The Wheeling intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1903-1961, 1919-06-27
RUSSIAN PRISONERS
Being REPATRIATED
Midsummer VIII See AL Of the Aus-
Nan Soldiers In Their Homes.

WASHINGTON, June 26.-Many thou-
sands Of Russian prisoners nave Of''n
returned to their homes from Germa'.
prison camps and with the signing or
, The rcacc treaty and the opening OF i'd
ditional routes for the work II is ca
pcctcd that tho last Of the 800. 600 ltLS-
sian soldiers will he rcpatriated by mo
summer. A report to this effect "a'
received today at American Red Cross
Headquarters from tho Fed Cross COM
/ mission which for the last four months
! has had entire charE" Of tho Work 81
! +; royiding food. clothing and medical
supplies for the prisoners.
| In to the first Of juno more than
| I . 600 Of the prisoners had boon sta!'ec
on their homeward journey by war OF
| Lithuania. Ina Few weeks inc in'cr
allied commission expects TO us" oth"r
points along tho German border as "c'l
Ins tho Danube river and the Baltic SEA
! routes 10 speed up the repatriation. In
: connection with the work tho American
Red Cross has established a supply
o.i,n, a. Marienburg. near Danzig, the
| former being one Of the most medieTa!
! Of the many such towns IN Germany.
; Into this eleventh. century town Win
its frowning brick castle dungeon. GH!f-
encrustcd public officials and all TIE
! solemn ceremony Of tho fcudal ages
two Red Cross captains. group OF cA-
tremnly modern American doughhoyS.
! "fllyyer" and several carloads Of food
and supplies entered several months
ngo. since that time tho American con"
tingent has been busy explaining ihlt
| Il was not an American invasion but a
Red Cross expedition for the relief o.
tho Russian prisoners.
,Nt
keen returning prisoners supplied fnr
twelve days arc forwarded by train To
| the point where tho mon begin their
tourney on foot. As result NJ an
agreement between tho German forces
! and tho Bolshcviki officials tho Russian
prisoners arc allowed 10 pass through
tho Rolshcviki lines 10 rodhrodSc. whore
they take train for nunahcrE. . pant
from which northern and southern Rus
STA may be reached.
| ACCOMMODATING the Rcd Cross report
was tho following description OF tn"
scene attending tho repatriation Of III"
first lot q Russian prisoners:
"Fivo miles outside k"schodary. tho
, last German outpost east Of the town.
tho train came 70 = halt in little clear
irC. Two hundred Russians swarm"f
/ from the cars shouldored their rati "
! Il was dramatic moment with =
! picturesque setting. Gathered AT t.
! side Of tho road wcr1 .tnr'r.can. +"
! i.h French and liah1n officers Of "a
, ,nter.el!icd COMMISSIONS and an AMER
icrr Ped Cross urficiaI. 4 Russian leu
ton"n, stepped from N" ranks and n
French thanked tn" cnt"n'" IN h"ha'f
. OF his comrades for what IT, rorr' s"nth-
! tivns had done for the Russian prison
crs
His words were puncturcd by the
faint rumbling Of Holsh"v'st artillery
Ear back in the hills. His brief speech
ended. tho lieutenant resumed his plac.'
and the Russians gave three hearty
cheers for tho entente. At command
they stepped of four abreast. comint to
salute as hey passed the allied officers.
As the last man went RI military for
nal'ty was forgotten. hats were waved
and cheers ranG out. So they marched
away. down the road through the pines
and over The h:ll. white flag at thci:
head and on either flank a sprinklaE
Of German guards. who were I" accom-
pany them for the hrst few kilometrrs
Of their long Journey"