The Chesterfield advertiser. [volume] (Chesterfield C.H., S.C.) 1884-1978, 1919-01-16

racket they mado. Somehow a Ger
man cannot do anything shIpshape
and neatly, but always has to have n
lot OF noise, and running around, and
general confusion. FOur-fOOted swine
are more orderly in their habits than
the Huns.
When they came up. we were roust-
ed from the cars and drilled up the
rond to the camp. When we got near
the German barracks we were halted
ana counted again, and made to stand
there for mt least an hour after they
had finished counting us, shiverIng
like leaves. At last they placed us in
barracks, and those who could went
to sleep.
There were about forty barracks I'm
the Limey group ut Neustrelltz and
two large Zeppelin sheds. The bar-
racks were just about like those Mt
Swinemunde-at least, they were no
BETTER. Along the sides of the rooms
were long shelves or benches, and
every three feet were boards set I'm
grooves. The shelves were what we
had to sleep on, and the boards in the
certain number of men could use
each bench.
The following morning we ncnrly
dropped dead when the Huns pulled
In large wagon full OF clothing. We
thought we never would have any-
thing to wear but our undcrclothos
Ihey Issued to each man pair OF
trousers, thin model. n thin cont
about like the seersuckcr couts sope
people wear in the summer, an over
coat about as warm aS If IL had been
made OF cigarette papers. skull cap
and pair of shoes, which were n
days labor to carry around. Not one
or us received socks. shirts or under
wear.
The toe was cut from the right shoe
or the pair I received, ana as NV
wounds were In the right thigh and
my leg had stifrcncd up considerably
ana got very sore. got pretty anx.
ious, because there was nothing I'm,
sluSh underfoot. ana l was afraid I
might lose my leg. So thought thnt
II l went to the commander and made
Kick might get good shoe. hcSi-
tatcd about 1t ut first, but finally made
up my mind and went to see him.
told him that 1t was SluShy outside.
and that the water ran through the
hole In my shoe and made II bad for
my whole leg, which was wounded
He examined the shoe, and looked Mt
the open toe for some time, and
thought he was going to put up an
argument. but would give In finally.
Then he asked me what wanted. I
thought that was plain enough to see
but l said Just as easily ns could
that l wanted shoe without n hole
In the toe.
$50 the water runs into 1t, does TT"
he said. "Wcll, my advice to- YOU IS to
get knife, cut hole In the heel and
let the water out" All the other
swine In the room laughed very loud
at this. and I guess this Fritz thought
he was great comedian. But some
how or other, 1t did not strike me so
funny that / just had to laugh, and I
was able, after quite struggle, to
keep from even snickering. 1t was a
harder struggle than that to keep
from doing something else. though!
Our meals were just about the same
as ut Swinemunde-the bread was
Just as muddy. the barley coffee just
rs rank. and the soup just as cab
bageless. The second morning after
we had had our barley coffee. one of
the sentrics came to our barracks,
which was number 7-B, and gave each
OF us an envelope and n sheet of writ
Ing paper. Then he told US to write