`GERMANY TO-DAY.
What The Prisoners Tell,
The German prisoner, in his muddy bias-grey aaiforma, with the fear of death source out of his eyor, was wolfishly devouring the regulation meal of "bally" and biscuits.
"Good," he said with a satisfied air when the last crumb had "very good. We don't have gone; food like that on our side."
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, APRIL 11, 1017.
absent, except in wooks The Germans are wearing a new arti« ficial wool made from wood ibre, but apparently neither the soldiers nor the people at home like it. There are constant complaints from wives in letters found on. the men about the scarcity and poorness of clothing material of every kind. They frequently ask the men to send home their old woollen socks, however, old and worn out. Every thread of wool is precious,
The Bavarian prisoners grumble openly about the Kaiser and about the folly of Germany in plunging them into this war. "If have her and Lecome an in- dependent kingdom again," they say. "If the King of Bavaris had been German Emperor there would have been no war with
Praesia loses thie war we will
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Clear Evidence of GermaA.” Designs.
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Cape Town, Feb. 20.-The The Wo Fat Sing Co...$300 Amsterdam, February 24-The port of the Commission consisting
The Sergt. Mess facts which I sent you neatly two of three Judges of the Supreme
K.KT:0..... week ago, giving such a vivid Court appointed in November,
A. Jenkyns description of the German people, 1915, to inquire into the origin
F. O. Becks (Whampoa) of the South African rebellion is (and the troubles of the German
C. Thorne: Government, and which later have published to-day. The main con
clusion is that the rising was due Collected by Mr. d. been confirmed from other.eqproes, can now be supplemented, with to the lingering hope of a 000- He was one of the many han-
further facts of a startling nature, siderable section of the Transvaal G. K. Nuttall. dred prisoners who have been oap-
which brings news from the and Free State people that their G. T. Edkins tured by the British in the raids
distracted Fatherland np to a few independence might be restored. WS. Brown... of the past few weeks. Tuese
days ago.
A war with Germany afforded the A. W. L. Robertson men have all been examined and
My new informsat, who was in opportunity, while the factions. Armstrong
[F. A. Walla their condition studied. What osa be learned from them of the state
Germany this week, said hundreds hostility of the Bartzogites to the of the German Army and of England," is another common and ammunition factories are many for the rash adventure,
of workmen in the big shipperde Boths Government predisposed G. E. Stewart..
R. Iones remark. "Wouldn't it be rather Germany itself??
J. Wilson anti-British. Look at the men. Naturally mean to leave your pal in a hole ? falling ill from underfeeding. At though they were not conscionaly F. J. Fisher they arrive in our linea muddy, one young English officer sag-here the principal work for a the great Valkan yarda at Stattin,
The report contains interesting. H. Mc. Hatokon dishevelled, and often with faces gested to a Bavaring who w35
"long time past has been suberidence of the German designs. F. W. James showing mingled apprehension Preaching separation.
marine construction, there is a Mr. Cilliers, a member of the A. Wilkinson and relief. They do not look very couldn't atay, because, there will serious lack of hande, solely das Union Parliament, stated before. C. Hickling. attractive objects, bat can you such heavy taxes to pay if we to the failure of the Food Dictator the Commission that after the E.A.M. Williams. expect it from men living for lose the war that they would rain days or weeks amid appalling," the man replied. When it to provide them with enough food Agadic incident (in 1911) Andrias A. R. Lowe,
South-West Africa told him that. J. de B. Lancaster mad and then, after terrifioshell we suggested to him that Bavaria to enable them to drag themselves de Wet, on a visit from German O. Montague Ede fire, taken captive by a yelling would have to pay her share to the yards.
whethe she separated from This physical failure of the the Germans were quite ready G. Newall crowd of khaki-clad soldiers, who Prussia or not, he scratched kis men's strength has been added to with their plans and had their A. D. K.
with bomb and bayonet- rushed the trenches almost before Fritz head perplexedly. Such things were beyond a plain peasant know they were there ?
