The Barre daily times. (Barre, Vt.) 1897-1959, 1918-02-05

New York. Feb. .5.--unconquered and
nnafraid, the American soldiers and sail
ors who are held prisoners of war in
Germany are facing their captivity like
men and are making the best of it.
Their chief thought is of the folks back
home and how TO assure them that they
are safe and cheerful.
f. G.. Wilson, associate secretary in
charge of the Young Mems Christian as
ISOLATION prisoner of war work in north
ern Europe, has recently returned from
Copenhagen, Denmark, his headquarters,
bringing letters from these men. In ad-
dition, he brought with him TIE report
OF the work of last year
Pleads for Supplies.
From another source one letter, which
tells of the German prison rationsa
half pound of bread day and two plates
of weak soup a day-has reached this
country The writer pleads that sup
plies be sent, and says that the Germans
WI N"iu ~ idPtbis rdlciN as
possible, as the men grow too weak for
work on prison fare alone.
For more than three years the associa-
ton has been doing what it can to make
life more endurable for the prisoners of.
war in the various camps scattered
throughout Europe and Asia The mum
Der of prisoners is now estimated AT
100000. Since America has entered the
war, the work has included a hundred |
or more Americans. Most of them were
captured by submarines. Some of them
were taken to Germany before the war
and have been held there ever since.
The American Young Mems Christian /
association has shipped $4,000 worth OF I
supplies in food and clothing to relieve |
the necessities Of American and allied I
prisoners -of-war. Similar shipments will 1
follow month by month
The drab picture of life in the prison
camp as drawn by the prisoners in their
letter to the Young Mems Christian as.
ISOLATION is splotched with color as they
tell of their fight against encouragement
and of their anxious thought for the
folks at home
Thinks of His Mother /
Thinking chiefly of his mother, Henry
r. Hendren, l6-year-old lad of Nor
folk, Va, probably the youngest Amer
lean held as prisoner of war, writes to
Mr.. Wilson as follows from Lubbock, Ger
many:
Il was certainly glad to hear from you
am in need of your assistance very
much. | have written to the British Red
Cross several times for bread, but have
not received reply.
II wish you would kindly notify my
mother of my whereabouts have writ
ten to her several times, but have not !
received a reply. The address is 2lO
Maple avenue, Berkeley, Norfolk, Va.
II saw in one of my mates letters !,
that you were from Charlotte. n. G. I ,
am from Virginia / would like to cor : !,
respond with you, as it is lonely here /.
not receiving any mail and Others re-
ceive letters
II am l6 years old. 1t seems very !,
young to be prisoner war, but it 8
was not my fault. / was a member of !
The Young Mems Christian association in :.
Norfolk, Va.
Il would like to hear from you soon. = =
Hoping to be your friend" :
Like Robinson Crusoe. f
Robinson Crusoe, when he found his 4
nan, Friday, had nothing on Joseph w. .
Morgan, prisoner of-war No. 3. when he Il
'eceived his first letter from the Young q
Mems Christian association. He was 7
AIKEN from the steamer Esmeraldas and n
leld at Gustrow, Germany. In his letter
he says: h
Il received the surprise, the parcel. q
Words are inadequate in trying to ex- {,
,ress my gratitude Robinson Crusoe
must have been lonesome until he met T
nan Friday | don't think he had any a,
hing on me until | got your letter. and
hat letter and also other letters I ex.
'ect from you will be my man Friday.
Il am feeling good. experiencing no in
eslth, thank God. You say for me to IL