The Washington times., 1919-01-26

look after Americans because OF his
sympathies for them. Halyburton told
him the paper would be welcome If It
cut. out the propaganda and printed
sporting news. The friend Of Amer
leans" agreed. - '..- =
Next week he appeared with the
new issue somewhat. revised to suit
the Americans. The Germans clumsy
efforts were amusing, but Halyburton
saw danger in the propaganda still in
the paper. He forbade its circulation
among those under his command. For
this HalybuEton was taken to a pun
ishment. camp. His stay was she It.
The Germans placed an incapable
American in charge of the Rastatt
camp. who Immediately muddlcd af-
fairs. The several hundred prisoners
struck and insisted that Halyburton
be returned. The commander COM
piled.
On his return. Halyburton was call
ed up before General 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
permission to take charge of them.
leaving the old group under the in
fused, 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 state
ment made before the prison officers.
Haly and Geoghegan went TO
the general. or threatened to. for
everything they needed after that.
| Again HaIyburton had propaganda
plans to fight. The Germans had
treated certain captives we'll in order
TO influence them to write letters
saying 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
Enders who claimed 10 be American.
! and the correspondent Of an American
news agency.
Advised to Leave Camp.
II" appeared several times at the
camps saying he was gathering data
20 prove that Americans were not
mistrrated in Germany and that ne
had been "pcrmitted To do 30 by the
German Government. IiaIl bur- on
told EnderS ne had better leave camp
! before some OF the dOushboys in
suited Your German friends by telling
the truth" Enders did
When the armist'cC " Ma% signed The
German guards suddenly disappeared.
/, Those vino remained Wei" ienient
They told the Americans that prison
erS were ne" to 20 TO towns and do
as they pleased Haiyburton saw
danger in this, il Ia. MEN became
mixed up in rev OluIiCHary measures
1t would fuCtncr compli"arr their
food arrangements with the Fed
Cross, and orders wer" Issued for
every man to stay in his camp and
40 his Wo'k. E% this time each man
had been assigned 10 some Sor, OF
work iO' which l." was adapted.
There Nrre tailorS. Sh0emakcrE. bar
b. r.. cooks and PRACTICAL! every type
OF industry needed III camp. inchd-
ing staff for the camp paper which
WAS copied b. hand. cartoons nclud-
cd. and posted t"r reading.
Order Puzzled Men.
The order was d:fticuii 10" ulynv
men 20 understand. but 1" wa> ad
he:ed TO by practically everyone Next
came tn" orsanl;at!NA o. tru:niOdd.s
Of men to !eaN" IoI FIanvC. One I,;-
one these p, ob,emS We're nlel. and the
soldiers were assisted by Red Cross
men who arrived from Switzerland
the Red Cross men were amazed bV
the organization the doughboys had
accomplished in every camp. and
found the native populations in diS-
tricts around American camps fun OF
admiration for the way tie Yani,tog
had handled themselves under diff
"Ulties and without authority.