East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-20
Rr cHARI.Es G. MULE.

E1N ftNH yea 90 ! eaH him 2
slcs Crrman. Bot ullezhoi
F'riuio. Roche ol
German b. - tht ssme-a man who has
neen sers8cy in the war. Who has bepn in
the trenches, who has done hls hest fol
the fatherland snd vauo, finally. has hees
capturea und made a prisoner of var
Being made prisoner of war seems 20 b.
Fritsis's iaea q paradise, for once IN tl,s
hands q the enemy b. IL taken fer frorn
ne soene of firhtins. receires food sefa.
Barry, works At some sah that keens him
busy aud in rood hralgh and. what is les,
81 all to Fntnes mind. he i out 4 fhe
trenches. Ask Fritsio how be- Hkss being
q prisoner and watcb him shruE ii.
Shoulders, slnile and cell you ;-"Aeh. its
better than being shot a."
We Eers sihiing up the river GiroBde
toward Bonaeau1 on a bright nftcrnoan Ia
Mny. The trip ACROSS the eeean had heeu
fail q rainy. dark days and Ne had bssn
IouE hooking forward u seeinr the sun
and land. hopins 90 see them both at The
same time IL possible. We landed 81 the
mouth Of the river in the morning and
spent he greater part Of the day sailing
NJ the Gironde and viewing the beautiful
Nneea fields. The cOartry Was Gat and
Cor miles We passed estate after estate
nOyered Nifh nothing hut rinesards. So
We went from one side q the boat 10 tie
other trying to set a glimpse of every
rhing ui0ng fbe river. for IL vas cur first
Eigbt q France and We wanted 10 see All
fbere Was te - seen.
Suddenly q soldier yelled aeross deck
g. ~ and Hs hurried 90 him as Ne heard
the uaeie words Come over and look az
nhe f3sehe prisan ramp" We leaned ca
the rail and eRzed ~ the camp. II Was
composed Il several groaps Of houses thai
formed a community larger than any u
the F'rench villages We had - far seen
nl0uE the river frout. Most of the build
iuFs we're complete and appeared - hags
been la slss for some time. Bot hall
d0zen or 20 Here only half finished aud
men we're WORKING on them a. ~ passed
The barracks. which Were modelled Ga the
plan q the usual American camp iarraeks
and Constituted of the same Kind ~
boards and tar paper. stood clese % the
wnter and We PASSED near enough foI
shout 40 the men nho were standing on
The shore apparently taking a rest from
their labors u watch tie ship as il Weni
past them
SiOli9 and Indifferent Il
-IIey. Fritzie. wie gehts?7 was the con
fribution n several Of the excited bofs
pho SURROUNDED ne. We waved q fh
prisoners IN the most friendly way Dos
fibie but the Boobies merely looked a. thf
boat without any visible signs ~ 3oy ~
Of s0rroN. Tao men, out 90 the Hatss
IA a roNboat. stopIed rowing as Es ran
past then and We Nere able % ses their
stranEs little cape with the band q red
around the rim and the red, white apa
black buftoB a che German army On M
front Many questions WEIR fang af the
Insn in German, bur either fritzie did noi
understand our attempts 20 question hin
" merely refused 70 commit himssaf ~
svflying and giving uE bis ideas On bis
us0as u HylHs ~ he time.
A. ws irff ihe eomD iu the steru ~ aaH
ihs men Es0wsy 50 hadf 20 their Sorf
snonF tie bgilainn ana we wondered hos
they ssefs guarded anl what means nerf
po0pisd e make them aorf We fuHnee
20 the sgiaIsr who lad flint called enr
attsnflou ia fbe camp and askea hiia for
fis aas an American n
I9roliel paFnufHgs ane bad been in Gle Naf
sinee fbs 4siuning hnying serfed NO in
4 N.saH An Ia 'llH
D neusai srin. flis ansNfr 20 our question
sisoot ruafalng fr.fzie sud king htm
y Oh saa esuupiete nnl o9Deise, Hh9n .he
thar iiss Ana f.eau tfrsln II humgf - hip'
had nrg l,set R,st durias fLe ibree Fears
b. lna bees flghting Tor Franer Wit
oss ssutsuae ls toid ~ why ths iuep
> ogisd. apparantiy unTusrded.
sTf.ars slfapls.7 d. replied 20 mFl
quary II fhey didn't Duf ~ ilaas bpiie-
inrs 40 ssa slae seuid o. ii for ften. ana
you eouldn't ga one ~ fhein ~ ~ ~
rsosps and - baai ~ biz nfmy 20 q psi'
gsst sSplainsa j. aii Fruls Nas -
dad ~ H. prlaoner that hs aasu. tasAnf
any fhnncea on spoiliuE Feoq ining'
ghe neat fitBs J. lnsf fnigie Ne haa 9
long. intlmnte iHlf DOR boys we're ouf
~ csmp la she ass.iFF Ffttbg reaay g.
fnis ouf niabulanes fssf .ons a. fbe frat
gua our tfalninr Nna nBeb flht - haa
snlr 3 lee minuies ~ time a. fuiff
.uio eon onseFssfion nlfb aug 0uf, Ana ihsns
lss. thsrs NasHf Hnyllo1r mpeh in thaf
.sft - fas nosuffy eEop ~ hnnsag'
sbru a. sariFs papuiailqn aaHs - gisii
- dressed ~ iu ali az leri eipfbss a.
ssafhl,sriag yiliaFss loaste1 a.
yns ~ fhs boga bad seen Eaag -
AZ. A. urlaaaars aolnr past a. euifapee ~
a. osmp lasi Hfter opr mornlnf ofil @es
,ssr. So Iaiisd - . eoprif ~ b9ya riahq. /
a. nanf him aEg sooa q ergs1 nnt Tafb
- araune dhs 0fraans, sto, aiib tssif
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