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About East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 21, 1918)
LET ER BUCK F.l OrefonUn Round-Up Souvenir Edition Pendlel on, Ofrtrort, Saturday, SeptamW 21, 1918. Prisoner, Long in German Hands Don't Shout V Tells of Treatment Received by the Huns LET m BUCK1 -1 l llv An Kacaoed manner.) i Fur tare, and " hair year. I a ecaaener In a ln riaon Kama, At end f ! t M fortunate enough to m(w. Atthmich I m lUiMton, ik. mbm of Ill-eat -l.lt.." aid nut nf my freedom. IJk Ihe : eubjei. hn war In Ihe am mi j 1 ha 4 in wah toy dianc 1 nak a j twniuuo uh for linerty. j Atth.Mih much hud already been , Willien In the preae of all Mintrtf j about th. ireMment of war .runet-e 1 It, (krmuiv, nevertheleea I helieve . that I h.ve had einerM-ne-a whtrli ar. I a certain e.tent. unkiu. and worth relating The rami. In which 1 waa confined la Camp HoUmlnden. I on 'iw. At thin place a treat j litimbrr of civilians w ho have In no Way jrttrtpated In the war arc held I ei.tlvea. It hi not a rami for mill-i tary prisoner; It la a caron for en- affif Hvlhana. j Th. realm at Holtmlndm falrb. mild ntll the beirlnnlnir ' ot j 11?. But when Oeneral Haehnlaeh, I a. haraaroua old dert. wan named , Kaaeral of tha !Mh armv crna. In liwa diet run HnlKmtnden belnrut. ' lb ramp eondltinna were utterlei chanted at on. In th plat of tha, former commanding officer, Oeneral I Ffturradt, who had treated tha nria-' tjjra with decency and a certain! mount of conalderatlon. Colt-net Oal-' fum waa apitolnted, a half rnv Indi vidual,, with yeara of e.erleice a a ; I ruua director. With tha help of roup of hta underllnr. more ruth, leee .than hlmaelf. the colonel very poon auccaeded In emabllahinir a ffttrrmaa prteon regime at HoUmln. Fin, '. - HnriM Work Kdqnlrcd. . Thm realm. Involved forcing the treauera to do the heaviest tu.rt of Jkkbor Every day they wera requlr. d to. break up and haul atone, build roada, and work tn the fields. Tha road building waa at a dWinft of from five to nut kilometer, from the ramp. Work In the factories of tlolrmlnden waa alao looked tjpnn aa camp duty. Becauae of the fan that tha priaonera were for the moat Jrt atudenta, enflneera, merchant' and ao on. who wera unuaed to i.hv-sk-l labor of thU aort. tha tak wera articutarly ondjroua. Furthermore, fha tjruard. wera Instructed tu keep (itlltol at tha prlaunera cnnatantly. u mka tbem work famer. Tha manner of these auarda la quite Irdeacrihahle. They receive! from the colonel hlmaelf ordera of the mm utraseoua aori. To ieed tha work of the of oMinere thev wera told to ..i.. . i t.t. ii..ip riuta Ai.ii mrii h tMme of the poor f.utm. At tha moat trivial offenaa hadly handled tht they llv wera Inatructed to nhoi.t. If a;tnken to me n"-i- MtimrA waa ma raah aa to b friendly " ... . . i. . I The rtnv'a urosram aim ona ot toe m ur, w "r. i - l .,..,1 rsatloa Informed them that all of tha; time, which Coming Events Cast VTheir ; Shadow" Befofa f 5oMttmd - 7 - fWfr ' AjHt AfeAC HE J J r; .ftw.iT7 ';--1i.i,,M;i,-r trjnva-'' a?rk "rgjw When your rLUMBING or that is one time when the Round-Up slogan i untimely! LET US FIX IT! No Job Too Large Nor Too Small for us to Handle, in PLUMBINa STRAM AND HOT WATER HEATING PLANTS Next time figure on lotting us figure on it Chas. Plumber Miller W. Court and Garden Streets, Pendleton. f t. V Telephone 202 r -Li civilian. lncarc.n.U.1 at H:i.minu,n 6 we went 'to work. often we could nil criminal", oescrv nni reiuru i - - treatment Iwrauw e were working 111 u iu from the camp. to ri'iuulti out filled until aero oiratea ln. ..r th moat violent i. i. i..vlial.le. There" wera Bi-verul kllometera ..11.. of iihvtiirul ml- and we were obliged " . ....:. , ii.,..,,,ln,l.M,. of d In the wet uml ram treatment win - . .. . ... ,. ,.,., , ,- h,.,. felhiaa were i,ii in mi.- . 