The men here "come mostly soldier.
from Bavaria sad East Prussia.
by a strike of many hundrede of men in the same yards, as a pro- test against the lack of food. This already lasted a fortnight,
gune already casesed on the border S. RA. near Rietfontein ready to attack H. G. the Union. They had 70,000 Manser rifles, and expected that
fra years time Datch Bouth. Atrics would rise,
The letters from home found strike is now going on, having when war began in Europe in
of German conditions now cir-
When the trouble began there
-The report also contains a letter
dated August 31, 1914, from a Governor of Windbak reviewing Luderitzbacht magistrate to the the political situation of the
Of these the Bavarians are the on the prisoners deal largely with better fightera. The Esat Prus-food conditions in Germany were noisy crowde parading the sisa regiments include many They do not wholly bear out the
streets, the police frequently using German Poles and a considerable extremely unfavourable reports their arms freely. Open breaches proportion of wastrale,
They generally
eeem en calating in England. They show of the peace have now stopped in ciently, although not over-abun. want, but not starvation, in the and the spirit of revoltare gaining Union. The letter expresses the
this centre, but discontent, anger, Last December towns. Some towns suffer, more dently, fed.
than others, and all are feeling ber of the strikers is constantly opinion that, having regard to strengthevery hour, while the num- deserters arriving in our lines told appalling tales of starvation. the pinch. In the country, how-
the events connected with Gener- increasing. One Pois declared that bie com- ever, things are not nearly so bad,
for the rural population can sup they are mouth worse at Hamburg, Cabinet, it would be possible to Bad as are affairs in Stettin, al Hertzog's ejection from the pany had had nothing but jam, bread, and tea for weeks. No one plement their ratione in many where they are greater numbers
foment à rebellion, adding that says this now. On the contrary, ways. There is shortage of many of poor people. In the middle of the fire might possibly be fed from Holland. The writer urged that they talk of a decided improve customary things and absence of ment in their rations recently. but again, I repeat, so far as the
some; assions, worrying days, of an enormous démonstration, is
faat week, Hamburg was the scene Walfish Bay, the Gusno Islands, ead an extension of the Germen which thousands of hungry women
from the new Republic, parti-
of the German companies are
stew for dinner, and coffee and
To-day the usual meals in many lettersshow, no general starvation.and ill-clad children walked in border would be easily obtainable | coffee and bread for breakfast, a Many of the writers openly long silence through the streets in the sloppy meat dish, ball soup, half for peace, bat, again, there is little direction of the house, of the in the letters to suggest despair or
burgomaster. bread for 188. Jam is often is- consciousness of probable defeat.
At open spaces and street sued as well, and there is a small Late last year, whan the Ger- crossings various detachments of eapply of erficial butler tasting man Chancellor suggested peace this hungry mass halted to listen like cart-grease. Tea is more and negotiations, the lettere were foll more a-ed as a substitute for
expressione
of rejacing, the speeches of leaders who
and as a menace to British rule now showing unexpected Thank God, our illustrious Kaire coffee. When the fighting is strea-
boldness in their words. On in Indis.
The Commission mods the food is increased. When ser is at last about to give the
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Threatened With Bayonet, Rifle Sudden Demise of Mr.
and Machine Gun.
Dawson.
The Belgian Government he have to record the death, which It is with deep regret that: we received fresh news concerning.
the treatment of Belgians deport took place suddenly, early this ed to Germany. A number of morning, of Mr. Edward William Dawson, who was widely known there men have escaped from Germany, and made the following in the Colony, not only in his declaration to the Belgian autho- Officer, but also in many of the
official capacity as Eerenus: rities:-
All the men of our village, ocial activites of the community. from 17 to 55 years of age, were of friends, the news of his death Widely respected by a large oirals,
ordered, at the sound of
the drum, to appear on 5th came se a painful surprise. December last before the local: The deceased, who was only military control at Florenville 38 years of age, was a native of 10(Belgian Luxemburg). They were Victoria, Australis, first coming told to take a light pack with to Hongkong in 1904 as a ward- shes, 20 marks (81). and enough master at the Government Ciril food for 24 hours. Those who did Hospital Two years later, he pot come would be seised by was appointed a second class Sanitary Inspector, and, in the following year, he was made torakseper. It was in November, 1909, that he was made a Reven- |us Officer, and at the time of his
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About 200 of us gathered at Florenville on the appointed day. The selection was made without any regard whatever to trade,
profession, strength, or social cises, bat could in such an appointment.
