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he went to the secretary OF the com
mittee of interns and made applica
tion for help from the Swiss legation
Every interned subject of Germany is
entitled to about $50 a month for the
support of his wife. This amount has
been set aside by the German Govern.
ment and is paid through the lega
tion) The secretary listened to the
prisoners request and emphatically
refused to transmit his application.
'Since your arrival in this camp
you have made pro-American re-
marks" he said, land this COMMITTEES
: will have nothing to do with a man
who defends the cause Of Germany
enemies"
In his quandary the man from Texas
consulted the executive officer of the
camp and described his wife's position
to him. Without a moments hesita.
ton he was given permission to write
his letter to the legation, and the ap'
plication was forwarded by the mill.
tary authorities Of the camp, will,
their Endorsement.
Incidents of that sort have hap
pened repeatedly, and in some in.
stances men who have expressed
American views were threatened with
injury. In some instances the threats
became so violent that certain men
had to be separated and now live in
another part of the camp to which
the other prisoners have no access.
This part of the camp has been called
the criminal colony. and the barracls
which forms it's center Villa Crook. I
am glad to say that 1 am one Of the
inhabitants of this villa as the result
Of my convictions.
1 am trying to be as fair as possi.
BILE. Therefore 1 take into considera-
ton that internment in a piece Of
ground surrounded by a barbed wire
fence. patrolled day and night by sem
tries with loaded rifles. is not particu-
lariy promotive of good humor. of an
eXuberant spirit. of evenness Of mind
and Of faculty to Judge without bias
am also convinced that a large part
OF the camp population is not nearly
SO dangerous as the daily papers at
tempted to make 1t appear at the time
Of their arrest. Many of the men re.
sent the fact that they are suspected
of being spies. Many of them may
have tried to shield their mother coun.
try without thinking that thereby they
violated the law referring to sedtious
utterances. I. too, tried. as long as I
could to excuse Germany's actions and,
perhaps. in that attempt / may have
said some things which caused my in
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men and good suits OF clothes
What's the difference? Buy thes,
bibs and cuffs from me at wholesal.
price and some of my cheap suits and
you can make at least $40 a funeral
extra"
lie closed several deals on that ba sis
and Monschein cleared up more than
$500, and some of the suits that were
left over were sold to Indians on a
nearby reservation at 900 per cent
profit I have the story from MOI. d.
schein himself, so il must be authen.
tic.
And after trimming the American
public SO neatly, Mr.. Mondschein sits
in front OF his barracks every night
and sings Die Wacht am Rhejn'
with sweet lisp and to the accom-
paniment of an ill.humored mandolin
1t is a strange thir.g that the spell
or Germanism still has its influence
over all these men who have been
away from their homes so long 1t
seems that the German system of COM
pletely dominating the minds of its
subjects is so strong that years cannot
eradicate it's effects.
| mention this fact because there
are so many men and women Of Ger
man origin in America. They. too.
have been infected with the germ Of
Teutonism and they must be careful
TO eliminate it from their systems or,
If the systems become too strong they
VII! be sent to the same isolation hos
pital in which / am at present resid-
ing. The Germans IN America have
hard road to travel during this war
and they must have will power---the
will power to be loyal Americans and
love the new land more than any
others in the world, to realize that
they have left their mother and taken
unto themselves a wife, whom they
must defend against all odds.
In the internment camps the will
power required is infinitely larger
than on the outside. One must not
only kill the germ within but also
work against the pernicious influences
from without.
For example, there is. as mentioned
before. a committee of interns which
is intended to represent the interest
of the prisoners. particularly in their
dealings with the Swiss legation. It
is elected by the prisoners and Is
neither an administrative. judicial nor
legislative body. It Is merely the
mouthpiece of the men who speak
through it to the Government of Ger.
many.
But ever since the opening of the
camp the members of the committee
have been troublesome and. incident
ally or otherwise, the chairman for Il
year has been the aforementioned
son of count. In consequence it
has hurt the cause Of the men more
than it has helped it; 1t has stirred
up all sorts of dissension, but rules
with an iron hand.
Here is an instance:
A few days ago a new prisoner
came to- Fort Douglas from FL Paso.
Tex. He has been in the United
States eighteen years and although
he has only his first papers he has
voted at many elections. In accordance
with the laws Of the Lone Star State.
