The Birmingham age-herald., 1918-09-11
KWAN|ANS HEAR
 CANADIAN SOLDIER ] AND O. |. BUNN
Private Scott EIectrifies Hearers, While Traffic Manager Bum Makes
 Boosting Pay

Kiwanans were recipients of a double bill yesterday that proved to be one oi the most enjoyable that they have had in sometime, Private Scott, Canadian soldier, who spent 30 months in German prison, electrified the members present with his detailed description of Ger man llultur, and in a vivid and inspir- ins manner he laid bare the case oi German barbarianism and their unciv- ilized methods of treating prisoners. Pri- vate Scott will tour the statef or the four minute men.
 Oscar L. Bum. manager of the Bir- mingham freight traffic bureau, made a most happy and interesting talk on freight rates and the reasons for Bir- mingham's greatness. He developed ev- eryone who heard him into a Birming. ham booster and was given liberal ap. plause when he had concluded his re, marks.
 Y J. Crittenden, state chairman, and II. D. Cullen, state secretary of the Ala bama four minute men. were guests of the club. Mir Crittenden introducing Pri- vate Scott. A. F. Walker T. s. Me clelland, J M. Robinson and Linton Lew IS were introduced new members.
 President J. Mercer Barnett told good story in conclusion, and was given Il good hand, just before adjournment of the meeting.
 Private Scott said in part:
 T enlisted August 8. 1914, at Winni- peg. and went over with the first Can adian contingent. We trained on Sails bury plain until February, 1915, when We went to France and sook over a line of trenches about the end of the month at Fluer Paix. I received my first wound there-shrapnel Went to the base hos pitals got patched up, and went back to the front line. Shortly afterwards we went to Ypres, and took over section of trenches from the French. We were getting things fixed up ship shape when the Germans sent over their first gas that was h.. In addition to being gassed I was wounded in four places the left lung, right thigh, mouth and left arm. After lying out in this condition two days and two nights I was captured by friend Fritz. I might say that out of 12.000 men in the front line we lost TO- ] 600. I was taken into Germany and placed in a hospital at town called Paderorn. Imagine the toughest place you possibly can and then you won't do this joint justice. Dr. Goldberg, a Prussian, was in charge. and all opera, tions were performed without the use of anesthetics. l was dismissed from this hospital on July 1, in very weak condi- tion. and carried to the prison camp at Sennelaager, at that time one of the best in Germany, which is not saying much. I was sent from there after a few days on a working party.
 ..Three of us refused to work. and were sent back and tried by court-martial. I was put in 8 cell, s by IA, which had no windows nor means of ventilation. A stove was in this room which was regu- lated by the jailer outside. He kept it red hot all the time. When my IA days were up I looked like and felt worse than dishrag. On March :, 1917, was sent to a coal mine at Westerholt. For refusing to work I was given what the Germans call 'stilly stand, x and when broken down physically was forced to work outside, and l managed to es- cape After four days and four nights I managed to reach the Holland from tier and crossed the frontier on October 24 Went into quarantine camp at Didam. After I got afclean bill of health I was sent 10 England by the British ambassador I was guided to the Holland frontier by a compass and map that I bribed a German to get for me I gave him piece of soap