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HomeMy WebLinkAboutThe Exeter Advocate, 1918-10-3, Page 7EN TORTURED IN .GERMAN CAMPS RUSSIAN TELLS OF PUNISH- MENT TO PRISONERS. Civilians, Including Women, Forced to Do All Sorts of Laborious 'Tasks. For three and one-half years 1 was a prisoner In a German prison camp. At the end of that time I was for- tunate enough to escape. Although I am a Russian, the' peace of Brest -Lit- ovsk did not give me my freedom, 'Like the enemy subjects who were in thy "same camp I had to wait my chance to make a. dash for. liberty. Although much has already been written in the press of all countries about the treatment of war prisoners in "Germany, I believe I have had ex- periences which are worth relating. The camp in which I was confined is Camp Holzminden on the Weers. At this place a great number of civilians who have, in no way participated ,in the war are held captives. 1't is not a camp` for military prisoners; it is a camp for enemycivilians. The regime at Holzminden was fairly mild tmtil the beginning of • 1917. When General Haehnisch, a despot, was named general of the Tenth Army Corps, to which district, Holzminden belongs, the camp con- ditions were utterly changed. In the place of the : former commanding officer, General Pflu' radt, who had treated the prisoners with decency and a certain amount of- consideration, Colonel Gallus was appointed, He had years of e,;perience as a prison direc- tor. With, the help of a group'of his underlings, more ruthless than him- self, the Colonel succeeded in establ- ishing a German prison regime at Holzminden. Heaviest Work Required. This regime involved -forcing the' prisoners to do the heaviest kind of labor. Every day they were required to break up and haul stone, build roads` and work in the fields. Theroad biildi.ng was at a distance of from five to six kilometers from the camp. Work in the factories of Holzminden was rooked upon as camp duty. Be - reuse of the fact that the prisoners were for the most part students, en ,gineers, merchants and so on, who were unused to physical labor: of this sort, the tasks were particularly on- erous. Furthermore, the guards were instructed to keep nagginge „,at the prisoners. The manner of these guards is in- descrhy'bable. They received from the colonel orders of the most outrageous sort. To speed the work of the pris- oners, they were told to strike ..them trwith their .fists and with clubs. At the most trivial offense they were in- structed to shoot. If a guard was so rash as to be friendly with one of the captives he was severely pun- ished. To make the guards more zealous inetheir work, Colonel Gallus informed tihem that all of the civil- ians -incarcerated at Holzminden were pirates and criminals, deserving of the most violent treatment. The re- sult is inevitable. There were' almost daily cases of. physical mistreatment. A Dreary, Day. The day's program was a dreary one. We were awakened at 3:'30. At 5 we went to work. Often we could I not return to the • barracks at noir because we were working far away 'from -the camp, and we were obliged to remain out-of-doors'in the wet- and the rain until 7.30 in the evening: At 9 p;m, we were locked. up in the barracks. We had not sufficient time for- sleep, rest or even for meals. In"epite of the constant activity de- manded of the prisoners, the food was poor and contained little nourishment.. We did have a sort of Commissary committee, composed, of three prison - 'ere.' ' But it for a single time ven- tured to complain of the soup as, "un- satisfactory,"' the most disagreeable things always, happened. ` Mail was frequently held up bys wait of retalia- tion for alleged misdeeds, Mail was not allowed to be kept beyond eight days, and if a postcard older than drat, was found upon the person of a prisoner he war rigorously punished. There was,, not enough clothing to make 'one comfortable.. Aa "we Iiad to work out-of-doors regardless of wea- ther or season, our clothing was often wet through,+ and the next morning we had to put it on while it was still damp. Colds were unavoidable.. The medical attention given to ui was absurd.' The colonel made- a point. of being piesenteat almost all medi- cal eyaniinations and conipletely dom- inated the physicians, who cringed before 'him, He was fond of saying that only the lazy ones pretended to best sanatorium and