But. contrary to the law. he did not
register as an enemy alien and was
interned. He has wife. a native Of
Canada, who is entirely dependent on
him for support, and who, due to
his internment is now practically pen
niless.
When this man arrived at the camp
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to be outside.
This propaganda consists not only
in threats to the faithless, but also in
rewards to the faithful-and ridiculous
as these rewards may seem to an
American, they are meat and drink to
the German.
For example: Interned in this camp
Is an old man from the province of
Silesia, In Germany. Before the war
he was honorary United States consul
in the capital Of the province a large
manufacturing city. During the war
he came to America, in the service
Of the German Red Cross, and was
interned because of active German
propaganda.
This man is rich but not free with
his money, which. furthermore, is
beyond his reach because of the war.
tions with the imperial family of Ber.
lin and, through these relations, he
holds out glowing promises in pay.
ment for good services and for loyalty.
1t has been told to me that he will
see to 1t that several of the men will
be decorated with the Order Of the
Crown and the Red Eagle for vail
antly defending their fatherland, al
though their only weapon may be their
mouth. Whether or not these decora-
tions are to be worn around the neck
on a barbed wire, I do not know.
One Of the prisoners. who is the for
mer consul's personal servant in the
camp, tells with great joy of the
honor that awaits him. He has not re-
ceived any coin for his work, but as
soon as the old gentleman returns to
the promised land. he will personally
enter the loyal servitor's name in the
Golden Book of Her Imperial Ma.
jesty, the Empress" that
may be.
An interesting variety of prisoners
are the men who brag in loud voices
about the dangerous spy work they
have performed for their country, and
these are usually tales of Muen-
chausen. A real spy is very quiet and
the more he does the less he talks.
One man, for instance. delivers cop.
ious speeches in behalf Germany
He hopes that the Americans will be
wiped off the face Of the earth, he
glorifies the sinking of hospital ships
and tells of his acts of espionage and
his daredevil exploits by airplane into
Mexico, his drawings of Notifications,
his code connections with Wilhelm.
strasse and his unswerving loyalty.
But have seen letter In which this
brave Teuton (who claims to be a
nobleman, of course) has requested
the War Department to reinstate him
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CHAPTER II

II x1HEN ! first came to the camp
was almost daily treated to stories
Exof unjust treatment. of unfairness. of
q cruelty on the part of the guards and
n $ollIcers.
sKs OF course, / believed the tales-did
they not come from my countrymen?
\, ana was Mortified. But as I went
Aacmg and Investigated those reports
N Ebcovered very quickly the truth OF
~ old platitude, there are two sides
Y 70 every tale.
8 For instance, much ado was made
.s6ver the shooting of one Of the pris-
oners. My fellow interns told me
i hairraising stories about that case.
81 They took me to one OF the bar
racks, not far from the barbed-wlrs
" fence. There were several buckshot
marks scattered over the wall. Blood
Y stains were plainly visible.
.sThree of the men were standing
near the barrack," ! was told, talk
Ing quietly. They were the proper
distance away from the fence and
50bserving every rule. Suddenly, with
out the slightest warning, shot rang
out One man collapsed with a wound
IN his leg and arm. He staggered Off
and the bloody fingerprints are here
ON the WALL
An angry protest against the out
rare was speedily sent off to the Swiss
1sGation. demanding an immediate in
vGof1gation. I was surprised when |
N&nrd the story To my knowledge
AmeF1can soldiers had never done any
thing Of that sort before. And as I
inquired and tried to ascertain the
zAetD found out that those men had
not stood quietly and talked; they
ND indulged in the sport of pelting
thu sentry with stones. In spite of
eopoated orders to stop they had con-
3nuAd their pastime and. finally. in
soeC0rdance with orders. the man had
ltlxed In self-defense. At the time OF
sth19 writing an inspector general from
WAnhington is investigating the case
~ the camp, and every prisoner who
asAw the incident is permitted to tell
~ story.
Even If there are some excesses on
the part of the guards. even if there
ne Inconvenience and causes for
ooauplaint, what. if you please, are the
worst features of "A prison camp COM
&4cod with the horrors OF the trenches?
