The Dermott news., 1919-01-23
by And Ndh fahes As SaNs

ing fight with sentry and giving him n good battle, even though he was armed with rifle and bayonet. We soon learned that unless his pals are around n German will not stand by his arguments with his fists. In other words, If he can outtalk you. he will beat you up. but if he cannot. 1t Is . case of Here comes Heinie going back"
 The Russian prisoners at Dulmen were certainly q miserable looking bunch. They spent most of their time wandering around the Russian bar racks. hunting for rotten potato peel ings and other garbage. which they would eat. When they saw Fritz throw out his swill, they would dive right through the barbcd wire one after another. and their hands and face and clothes were always torn from IL. It was unhealthy to stand between the Russians and their garb- age prey-they were so speedy that nothing stopped them.
 One morning, just after barley-cot- fee time. I came out of the barracks and saw an Australian arguing with the sentry. l was not only curious. but anxious to be q good citizen. as they say. so 1 went up and slung an ear at them. The Australian had asked Fritz what had been done with the flag that the Huns were going to fly from the Elfel tower In Paris. That WIS too deep for Fritz. so the Australian answered it himself. Don { you know, Tritz? Well, We have no blankets. you know"
 Still the sentry dld not get 1t. So the Australian carefully explained to me-so that Fritz could hear-that the Germans had no blankets and were using the tlas to wrap their cold feet in.
 This started fight, of course-the German idea of q fight that k. The sentry. being very brave man for q 1 German. blew his whistle very loudly, and sentries came from all directions. <5 We beat fl 10 the Australians bar racks. and there l found the second American in the camp. He was bar ber pamgd Stiuson. from one of the i Western states. He had heard l was there aS well as the Boston man in the Canadian service. hut he had been tao sick La look Us Ep. and in fact did uat care what happened, he was SD l miserable. He had been wounded Sev- eral times, and died in q day or two. 1 never krcW how he came to be in 1 the Australian service.
 Those two and myself were the only Americans l knew of In this prison camp-whether in Canadian. Austra- 1 liau or French service. The other two had been captured in uniform. so there was DO chance or their being l released.
 ! Dulmen was very near the Dutch i border and as 1t was quite easy to get out of the camp attempts at escape were frequent Most of those who ran away Were brought back. though. The 1 Germans were so easy on those who tried to run away that almost thought they were encouraging them. One i chap was doing his ten days In the i SHatHAeG%e Tor tHe S4AtA time While was there-that is he had just about completed his period of detention. He claimed that the sixth time he had really got across the border and was arrested in little town by the Dutch authorities and turned over to the Ger mans. That is against the law In most countries. but he swore It was the i truth. l am not so sure. myself. He got away for the seventh time while I was at Dulmen and was not returned. Ten days in the ruardhouse is not such q light punishment ufter all. be cause water three times day is all the prisoner received during that time. but II is pretty mild compared 10 some l of the things the Huns GO.
 One morning I thought for sure l was going catard. l was just fed up on the whole business and sick of do- l ing nothing but suffer. So l strolled along. sticking my head into barracks doors, sometimes tryln. to have talk,