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CHAPTER XIX.
German Prison Camps.

A few days after / had been Iashed
to the barbed wire fence some of the
German officers cnme to the barracks,
and one Of them who spoke very good
English said: "All of the neutrnls who
were on unnrmed ships step out"
Only few stepped out.
Then he called for all the neutrnls,
and the DIMES, Swedcs, Norwegians,
BraZillnns and Spnniards stepped out.
But when 1 did, he said, mo, not
Americans. Americans are not neu-
trail. America supplies our enemies
with food and ammunition" He raised
his fist. and thought he was going to
hit me, but instead he gave me q
shove that caused me to fall and get
a little cut on the head. Then the
sentries pushed me over with the
British and the French.
After that they took the Norwegi-
ans, Swedes and Danes to separate
barracks. and gave them clothes and
beds and the same rations as the Ger
man soldiers. When I saw this I
made kick and said I was neutral,
too. and ought to get the same treat
ment as the Scandlnavlans. They tooh
me to the officers again, kicked me
about and swOre at me. and the only
answer l got was that America would
suffer for all she had done for the al
Hes. Then ] was sent back to the bar
racks again.
The next day at about one o'clock
they took US from the barracks and
drilled us through the swumps. The
men began to fall one by one, some
crying or swearing, but most Of them
going along without word. Those
who went down were smashed I'm the
head with rifle butts or belts.
Finally we arrived at little rail-
road station, and had to stand In the
snow for over an hour while the en-.
gine ran up and down the tracks hook
Ing on cars. When we finally got I'm
the cars we were frozen stiff. could
hardly walk, and some OF the boys
simply could not move without intense
pain.
They loaded twelve men into each
compartment, and detailed a guard df
six men to each car. The windows In
the cars were all smashed, and every
thing about the cars was dirty.
Finally the train stopped ut town
named Alt-Damm, and there was a
mob OF women and children around,
as usual, ready for us with bricks and
spit. They stoned us through the car
windows, and laughed and jeered ut
us, but by this time we were 30 used
to 1t that we did not mind much. Only,
every now and then some fellow
would get all he could stand, and
either talk back or make q pass at
somebody. Then he would get his
either bayonet through the arm or
leg, or crash on the head with gun
butt.
After an eighteen hour ride, with
out food or drink, we arrived ut Neu-
strelitz. 1t was raining as we pulled
In. AS we went up the grade to the
town we could see lights about mile
away, and we figured that that was
the camp. The rain stopped and we
remained In the ears for some time.
Then, af,er while. we knew our new
guards were coming; long before we
could see them, we could hear the
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time. So he wrote pal Of his that
he had been captured by the Ger
mans. but that everything was going
along pretty well. In fact, he said.
the only other trip he had ever been
on, where he had better time, was
the three months vacation he had
spent In Portsmouth two years before,
which he thought the friend would re-
member. He said that trip was bet
ter than this one, so the friend could
hgure out for himself how pleasant
this one was. Everybody thought this
was great idea, but unfortunately
not all Of us had been I'm Jail, so we
could not all use 1t. Which was Just
as well, we thought, because the Ger
mans would be suspicious If all OF us
compared this vacation with others.
A few Of the men did not have any
body they could write to, and some did
not know their friends addresses, 80
they would write letters to friends of
the other men, and sign 1t with the
friends nickname.
AS soon us u man had finished his
letter, he had to 20 out to the center
or the camp, where they had built q
raised platform. There the sentries
took the letters, and the men formed
around the square. There were Off
GERS on the platform reading the let
ters. We thought they read them
there In the open. before us, so that
we would know they were not tamper-
Ing with the letters, and we thought
fhn hnnvnn Col
getting so unkultured us that.
Finally, all the men had finished
their letters and turned them over to
'hc officers, who rcnd them. And then
we saw why the sentry laughed.
The officers tore up every one Of the
letters. They were anxious that we
would sSe them do II, 40 none of us
would have any hope that our friends
would get word.
But we said to ourselves that, II 1T
was information they wanted, they had
as much rs was good for them, which
was none ut all, because / do not think
one letter In the bunch had single
word OF truth In II. But we were all
very angry and pretty low after that,
because 1t showed the Huns still had
plenty of kultur left, after all and we
knew there was rough Shedding ahead
OF us. Also, some OF the men were
sore because they had wasted their
time thinking up different ways Of tip
ping their friends Off to the real state
of affairs, and all for nothing. WHY
they should worry about time, could
not see. Time was the only thing we
had plenty OF, and for one, thought
we were going to have still more of II.
Going back to the barracks we tried
to sing Pack Up Your Troubles" but
there was not much pep In It. We
were not downhearted, though; at
least. we said we were not.
Go Be Continucd)
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CLERKS SALE

