Shoshone journal. [volume] (Shoshone, Idaho) 1884-1931, 1918-01-18

fiags OF or allies. For really frs
lsnaed In Geneva. Feb. the eth. I an
50 thankful TO you. SO much genera
rity during my captivity: 30 much de.
votion 10 she poor prisoner. The next
must have my family away from
there Germany. o my God. IL II pos.
ribleY Free. Freei long letter Il
due to you. long sad one. too. I nov
feel strong and ready for the now bat
tie. Good bYe
Geneva. switzerlan nd.
April 81. 1915.
boulevard ST George.
A. my letter heading shows you I
choose your beautiful country as my
home. for the present time. Yes your
land will be respected. SO small
country. 80 devoted TO humanity. viii
not be over run. I, 10 Gods viii.
December the zist. 1914. received
an inpltation TO be present AZ the
commissoire OF the police office de
Strassburg. where ! found myself In
company with IS French--under de-
cree OF Berlin Oct f2th--to arrest all
tho French inhabitants in Germany.
you arc our prisoners We give you
from i2 m 20 4 p. m. 10 be back here.
AZ we know you are all 90 be trusted"
ran home. gathered a few clothes.
wrote you a card and arranged my pa.
peers. with my blankets and my valise
under my arms. and tho cries OF my
dear ones the roaring Of tho cannon.
the tumulf on the streets like a night
mare In my ears. walking more like a
machine than man. I find myself back
Ia the ONCE Of Mfr. ie eommissaire OF
police. A long Interrogation followed.
by different persons. but in vain.
our only crime Was 10 have genuine
French blood In our veins.
We were conducted into a prison with
high walls. there again. more questions
Finally we entered long. dark room.
100 feet long. Here was a table on
which a coal oil lamp Is giving n
strange Hight. from large and stin
stranger shade. and ton chairs. We
were present - women and 80 mon:
priests. artists professors bankers.
noblenen frem All walks OF life sad.
terrified. 80 cold and so dark was this
room. We had 10 tell them how much I
money was In our possession. We
could spend It II we wanted TO they
said.
At o'clock =. m. a smoking tub {
Tas brought This was some soup for
our supper We receive each tin !
Ipoon and a eameile deep PLATED The q
guardean cry out in German. who c
s.nhes some soup come forth" At y
irst nobody answered. Not knowing ,
When our next meal would be an a
wered. T." ana fifteen more followed r
ny example. We received. fourth v
Z quart 81 what was called soup" .
ne appearance and odor mako you a
hlnk OF dishwater It was call rice e
CUP. Quick quick. hurryl These o
iermau lords are In hurry They can't Is
taste time for as Fnnxoscn. At 81 l.
clock We find ourselves on an iron d
% with q fresh straw tick. as damp Il
: the weather Ia December sheets, !
blankets. also one toilet towel in q
uaed Impossible 20 sleep. NO shal,- Il
* with cold shame and terror. The a.
Dor has q small opening tJndas). and t'
tied Win strong band Of iron. Tho -
lariean. from time 10 time, throws a ro
siefpi hook fhroueh IT, O'clock "a te
ihbub. or esyclile Chatierlng with n
IA. and the barbarous treatment. we ma
cod in last 20 minutes pe found oar a
ny 70 this very sorrowfm long. dark NJ
ON vo had iefl ihe previous evening. W
e receive g ioaf u bread. the allow n
Sc Tor our meaie for che day black ed
sea e. ga e sneils * mould an
we were gathered ln the prison yard q
isf she ron eai We were an pre-. On
Ne epsss fer ne euaraean. carry M
8 keys measuring about rs cenilme- M'
p. open three huge doors success co.
~ Soldiers with loaded gums and su
youeis ready gor os took places on II
sides. front or hack. right or icft 20
erywherc Finally the last door was We
-own open on the streets ralrty do
re- soldiers we've waiting for us Two cal
tive Ne walked Hor 90 minutes 20 Mr.
} station guarded like murders The
eets are deserted AZ this early hour.
cry one. hl@ vailsc IN one hand. a gel
ndie Ia the other and part Of n wa
+ u brcad under 0ne arm. We have co.
walk 40 rest No stop. or the ans
gar sentences are freely distributed he
this Instance I spy nelxhbor who F'rs
> a merchant J asked him II he TIL
forgotten me At this instant a Fin
aier roughly told me that French put
) not the usual language At the 10
tiou we we're pushed In a narrow Ian