Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-07-14
"PAMPER|NG PRISONERS
makes BEASTS LAUGH"
Depths OF Dcviltry i'm British Prison
Camps in Germany De-
scribcd by Writer.
DEADLY POISON ON ENVELOPES
Disease and Natural Deaths Follow.
Huns in England Treated Like
Guests-"Reprisals" Only Lam
guagc Berlin Understands.
Bf WILLIAM LIE 0tEtN.

~ WILLIAM Ill; at EtfN.
international News Eurcau.l
When shall we give up tickling the
Hun devil with a feather? Public
opinion in Britain is becoming serious
ly iniamed by our liid-Elovcd policy
towards the pirates and ravishers
+, whom VIC hold as prisoners.
At the outset of war our fine men or
Mons fought with clean hands. They
| fought hard fight and stcnmcd the
onrush OF that horde OF elegant bar
barians. the mishcgEotten spawn Of
EulenburE and his junkcr camarilia.
Some were, as matter OF course.
as cattlc-and worse.
| Prussian officials in tight uniforms
allowed the populace to spit into tho
faces OF our gallant officers and men
who fought for Gods cause IF hu-
mainly. civilization and progress
German women, in the mockcry OF
nurses attire. handed tie poor suf-
ferinE heroes cups OF watcr--into
which they first spat village boys
were allowed to fling fifth at the de-
fcnscless lads in khaki who were filed
past as n spectacle of the triumph o,
kul;ur!
The horrors OF Rhculehcr. Mersr-
bcrs. Schncidemuhi and other camps
have been described by neutral jour
nalists, by those who have cscan ped.
and by the reports of Mr.. Gerard.
when United States amba ssador.
PRISONERS SUFFER
FORTUNES OF DAMNED
The men have suffered the fortunes
of the damned. Operations have been
performed without anacsthctics In
those SHAMELESS which "ou. dear Ger
man friends" call prisoner hospitals.
and the death shricks of thousands OF
martyrcd Britons have gone up to
Heaven TO call for vcnEcance-yet. all
has UP to tn. present, been unhecd
cd. The mock -pious have held Up their
hands in horror, but no riore.
Week after week our newspaper.
have been flied with horrors of Ger
man prison camps. Of manned men
shot and flung downstairs of men tied
10 barrels and beaten TO death, and
others fatally stabbed and their deaths
attributed to "typhus."
Personally. have received many
letters from prisoners of war in I;cr
many some in guarded language, an!
other messages conveyed by means
the secret OF which the Germans would
give much to learn.
From the latter. have been able TO
gather facts so appalling that they at
FIRST seemed TO be beyond crodence.
But later have been able 10 verify
the truth. and in consequence l stand
aEhast and wonder how much longer
all this is TO continue.
Are we to still pursue our incftahie
weakness. our Rabhy inertia and our
Pcksn.ff humanity by turning the other
cheek to the smitcr"
If So then why do We bomb German
towns. or use poison gas, or even ex-
plode mine beneath the feet of our
dear German brothers,"
TIME FOR HRITISH TO
MAKE REPRISALS
The depth OF Hun dcviltry has now
been reached in certain of the Ger
man prison camps. since it is high
time that tho authorities IN Britain
rub their eyes and screw up sufficient
courage TO strike "a blow for d blow
as tho German Hymn OF Hate has it.
From tho secretary of n ncu:ra! leGa.
ton in Fern l have just learned that
4 new and terrible dcath-trap has been
invented for British prisoners in Cor
man hands.
Not content with committing all sorts
Of fearful atrocities upon our poor de-
fensclcss fellows. there has recently
been Invented a dcvilish kind of letter
card, by which the British officer or
Tommy can write home to his friends
The procedure is for the prisoner
who is fortunate enough to receive one
of these cards to write his message
and the address and leave it open for
the camp commander TO read and cen
sor.
1t is then given back TO him TO stick
down In order 10 do so he will prob
ably lick the gum around the three
edges. If he docs. then the poor fell
lows doom is sealed
GUM CONTAINS BAcILII
or FATAL DISEASES
The gum. which has been specially
prepared by Hun professors. contains
the bacilli of one or other OF the most
fatal diseascs--anthrax, pneumonia
tuberculosis typhoid and such like so
that after due period of incubation
the victim is taken mystcriously il!
and soon dies natural DEATH
Can the dlaboical inventions o.
these fcnds in uniform go further?
This invention is no fairy tale, but
nara TACT, Tor certain reports upon
these death traps have already been
presented 10 the neutral governments
by their representatives, and are now
being circulated among diplomats.
Tho Hun IS out 10 win by any
method and death turks everywhere
around him The willy Hun is de-
lighted that such deviltry as have
here depicted should come TO our
knowledge. as it is part of his propa-
/ ganda Of frightfulness. Our poor fell
/ lows arc entrappcd and murdered in
hasten TO sue for peace.
/ Let us. however glance at the OBJ
/ verse OF the medal. How do we treat
7 German prisoners who fall into our
/ hands, Fritz. when he is brought in
/ through the fighting line, receives no
| mandy PANTY treatment, it is true.
! Tommy at the front has no time for
/ Kid gloves. lie leaves them to silk
| hated or beribboncd ofiictaldom at