State of South Carolina,
County of Chesterfield.
In the Court of Common Pleas.
iiurst-Streater Company,
Plaintiffs
C. lillian,
Defendant.
BY virtue of an order granted by
lis Honor, judge McIvcr, Judge of
he Fourth Judicial Circuit, I will Of
fer for sale to the highest bidder for
cash, before the Court House Door
at Chesterfield, S. c., on the first
Monday in February, 1919, between
the legal hours of sale, all that lot
Of land in the Town of Chcraw in
the above named State and county,
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AUDITORS NOTICE

The Auditors Office will be opcn
Tor the assessment of all personal
property, poll, road and dog tax from
January the 1st, 1919, and February
the 10th, 1919.
All ablcbodcd men between the
ages Of II and 60 years are subject
to poll tax Of $1.00 and those be-
tween the ages Of 8 and so are re-
quired to pay Il Communication road
tax Of $500.
The law requires SO per cent. pen
atty added on all property not re-
turned on or before February the
goth.
The Office will be open every day
except as below stated.
will be at the following places on
the dates named:
Patrick, January the 27th from 8
to ~ o'clock.
Cedar Creek, January 9th, from
to 3 o'clock.
John II. Wallacc's, January 28,
from 10 to ~ O'Clock.
Cash, January 20, from to 3
O'Clock.
Cross Roads, January 20, from 10
to II o'clock.
Mt. Croghan, January 20, from
to 4 O'Clock.
Ruby, January 80, from II to =
o'clock.
Guess, January 81, from ~ to 3
o'clock.
Angclus, February 4th, from II to
3 O'Clock.
McBcc, February, 9th and 9th.
Middcndorf, February 9TH, from
II to 2 o'clock.
Jefferson, February 10th.
j. &. IIolly's, February II, from
10 to II O'Clock.
w. j. Hicks, February II, from /
to 3 o'clock.
Pageland, February II and l3.
Dudley, February l1th, from 10
to | o'clock.
Chcraw, February 18th and 18th.
r. w. EDDINS,
County Auditor
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w e"Jpouy VIC "'Il'i wv, uittI
ne chalkcd on the door In big letters:
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
and told US II WINS the return address
We were ali surprised. and asked each
other where we were, because we had
thought we were In Ncustrclitz. After
while, We learned thut 1T means
"Prisonerof War-Cnmp." At first,
though. many Of us thought 1t was
the name Of the town, and we got to
calling 1t the Brewery, because the
name ended In lager. Whatever beer
was brewcd there was not for us
though.
i noticed that all the time he was
writing the word and giving us the
stationery, the sentry was laughing
and having II great time with his own
little self, but | figured he was Just
acting German. and that nothing was
important about II.
We were all ticklcd to death to get
chance to let our people know where
we were. and each man thought
and who ne would write 70, before he
ever SthTteu 10 Wrltc. Ehch man want
ed to say all he could In the small
sphce he had. and we wanted to let
our friends know how badly they were
treating US without saying Ii I'm so
many words, because we knew the
Huns would censor the letters, and It
would go hard with anyone who COM
Dlaine1 much So tunQf az tho mon
said they were having great time
and were treated very well, and spread
IL on so thick that their friends would
figure they were lying because they
had to.
One fellow had an idea that was
better than that, though. He had been
In jail I'm Portsmouth, England, for
three months, for beating up con-
stable. and he had had pretty rough
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with fifty (5O) feet front and run
ming one hundred and fifty (l5O)
feet back, bounded by lot of the Rev.
McArn on the East and w. P. Pol
lock on the West, fronting the Cam
den road, bought of C. X. Waddell
and Joe Lindsay.
Purchaser to pay for necessary pa
pers. Same being c lillian lot.
l. p. MANGUM,
Clerk of Court of Common Pleas.
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TOWN TAX BOOKS OPEN

Town Tax Books are now open
for the payment Of taxes. See me
at the store of w. A. Rivers
T. +. MULLOY,
Clerk.
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He ChaIked on the Door,

TO anybody we wanted to. after which
he chalked on the door In big letters:
KRIEGSGEFANG ANGENENLAGER
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30
Great Contention OF
The Church Says Dr..
Suit, Back AtHome