Having appeared to be in the the few. men who had consent, ed to work for the enemy in he was found to be safering from best of health for sometime past, Belgium were, of course, not saken. We were at once urged few days ago and was advised to a alight attack of appendicitis a to sign an engagement. As, we
all refused, we were led to the undergo an operation, it not being, station between rows of diers thought that it would be attended and Uhlans. The crowd-mostly by any danger. Entering the women and children-was rath-Government Civil, Hospital on lessly pushed back.
Monday evening, the operation The journey from Florenville was performed on Thursday, and the decersed neemed to be so Munster, lasted 28 houre. By doing extremely well, nutil, at then some other deported men
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so that there were nearly 500 tinct change for the worse was of ne. They left us an hour noticed. Becoming "unconscious, standing OR the
the decessed passed away at three. platform
for
at Manster, where the crowd o'clock. The late Mr. Dawson mocked as and insulted as, then leaves a wife and two young they marched as between soldiers childrer, for whom much sym- to the Munsterlager, where we pathy is felt. arrived at 8 o'clock at night. A keen sportsman, the deceased There they gave us our rations of | W83,
well-known among the $1,087.39 rata bage soup and some blankets, bowling and cricket fraternity, Donore paying subscriptions (The rutslags to a kind of beet Playing for the Civil Service Club, cularly if a few millions were direct to the Hongkong and roos used only for cattle food on the Committee of which he eas many years. His ericket play given saa sop to Dutch pride. Shanghai Bank are requested to before the war, and has to a great The letter also deals with the write their names on the paying extent replaced the potato in daring the past season was EX- necessity of the Union ports for in slip, in order that they may be Belgium.) At the camp we got a ceptionally good. He was also a cup of coffee in the morning, a good rifleman, and -could-- be Germany in war time so as to acknowledged.
ration of rata bags soup at mid-numbered amongst the best shota limit the food supply of England.
day, and in the evening a piece of the Hongkong Volanteer Re of bad bread and some more soap.
servsa... in connection with· this force. the We met in the camp a great.
• deceased number of men deported from was a prominent member, having Hons and the surrounding district. been one of the original members, They had arrived six weeks be-Joining as a private, he soon fore, and were in a most pitiful gained promotion and for nume condition. Two of them died her of years past had beki, the, before our eyes in one day. Strong
of Quarter Master- men of 20 to 30 were absolutely Sergeant, doing much worn out, and walked like old, ful work in this capacity.. men with bent backs and shuffling had spared no pains to be of Since the outbreak of war he feel. They had undergone terrible
in reserve or on a quiet part of world peace," was the common nearing the house of the bargo-evidence of direct communication | the line it is reduced. But there sentiment, Tist phase has gone, stopped by police and soldiers, between the German aathorities | is general agreement among the and the most recent letters pro who drove the maa308 783 in leader except Marits, though it] prisoners that the food recently claim confidence in the sub. has improved:
marines. The weapon, they say, has at last been found that
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had to shoot from bis left abould-
ceal their worst conditione from
at Windhak and any other Dutch the roughest manner.
Affairs in Berlin itself are not proved that de la Rey plotted
afterwards drawn in.
CORDITE FROM KITCHENS.
Waste Which Helps to Best the Enemy,
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rank
What of the physique of the will beat the Englander! It is less threatening, Already 8,000) rising almost as soon as war meu? Some companies are almost always the Englander who loome employces of the famous General/broke out, and that de Wet, incredibly low, others are ve3 in the letters as the great fos.
