and for this he again
the under officer could plainly see
that Wardley was really i'll. in fact,
he was down with very serious at
tack of dysentery.
After we got him TO the ovens
Wardley was quite helpless, ana ne
had to be taken away from the neat
On his return he was once more the
victim Of more German baroarism-
Sick Man Kicked and Beaten
He was kicked and beaten unmerci-
fully. and it was all I could do 10 re-
strain myself I hung off for few
minutes but at last I gave vent 70 my
feelings and, placing my hand rough-
IL on the brutal sentry's shoulder l
told him to stop, adding that his VIC
tim was being gradually killed. ano
further that the lad was so bad that
he should be in hospital.
f. .
feet. and Wardley for a time was left
alone. He tried his best to continue
his work. but he could not stand up.
In the end he fell down in a heap. J
went over 10 him, and as did so the
sentry approached. I knew this meant
another brutal attack on my coI ~ ~
and in my anger I called out 10 the
boys: who's willing to help me II
head a charged"
rushed on the scene. and thougnt
nv time had come. but evidently ne
had not heard me.
Benteu Almost to Death.
Apparently the bully had been sem
for to punish the helpless Sacrist Ss
lad. At any rate he laid into the SUI
ferin- how. but when the latter was
seen to be dead the Slave Master
ceased beating him, ana We were N
structed to take the unconscious ioI III
OF our comrade to his room.
We GOT a plank and placed him
mon ~ and then carried him away
He was in q pitiful state. but ne was
never allowed to see doctor. TINS pc
ing the general rule al TINS peEiOu
Evarr man more or less working on
the coke ovens suffered great pam
from, their well nigh roasted leet- "
" ere supposed to wear clogs on tnls
work. but they were so firing 1or the
feet that we were very often found
working IN the special shoes when
rad been doled out to US to be used
only for walking from our quarters
to the ovens.
One morning a West Stanley boy
called Walton. was quite unable 70
walk His feet were in a terrible con-
difion. and Il was plain to all. except
OF course, the bullying sentry. tnat
our comrade was all but out The SEN
trv however was Of different optn-
ion. when he saw walton hobbling
be actually brought his rifle and bay
cret into play, and stuck me- me COLO
One of our party, q soldier named
Goodwill. OF the Cheshires, refused 70
wheel the hot coke away, Whereupon
the Big Slave Master came upon the
scene. and, after striking Goodwell:
lifted him clean off his feet and
njtcbed him between the shafts OF the
coke barrow. The bully thereupon got
his claws into GoOdwelfs shoulder
but instead of tossing the Cheshire
man in the air. as he expected. he tore
the mans shirt clean off his back
Cruel Persuasion
So bad was our treatment that we
sent a report to the camp command
ant When this report came to the
ears of the Slave Master, however. we
| fell IN for trouble. He acted like 3
madman, and tried to find out the
man who had written the report, ou'
we refused to be traitors.
The under officer seemingly thought
" were not strong enough in will tC
withstand his punishment, which was
I for every man of the party to stand a.
attention until through sheer pain and
weakness he gave the name Of the