Ay1d 1t is significant of the German
1nd that the prisoners here neckle
md nag and complain and scheme and
bot about their own insignificant per-
leo1aai affairs. while the world is shak-
t1x In its very foundation.
n the majority of the men were
tnynl Germans it would be different
1 But they belong to the species called
mouth or jaw Germans. Before the
W4f broke out they made their living
Hare and had comforts and con-
yeniences which Germany had not
U1yen them. So, while they cheerfuIly
0oQk American money. ate American
qQ and lived on American soil. they
5ukondiy posed as Heidelberg students
N6soctons Of feudal families and super
1lnously spoke of German Kultur.
These men-even if they were wait.
~ or BARRIERS or dishwashers - Il
W1ye tried to make '-,u believe they
.Wepp really aristocrats who had come
~ america only TO further the Ger
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for the artillery to deal with this. and !
have no doubt 1t was shattered. The
Germans have already lost many men on
this southern side of the city. and the
Canadians were surprised at the number
of German dead lying about the Rhonelle
River after the fighting Of recent days.
For the survivors it is Il hopeless bust
ness for they know now that they are
not only beaten in the field but in the
world.
I'VE have been betrayed" said one of
the German officers today, "and that is
why we have lost the war"
Thursday night in front Of our lines
near Audenarde, where Scots and Welsh
fusilers were approaching Elseghem.
and south of them Lancashire fusiliers
and Durhams were close up to the
Scheldt canal at Meersche. the enemy
set fire to many houses and farms and
all the sky was lit up by a red glare,
so that the German soldiers might see
the movements Of our men.
No BarraEe to Aid Americans
Our advance during these last two
days has been steady and successful.
and the enemy is retreating In front
of our Scottish rifles and Kings Own
Scottish Borderers and other troops
south of Audenarde. With the French to
the north of us. American troops are
fighting and have done very gallant
work through these villages and woods.
They had hard time. for the artillery
in support of them has been unable to
fire as effectively as usual, owing to the
anxiety of our gunners to avoid she'll
ing civilians, so the Americans have
had to advance against machine gun
fire with rifles and bayonets.
Further across the French frontier
toward the town of Audenarde in Bel
gium, there is another battle in prog
ress which began Thursday with Bel
gian. French. American and British
troops attacking side by side. II liz
battle among Flemish villages and
farmsteads where the peasants are still
living, helplessly entangled in nets of
horror, with German machine gunners
firing from their windows and Allied
troops trampling into their courtyards
with naked bayonets. and the killing Of
men In their bedrooms and cellars.
Into the villages from which the
enemy has been lately driven, poison
gas comes from shell fire which is not
very loud. but makes a little hiss as
each shell bursts and lberates its fumes
We stopped all use of gas because of
these civilians. but the Germans are
using 1t every day. and in the Flemish
villages many babies are dead and dy-
ing and our ambulances are carving
away women and girls gasping for
breath and blinded by this foul weapon
of war.
They were fighting hard Thursday in
a wood called Spitalbosch, which the
enemy strongly defended behind bar
ricades dug in great roots of trees. II
was like the fighting the American
troops had in the Argonne. and very
difficult and perilous, but these men
have gone forward with fine courage and
have routed the enemy out from many
of his lairs in this woodland. and by
their good service have helped the
progress OF the French on their left.
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BRITISH PRISONERS VICTIMS
OF ABUSE BY RED GUARDS
London Chronicles Correspondent Wrtes OF Experiences Rus
sian Prison-Improuement Noted When Only Ten Are
Put in Single Cell

into us from the Dutch embassy. My
name was not included in the list and
l only got a packet my friends sent me
on Sunday morning. by which time many
of the things had gone bad. However
my friends IN misfortune shared with
me. but / lived on one pound Of black
bread and half a pound of cheese from
Tuesday morning to Friday night
"On Sunday morning we were allowed
into the corridor for about three-quar-
ters of an hour. and we had good chat
and compared notes, From newspapers
smuggled into the fortress we learned
of Balfour's stern note to the Bolsheviki
about Cromie's murder and the arrest of
British subjects. and the Russian an
swer. Balfours note seems to have pro-
duced a very considerable effect
Guards Much stricter
"Our regime is much improved. The
attitude of our guards Is in general
quite correct, but they are much strIcter
than before. We also are inclined to
grumble at the prices charged for food
cigarettes, etc. Every day we are off,
cially permitted to send out to buy
things.
