The Arvada enterprise., 1919-02-06

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the top Of the first page It said that
Mr.. Gerard had left the country. or
was getting ready to leave They had
to drag me the rest Of the way to the
barracks and throw snow On me before
I came to.
tounner Dspew's intsrvisw with Nj.
Gerard took place at the Dulmen prison
camp on or about February /. 1N7. On
February !. our state department. Demand
ID the release OF sixty-two Americans
captured on British vessels and held -
prisoners in Germany. On the same day.
President Wilson severed diplomatic reia-
lions with Germany. Ambassador Gerard
newspAper that Gunner Depew saw must
have been issued after February ~ It
was not until March >. 1917 however. that
Gunner Depsw was actually released from
randenburg.-Editors NotAl
I do not know what happensd during
the next few days.
But q week or 20 later the Spanish
ambassador and four German o6icers
and Swatts came to our barracks and
the ambassador told me I would be
releasedi It was all could do to
keep from fainting again. Then Swatts
asked me In English II had anything
to say about the treatment In the
camp. and I began to think maybe
It was . frame-up Of some kind, 70 all
I said was, "When will I get out Of
here1'' and he said. why. you will be
released tomorrow"
I did not walt TO hear any more, but
rushed into the barracks again, singing
and whistling and yelling as loud as l
could. The boys told me my face was
very red and guess what little blood
I had In my body had rushed to my
head. because I could hardly walk for
Q few minutes.
Then the men began to think I was
crazy. and none Of them believed I
would really be released. but that
was going to be sent to the mines, %
70 many wsre. But believed 1t, and
just sat there ON my bunk and be-
gan to dream Of the food I would got
and what would eat nrst, and 20 ON.
I did not sleep that night-just
walked from barracks to barracks un-
till they chased me away. and then
walked up and down In my own bar.
racks the rest Of the night When I
cot to the Russian barracks and told
the two doctors my news. they would
~ believe me At all, althoush thar
knsW there had been some inneetaat
visitor at the camp.
But when walked out Of their door
I said. "Dobra vetshav." which means
''Good nightr Then they must have
believed me. for they called me back,
and all the men gave mo addresses Of
people to write to In case should ret
away.
They were all talking at once, and
o0e Of the doctors got very excited and
got down ON his knees with his hands
in the air. "Albert." he said. III you
have the God-given luck to get out of
Germany-not for my sake. but for
the sake Of ~ who are here In this
hell-hOle. promise me you will tell all
the people wherever you 20 what they
are doing to US here. Tell them not to
send money. for We can't eat money.
and not meat-just bread. bread.
Bread"
And when ! looked around all the
men were sitting on their beds crying
and tearing their hair and saying.
dread. bread. bread" over and over
again. Then each tried to give me
something. % II to say that even II
they did not get out. perhaps their but.
ton or belt OF skull cap would get back
to civilization.
When ] left their barracks I began
to cry. because II did not seem pos
Sible that WAS going away. and nj.
ready ] could nee them starving slow.
~. just ms had been starving.
The next morning = sentry came to
my barracks, called out my name nnd
took me to the commander OF the
camp. They searched me-. and then
drilled me back to barracks again.
Then the men all thought they were
just playing . Joke on me. and they
said ~.
The same thing happened the next
day. and when one Of the men said
that probably I would he slammed up
against wall and shot. began to feel
shaky. I cnn tell you.
hut the third morning. after they
had searched me. the commander said.
well. you1l have to have \ bath be-
fore you leave the country" aud I
was 30 glad that ! did not mind about
the bath. although I remembered the
last one I had. and Il did not agree
very well with me-. After the bath.
they drilled me- out into the road.
There were four sentries with me.
but not Swatts. nor did scc him
anywhere around. for which was sor.
~. Hut all the boys came down to
the barbcd wire. or to the gate. and
some were crying. and others were
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