South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1920-01-25


mont. IN order 10 settle up things az tho camp and
kee4 for likely recruits The morning
afte- ti'e departure OF the men FOR Wunsdorf Sir
R1er, Foe Plunkett capt Foehn breaxfasted
- Alte Poste Sir Roger then wholly
dissatisfied the progress had made and in fact.
told US that the nucleus OF brigade was all that he
had wanted in order TO convince the imperial govern
Of the desire borne by the Irish England
10 the ground IN the
on July 4th We told by Won BIberstein that we
proceed rejoin the Irish brigade
We were curious as to Zossen, because Sergt B. had
written that the very restless and dissatis-
fed at the treatment melted 70 them by the
On arriving at Zossen, found a stretoher
rarty OF black prisoners O war accompanied by 10
armed guards, waiting TO carry s 90 hospital
to sentries and were march
prisoners of camp. This a terrible
blow us, Oberleutnant Boehm had promised
behalf OF his government that we would be treated a.
German soldiers and longer looked upon
prisoners OF We were interned Wunsdorf for
six months hut we're granted masses 70 visit the villages
Passes stopped, owing disturbances
arising between Irish and German troops. German
soldiers always called Enslander and then
inevitable The food in Wunsdorf simply terrible.
forced sell all clothing to buy food outside
from the farmers.
Generals visiting the camp expressed surprise at see
ing rishmen walk about in hed-grey with FAC
ngs and being the Irish brigade promised
into the matter. but naturally thought
about II afterwards AT last Sir Roger Easement in
desperation foreign office threaten
ng to give himself up to the English succeeded in
bringing the officials there their senses.
is shifted to a barracks in the Arbeits Kom-
The barracks was called the Dirdoage by our men.
II was 90 yards long by % and enclosed all .Ound By
bar5ed Wire and guarded by hve fuily-armed German
prsiner of camp food being. however.
also sleeping accommodation The men had exer-
else every day. being drilled by K. or myself
y COMMANDER
In November sir Roger. accompanied by a stout mill
tary-looking civilian visited His companion
troduced Capt Monteith, who has from
ireland for the purpose Of taking charge of the Irish
brigade NIonteith a heavily-jOwled. dark man.
with by no means prspossessing look but good
stroy the poor spirit Of the men, His fayorite was b.
who could twist him round his little finger Sir Roser
Easement was hndered not only by Monteth and b. but
by the interpreter. Zerhusen. who the greatest
scOundrel coward unhung.
In 1916 we armed with rifles and machine guns
train the front, said,
but in reality Sir Roger intended 10 take machine
with him 20 Ireland but his plans mus
trated.
Training went on and the men were IN high hopes OF
seeing active service. when tho bolt ina
blue
n Monteith's day. and Standing usrs
his table could not help seems, there containing
names of men for active service Egypt Neither
mine nor OTIS there. B. work; I
the Est and wrote to Sir Roger enclosing It and de-
handing explanation.
Sir Roger came the following day. told ma
privately that the active service idea had been abandon
ed, that he Monteith, and b about oVI
dangerous enterprise. upon whose the desz
tiny of ireland hung He then interviewed the men.
accompanied by Monteith. who summary reduced a
Cp B. that day for laughing at him. The next Sunday
address from Easement to the Irish brigade was
road at mass in which he begged of them 20 maintain
order and discipline and 10 suffer hardshiDs with a
smile, remembering they were for Ireland lie told
IL the only
This was signed by Easement. lIonteth. and B.
is in the hands Of k. The next news got was Of
Easements capture. and OF the treachery OF 3.
DISARNIED AND uIL-TREATED.
In June rifles and machine were taken from
boy Of the O. o. c. Zossen Schneider and tho
latter knowing leaderless began TO treat
ne liked. Passes stopped. punishments meted
out wholesale slightest offense I myself
punished three days because could
Identify who talked whilst being drilled. There
wasn't a single day in which two or three men were
not punished for trivial ohenses
were a little astonished 20 fnd handful Of
closed i'm "a cage, surrounded by armed seutries.
and myself feldwebels. and armed with swords
We the only two Of the Irish brigade recognized
h the O. -. O. In command, and had all-night passes
a Mrs. Grabsch Irish-AmeriCan lady. proved a
great need. and the only who did
thing TO keep the alive the Wlhelmstrasse
John CaTney a former American consul general. who
his job through giving dinner 20 Sir Roger
Easement requested by the look after the
pauy with certain Dr. Chaterton IiIlL only happy
when drinking champagne and teIephonng moths
the Austrian eWess Dropretress OF the famous
Continental Times
ANOTHER FOOLS PARADISE
Tn July. 1915, were visited by The cpmnandaut ~
Russian prisiners Of war camp, named Hauptrlaup
would volunteer for duty as Wachmanner az las camp
Delighted the chance OF doing 'e-hrg voiuu-
teered entrained al ZOsseu for Danzig West
Prussia A guard of 10 men accompanied us Upon
arrival IN Danzig found camp Situated
the Otn er side Of the Nlstula, island called
TroyI and that barracks again situated direct
y in the prisoners ~ war camp Another fools para
disc
The new SHIFT was decidedss for the worse The ac-
commodation miserable were the surroundings.
Hauptmann Nicolai granted us passes % restaurant
uaEnanimous pass revoked. and prisoners.
What irony and myself parade the men in the
morning. each armed with sword and taen proceed