"I estimate that the Army is Electric Company have made Marils, Beyers, and Kemp were,
now supplying from its camp good, while most are mixed. Three prisoners brought in re-people at home in Germany con-
It may be, of course, that the pited demands for higher wages
Kitchens enough glycerine a year and anfficient food. cently from one sector formed the
to produce the cordite necessary experiences. Haring refused. toistance, and he was amonget Many hospitals in Berlin sre
to fire ten million 181b, shells." most extraordinary trio that could their soldier relatives or are afraid Overflowing with the sick men which many women and children
work for the enemy, they had those recently mentioned in the This example of what can be been taken to a punishment camp,
London Gasets as having por--- be imagined. They were little
to reveal them. That is a point ation during work. more than dearfa, only two
who have collapsed from starv were injured. Cavalry rode with done by organised economy was where they had been compelled formed valuable war services. three inches over five feet high.
The Order of Scottish Freema-1 on which I express no opinion.
drawn swords right into the midet given to a Daily Mail representa to work in the marshes for 42 Earlier in the war German sol- children of the capital is pitiable.
The plight of the women and of the desperate, starving crowds. Live lately by Mr. John W. Hope, days in the coldest weather with sons has lost s prominent brother One had lost his right eye and diers when taken prisoners were In almost endless columns they Belgians who have been deported † 808pmaskers and military repre- and without food during the sides being a Past Master of the In Dortmund there are many chairman of the committee of only their shirt and trousers on in the death of the deceased. Ba aften sullen and resentfal, show- er. The second was half-witted ing an intense sense of conscious form up at the back doors of all from their own country. These sentatives which deals with the whole day.
Naval and Military Lodge here, and had not been called to serve uperiority orst their enemy.
the more expensive restaurants to unhappy Belgisas are kept like nee of waste bones and fats from One day a patrol trained a be was a District Grand Junior until he was thirty-two. Tue Then the talk was all dominated receive what in normal times criminals in special buildings campe. third was a young degenerate, by the strain of "Deutschland would be thrown away as kitchen adjoining the factories where they
machine-gun on them and, as Warden of the Grand Lodge of "We convinced the
Army they still refused, to sign in Scottish Freemasons for Hong- They paid that there was aber Alles." Here she change is refuse. This offal is now distri- are being forced to work. They sathorities, carly, last year, thas engagement, they were fired at kong and South China, specially short company. Yet it bad been placed in the front line
bated among them under the are never allowed to leave the there was usable, and This with blank cartridges. Another The decessed was also closely striking. to hold a part of an important ting the world has gone, Ger
St Peter's The talk of Garmany domina. supervision of the police. precincts of these factory barracks, committee was appointed and we day soldiers threatened them with connected with
Many rage quarrels. break the exonse being that they would organised, the collection of ali, rifles and bayaneta. The same Church, and, as recently position.
You might conclade from this many, they declare, is now out among these desperate people, endeavour to escape, if given an waste fat and bones from every story was told us by all those Easter Monday, was the moring
defending herself against those who try, of course, even ander the inch of free movement.
camp in the kingdom. They go who had been to the "Stradager spirit in arranging a very noo. low down. Yet a few days later wish of most of the men is to that the German army is very who would destroy her, The one drag one another out of the however, is that the native pop-production of' tallow and gly-] barona' visited by all employers/ The faneral takes place to...
eyes of the police, to push and The real truth of this matter, to the nearest so1pmakes for the There, was in the camp a labour cessful picnic. we captured another three pri- return home and to hear no more
foremost places.
alation of Dortmund and other cerine. The fat contains about of the surrounding towns. Some morrow, the cortege passing the coners, These were so all that of war. They speak almost with of the porchildren are barefooted. these importations of Belgians, is sent to the Ministry of Muni of the camp any longer and hop. In spite of the severe oald most pisces are fiercely opposed to 10 per cent, of glycerine and this of as, unable to stand the regime
Monument at p.m... hey made the Canadian who awe and terror of the effect of car
corted them in, bimself over artillery fire, of how it searches Seeking shelter and some warmth, who, they say, must consume food tiena. It amounts to 11,000 tons ing. to be able to escape more i feet high, look small. They their lines, smashes their trenches, they creep into station waiting which would otherwise be avail of glycerine a year. Our contract easily if we were not ander im Tame from a regiment of the explodes their ammonition dumps rooms, only to be driven out by able for the German population, with the Govesamens for gly-mediste military supervision, Passion Guard Reserve, recently and causes them constant casual-
the police. anaferred from the Russian front ties. One man incidentally stated
It is also true that many Germansperine is at the pre-war prios of consented to work in the that: Mr. Nin Chuan-shao, to the west. It is a very smart that his company commanderliova.the distress, but the author escape.