hard wort; • the best cure-all. . Cruelty to►znen. Camp Holzminden was': 'frequently visited by General • Haehnisch • and •other officials. . They never looked at Ithe prisoner's quarters 'except in the moist perfunctory way. TIiey strut- ted through the barracks, watched the laborers at work, andthen direc- ted all their, attentions to the camp pigs. - These ,pigs, •the especial inter- est, of Colonel Gallus were -royally' , ro '. w Y Y treated in, their pens, and leer a•much' happier life than the prisoners, until they were slaughtered for the officers' mess. Even _the women area not spared. They are forced' to do all sortsof burdensome things. For instance, they am put at braiclin end unbraid ing fish nets, and the only purpose- of the taskmasters seems to be to make their .fingers sore. Every Sunday a weird walk is undertaken to a wood about six kilometers away, „from which they bring hack: wood on their hacks. Hundreds of men • and women are put at this work every Sunday, although it could easily be done by a 'wagon and two horses. In fact, the 'biggest part of the labor demanded l of the prisoners is almost wholly un productive, and serves • no purpose save to torture. If. any one of them dare to complain, they are'subjected to ` certain peculiar punishments, of which the most ftequent is confine- rinent in en, extraordinary cell called 1 the "bugroom," ai ' place filled with old straw; mattresses and ' sacks, which simply swarm eeith vermin. Among the prisoners none was more badly treated than the group of young Russian students, of which I was one. Their moral and physical sufferings scarcely were to be depict- ed; For four years they:haaye been shut out of the world. The priceless, splendid .years of youth have flown' by. Joy, health, strength and educa- tion have been denied to them.., The war relief organizations would -under- take a great "and wonderful work of brotherhood if they could obtain the release of these wholly innocent war captives by putting the matter before the proper authorities. IRISH MOSS A VALUABLE FOOD British Food Ministry: Is Taking Sea- weed Into C rnsideration. The food 'control, committee of Dun- aee, Scotland. has had its attention directed to the !value as a food of carrageen or Irish Moss,and it has brought the matter to the attention of the British Food Ministry, which is considering what may, be done to- ward popularizing this seaweed as an article of diet. The value of carrageen... as a food has been recognized by Scotch and' Irish people for generations and until a comparatively recent period it oc- cupied a prominent position in the daily food supply of. the poorer classes. Of late it has gained favor among the better off middle classes. Carrageenis known" in various parts of Scotland as lien's dnlse; its scientific name is Chondrus crispus. It grows abundarutly on rocks and stones within the littoral zone,flour- ishing in salt water which has a clash of fresh in it. In its natural state it has the ap- pearance of dwarf chaise; the small flag being soft and -cartilaginous, and in color ranges from" a greenish yel- lo� to a purplish brown. w P psh Among thepoorer classes .of Scot- land it is bedded in water until it asee, sumes the consistency of porridge and is served ''in a like manner with mill., It forms is jelly in from twenty to thirty times its weight in water, but is more commonly used in making various kinds of, puddings. It has 55 i. per cent. of mucilaginous matter, 10 per cent. of albuminoids and 15 per h cent. of minerals, being rich in iodine and sulphur. This sea' weed •is often confused with several others which have been used as food by the Scottish people, I but neither an its natural nor its pre- 1 pared state has it any resemblance to them. Little doubt is felt that car- rageen, if .methodically detected' and properly used, would help in `augment- ing the national food Supply. i In the bays and creeks on the west' coast of Scotland it grows profusely,'` but the labor of colleetiag it in' mark- etable quantities is •great. On the 'east coast it can be found in any of the inland bays and on the` coast gen- erally. It can be picked up on' both ' stc1es'`of t'he-Tay. reek N lig i1 7 Ln : 1 c1 l I always goes with heal t� d healthmakingn � is the big reason for A delicious food, rich in the vital` phosphates. No eat and enjoy it to the last'atom. Health making, fli