Forest City press. (Forest City, Potter County, D.T. [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1919-03-13
And Make Hun Captors Be Good

twice a day. They were better than
those of the German, guards.
A Fight Against Propaganda.
Then came the fight against German
propaganda. The Germans We're pub
fishing a propaganda paper in Berlin
called american in Europe 1t was
distributed in the prisons and over
American lines. The sheet was writ
ten by who had lived many
years in America and who could use
American slang. When the first issue
appeared. the editor came to Rastatt
'sind interviewed Halyburton, represent-
ing himsetf as appointed to look after
Americans because of his sympathies
for them. HALLIBURTON told him the
paper would be welcome if it cut out
the propaganda and printed sporting
news. The friend of Americans
agreed.
Next week he appeared with the new
issue somewhat revised to suit the
Americans. The Germans clumsy
efforts were amusing. but H%alyburton
saw danger in the propaganda still in
the paper. He forbade it's circulation
among those under his command. For
this H%alyburton was taken to a pun
Sssa'l' AAhS StAy ~ SIlOIl.
The Germans placed an incapable
American i'm charge of the Rastatt
! camp, who Immediately muddled af-
fairs. The several hundred prisoners
struck and insisted that HALLIBURTON
be returned. The commander COM
piled.
On his his return. Halyburton was
called before General Won kaltenreit,
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eral ordered Halyburton to take charge
OF them. leaving the old group under
the incapable substitute. Halyburton
refused but offered to take charge of
the entire camp. The old Prussian ar
gued but ended with. "Ach Colt, go
ahead. IL you don't get along all right.
let me know" The general a given
himself away with that statement made
before the prison officers. Halybur-
ton and Goeghegan went to the gen
eral. or threatened to. for everything
they needed after that.
Again Halyburton had propaganda
plans to fight. The Germans had treat
ed certain captives we'll in order to in
fluence them to write letters saying
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letters We're too favorable to the Ger
mans, and H%alyburton established q
censorship in Zach pen. He knew the
Germans We're waiting for favorable
letters to publish.
Fake American Driven Out.
Another battle against propaganda
was against an individual named End
ers, who claimed to be American. and
the correspondent of an American news
agency. He appeared several times at
the camps saying he was gathering
data to prove that Americans were not
mistreated in Germany, and that he
had been permitted" to do SO BY the
German government. Halyburton told
Finders he had better leave camp be-
fore some OF the d%oughboys "insulted
your German friends by telling the
truth" Finders did
When the armistice was signed the
German guards suddenly disappeared.
Those who remained were lenient. They
told h Americans that prisoners were
, free to go to towns and do as they
pleased. Halyburton19saw danger in
this, II the men became mixed up in
revolutionary measures. 1t would fur
Their complicate their food arrange
ments with the Red Cross. and orders
"eie ASSueO loF every Hail 10 stay III
his camp and do his work. BY this
time each man had been assigned to
some sort OF work for which he was
adapted.
The order was difficult for many men
to understand, but it was adhered to-
by practically everyone. Next came
the organization OF t%rainloads of men to
leave for France. One by one these
problems were met. and the soldiers
were assisted by Red Cross men who
arrived from Switzerland.