The Big Sandy news. [volume] (Louisa, Ky.) 1885-1929, 1918-11-29

asked me III lLnEllsn III Iun anyInlng
to say about the treatment in the
camp. and began - think maybe
It was a frnme,up OF some kind, so al
/ said was. "When viii ] got out Of
hereT Gnd he said, "Why you VIII be
released tomorrow"
did not wait to hear any more, but
rushedinto the barracks again, singing
and whistling and yelling as loud us
could. The boys told me my face was
very red and guess what little blood
had In my body had rushed to my
head, because / could hardly walk for
few minutes.
Then the men began to think / was
crazy, and none Of them believed l
would really be released, but that |
was going 20 be sent to the mines, as
so many were. But / believed II, and
/ just sat there ON my bunk and be-
gan to dream OF the food would get
and what would eat first, and SO on.
/ did not sleep that night-just
walked from barracks to barracks I'M
till they chased me away, and then
walked up and down In my own bar
racks the rest OF the night. When l
got to the Russian barracks and told
the two doctors my news, they would
not believe me at all, although they
knew there had been some important
visitor at the camp.
But when walked out Of their door
l said "Dobra vetshav," which means
"Good nightw Then they must have
believed me. for they called me back,
and all the men gave me addresses of
people to write to In case should get
away.
They were all talking at once, and
one Of the doctors got very excited and
got down on his knees with his hands
In the air. ALBERT" he said, IF you
have the God-giyen luck to get out OF
{ Germany-not for my sake, but for
the sake of US who are here in this
hell.hole. promise me you will tell all
the people wherever you 60 what they
I are doing to US here TEL her ACT to
send money. for VI RN'; sss '-Aooy,
and not meat-Just bread. bread.
bread
And when l looked around all the
men wee sitting on their beds crying
and tearing their hair and saying,
dread. bread, bread" over aud over
again. Then each tried 10 give me
something, as If to say that even u
they did not get out, perhaps their but
ton or belt or skull cup would get back
to civilization.
When left their barracks began
10 cry. because II did not seem pos
able that ! was going away, and al
ready could see them starving slow
ly, just as had been starving.
The next morning IA sentry came TO
my barracks, called out my name and
took me 10 the commander of the
camp. They searched me, and then
drilled me back to barracks again.
Then the men all thought they were
Just playing Joke on me, aAd tsey
said so.
The same thing happened the next
day, and when one OF the men said
that probably would be slammed NJ
against wall and shot, began to feel
shaky, can tell you.
But the third morning, after they
had searched me, the commander said
"Well. you'll have to have n bath be
fore you leave the country and
was so glad that did not mind about
the bath, although | remembered the
last one had, and II did not agree
very well with me. After the bath
they drilled me out Into the road
There were four sentries with me
but not Swatts. nor did l see him
anywhere around, for which was sor
ry. But all the boys came down to
the barbed wire, or to the gate, and
some were crying. and others were
cheering, and all OF them were very
much excited. But after a minute OF
two they got together again and tbs
last thing heard was the song about
packing up your old kit bag, and then
"Are we downheartedi-Nol They
were certainly game lads.
They did not take me strnight &c
the station, but took me through ali
TIC nlIttlo thSy tOuiu uhus hhN aS uS
ual, the women were there with the
bricks and spit But did not mind
l was used to It, and besides, II was
the last time. So 1 Just grinned al
them, and thought that was better
off than they, because they had to stay
In the hole called Germany.
was still half naked, but did moi
mind the two-hour wait on the station
platform. noticed little sign that
read, Berlin Ok miles north" and
that was the first time had much OF
an idea where Brandenburg was.
When we got into the compartment
and / found that the windows were
not smashed i could not believe 1t al
first until remembered that this was
+. not prisoner train. We had forty
eight hour ride to Lindau, which is on
the Lake of Constance, and no food or
water in that time. But still did not
mind 1t much. At Lindau they drilled
me into little house and took away
all the addresses that had, and
then marched me over to the little
boat which crosses the lake.
As started up the gangway the last
thing / received in Germany reached
me-a crack across the back with a
rinei
| Tho women and childran nm thn