The Guthrie daily leader. [volume] (Guthrie, Okla.) 1893-1996, 1918-08-13

! captives that the Germans would B
, i. Paris by Ang ~
Foar DAYS aster the Allied ofsenssr
began on lais rs. they said. the Hun
! became excited and demoralizes
from which state they became sallsf
sav two Of these Frenchmen an
talked with them. They are Herr
s. and Alfred. Tsey yer
captured by the Germans or May 2
and remained prisoners antil las; MOI
DAY. when. they csi their way out Q
the harbed- wire Enclosed prison
After week OF travelling Atoo' b.
night and hiding ont in the woods b.
4 day. they finally reached the bank
O. the Nesle River Yesterday and wer'
assonished 10 learn that the enen,
had beer thown lack and cut of tbs
salient and tha; il nov WAS the Am
ericans who were acting in The role
of the pursner aad that the Germans
~ere those being pnrsuea
They told me a startling story o'
the treatment which prisoners are se-
corded In the German prison camps.
They declared thai they could hardly
get enough food 10 keep body and sonl
tuesihe-. and shey added hat iwo or
three prisoners c'e og siarTgsson ey-
ery da. in each # the prison pen.
They declared thai the Huns strike
their prisoners with heavy clahs al
The slightest prov 9csiion.
Both of them ~ere extremely weak
and were unable O eat q solid meal
They asserted lhai even the food Of
the German soldier has been reduced
in quantity in order 10 supply The Aus
TRANS. who wer mnmhiing iAreats
against the Aastro- -Hnngarian mon
archy and against Germany and. in
deed. ihreA.enins > separate peace
Trsirioscs of wsuneeo.
They said thai the German iosse.
have zeen extremely heavy since
Marshal FccAs offensive IN the
Soissons Rheims salient. which marx
ed The beginning Of the eneny's greas
rererses They declard shsN five o.
SIX trains loaded down with wounded
Hans pass daily 4hroagh the towr
vherein were the prison camp They
said that The &c man wounded nos
are being piled Afe cattle cars and
transported 10 hospitals outside the
war zone
The Germans with whom they ialk
cd they added. bossied that they has
burned all French crops in MANY sec 4
lions through watch the retreat had
iakeT them. which is true.
also talked with men Of the Prus
sian Grenadier cnrps, eighty Of whom
v ere captured last Friday BY Aleri- 4
can lroo1s in ihe vicinity of Fsnes
They were haaghiy. strong and wei
aouri he'd asksd them i iAsy ex-
pectea ihSi Gern1ny would win. tui
.hcy replied that ihty could not nov
tell
We thought IA, the war would
Hnd this year one ot :hen told ne.
now we think !. WI .Ast another
year or maybe more" Asked hcv
many Ane-sc4as they though; were
n France. he re- LIED TIA; there must
Re a.ess.0l.e ot rs Then asked hin
i they believed he Hun reports hat
he American troops Killed al prs
,ners they took :
Oar officers say that they de- he
replied. but they are not believed.
me Americans sre hard fighters
Tough"
l also talked With ; German. who
before be entsres the var, was az
electrical merchant IN Berlin
We thought tat We would be able
: reach Paris late this SUMMIT ne
aid. We did nc; couni or the An
.-ican resistance Now ne viii no;
each Ps-is for long tine The sit
lation j. quite different from vhA'
re bought il xzs
Prisoners Ar-ossrt
Yes. ve know o. the Nsrre re
reat because rs were In a. How
We. ve hear nothing elsewhere or
he front
The people back home are tissp-
lcin;ed al our fzi'J-s % win. bat the-s
: no danger O. revolution X Ger
nzry. We vii s-Ehi for Ions
knes II
Despite the tics that the dsneznoi
4 the Przssian 7-isouers Is uriso-nis
and ste;- eyebrows char
srcaed with srrogrncs-
hey are treated with -espect By the
In.rscsns. Tea wounded Przsxns
sho > few days sko were taken pris-
lne-x tr our me- were hzkttred 20
hospital The ycxores>ey aeso-
sis,y no gratitude q; tkG. Instead.