rishl•n1 ; -- .conomicai fareido hied Nerd License 11e2.026 Bary War` Savings Certificates: THE ADMIRAL COMES ABOARD A War- hne ViHit .of Inepegt;i,an aShip of the ,British Navy, The barge is seen approaching. '.1'he. rich blue paint, polished brass, and i.e- write flag, with a red St. George's ' Gross leanly painted on the bows, speaks the `wpt.'d "Admiral," As it nears the chosen destroyer the bowman sp'rings tip; martly with `. boathaels in hand. This is a signal. A burly petty -officer ! stationed near the iadder, with a shrill pipe calls all hands nn upper deck to pttention.,.The' officer's alsti assume the same attitude. A few , moments later the barge is alongside, and the admiral mounting the ladder, steps 'on board,•immediate- ly followed' by his flag -lieutenant. The petty -officer again pipes loudly, all officers smartly salute, and the lays' off. The admiral himself is an imposing, figure. 1 -lis left breast 'is smothered with G'ibbo'ns of honor, his .sleeves and' cap covered- with -sparkling^' gold lace and laurel -leaves. He .has, as a man, a strong,per;zonality, and one feels somewhat afraid. - Nowadays, despite what some peo- ple say, an ,admiral has no time to waste, said sq he proceeds on the tour of inspection. The officers, standing on the small quarter-deck are one by one present - Lias io�lls /enc ier, pule I3xitannia (Aerial). Where l3ritai'n faithfully at heaven's . cornn2an tt Arose An righteous sv ath; her tre)ty to maintain, Arose in. righteous3 wrath, lien treaty' to, maintain; Forth went the 'mandate, the man. - date that, shall stand, And guardian angels sang this strain Rule Britannia, Britannia , rule the air; Britons evermore on wins shall dare, r Tile spacious firmament in azure wave Shall yield new paths of glory for her sons to share, Shall yield new paths of glory for her sons to share; i In freeing nations, the War Lord did enslave; • Then sing right royally, the truth declare:' Rule Britannia, 13ritannia rule . the air; Britons evermore on wings shall dare.' Where lightning's gleam and thitnd ens roll, In aerial combat dauntless, they shall victory attain, In aerial combat dauntless, they shall victory attain; A re 1 s id. t Sound forth the mandate, encircling' ` . boy who' envies.khz. big ba:other. • Mc- ' et' by their capt<ttn—hrmselfno mote o Er.ltons everywhere• shall right than a lieutenant -commander. (all Pattern No. 8506, Boys Suit. In- r • maintain. This- short ceremony over, the ad- 4 sizes„ 2 to 8 Years. Price, 15 cents. Rule Britannia. Britannia -rule the'a ir mird1 makes his way for'ardfollowed , Britons evermore on wings shall dare. by the captain and first -lieutenant. .TR 7.11. .:.1 glances L_: takes - :.:"r-�r_�X _.R.. WHITEN ...-..n. thing—the condition of guns, torpe- does, and smoke -making apparatus, asking here'andethere short, decisive M Make a beauty lotion ;for a few cents to questions that turn upon the fighting T remove tan,: freckles, sallowness, strength of the ,ship; The Navy loves pant andpolish, but demands em Your grocerhas the lemons paint nuns and any ciency first.- i•' drug store or toilet 'conuteza'will supply t 11h.ri� p Nor does the great man spurn the .,• you wlth three ounces of orechard ... white men's qtarterS. Taken over the .t for afew cents.' , the juice e oE the siilall mess -decks, he shows a keen interest- in the men's comforts, sug- gesting improvements here and, there. '"'The tours is finished, and he is again coming aft. No time has been wasted, and the :inspection has beer most” thorough. Evidently the' ship has created . a good impression, for I tthough naturally, no compliments are passed, the V.A., as he is .termed, rooks pleased. The barge is alongside, and the flag -lieutenant steps in. As the admiral follows him over the side the burly petty -officer once more shrilly calls all hands to attention. The •barge is away, the bowman ships his boathook, and the final sal- ute is piped. FIGHTING FIGURES. I • 'Which Country is Spending the Most Money? - e WITH. LEMON JUICE Which' country of France, Great Bri- twe fresh lemons• into a bottle, then put: in the orchard white and 'shake well. This wakes a quarter pint of the very best lemon skin whitener and complexion„beautifier known, Massage this, fragrant, creamy lotion daily into the face, neck, arms, afhd hands airs just see how freckles; tan, sallowness; redness and roughness disappear