East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-20

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very near, ana said 90 the unfortunate, =
"lon win he beaten. but IL you Try y
save yourself. beware. Cor seu wiii n
eaten hs my doe" lie then drew hii
sabre and beEan 70 strike. The Russisi
howlcd snd his eyes started from theii
sockets, bet the dread of the dog ws'
strong. aud Tar from fleeing be clunl
with all his might t. che bench. Whil'
Dock, his face infiomed with sodic eH
ciiemcni. continued Lis brutal blowN
on December "a. i9is. when returning
from the IsaEaret. encountered .
stretchsr upon which lay a man who had
undergone this punishment. His back
his rump. bis legs were but ons wound
wrote HE name in my note book-6reg
ori Ovtchine. Of the Eighth Infantry
Regiment Of Turkestan.
The incessant violence and other brutal
acts were nothing a. compared With the
regime Of famine 10 which those poor peo.
pie were subjected. We sometimes when
on fatigue duty encountered a group oi
them They walked slowly. dragging
themselves along with difficulty. but no
sooner did they see us than. despite the
threats Of their sentinels, they came run
ming 20 rs. begging for = picce II bread OF
some tobacco. When we gave them some
thing they quarrelled and fought for II
like dogs They sold everything they pos
srssed giving away their boots for 70
pfennigs aud ! mark, and then went away
10 the snow For > or marks
they gave up their watches and even their
poor wives. There were Intermediates
for this trafficl
on December I3. 1914. the principal
camp was removed 20 Celle and soltsu.
There remained the Russians Of the
Rhislo Camp and 1900 other prisoners.
among them. who were lodged In the Tele-
grnphen-platH We had for our Field.
wcbel the assistant telegrapher. karl
Brandt. q stupid and vain creature. He
tho men in the middle Of winter TO
get out Of the barracks at six O'Clock in
he morning. ana they had to stand out
ioors with their feet in the mud. exposed
10 the snow. At seven the sentinels came.
10 march us 20 the swamps. At a distance
u four kilometres. !. being employed for
'lerical work. escaped hardship. but
many went there who had only dilapi.
lated shoes. and others who had 10 con
ent themselves with small boards tied
with strings 10 their feet. I affirm hay-
ng seen some entirely barefoot in the
now.
About thirty died of pleurisv
Besides FeldWebcl Diedrich, whose ac-
made later and vho vas In.
eed q good fellow. this man Brandt was
be least bad Of the Feldwchels With
'hom ! came in contact You may judge
-hat the others Were.
About the middle of February orders
ame from Berlin forhiddinr them 10 treat
= brutaily. Excepting for the Russians.
HON taey continued 90 treat like crimi-
ais, the heatings there became rare.
AZ the same time the bread rations for
he second time we're diminished aud red
ret soup made its appearance.
This was a terrible winter. The bar
icks of the Telegraphen -Platz were sat
rated with water and the yard vas =
Famp UnproVided With SOAP without
lare linen. ne wene powsrlcss 20 combat
le lice To this Was added tine had war
rvs. We knew what Was going on IN
elgium, that the towns and villsses Nere
'siroyed. the population msssscred and
) We hrei iH mortal anzuish.
In The spring of 1873 the Germans de-
drd 20 utilize ths rr souers more, and
"y hcgan sending them into the mines
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