The Bridgeport times and evening farmer., 1919-08-21
WILL WELCOME GERMANS BACK
 FROM PRISONS Men Held Captive by Allies Will Be Given $12.50 and
 Vacation. FEEDING PROBLEM IS CAUSE OF WORRIMENT Released Prisoners May Get Government Aid and
 Have Home.

Berlin, Aug. 21.-Germany Is pre- pairing for the homecoming of thou sands of it's prisoners While their return will probably inflict on the labor market a new burden, Germany hasn't reckoned on that but is jubi- lant over the fact that they are to be released.
 Their return will be accomplished with customary German methodical plans. A complete reception machin- cry has already been organized. A number of stations for delivery in German territory have been built, and there the homecomers will be well oomed. From these delivery stations the prisoners will pass to transfer camps, where they will remain three or four days while they receive mill tary diseharges and are examined to ascertain whether they are in need of hospital attention.
 $12.5O to Every Man.
 Each man will receive S12.50 and an additional sum which will permit him to have an eight weeks vaca- tion. From the transfer camps the men will be sent to stations nearest their own homes. Provision has been made to give all tobacco, cigars and cigarettes.
 As for their future the Govern ment has devised means whereby temporary aid can be provided for each prisoner if he cannot find work at once, but every effort will be made to assist the men to places in the in dustrial structure.
 Surplus Army Supplies.
 Demobilization of what is left of the German army will release Il, ,0OO,- 900 meters of cloth, to say nothing of hundreds of thousands of pairs of shoes. As a result the Government expects that there will be material decrease in the price of clothes and shoes
 It intends to distribute the cloth and shoes which had been stored up against further prosecution of the war at low prices to deserving fami- lies. Rates will be made according to the size of the family.
 Out of the sordid annals of the Berlin criminal courts has come the story of "Black Hand" persecution which had its inception in the recent anti-Semitic agitation here.
 Karl Rietze. recently returned from a Russian prison camp, was accused of trying bo extort, under threat ot death several hundred thousand HldTkS ITOIl two JeWlsl IueTCIlduIh.
 Rietze told the court he was at a loss to know why he had sent the merchants "Black Hand letters de- manding they must deliver packets ot money at stipulated places or suffer the consequences. But he did plead that his mind had been affected by ant-Semitic propaganda. He hat read pogrom pamphlets and then hat gone to the place of publication where about twenty persons were con gregated.
 There the suggestion was made tha the Jews should be oppressed just a! in Russia, and that money should b. extorted from them wherewith tt continue the propaganda work.
 Rietze said he supposed this sug gestion had been the inspiration fo his own deed, for he at once Sc about to send letters signed the "Se cret Alliance" to the merchants While they were warned not to hav anyone accompany them, they at ono called dn the police and had Rietz apprshended when he came to receiv the decoy packet of marks.