East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-20
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few yuriz from our cHtraucc. Me raEer
iy sorruuiided the tusu ard began 10 oil ur
aar nalaeuhat rastF German cotYersa-
iionai powers. After weak -Gutsn Nor
gen. vie rehts l,ei lhnen =" as discovered
thst Ne cauid make srsat,st progress tg
allowing one q the bows 10 d. 90 the taik
ING tor us while Re dad the lisienins. for
although we could understand pprfeetlA
what the Gcrmans told us We could not
perform n~tivsly II if took as a minute q
think q every Word that We wanted to
say 20 them. So Ran prten kept the ean-
rorsutiun going on a regular basis while
We listened with ears and mogths open.
now aud then intsrjectiur a question or
tNo that \ an had not taauglt u.
One Who Would Tall.
There were nhost a dozsn men in the
band. Which was going all around tile
country. under the guard Of thr tNv
FreBch soldiers, helping with the harvest
ing u the CROPS that we're neady At ihat
time Of the scar. only tuo of the men ap-
peared at-all eager 10 eraare in converse
ton, chiefly beeause Il the lack of kuoNl
edge of the German tongue displayed hf
our boys. So finally Freatest interest ceu-|
tered ahogt rhe man who was telling Van
Orteu the history 81 bis life.
Fritzie's first name Aas iieinrich. his
last name have forgotten. and be- was q
blacksmith. although be- bad rune % schooi
long enough % learn a bit - English.
French and Spanish. His home pds inI
ya..-...s.. A.. A . fiji g.. A.. -.
auHi0us 10 reiurn and be- Nas satisfied
siih his Gfe As 8 prisarer.
do you ever get word from bomef
questioned Van.
"Ach. yes. Every once IN while 7 Eet
a package from my Wife, sent from Ger
mauy. and in il she sends me toIaeoo." be-
answered. Then be oonunuei without
further questioning They iet me send
q letter nov aud then t. my sife 30 that
she knows that ] an we'll She is not
permitted % tell NE unyfhinT except that
De and the children ARE well nlso, ~ ]
son get any information about Germany |
.rom her,
Then. answering our Questions that were
rapidly fired AZ him. be- tod us that De had
leen CAPTURED IN q battle 90 the Cham
Baene frnnt ihree Or f0nF months pre-
iousiy and had been brought back from
.he lines. lister tseine seuf out 10 Nork IN
he nelds. Iie and his party weut from
'nrm 10 farm doing whatever work wasl
lecessary ~ aid the men ~ each estate
they slept wherever they happened ~ BE-
snd ate "a the places Hhere they worked.
The hoBrs were long enough 20 keep them
busy; ihey were not ailoNed % talk 70
many people they had 90 information eE-
spt fhaf gi.aned from fis sfrsy French
leVenapcr tEaf ouoe in q while canoe into
heir handg They anEios1lg assod us II /
be Tnit~g sflies bad really catered che
A. and er DiaiHod 10 us fhaf uonc " ihem
iad fbouaaif this 10 b. fbe rnts 30 fact
nost ~ fho ncu ~ fhe trenchcs knfa
i0ibing si,oot IL and only lcarnei " ihe
.eriafaUsu - var affer iriug token Z
.ris9uer aud iesrning fae truth from uae
5ren'hmen Hho eaBtured flsu.
Glad Te Be Whoie.
Thou Hs aHesfiansl him about Ger
uany's internal eaaqitons lnd be Nas
10 -comuiffsi lloaerer. be- bed had
.iolfy ~ fo.a5 ~ 60 front ffae meu ~ ibfi
ront aiNsgs ref fbe beat treatment Dos
5i,ie. eFen n fle general mass " ihe pop
liafion goes Hlfi.ouf fosdl b. had done
fhaf his Officers Lad ,0id bim ~ do, and
90 d. va fhoraa9ily happY ~ iiaye go
.ui ~ no fersp slfh . Wboif siin.
Tie brfskfasf bHrie gaa aiHost due 81
'Hu hsisd fhe muH q hral question q
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- a.-rni disgiisss. "iioH o. - feel shout
a. Eaiaeri~
Tho msn looksd 81 b. and sid uot IN
ser fls qasfy. 10 Baa Orsn hatfened tql
~, "aiu GermaHg elsr ~ ~ ehausf
b. r0frfrusnff'
FrflIs hs.Ifntf4 fsoond. hH n De-
afiar aheihsr ~ tsii pc sbnf b. fhought
nd fhsH frnaiIg aasasred During fhs ,
lar fhs fasn sin lEhfi sftsf fbs YER
end b. tnenlY shraEzei bis shoulder
e II ~ fBy. "Who knoNsY'
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90. ~ 30 HaY ~ tinuka faF 90 Interest
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hssrst amalF iiis Ffsneh guards so1 the
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