and how smooth, soft and clear the mein becomes. Yes! It is harmless, and the beautiful results will surprise yam! The Bible Answers the Kaiser. From the Book of Job, Chap. xviii. , .5. Yea, the light the wicked shall be put, out,and the spark 'of his fire shalt not shine, 11. Terors shall make him afraid on every;side,,and'shail drive him to A charming dressy suit, developed his feet satin for mid=season wear. The' 12. His. strength shall be hunger - ,in smartness is attained thi ouglr its bitten, and destr'uc'tion shall be ready simplicity. McCall Pattern No. at his side. tarn, and Germany, is spendng the 8495, Ladies' Coat. In sizes, 34 td 18. He shall be drisen from light :most money? This is one of the'ques- 46 bust. No. 8518, Ladies'. Four -'into darkness, and chased out of the Piece Skirt. In 7 sizes, 22 to 34 world. . waist. Price, 20 cents each. `1 20. They that come after him shall These patterns may be obtained be astonished at his day, as they that from your local, McCall dealer, or went before were affrighted. from the McCall Co., 70 Bond St,, Tor- onto, Dept. W. Now that thho,new government standard ,.flour is in general tmo, the quality of th9 yeast yoo idSe is_nlore important than ever. Use Royal Yeast Cakes. Their qual- ity ial-ity iwabsolttely reliable. Bread made with Royal Yeast will keep fresh and moist longer than that madel.lvrth any other.' • Send nape and address for copy R'iya/ Yeast Bake Boole, LIY. GYLLET ' CO. L v TORONTO, CANADA, r VIINNIPL G XC' Rd4'l. tly lhaelfs- Faith. Befthe ;t baof the Marne Ferdinaorend -] o1irclh saidttle to one of his chaplains: "T e are to make our sup- remens.. V e 1 reme eiiort in arms to -morrow. Do you also make a supreme effort in prayer. All nay trti,ts.t is in God' �1.fi.er the victory he -wrote to the Bishop of ",' eio• ..a •-hal,';' Cahors— llot�>:czr•..ux, do not me,. but Hira to whom victory alone belongs." Sueh is the spirit of the Comhfiander-in-Chief of' the A'1lied -Armies wham we salute to -day. ti f answered in "German War Pro- fits,'.!. where a table Is given, based up- on the expenditure during the, first ,three years ,of warfare:` Great Britain spent, $557..33 per head of population during this period. France comes next, with $442.24, and Germany 'next, with $321.22. Assuming Germany's ,financial bur- den to he 100, France leas_to bear 138, and Great Britain 174 0---0-'-o—o•---0--0— 0 —0 -a -0-0—O--0-70 Princess Mary as a V.A.D.'nurse. WITH THE FINGERS' $ has spent much time lately in learn- ing the routine work at Devonshire An American statistician,,writ g in SAYS CORNS LIFT OUT House. Princess Mary has -received a thor- the "Century Magazine," carries these " WITHOUT ANY PAIN ough and comprehensive education; figures a step- or two furthur. He es- and as the Queen is a great believer timates that, if the countries could de - hi, practical knowledge domestic arts vote every cent of their :income to the o o—o-o-O-o'-0-0-0-0-0-0_0 National. Debt., 'it would take France ,Sore corns,'hard corns, soft corns or areWhen the Princess was only a very not neglected. the longest time to.pay it off.'She any kindLof a coin can shortly' be lift- . small child she was' taught how to would require `three" and ' one-third ed' right out with ,.the fingers if you child, she to do it in. Germany would take will apply on the corn a few drops of sew, and she is. quite an accomplished needlewoman. Cookery, too,finds a over twat years. Great Britain would freezone, says a'Cincinnati authority. place in her studies and the personal take just under: two. The. United ;At- At little cost one can get a • snarl interest she takes in et was shown States could settle the job in two or bottle •of freEezoi3e• at: any drug store,. by her naive reply to the question as three months. which witl.positively rid one's feet of. Ito what ,she liked cooking hest. "Oh, It' is impossible to calcl.ate a iia -every corn or callus without pain or tions in,corne with any degree of exact- soreness; or the danger of infection. I something that I can eat myself ries, but :the following'may be taken This new drug is an ether` eon -:aft she said. erwards," .T as approximately correct united pound, and dries the moment it is ap-! •MONEY ORDERS. States' income; $40,000,000,000; Great plied and does not inflame or even ir- j Send a Dominion Express Money Or- Dritain's income, $12,500.000,000; Ger- ritate