El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1918-01-08
GERMANS MURDER THE WOUNDED
AFTER THEY BECOME PRISONERS
Any Prisoner With German Trinket on Him Is Killed
at Once; Others Stoned Starved, Bayoneted, Kicked
and Many Bayoneted at Slightest Wish Of the
Guards; Are Fed Bread of SaWdust
BY PVT. JOHN VIM. BRIDGES.

necessary portions OF our uniform a
i large number were wounded and
blood stained. and some were trying
10 stem the blood which was flowing
from their wounds recently acquired
ut the hands of the German civilians.
another large crowd Of whom wait
ed for us ut Lille and accorded US the
usual welcome.
was almost on the point Of COM
plete exhaustion. 7 had forgotten the
time when 7 had had q decent sleep
it was hours an hours ag0 realized
No food had passed my lips since the
previous night. and 7 felt absolutely
famished.
Given No Food.
Civilized captCrs would have eiven
MS something TO eat before this time
but we had been compelled 10 struggle
on. However. after reaching Lille
word was passed along that they were
going 90 serve out ratiOns. We lined
Up. and part OF our guard returned
with q great tin. and we were each
supplied with a tinful OF water. which
was ln every case gulped off in one
swallow. And that. we were told. was
all we should get for long time 10
come.
When civilian interest IN rs had
abated sOmeWhl IT. we Were again lined
up and prepared for another irova.
our destination, we were told. was the
station.
heIDed a wounded man TO hobble
along the road His throat, he said
was pa-ched. and his mouth IS thick
as file He was weak and could
hardly hold his body upright
Keen Quiet 2 bit. chum." J warned
him We're passing q turuip field.
III see what 7 can do
Refused Even HOtted Turnips.
Saying which. on snottiuE q rotten.
dirty turnip. bent down quicEly and
snatched it up The result was alarm
Before 7 could protect myself. 7 re-
celved "a jolt in the ribs from the
butt end Of a rifle. which almost
knocked all the life out OF me. The
turnip was pulled out of my hand and
hurled at my mouth Two OF nv front
teeth were knocked completely out
TIE really annoying part about
their treatment was that anv one OF
us could have knocked out any Of the
guards in a free fight
On eventually reaching the station
we were taken 10 siding where a
line Of cattle trucSs were drawn Up.
IL was obvious that the cattle had
only just been removed. and. without
any effort having been made 10 clean
them, we were told TO enter--ic nty
OF us packed into one vehicle, II was
vile. All we could DO was TO stand.
some OF our men were wounded and
their aEOuies must have been intense. {
After the train had been going for
abOut an hour il was pulled uD az a
station. the platform Of which. despite
the late hour. was crowded with SPEC
ta-ors. and the doors OF our trucks
were thrown open 20 allow US 10 be
viewed This was m0mentary bless /
ing. for they lacked ventilation but
as soon as the German Dopulacs dis /
covered who we were they palted US
with bricks. stones. and any sort OF
missile they could put their hanIs on ]
Then we went forward again. only Z
10 be stopped on the road AID some
OF the doors thrown open BY the
guards, who accused the men IN those T
trucks Of having tried TO escape. and I
they Immediately lurched forward at 7
them with thei- bayOneJs
Altogether we stopped 20 times dur !