Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-03-13
my TwelUemonth
at Krupp Plant"
Dutch Engineer S amazing Story
of Starvation and Cruelty
in Essen.
BY VAN DER LINDEN
Copyright. 1917. International News
Bureau.

/ fy this mans and careful nursing
their workers poor physique was i'm
proved and the spread OF the disease
arrested.
HECo,IE BoLDER IN SrIRrr;
DEMAND BETTER FOOD
With the Improvement of the ply
siquc. the men and women became
holder in spirit. and almost on every
hand loud demands were made for still
more food and better conditions Lit
tie or no notice was, however. taken
of these demands. and the advent of the
warmer weather was made the excuse
for getting the people back to the old
level. The result of all this was that
food riots were by no means infrcqucnt
amongst tho people living outside the
works.
was ono day the witness OF a most
serious outbreak In passing through
one OF the poorer districts ! saw hum
dreds of men and women lined up i'll
queues outside a bakers shop, in the
window Of which was displayed the fol-
lowing notice:
"Hicr LIST Brod, Gegan Brod Kartc Zu
Eaufcn, Zwischcn 10 and H." dread
can be bought here on producing tickets
between 10 and 10 o'clock)
/ noticed that all the people were
obcying the instruction. for all had
| their ration cards in their hands. AS
/ ! passed the shop on the opposite side
OF the strassc. the baker a burly man
dressed in white overalls. who did not
| appear TO have lost any weight by the
| privations, roughly pushed TWO poor
women out of his premises on TO the
footpath.
The women protested loudly that they
had not received their ration Of bread.
Standing on the step. the baker
shouted. There is no bread left
Bring ont that bread. baker. or
we'll fetch it," shouted one woman
who appeared to he the rinEleader:
She was y typical hausfrau. powerful
Of build. and with her sleeves rolled
uD to the elbow The baker attempted
to beat a retreat into the ahop and
as he was backing TO the doorway
tho woman raised her hcar: basket and
struck him 4 violent blow in the face.
This was the signal for a general
assault on the baker ard his premises.
Stones wcrc thrown and the windows
of the shop were smashed to atoms.
There were several glass dishes 70"
display purposes in the window, and
the mob, s"izinE these. commenced I"
pcit the unhappy baker. One OF these
pretty heavy implements caught him
fun on the head and with nasty cash
from which the blood flowed freely.
/ the man fell.
The mob then surgcd through the
broken windows and the doorway in
their mad scarc.I for bread. They
$warr,cd irio the private parts az tho
/ premises. we'll rs into cellars, and
when they discovered no bread their
rage was urbolndcd. Everything which
I they could lay hands on was willfully
of the windows OF the upper r'oo;s.
Tho news of the riot spread rapidly.
and a strong body of police. which
was soon afterwards re-enforccd by
mounted soldiers, came ut a brisk pace
down the strassc. Without a momcats
hesitation they charged and recharged
III" frantic mob outside the shop
Then followed the most brutal scenes
The soldiers treated a! alike. Using
the bu't-end of their rifles, they club
bcd men women and children. None
were spared from THEW fury mar
rowly escaped being ridden down by
an oi'iccr with drawn sword and
! thought I wise 20 seek shelter
Soldier Shot.
y body OF soldiers entered the build
ing, ami, from the open window AZ
which ! had posted myself coult,
near great commotion. as though
doors wcro being battered in The
score or SO OF people inside tho place
had evidently barricaded themselves in
Hnd intended 10 Put uD stiff il for
iorh. DEFENSE. Hunger had driven them
10 desperation.
suddenly a shot rang out above tho
din and little later wounded stl
rlcr was brought out OF tie housa
ne was bleeding from "a wound in III.
mead II vas evident that one OF tho
moo had become possessed Of a revolt
E"r. ana was going to light 10 nc
n hal
me rapid firing of several yol)cys and
INC piercing screams Of wome-, ~.
'hiS tins further re-enforcemen,q ~
So!ciers appeared At the ton Of ,be
street ~ ''e
beneath the shop a group Of soId;.-,
was standing taking orders TO-, 80
oincer The din and noise made T.,
a''hcuit Tor the officer TO explain his
'hsructions. and also prevented amy
on" IN the street from hcar.ur villa,
was happening overhead Then IN.
"'"''""- were burst open anu heavy
'aseh piano was shot out. 1t mad ,nly
fc" feet to fall. and although ~
EroUp saw coming ami -ealizc, ria. :.
DANG they lnu no time % s.s linz
with a terrific crash il Tell .Y-vi,,-
beneath 1t the o1icer and one Of Inc
soldiers.
iI"' In Agony.
Inc oh!ccT vas pinned 10 the ground
me instrument having Knocked him
down and fallen with It's full weight
resting on his chest For n few mo-
ments his legs writhcd In agony. and
ms eroans were terrible. As quickly.
~ possible soldiers lifted the niano. but
there was no hope for the officer, who
had received fatal injuries.
IN" military eventually ovcrcarnn
IN" rioters inside tho house after
three women and man had been
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