The Corpus Christi caller. [volume] (Corpus Christi, Tex.) 1918-1987, 1918-07-01

Ier, ia some more evidence from
Irwin rohn writing IN the saturday
Evening Post. as 90 tbs tSiliured way
iu whiti the Germans treated their
prisontrH IN 1919;
BIT the crowninE example OF hui
mnnc treatment according 10 Hrusaian
Interpretation OF the phrase rs con-
iniuDd in the gtorN told by Lieutenant
DpnnNs uf the Somerset l.ighi lnfnn-
trs FIRST recliing the fact OF his cap
turc after being badly wounded. Lleu-
tenant ncnnys goes on 60 tell how a.
lille and what followed
"'lhc ambulance drew un 1t the cn-
trance and German hospital nurse.
who spoke English. came 10 the door
and asked mo N ] could walk ! said
] Thought ! could II II was not far. hut
thar I had no clothes. was then
living on a stretcter under u hlnui,et.
with nothing on but "a pair 81 socks
and bit OF string which acted as "A
sling for my arm
However, the lack Of clothes did
not seem 10 worry the nurse who re-
ncnted with great vigor that must
yet IN and walk 80 the buffet a dis-
crowd OF German troops md French
civilians
rAfter many pFotessations | go, out
nyd wrapped tho BLANKET round me:
'-Nnrraugcd gNliii Indignation with my
Nurse. who said that the blanket be-
longed 90 Ne ambulance, and that
could on ne account have " i0 wrap
myself IN, and must put u back: tbs
daily refused 10 do. 80 after "a slAr
argument German sentry was cait,d
M VINO took my blanket away pnt
the point OF his hayonci very close
behind Nnc, and urged me To- March
March, which. after one or two gentle
1 .IE f..r. s.J.f a.
throlgh u hilarious crowd cf Germans,
who mudh enjoyed the 3ok-
"Mhem cached The mtli't lfound II
sun of Glrmau woundea l,irr on rough
wooden bois; I was gaten to one of
those rl9fcnted with n shirt ara "a pair
pt mOak peculiar sort of linen pants
that tied With tapes round the an
kita...
- lav there till evening quiet and
undisinil,fd except for one incident;
The nWg.s had q habit OF throwing
hunuuNa ~ cigarettes into the air for
whotNA'a bed they should land on.
This, al Tar as ! could see. was the
only wa o( distributing anything, az
ihc beds Nes SO closely packed; there
MAS no aiair{ aud consequently no way
of reaching The ones in the center By
chance onn OF these cigarettes landed
on ms bed . picked u NJ. put u In my
mouth, ANA In moment OF ,ash graft
tudc said 'bnptc' 10 my ncirhbor, who
was lighting his and whose match |
WAS hoping to sharo
"'rhe next thiiis knew was that ms
cigarette was xnnc and everybody
seemed 90 be- yelling nt me Four
nuf9en and three ,orisrliee assembled
az thc foot Of y\Nrd and hclprd 10
swell the jim. NhiciAfcened chiefly 10
consist OF EnelanaA schwoin' ana
inFlandrr kap'it HAwcvcr. later on
! was aiirsef cup 90 coffee tihOut
any pcnl accompnnnnA
I'm the evening : v\s again put
into motor ambulance MIS- time he
ing carried there on q strctthcr was
rlVcpd on the platform on =, au.tch
rr FOR "a minute on two whAr tho or
lcfly WIS getting aomehodW.to help
ii'l mg in, when an Individual with
black beard arrived. VINO on learning
that J was an Engiandsr. wHs haizea
with Wild desire to spi, In my tacc,
he stood over me and cummencA H.
prepare Ia most nupcasan3 M.
Nu, ldckllN fnr me iass as-l ,ssctF,i
ed he must hc uiont ready. tie ainhu
lance driver interviewed aud pushedl
him away This chauffeur turned ntil
the WAY Sc the hospital affor he lost /
MSS way. and had sent AN ORDERLY 60 |
find ~ BE- came ana gave me cigar
cites and attempted M nmicahlc con
NtisHiionl which did not get very far |
True he TOOK an the cigairttca, In !
Guiding the hN NnH smoking. away |
again when tho orderly came back bui |
J Eurpusr hc had to- do that"