The daily Gate City and constitution-Democrat. (Keokuk, Iowa) 1916-1922, 1919-01-29
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lcans'' agreed.
new Issue somewhat revised to suit
the Americans. The Germans clurn.
sy EFFORTS were amusing, but Halybur-
ton saw danger in the propaganda
still In the paper. He forbade its cir
.culation among those under his com
mand. For this Halyblrton was TAX
en- to punishment camp. Has stay
was short. The Germans placed an
incapable American In charge of the
Rastatt camp, who immediately mud
ldled affairs. The several hundred
prisoners struck and insisted that
Halyburton be returned. Tho COM
mander complied.
On his return, Halyburton was cali
ed up before General Won Kaltenreit,
the hard-hearted odd Prussian In
charge of war prisoners Several
hundred new Americana 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. Halyburton refused but offer
ed to take charge Of the entire camp.
The old Prussian argued but ended
with, Zach Colt, go ahead. II you
don't get along all right, let me
know" The general had given him.
lself away with that statement, made
before the prison officers Halyburton
and Geohegan went to the general or
threatened to. for everything they
needed after that
Again Halyburton had propaganda
plans to fight. Tho 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-
lished a censorship in each pen. He
knew the Germans were waiting for
favorable letters to publish.
Another battle against propaganda
was against an individual named
IEnders who claimed to be American,
and the correspondent of an American
news agency. He appeared several
times at the camps saying he was
gathering data to prove that Amer
cans were not mistreated In Germany
and that he. had been permitted" to
do SO. by the German government.
Halyburton told Enders he had better
leave camp before some Of the dough-
boys "insulted your German friends
by telling the truth" Enders did.
When the armistice was signed the
German guards suddenly disappeared.
Those who remained were lenient.
They told the Americans that pris-
oners were free to go to towns and
do as they pleased. Halyburton saw
danger in this, If thes men became
mixed up in revolutionary measures.
1t would further complicate 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 as
signed to some sort of work for
which he was adapted. There Seere
tailors, shoemakers, BARRIERS, cooks
and practically every type Of industry
needed in camp, including star 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 It was adj
hered to by practically everyone
Next came the organization of train
loads 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 ~ the organization the dough-
boys had accomplished in every camp.
and found the native populations in
districts around American camps eEll
of admiration for the way the Yam
KEGS had handled themselves under
difflcuitie> and without authority.