Dr. Fuller Swift, who returned. with
Ars. swift, wednesday from the gen
eral convention Of the Episcopal
church, which met On Detroit, Mich.
reports the greatest convention OF the
church FOR many years
while but Few changes were made
IN the prayer book. the church made
great strides along many lines Of
practical work" he said. zone OF the
most notable features was the spirit
OF unity which was manifested. The
representatires OF the Greek Catholic
church were there officially and
eVinced an unusual interest in the
movement for the reunion Of the east
ern and western churches.
Toward the close Of the convention
cardinal MERCER, accompanied by the
Roman Catholic diEuifaries OF De-
uoir. visited the convention. The car
dinal was presented BY Thomas Nell
son Page and was greeted By the
president Of the house Of deputies, DR..
Mann. OF Boston. The cardinal re-
sponded in a remarkable address. and.
as a result Of his visit and kindly
speech. was assured the cooperation
OF the Episcopal communion in the
reestablishment Of his schools in Bel
GUM
while some Of the news reports in
dicated that some OF the sessions wore
rather stormy, the facts are that l.
vas convention marked for its un-
usual unanimity."
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30
MORE STRIKERS
At LAUNDRIE5
Companies Stand Pat; La
Dor Leader Says Drivers
Started Strike.

The Mexican girl laundry workers
strike has extended to the two
smaller steam laundries, the Ameri-
can and the Excelsior.
A labor union committee said that
u girls and three men quit the Ex-
celsior and % girls quit at the Ameri-
can
This makes about 900 Mexican girls
ard women out IN all six laundries IN
the city and about 35 men, all Mexl-
cans. il was said
The Excelsior reported Thursday
that it was working a fun force and
the Acme the same. The Troy claimed
half a crew. The carpenters union
voted to give the strikers $500.
II was stated by a prominent labor
leader Thursday morning that the
laundry drivers union had worked
up the Mexican laundresses to or
ganize a local This leader said that
the drivers had a puddin'" in wages
and commission. but that they saw
they had no power in their small or
ganization: hence their getting the
inside workers organized.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30
MEMBERSHIP CAMPAIGN AT
STATE COLLEGE FOR Y.M.c.A.

The Y. II C. A. at state College
New Mexico, win launch its annual
membership campaign Tuesday Of
next week and in Al intensive two
day campaign are expecting 10 line
up the largest membership in the
history Of the "F" there. Robert
Young. the chairman OF the member
snip committee OF the student
has associated with him about 80 Of
the leading men OF the school 20 as
slst % the drive
The teams win be divided according
20 the three places Of residence on
lhe campus There viii be a team
made up OF the men in the Gormi-
tory q team from the barracks and a
team from the = u. c. A. dormitorv-
A banquet Tor the winning team Win
bc given the following week Of the
campaign.
The other members o. the member
ship committee who have been laying
plans for the campaign are Alva
sitton, Fred Powell Addison Sharp,
James wayne, .. Rose and willard
q Day This committee met with
Il J.. Demand, student secretary OF
the interstate committee Of the i. 81.
g A.. who spent yesterday. az state
college couterrlng With various COM
1ltlees and the cabinet Of the student
association.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30
j. s. To ALL0T
NEEDED GOAL
Fuel Cntroler to Handle
Situation; Miners Will
ing to Confer Again.
tOontInued ron paEe ID

working conditions and living wage
1t Is, indeed, a sad commentary
upon principles Of square dealing
when president OF the United States
and his cabinet by unanimous vote
ally Themselves with sinister financial
interests which seek 70 deny justice to
labor and precipitate our country into
industrial turmoil
The executive board Of the United
Nine workers Of America met today
70 finish preparatory work incidental
TO the coming strike No development
could avert a strike IL was stated,
but some change in the attitude OF
the operators might result in the
shortening OF the tieup, according to
union men.
Ofneinls Rest Their Case.
Union officials were still inclined
issued last night By the COMMITTEES.
In that statement the attitude OF the
federal administration was said 10
have received earnest consideration.
but the union leaders pointed oul
that Washington had been silent so
Tar as they were officially con-
cerned and that they had been COM
PEELED TO depend upon newspaper ac-
counts Tor their knowledge OF presi-
dent wilson's attitude.
Say Agreement was Possible.
Had the operators followed the
u --A--AAia Oh the coal mining luuu1-
Try and agreed TO talk across the
table, an agreemen. probably could
have been reached On the weeks in
tervening between the Cleveland con-
ventIon and the strike date, the union
men said.
More than $4,000 bltuminous min
ers viii be affected By the strike
order and an immediate and complete
tieup OF the soft coal industry is pre-
dicted by the union leaders.
Colorado Troops unsslne.
Denver, Colo, Oct. 80.-TWelve
hundred members Of the Colorado
national guard are mobllizine today IN
preparation 70 meet any emergency
that may arise as a result Of the
strike OK nituminous coal miners
called for Saturday morning.
This force VIII be moved az once
into camps 40 Golden and Trinidad
and held ready 10 be distributed
throughout the mining districts at an
hours notice, adiutant general ". 4.
sDaugler said this morning
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30
The COURTS.
srH COURT o. CIVIL APPEALS,
j. X Harper f. II, HigsfnH and a.. II.
Nnlthnll, Iuaticer-