I'VE generally receive our purchase
occeS S'ONn III TIC dHo
get virtually nothing for our money.
This morning. for example. we received
twenty small potato pancakes. about
two and a half pounds of bread, and
fewer than 200 cigarettes for l5O rubles
Our cell Is rectangle 21 by ~ feet.
with an arched roof about ten feet
at the highest point. There 10 a small
window on one wall about six. and a
half feet from the floor and about 8 by 2
feet. Two of the panes are on hinges.
and we use 1t as our meat safe. In the
middle room there is a small iron bed
stead, without q Mattress fixed to the
wall. and q small. bracketlike table on
the wall. an by IN. In one corner
there Ii a latrine and small hand basin
fixed on the wall. A small wooden door
with peepholes in the middle completes
the equipment of the cell.
However, we fixed q clothesline
across the cell and practiced our anna
teur hands At laundry work. We have
quite interesting chats In our cell. as
many of our inmates have Travelled con-
siderably. and we have our two special
lists on literature. and II you want to
know how we feel At any time, you
have only to put your head out Of peep
holes and shout along the corridor, Are
we downhearted? to receive a thunder
ing reply Of NO.
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copni0ht. 1918, by Nep York Times Co.
London, Nov. 2.
Though several parties Of British sub
Jects have recently been released from
Russia, the London Chronicles special
correspondent and a number of other
Englishmen are still confined in Petro-
grad. The following dispatch from the
Chronicle correspondent has been re-
ceived
Fortress of St Peter and st. Paul,
Petrograd
Since my last letter there has been
change. On Friday morning. about
1870. we were again served with dried
crusts and cabbage soup made with
small fish. About 6:30 a. m, we were
aroused and told to pack our things and
prepare to be transferred to q destina-
tion unknown. We formed up by twos
IN the corridor and waited for further
instructions.
Most of the officers we're in a very
respondent frame of mind, expecting to
be sent to Kronstadt and many expected
TO be murdered on the way. Some of
them were so weak from lack of food
that they were hardly able to stand.
While we were waiting, a painful in
standing a very slight distance out of
line and Red Guard took his rife and
struck him with the butt with all his
might. Then the Red Guard, with a foul
oath, fumbled for his revolver and
threatened to shoot him on the spot.
This, however. was happily averted.
English and French prisoners were
then ordered to fall out and were taken
back to the cells, where they were shut
in in parties of ten. An eyewitness
later told me what happened to the
others. They were ordered to double
down to barges, the Fortress Of Peter
and Paul being situated right on the
banks Of the Neva,
Prisoners Abused by Guards
Those who were unable to run fast
enough were helped with the butts of
the guards rifles. One poor old priest.
over seventy years OF age. received dis
graceful treatment. He was seized by
the beard. dragged along. kicked and
beaten by the Red Guards. The same
thing happened to old Baron wrangsl.
also over seventy years old. Later ON
civilian prisoners were brought back
from the barges and again locked up.
"One young officer who incurred the
displeasure OF Red Guard was not
allowed In with the others. and was
told they would settle with him whom
the barges started The usual report
made In such cases Is that the prisoner
attempted to escape and was shot
I'VE Immediately felt the benefits OF
our change. as we we're all together ana
only ten IN cell instead 0f twenty.
sulL the cell Intended for one y hoy1{y
Ro0my nno0n& GoT -. " lt'
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also has been ordered to be evac.
uated by Turkish troops. The re-
mainder to be evacuated If required
by the Allies. after they have
studied the situation. =
Facilities for Allies
Twelfth. Wireless. telegraph and
cable stations to be controlled by
the Allies. Turkish Government
messages to be excepted.
Thirteenth. Prohibition against the
destruction Of any naval. military
or commercial. material.
Fourteenth. Facilities are to be given
for the purchase Of coal. oil fuel
and naval material from Turkish
sources. after the requirements of
the country have been met. None
of the above materials is to be ex-
ported.
FiSteenth. The surrender of all Turk
ish officers In Tripolitania and Cyre-
naica to the nearest Italian garri-
son. Turkey agrees to stop supplies
and communication with these on
GERS IL they. do not obey the order
to surrender.
