Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-14
were apparently enjoying themselves

were apparently enjoying themselves
Immensely
commissioned officer in tho smart uni
form of the fruSSian Guard. and wear
ing his Iron Cross. stood at attention
as entered the comfortable hut placed
at his disposal and in this cozy little
room ] sat down and chattcd with him
NO. sir. he said. in good English.
I'VE have no complaints and are be-
ing treated cNcelicntly. Twice Il month
a commission from the Danish lcga-
tiou in London visits us without the
British commandment being present and
reports 10 Berlin upon our condition.
sometimes there are cases of in
Suhordination. as YOU may imagine.
But our commandment is very tactful.
He wi;hholds all letters from us for a
week or more. as punishment. and that
very soon brings the guilty ones to
their senses.
Then the Hun with the Iron Cross
took mo round tho camp. to the airy.
wcii-hcp: hospital--in which there was
only one patient by the way-and
afterwards through the huts. where all
was order and airy cleanliness.
| saw tho recreation hall in which
cinema shows were given several even
inCs week. inspected the cantccn
where the prisoners can purchase most
things. including their beloved horse
sausage, and. ii being midday. ! tasted
the excellent food which had just been
prepared for them.
The camp leader. while / sat chatting
with him after our tour of inspection.
io!d ne OF the camp band that had
pctn formed. of educational classes
and Of ncedlework and Woodworking
done by tic prisoners and sold outside
and declared that before he had fallen
INTO British hands he had been given
TO unders tand that we cndeavorcd to
XIII our prisoners or MAIN them for
life. When he found how well they
were treated. he had been struck with
a,nazemcn:.
remarked upon the treatment OF
british prisoners in Germany where
upon he shrugged his shoulders. de-
clarinE that he had no actual knowl-
cdc OF il.
But he went on. II am certain
you treat your prisoners better than
We do in Prussia. When we were first
at war l used to call your men English
SWINE Now do so no longer. Your
mon tight-they fight we'll and always
fairly. We Germans admit that. every
where along the line"
Later, spent the afternoon with the
British c"mmandant. and from him
learnt a curious fact. Not long ago
certain wealthy man OF Tcutonic
origin domicilcd in England appiict.
10 IN" government TO make a present
or pence to every Hun prisoner in
our hands
This was granted. and British camp
commanders were ordered to distribute
pence to each man. IT was not until
fortnight afterwards that tho au-
thoritiss suddenly realized that Berlin
ANXIOUS to know how many prisoners
We held, had adopted that sly Du.
charitable ruse!
But enough of pamporing the Hun.
The tea and tennis at DoninEton Hall
and the delicacies and choice wines
served ut tnhic there to the degenerate
clcEants who used civilized women and
children as a living screen in Belgium.
who ravishcd Acrschot and Wise, and
who ordered the shooting in cold blood
OF 700 civilians in tho little place al
Dinant have long caused the blood or
indignant Britons TO boil.
While our poor men arc being muir
dcrcd by germs. shot dead by "acci-
dent by scntries Who hate them
starved. beaten, or. If wounded. left