The Emmett index. [volume] (Emmett, Idaho) 1893-1925, 1920-12-23
TELLS STORY Or
GERMAN SLAVERY


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Just what SerfdOu means IL under.
stood by Simon Hack Of West Ches-
ter ~ well AZ II was teyer understood
by any man. Hack, nAys the PhiIadel-
phia Inquirer. only rs0nntly ended four
yerrs A. q slave on, d farm il Ger
many. II ~
For Hack transition fra,m thu state
OF . Tree man indn1triOu1ly enRaged
10 remuneFatlvo Qeeunation, was
about ~ quick, A. ,was ever expert
enced by any negro .during; the days of
slavery In this countrYs II tO0k less
than one minute to transfer him from
rOofer, at work on one Of the Drin-
cipal buildings Ia DanxiR, 70 q state of
abject slavery from which he found
-
four years which followed.
The transition was effected one day
IN 1914 by Z detail Of German noIice.
Hack was taken on the roof q the
building and the next day found him.
sclf bound out to. q German farmer
operating = 45-acre tract oG lnnh near
the city. He was told that wmr had
been declared between Germany and
Russia and that ~ Russian citizen
ne Was liable to detentio1 ~ an allen
enemy. He was then separated from
'ome 20 marks, his entire fortune. and
advised that during the time Of the
war ne would be compelled to work
'or the farmer.
once on the farm he found himself
buried so far as world ec-
ivities were concerned. The only news
re was permitted to receive was that |
ecounting the early victories of the |
ierman armies In Belgium and France. |
lie was regnled on such reports at all
'onrs OF the day. They might have
een intruded upon him during the
hnuFc a oil
ach night. only the farmer would
ave had to spend the time in the
lthy little stable where Hack had
cen assigned quarters with several
cad Of horses. two cows and col
sction OF pigs Then Of course 1t was
ecessary to let the slave sleep. in
rider to work the required eighteen
ours the following day. ~
Ten MARKS q Month and Hoard
How the serf Jared IL nm tpterest,nv
evelation Of the German method ~
-eatinx commended allen epem,es Tn
,e first place ne was assured that he
ould be paid for his labor BEING In
he asked what the rate NJ
age would be. He then learned that
g was worth ten marks month ~
he farmer. In addition ne was told
lat the farmer would have N bo.nt
i'm. He did. For four wears no -.
d on horse meat Once n waek he
as given half a pound ~ tough nor.
rhouse right on the rumn This he'd
last for seven DAVIS. The diet ~.
lried a little nj first. However u.ck
.cided he would rather forego ~.
,velty Of the variation when he ,nsa-
.rtently learned that tho sanssr.
rived on such occasions wos corr.
,sed Of cat meat and that ~ va ,o,,.
her animals unouotefi in market ~
,rts. In addition To the meat bs -.
lowed a limited portion n, h.D.
ked bread and a collection o. yer.-
hle. d,.card.d -, tho t.rmar,s 90
a. OVERTIME. Occasionally ba -.
rved with 4 little soup.
Naturally he was not inclined ~ -
Inee on the German farmers bos,,,.
lity any longer than neces.ar ~.
4 vas anticinated nv the fsr...
10 could NOT AFFORD n d,.nen.a ,-s,A
: services Of hia slsve wh,ls doi.~