El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-07-20

awful casualties Germany had sus-
! tanned, there commenced an agitation
/ for peace by negotiation
They did not want victory; Il was
I peace. The feeling spread rapidly. and
affected the army. the navy and the
muniti0n workers; in fact, everybody
/ but the war party.
/ Mutiny took place in the army,
Z wounded soldiers refused 10 return TO
the firing line after cOnvalescencef Z
and workers commenced to strike. The
fOrrresses were quickly filled % over
flowing with mutineers.
Hot Chamber.
The punishment inflicted on
prisoners in the hands OF the Ger
mans include confinement on
diet Of bread and water In a dark
cell known to prisoners rs the
shot chamber where steam is
heated to n high temperature.
After the men have been kept /
there for some time they are
turned out into the snow, where
they are required TO stand At at
tention for a certain length Of Z
time. Deaths are frequent
Many OF our men who were serving
periods for some crime or other were {
liberated TO make room for German I
offenders, and so that there would be
no possible chance Of contact
Strikes Are Engineered
The German achievements in Rus
STA were a somewhat mixed blessing
While the withdrawal Of Russia from
the allies suited the German war
party for the purpose Of making out a
case that the allies had commenced to I
crumble, the overthrow OF power by
the people gave heart and influence
to the hberators Of Germany
From what the guards told me-and
they were practically Socialists 10 q
man when out Of official earshOt-
strikes in different Centers Of indus
try were engineered by government
agents so that q line as 70 the growing
power OF Socialism could be obtained.
Germans Almost sfarve.
When the proud German soldier OF
DAYS past viii collect the tins We
throw away that he might. BY heat
ing, be able TO collect some grease for
his meal, who VIII say things are IS ell
with Germany
When German guard VIII run the
risk of fortress punishment for years
for the sake Of a couple OF biscuits,
and when even death is risked in do
ing 1aVors for q tin Of beef what can
the state Of affairs be like2
They see the spirit OF our men ever
the same despite years Of imprisOn-
ment
Our boys have suffered all kinds
Of tortureE rather than do work
which would give direct assist
D
their comrades still in the line.
These men have fought the mill
tary and the civilians in the neigh
borhood Of munition sheds and pits
rather than commence work
They have been carried down the
pits unconscious. and, when brought Z
round again. asked TO work, but in
face OF wounds and bruises they have
refused, and accepted tOrturing spells
On bread and water in dark cells and
confinement in fortresses, where cru
city runs riot. rather than forget they
were British.
spirit Is Defiant.
It is this spirit the German IS now
being brought 10 understand He has
very little Of & himself. A crowd OF
Germans viii show courage, but, as .
rule, individually, they have very
Old men are now joining the army z
so that their families may enjoy the
extra ration. If man over age vol
unteers his family IS allowed TO draw
his rations as though he were at .
home.
Food is the passport to every
thing. have seen children tram
pied under foot for "a, young girls
are sacrificing their honor for Fl,
wealthy men are offering fabulous
prices for it, soldiers and sailors
are ready to mutluF and face fir
ing parties II only they can get
food.
It is now that the neutrals want TO ,
keep a close eye on our parcels. For =
the most simple thing a man is pun
ished to the extent OF being deprived y
OF his parcels Now without these our =
men must starve, just as the Germans <
are starving and Just ike we have
starved when they thought hunger ,,
p oulq break our spirits and cause us 4
10 submit TO all kinds OF tasks. 4
Wealthy Feel Pinch.
It must be borne in mind that the p
q ealthy and official classes are now &
feeling the pinch and 10 them our :
parcels VIII prove a strong attraction.
The German gospel is might, and a
against our NAMED men that viii be q
exercised at all times when It Is a
likely TO prove OF advantage to the D
Germans. 3
They have been without alcohol IN q
their beer since Nay. 1916. They have i
been supplying the guards with a s.
white wine that burns the clothing 4
should a spot drop on it. for two +
years-a chemical wine, very intoxi-
eating. a
The cattle shortage is alarming: e
horses are very scarce; the dogs which 9
warmed the towns and villages ap- 4
pear to nave been shot off or eaten. q
Motor cars are available only
Tor doctors and military officials, y
and bicycles cannot be tyred with
out being used for state purposes. =
Coffee is substituted by burnt bar q
ley; bread is made from stuff like :
sand, which is shoveIed from trucks =
IN railway sidings into carts as e
though it we're gravel and never 4
meant for human consumption. 4
People Have No Doctors.
The doctors are so hard pressed VI
through the demands OF the people. L
who are rapidly degenerating, that =
chemists apprentices are attending to r
eases These boys have operated on :.
men, and some Of the fruits Of this +.
treatment VIII be seen when the boys y
come home /,
Germany is on the verge OF great t,
strife The one thing 20 irritate a Ger
nan soldier with is when he asks. r
How long do you think the war viii y
astZ' to answer Years" as we usu-
ally DO when we feel like it.
You can always tell when our D
armies have inflicted q defeat on Il
them We parade at in the morning q
and before we are out five minutes u
ABOUT dozen Of our men are in clink Q.
Tor some imaginary breach. All along g
The line you can hear the boys say-i 81