The Devils Lake world and inter-ocean. (Devils Lake, N.D.) 1915-1920, 1919-07-02

and saw the men being served with the
thick potato soup, In which was Aoat-
ing a surprising quantityTee meat. One
of the cooks obligingiy came forward
with q plateful and a spoon, and we
went through the ritual Of tasting It
1t was really yery good- This soup,
is cooked In large caldrons, dexter
ously stirred with long wooden show
els, and as fast as n caldron is emp.
tied it Is scrubbed and cleaned and a
new mess Of pottage begun. Some Of
the men ate theirssoup In the. kitchens,
but the majority preferred to carry It
to their barracks. Presently we went
into one Of these and found it very
warm, very close and a bit smelly.
But to a people accustomed in Russia
to sleeping on tops Of stoves this con-
diuon seemed not Unnatural and even
agreeable.
/. Dlsin1setins Process.
Here were groups Of men sitting on
their hunks, consuming their soup in
q, stolid and ruminative way, or play
ing a silent game Of cards which
seemed to me to resemble pinochle.
All Of the hunks had blankets and
bedding, obviously in need Of renova-
ton, and we were glad to hear that
this was being carried out. very rap
idly. In one corner we came upon 4.
lively little Jewish prisoner, once a:
tailor, now busy making a suit Of
clothes out, Of q blankek, The trou-
sers, which he was just finishing, were
all beautifully and carefully. hand
sewn. He was working the'66rder de-
sign Of the blanket, into sort Of q
decoration for Of the coat.
We next went. to the adisinfecting
and BATH house, which we found
equipped with steam pressure clothing
d%isinfectors and hot water shower
baths The whole camp was; Being put,
through the delousing and disinfecttng
process, and in one Of the rooms we
came upon a striking evidence iof
Amei9c6h Red Gross activity. Here,
was, r group of men, newly scrubbed
with good American soap and hot wa
ter, clad iq fttresh white fandel, under
clothing, undergoing q general phys
ical and medical examination. From
here they passed into IN adjoining
room, where they donned. again their
clothing newly cleaned and disinfect-
ed. They grinned with delight when.
touching the new Underwear, 4 dis
played the only Ru1aan expression
that I knew sort OF an equivalent
of "tres 65en, ne c'est pas?''
The Camp hospital is a solid looking
brick building, somewhat removed
tom the main part Of the camp. Out
Of thes3,O00 prisonerslAn the camp we
found here odiysbe In bed, chiefly With
lnfiuenza. *
The Russian doctor and the Russian
ksnQttae, attached to the hospital were
sFmently proud and happy to. show qs
Etfhronflh the thoroughly leaf and cledp
sfas nd'tha kitchen. m ts.:. r1
5s5s 4. American Red Ctnsa.
1.-THE organization OF the American
Bad::Cross s.. Ruhleben Is typical of
INSTRUMENTATION at some seventy:Ave
,sfhar camps 4cattered throughout the
length and breadth Of Germany, in
which are inteerned about four hundred
Thousand Russian prisoners. We main
tain, in Hphleben.a Red Cross medical
:ofacer. who'll iaalShb the Official Inspector
ana Representative. It Is his dutl, in
.co46feratipQ With the local. .Gerhab
compindeaxSI salid possibly. 1pitAI Tie
prisenesy4ia comnntttee, II there Is one,
to FsleFtpafft OF :4hesyggenSeral condition and
the needs OF: TIE, DIisoners and the
camp. Food :sta.thiales Yand med: Nj
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