The Canon City record with which is consolidated the Canon City cannon., 1919-01-23

publishing propaganda paper in
Ferlin called America in Europe" 1t
was distributed in the prisons and
over American lines. The sheet was
written by Germans who had lived
mahy years in America hnd who
could use American slang. When the
first issue appeared, the editor came
to Rastatt and interviewed Ha'ybur-
ton, representing himself as appoint
ed to look after Americans because
of his sympathies for them Haly-
burton told him the paper would be
welcome If it cut out the propaganda
and printed sporting news. The
friend of Americans" agreed.
Next week he appeared with the
new issue somewhat devised to suit
the Americans. The Germans
clumsy efforts where amusing, but
HALLIBURTON saw danger in the propa-
ganda still in the paper. He forbade
its circulation among those under his
command. For this Halyburton was
taken to a punishment camp. His
stay was short. The Germans placed
an incapable American in charge of
the Rastatt camp, who Immediately
mudd;ed affairs. The several hundred
prisoners struck and Insisted that
Halyburton be returned The COM
mander complied.
On his return, Halyburton was
called up before Gen. Won Kaltenreit,
the hard-hearted old Prussian in
charge of war prisoners. Several
hundred new Americans had been
gathered at Rastatt from other camps
and the general granted Halyburton
to take charge of them. leaving the
old group under the incapable substi-
tute. Ha'yburton refused but offered
to take charge of the entire camp.
The old Prussian argued but ended
with. ''Ach Gott. go ahead. If you
don't get along all right let me know" /"
The general had given himself away
with that statement, made before the
prison officers. Halyburton and
Geoghegan went to the general, or
threatened to. for everything they
needed after that.
Again Halyburton had propaganda
plans to fight. The Germans had
treated certain captives well In order
to influence them to write letters say,
ing they had not been mistreated
Some letters were too favorable to
the Germans, and Halyburton estab-
Hshed censorship in each pen. He
Knew the Germans were waiting for
favorable letters to publish.
Another battle against propaganda
was against an individual named En-
ders who claimed to be American, and
the correspondent of an American
Eews agency. He appeared several
times at the camps saying he was
gathering data to prove that Amer
leans were not mistreated in Ger
many and that he had been permit
ted" to do so by the German govern
ment. Halyburton told Enders he
had better leave camp before some
of the doughboys "insulted your Ger
man friends by telling the truth En-
ders did
When the armistice was signed
the German guards suddenly disap-
peared. Those who remained were
ienient. They tod the Americans
that prisoners were free to go to the
towns and do as they pleased Haly-
burton saw danger in this, IL the men
became mixed up in revolutionary
measures. 1t would further compli-
cate their food arrangements with the
Red Cross. and orders were issued
for every man to stay in his camp
and do his work. BY this time each
man had been assigned to some sort
of work for which he was adapted
There were tailors, shoemakers. bar
bers. cooks and practically every type
of iEdustry needed in camp, including
staff for the camp paper which was
copied by hand, cartoons included,
and posted for reading.
The order was difficult for many
men to understand, but 1t was ad-
he-ed to by practically everyone.
Next came the organization Of train
Dads Of men to leave for France. One
by one these problems were met,
and the soldiers were assisted by Red
Cross men who arrived from Switzer-
land. The Red Cross men were
amazed by the organization the dough-
bo.s had accomplished in every camp,
49,. lound the native populations in
Gist lets arouId American camps full