srH COURT o. CIVIL APPEALS,
j. X Harper T. II. HigsfnH and A. n
Wnlthnls justices.
--oLlous granted. Kansas City,
Mexico q Orient railway company, vs..
John s. doom, from Pecos, agreed
notion 20 dismiss at the cost or de-
LlnQaur lI error. lcrreEOr q Hen
ser W. j. a. Esca1eda. et al. from II
Fasoi agreed motion 20 file statement
OF facts. Clark Bishop ct az vs.
pelees' motion 20 postpone su1mls-
Motions overruled. The Enterprise
company Us. T. Nelly, et al from
ward, appellants motion 70 dismiss
ior want Of lurlsuiclion- H. j. Erlt-
1ith VS.. state Of Texas, eI rel l. "
AinsWorth, from Fecos, appellees
motion 10 advance j.. j.. Williams VS.
J. D. Roberts, ct al. from FL Paso. APP
pelants motion Tor Injunction.
Reversed and remanded. Antonio
Loya vs.. James 2. Bowen, et al. from
FL Paso; Feiis Hernandez vs.. B. Gar
ella. ct al from Brewster.
Affirmed Galveston, Harrisburg q
san Antonio railway company Us.
Olan washington white from FL
from FL Paso.
Submitted. Midland & Northwest
ern railway company VS. Midland
Mercantile company from alidlandi
% Grimm HNa aAaNa vi NaAaNsa Aaa
rel l. ". AinsWorth. from Pecos: Fl
Paso & Southwestern company ct al
rs. A. S. Ravens. from FL Paso; Mas
sachusetts Bonding q Insurance com
Dany vs.. Ebert H. Florence. from Ell
paso. X C. miller et al vs.. Allie r.
Brown. from Preside.
Set for November %. Carmen HOl-
gum ct al vs.. WoOdiaWn Real Estate
& Improvement company from FL
Paso; W. S. Miller, vs. Elisa Poff,
from FL Paso; Joe Dunno ct al VS..
YIN J. Lemp Brewing company ct al
from FL Paso. Southern Pacific com
pany VS.. Laura =. Stevenson, from Fl
Paso; c. c. slaughter Cattle company
VS.. Cruz Pastrana, et al from III
Paso; Duncan Campbell vs. John H.
Wyatt. from FL Paso; Clark Bishon
ct al vs.. Gearge Paul ct a. from Fl
Paso.
Set for December II. The Enter
prise company VS.. E. Neely, ct ell
from ward. Panhandle e Santa Fo
railway company W.. n. p. Sauderson
& son. ct al. from Pccos; j. J. Wheat
vE. Ward county Water IMPROVEMENT
District No. e. al from Ward. South
ern Surety company vs.. Jesus Lucero.
r. al from II Paso; GEORGE ~. Wahi
ct al. vs.. L. o. Ramsey. from Fl Faso.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30

TITAsHINGTON. D q, OCT. 3o.-Nany
w new arrests in q number Of
states for Violations Of the food and
fuel control law are expected soon
by the department OF justice
Attorney general Palmer made u
clear today that she governments
pre-occupatlon with the coal strike
had not slowed up the campaign &c
reduce living costs
since the criminal amendments 70
the food and fuel control law have
been ADDED. the department Of justice
has been preparing 20 prosecute cases
on evidence previously obtained
AS q result 90 was said, indictments
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30
CITY WAGONS OPERATING
IN SPITE OF THE STRIKE

In spite Of the strike Wednesday,
all the garbage wagons and trucks
OF the city were back in service
Thursday morning except one. with
over SO per cent OF the old employees
and the rest new men The service
is practically normal The wagon
drivers, demanded S2.75 per day in
stead OF the present wage Of So per
dar
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30
Laundresses Enjoying
Their Strike Vacation

The 800 or more Mexican girls who
have gone on strike at several Of the
city's laundries are enjoying their va
cation. At the Central Labor union
nan the girls are singing and dancing.
That they viii suffer is a remote pos
sihilty, for the T. p & s. ". ma
chiuists and the G. II. & S. A. machin-
lists have given the girls $500 and the
carpenters union has given them
$500, it was reported Thursday.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30
WAGON Drivers
JOIN STRIKERS
Union Backs Laundresses
Strike is Effective at
Once.