Sixteenth The surrender of all garri
sons in 'Hedjaz, Assir, Yemene,
Syria and Mesopotamia to the near
est Allied commander. and with
drawal of Turkish troops from Gill.
cia. except those necessary to main
tain order. as will be determined
under Clause 6.
Seventeenth The use of all ships and
repair facilities at all Turkish ports
and arsenals
Ports to be Surrendered
Eighteenth. The surrender of all ports
occupied I'm Tripolitanla and eyre.
naica: including Mizurata, to the
nearest Allied garrison.
Nineteenth. All Germans and Aus.
trians. naval, military or civilian, to,
be evacuated within one month from
turkish domtnions, and those in re-
mote districts as soon after that
time az may be possible.
Twentieth. Compliance with such or
ders as may be conveyed for the dis.
posal of equipment, arms and am
munition, incl Iding the transport OF
Hat portion Of the Turkish army
which is demobilized under clause &.
Twenty-first. An Allied representative
70 be attached to the Turkish min.
lstry or supplies In order to safe.
guard Allied interests. This repre.
sentative to be furnished with all aid /.
necessary for this purpose. '1f
Twenty.second. Turkish prisoners are
to be kept at the disposal of tie.
Allied Powers. The release of Turk. \
ish civilian prisoners and prisoners
over military age is to be consid-
Twenty-third. An obligation on the
part of Turkey to cease ali relaticns
with the Central Powers.
TWenty.fourth. In case of disorder in
the six Armenian vilayets the Al.
lies reserve to themselves the right
to occupy any part Of them.
Twenty-hfth. Hostilities between III.
Allies and Turkey shall cease from =
noon, local time, Thursday. the 3Ist
OF October. 1918. 'Ae'
<, With reference to rumors circulatinv
here to the effect that the armist.c4
with Turkey includes clauses by which
Turkey would retain sovereisntv cssSi
Armenia and other provinces. tn ~. I
~. sssn unce snAorlses ~ Htatonn1ot I
~ |: <;
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GOURAUD ATTACK
HELPS u. s. DRIVE
Undertakes Daring Maneu-
yer West of the Argonne
to Aid Americans
FOE RESISTANCE STRONG
BY WALTER DURANTY
Special Gable to Evening Public Ledger

Copurl0ht. 1918. BY Nep YorI; Times Co.
With General Goursud's Army. Nov. 2.
General Gouraud attacked yesterday
west Of the Argonne simultaneously with
a great American drive farther east. AL
though the front of the attack is only
about seven and one-half miles wide,
from the region of Semuy to Falaise-
both in the hands of the enemy-the
Importance Of the operation Is very great
in relation to the American push.
Gouraud is aiming. northeastward
and his successful progress in connection
with the American advance on the other
side OF the Argonne, will pinch out the
forest massif north of the Grandpre
defile whose deep ravines and Businesses.
strengthened by elaborate fortifcations,
have proved such a formidable obstacle
to the Americans during the past weeks
In fact. American progress northward
toward the all-important junction OF
Mezieres would be impossible unless
this position on their hank were re-
duced. tgI
II is a daring naneuver that Gouraud
is undertaking. as the southern part OF
his line for the Ave miles between Terror
and Falaise Is across the Aisne to a
depth Of only about a miie--a somewhat
Inadequate starting point for an at
tack-with a deep river in the rear.
River Blocks Use Of Tanks
During the night many foot-bridges
were prepared and placed in position
without much interference from the
enemy at b:l5 q. m. began an artillery
preparation Of the utmost violence. Lasts
ing thirty minutes. At 6;t6 the infantry
attacked in fine weather through a haze.
whose cover was augmented by smoke
shells. Owing to the river and broken
character Of the ground tanks could not
be used, but the latest reports indicate
very satisfactory progress
Thus In the loop OF the Aisne opposite
Semuy village. Riley was occupied by
7:l0 a. m. and the loop was cleared Of
the enemy. a gain Of two kiiometers
in less than an hour and a half.
Still more important was the capture
Of voncq. further south. Hidden In mist
and smoke clouds. the French CHARGED
over the railway eInbankment, which
had been the 0erusan front line. and
fiung their bridges nFee eegeee the Qaael,
W y q ::|si s:si