the surrounding tissue. Just ' der. They are payable everywhere. nnany's income, 311,000,000,000; and think! You can lift off your corns and Fr'ance's income, 16,00.0,000,000. calluses now without a bit of pairs ori The Ravages of Peach Canker. - When we consider the cost of the soreness.. If your,. druggist hasn't iIn-passing ithrough the peach orch- war lithe -bulk, and combare it with freezond he can easily get a small hot-, the above incomes, we.,enter truly be- tlo for you :Crown this wholesaledrug ; ands of Niagara Peninsula, or else- v✓ildering: realms. ]]owing til© first house. where In Ohh oast ntlere b ee.ches area three years of the war, the CentraP , grown, one constantly meets with 1 Empires spent roughly $38,000,000,000, , Possible Diving Depth. r'arae, dark, gummy. lesions on the 3 trunks- or limbs of the trees. This or an average of $12,665,000;000' odd a The fact,that oxygen when sub- diseased condition of the branches year. The Allies -excluding the war jected to sufficient pressure, becomes • was formerly given the name of outlay of Serbia, Roumania, Greece, , poisonous to breathe, limits the „ guhnmosis»on account of the gum 1 , `111 _the 1 it — J< an and e U h ed States sencanwith States—spentdivergo P - P ;depth to which a exudations which are so regularly as - $66,850,000,000, averaging $22,280,000,• I safety. It 'has been :found that 297 sociated with it, but a closer study :,, odda year!e 000 theat r Y ft. below the .surface of w of its nature indicates that this ,lis-• The belligerents have .a credit as there is real danger for the diver ease clearly belongs to the type of well as a debit acr,ottnt, and Gerinany , from oxygen pressure, if he remains affection known as canker, for which itas temporarily gained `a great deal of' at -'that depth long. w Investigation reason the latter name is, noadopt- potential: wealth, also shows that 11/2 cubit ft. of air ed, according to Mr: W. A. McCubbin, , Besides "movable booty," of which , per minute is the minimum supply Ti4 A., Assistant in charge, of Fruit there is a vast quantity, she rias se- � with which a man can breathe atter Diseases of the Dominion Plant path - cured possession , of 212,000 square• work, ological Laboratory, St. Catharines, miles of .territory in Franceeenelgium, Ont., in bulletin No. 87, second ser - Italy, Russia, :Roumania, Serbia, and ies, entitled 'Teach' Canker," that can ' Montenegro. Before the war the value - be had free on application to the of these vast tracts was 'estimated at Publications Branch, Department of ' about $32,000,0110,000, gilt ierohabiy this• - T is' . certify tt thathave used' A riculture Ottawa. Mr. McCubbin This to „r.zttfy T g. fignr is too l.o'w. „, z\ltlTS LINIMENT in my family � proceed8 to give a description of rho A ainst fills, the Allies have Little , •' a g fez ypazrs,ancl coirsider3t the best lint- disease,.. some account of the eaten- morethan the Gera . i German colonies in t�ffounddamage caused by-� ment on the market. X have it Shue, dar r< � s d it, its. preyal rice. These undoubtedly contain excellent Cor horse flesh, ; euoe in the Niagara Peninsula, Lamb- tlttch potenttall w+,alth; but they rho not / (Signed) ton, Essex, and Ren: nein ' Ont., the nature compave; ;ommereiall5- itli Vito gains W. S. l'INSO. of the trouble arid; step s hat should t f tie' > P e c S' "Woodland" il.liddleton hT.S. be takelt to control `aud 'remedy the eVil. The bulletin, which 4s both Must Not Burn Straw Stacks. timely and exhaustive, contains six' Because of the serious -situation tlea full' pages oilplates, showing exact- veld hn ` rhe -Alberta and ,Saslcatchew- " 13' g ly the. prngress of the can`ker,• with an so far a5 F'l'ed for 'live stock is If examined under a glass the -explanatory notes of each stage, concerned, particularly for next wire- tenIead of a piece of khaki will be ' . ter, e found to consist of a mixture of fine Ntinardn _a_ ,tt. Seel 1zr� i lbltzn h' �cthelclbul•rnih�,eezolfpfl ll • . •` • . ,, . ,Liiiinienti` cnree rano&ri p• g emets, of bronze, light olive' green, straw stacks remaining 'over :from i1'.iveziiler aincl brown, last year in the three prairie peov- -,- iilces, Mlnereop Liniment for Anie ever pwhere. 42inars'a Liniment Believes Neuralgia. A. Reyal V.A.D. • Miaard'e Liniment: CUreo Bins. Eta De -Hydrating Saves Space. 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