New-York tribune., 1919-09-19
AH-UJ. S. Prisoners
I'm Germany Freed,
Says Gen. Harries
Mission Sa wMuch of Enc.
my Hatred; Bolshevik
Menace Disappears With
Good Crops, Say Arrivals

American prisoners in Germany have
all been repatriated, according to
Brigadier General George H. Harries,
mead of the military mission on duty
in Germany repatriating American and
Russian prisoners Of war, who arrived
here yesterday on the transport Mount
Vernon. General Harrics spent nine
months in Germany, with headquarters
in Berlin. The duties of the mission
included inspection of prison camps
where Americans are held and check
ing up on reports of German brutality
to American and Russian soldiers.
While General Harres said he could
make no statement regarding his work
because he was on a diplomatic mis-
sion, he Indicated the feeling in Ger
many when he said:
"The officers and men on this work
were treated with the contempt which
we expected from the Germans Wom-
en- and children would spit on them as
they passed. Orders were issued to
pay no attention to such ac,s, and, as
the men obcyed orders, there was no
friction"
German Hatred Shown
Some of the members of the mission
said that there were not more than
1000 American prisoners in Germany
at any time. German army officers,
they said, cOoperated in the investiga-
ton, but only because they had to- At
many places in Germany, the officers
said. Gc. man hatred for Americans was
clearly shown.
Assistant United States Attorney La
Rue Brown returned after nine weeks
in Switzerland and Germany, mainly in
~
tho charges brought against DR.. Ed
ward A. Rumely. The most important
witness at the investigation held in
Switzerland, he said, was DR.. Friedrich
Albert. The latter and others were
willing to admit the truth Of all accu-
sations upon which he had documen-
tary evidence. Mr.. Brown said, but
We're reticent on other matters.
There. is no longer any fear of the
Bolsheviki in Germany, Mr.. Brown
said The crops in Southern Germany
lis better now than it has been for a
long time. Coal, however, is scarce.
Keppel Tells of Red Cross Work
Former Assistant Secretary Of War
Frederick =. Keppel, now director of
foreign operations Of the Red Cross,
arrived after three months abroad. In
the Balkan States, he said there has
been good harvest, but coal is hard
to get. he Red Cross is making prep
arations to push its work in the Bal
kans harder than ever.
Mrs. Burton c. Mason, of Savannah,
Ca, daughter OF Pheasant A. Stovall,
American Minister at Berne, Switzer-
land, and Miss Eleanora Bliss, daugh-
ter Of General Tasker II. Bliss, who is
on duty at the peace conference, also
were passengers on the transport
The Mount Vernon, making her last
trip "a a troop carrier, brought 2,262
passengers. Eight Of these were listed
as civilians There were 100 brides
and fourteen children on board, one
OF the largest contingents OF brides
to arrive here. Three casual compa-
nies and several hundred sailors and
sixteen navel officers who had been
on duty at the mine sweeping and
naval bases in the British Isles and
France also were on the transport
On her second smokcs.ack the
Mount Vernon wears d wound" stripe
for boing torpedoed by German sub
marine September 7, 1913. when Two
days out of Brest, bound for New
York.