Mach has been attempted to re- had previously helped Belgians to £59 10 a ton, but glycerine to- Mannesmann monition factory at Director of the Bureau of Tobacco day in the United States is being Gelsenkirahan. We were promised and Wise, tried to reiss, capital body. When the lines were raided visits the lines once in three ities themselves often seem help- The whole situation, indeed, is quoted at #240 ■ ton at 3a.m. the Guarde were already weeks. The British C. O. lives less either to obtain supplies or in
a daily salary of 8 to 12 marks for the introduction of a tobacco Konved. They fought like dei a dugout among his men.
the deepest sense of "We have paid £30,000 (83. to 128.), out of which 2 mark and wine industry bank. He has see to proper distribution when the word. desperate. Every month to the variona naita daring 50 (28. 74.) would be taken for now succeeded in persuading a mons. Bat their fighting strength did not save them or their dug German prisoners and their 1st-
The evidence supplied by the supplies are: available.
item of information reaching Hol- the past six months, Kash nuit our board and lodging. We were to certain Tachan to raise the Even the public soup kitchens land on Germany's situation is-has its acopant with us, and from be allowed to correspond with our amount of $200,000 and a certain Sata from the Canadians,
tere, while it does not confirm the set up by authority are frequently ocesses the anxiety here, for it is what used to be wasted it now relatives in Belgium, and to foreign banker, the smomas of Many of the Germans sre extreme views of German.azhane. anable to supply hundreds who being asked how long Germany soontess monthly oheque, which receive parole from them. We $250,090. As soon as he has rain- red crowd. The worst com- sing, does show declining moral, depend on them for keeping the can continue in her present state, gose to the mess-fund, to provide were promised leave after two ed a total amount of $1,250,000 ies are being used as cannon deadened enthusiasm, approach life in their bodies. Moreover, as knowing that in Holland there is extra comforts for the men. months in order to go to Belgium, he will start the banking brai der, to hold the linea while ing internal divisions, and the all who use these kitchens must plenty, and even luxury,
The system has been extended and to be definitely released after in the capital. Basive are being carefully made Ma.
preparations for the spring dread of coming disaster. Daily often happens that after payment sring and occasional barsting where the fat is rendered down days work we soon realised as pay, in advance for all food, it "Moreover, much of this smould- to the base camps in France, lone months. But after a few they are sent empty away. into flame of hunger and despera- and went home in barrels, and pope of these promises would be At Dortmund last Monday, tion in sotaally taking place at niso to the Nary,, which used to kept. Our cards to Belgium things were just as bad, and the points which can almost be seen pitch this wasts overboard: never reached their distination, population much more desperate from Datoh territory. Indeed, "It;18:600/marly/an. yet" anid and our salary was not paid. estimate the reThey took 3 marks 25 (3a, 34.)
but they for our bosed, snd after six wacks
Gelsenkirchen, we were only W
picked troops behind. Bat
an say that we find an in-
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fore, small-limbed lada among
Gone to Fit.
prisoners, quite unfitted for The American doctors conneol, Bad, saraly. Many shops were there is growing up here the Mr.
ed with the Rockefeller Institute, on that day esoked by hungry opinion that Germany is rea dshing is markedly worse Drs. Darling and Barber, who mobe. When the police tried to seeking an occasion to break with will be it was. Some men have no have been engaged on research in premezre order and protect, the Holland, in order to ta clothing at all, not even the F.M.S., have concluded their shops, the mobe fiiwas the police, aver change there may be af
Olbars have very poor work, and left for Fiji-Malay and antil soldiers were osiled in ting food by som
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Tobacco and Wine Bank,
Recently there, was a reporÁ,
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