Laundry wagon drivers have Joined
the strikers
At meeting OF the Laundry
Wagon Drivers union held Thursday
afternoon, it was decided TO back the
laundry workers IN their strike.
Twenty-six drivers were present, four
or five other members unable 70 be
resent have agreed 70 the strike 70
was reported
The strike is already effective.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30
CLAIMS COAL STRIKE WILL
AID STEEE MEMS STRIKE

Pittsburg. Pa, Oct 30-A state
meut made by John Fitzpatrick.
Chairman Of the national steel strike
committee as TO the effect Of the
threatened bitumiuous coal strike up
on the steel strike and labor IN gen
eral. was issued at steel headquar-
tiers today lie said.
II the coal strike comes it viii
add strength TO the steel strike.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30
RAMEY BROTHERS TO BUILD
u-n---- --nu---- LIZ l q

Ramey Bros. have taken out per-
mits 70 build four brick hsunEalows
on lots : and 10. Manhattan Heights
addition. They are 70 cost $4,000 for
the four.
The same firm has permit 70 build
q $4,000 brick bungalow on lots and
3. "a block 80, IN the same tract.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30
HOOVER SAYS q. $. WILL
RAISE EXCESS OF FOl

Washington, D. c. Oct. 30.-Sizteen
to twenty million tons OF food more
than necessary for American con-
sumption viii be the yield from this
years crop. Herbert Hoover. former
food administrator told a house war
investigating committee here. adding
that the continuing high prices were
due largely 10 the appalling psy-
chology Of the public 10 buy expen-
siVe things"
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30
AsLALGAsIATED STRIKERS
MIST ODET AGREFrTF

Youngstown, o., Oct 50.-The ma
tional strike committee at Pittsburg
has endorsed the stand taken by the
Amalgamated Association Of Iron,
steel and Tin Workers that contracts
with steel plants made before the
strike shall be held inviolate All Al
gamated men under such contract
have been ordered to return 70 work
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30
= or 8 aIRaIEN STILL IN
RHrE wv EINIsH Inn u

Chicago. III, Oct. 3O.-Two OF the
five aviators remaining in the $500
alile twice transcontinental army air.
plane race today were in easy flying
distance OF their goal and the other
three. barring accidents and unfavor-
able weather. should be az their home
hangers before the contest IS ended
at sundown tomorrow. The five are.
Lieut.. Col II. z. Hartney. Lieut. r
II BaEby. Lieut. D 3 Gish. Capt r.
Steinle and Lieut.. =. s. Worthington
only remaining westb0und flyer
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30
can woRKs sTRTKr ND.

Hammond. Ind. Oct 5O.-FoIloVv-
Ing g conference between STANDARD
Steel Car company officials and labor
uni5n leadarg the strike az the car
works ended wednesday, when 1900
workers entered the gates for the
first time since July l8. The company
Granted q small Increase I'm wages and
gave representation by crafts
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30
COAL OPERATORS TO TRY
TO AVOID PROFITEERING

ST Louis. oct. 30.-The operators
VIII use al OF their power TO prevent
any individuals among them from in
creasinE the price OF coal, according
70 statement made by Thomas T.
Brewster head Of the coal operators
sac committee here rndnr
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30
LOCAL oARAeE ColIFANY I7II1Es

Austin Tex. oct. 30.-Thc charter
Of the Fletcher Means company, Of FL
Faso, was filed today IN the state de-
partment The capital stock Is $4,000
and the incorporators are R. p.
Fletcher. + r Means and ". F.
Fletcher. The purpose Of the COM
pany Is to operate a garage and auto
mobile accessory station
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30

= larTIloloI Lincoln county \ II,
report is that Joseph Vincent and j..
p Cantau. OF Riverton, Wyo.. and
wen. n H. are to lease a vast tract
of grazing land near the Gaufna
mountains In the latter state 10 pas
ture about $4,000 head OF sheep from
wyoming.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30

The building Of five bungalows on
Elm street in Manhattan Heights was
commenced Monday by Leavell T.
Sherman. They viii be finished soon
after the firsl % the year
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30

Harry Turner. livestock agent Of
the southern Pacific railroad is
Quoted as saying that there wiz be
shipped out from the Tucson and El
Paso division Of that road 1900 cars
Of cattle by the end Of November. The
shipments from this division last
year were 2Fq1 cars.
El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1919-10-30

might be expected soon throughout
the country Of persons guilty Of
fragrant boarding and profiteering.