1 - Intd to lie ! wu mill litsht. we wile iwkm ui I i the hurrucka. We huil not aulfi- , ltreary Day. eient tlmo for aieep, rem, or even waa a orcary t..r ineum. In aplte of the corintunt activity de inuiiileU of the nrlaotiera, the food wua . In reality 3 id. t (EPPO TUBES A madicalad foot .od-r put up In tuoaa for lender, atnartlnn, aaeaty feet. a fu4 hot fot rwiH-dy, different from anything on tha market- aa, different praparation. action, booeuil! t lora rMOl I lie InHihla while other praparallona only rt lieve. for Damp feel, and Olleosive Odors deduced iiy Prespiratioa -different park-' I Uirr.-reil Tliia preparation IiukIi m and ielien. tender, luttinK. aioaillna I "'"I t !,.,, offeoalva od..i pi...i.i. ...I t v .rrpi- lion, and UHm tf t40ialini al owe. (k.14 under a 'iarni.. rend ua ona dollar and II. i ii.lv i iimeiiiaiil and e will aeud ou a I'H l ane of 't'l TnlrC' tu I .a used a"oi.liii in ilneitim a on tha packaNa and If II - M"l do all 1 1 i in fr it w hiii nriiit aiiliuul any uua.inn. our inonuy A. ' kill I'I'I H lllih Maoalai tuilua Itrukul la (' million, ''" , Whlla la lit eip.Mmi l',! t" M mr dtwa aoe and I't -ur aoa I Iwaxdal" w t few in. I lor peeaaa'titii'Mt diiairlmaiil tftnli lr. aiiaal aaperpaiiai H a graduate of Htt I1illa ftftotila I adleta f lliarma. . KOEPPEN'S l trag kaora Hial fcrrtre oa turn H toaii Wnft, i " ' (.' poor and contained llltla iiuorli-liment- are aubjected to certain peculiar pun-I.-liiiinilH, of which the'inofit frequent H v.uji'ln'-liiei.t In aatraordlnary cell called the -hug room." a place with all etruw mattrcetiea and ra k. Khk-h dimply " r mln and lice. For, B.uiie unknown reaaon, there hud heeu no ehooUntj In t-'uiup Hola mliiden when I lui heard. In a near ly cump at Hinerl,cli. 1 well remem ber the Mhootlng of an elfthle- n year old Krench lud. In the auiuuier of 1!M7. Uecauaa he for an Inatant atupld. I I IPemletLom Iron Work ot 111 at him and fired. The whole garrlHon v.hb hiKhly Incenfied by the kllliiiB. Hut when the tfeneral waa told of It he lped the guard on the ehoulder ' uml euld: "Vuu did your duty." 'e deili-t have lieoti wi.nderf ul hroiherhood if they could ,t,t In the releetie of thene wholly In- : iioienl nr captnea. by piiitont the u aller before the ptoper a in tiorit low. vc .i.yi l,v u .. of r.mnnlBHUiy .atoppeu wore. in. - , ... ....ou.oeed of tliri ria l hulf Inaiine fellow, polnud hla weainm i.nera. Hut If it for a bIiikIc lime ven. tured to rompluln of the iip aa "un. Miinfuiti.ry," the moat dlyreeable lliliiKa uluya happened. JdMll wan r. it., ......I l.v u'.iv of retal iation for nlleKwl miMleeda. Mall waa i rnor.iy i.ei -.o. not allowed to be kept beyond eight ! e.l a prnmothin. .lava and if a poet-card older than I Among tha prlnonere. none were .Inn wi- found upon the peron of a I mora budlv treated than the group prisoner he a alway. ligorou.iv of young Ituaalun atudenta. of which i-i,.i Tk.. ... not - clothlna' I waa one. Their moral and physical enoiiKh to make one comfoitaolc A I -offerlnga wera hiirdlv .. . .. ... i, ..... .i..,.r ri,r.i.!nl. For four yeara II leaa of weather or aeaa our t lothlng i al.ui out of the world. Their price- waa often wet through, and I ha nest j l.-aa, splendid yeara of youth have ...or g we had lo put II on while It ! flown. Joy, health. '"'"". v.aa .till dump, folda acre naturally I education have len denied to them . ...... i .,., !Tii ir relief oraanlriiiloiia would .' ,, ..i h-i.m miv rol. i itnderlaka a greet and ,...i i,i,,... ir onole a no Int of helnklaurk of IT.-... in at ulnioal all medk il elui.i li.utiona. and completely dominated the piuaii iiina. who cringed before, I, In,. He wua fond of ulng lllut! oifly the Iwny miff preiend-Jif lo be ill. that the camp llm-ir wua I be beat aiinli.irliiiii. Bud hard work tha bent t ure-ull. 'I bo 4 idoiifd Waa Kcntlittciilal, . . Ill epiie of Ilia brotulliy, the col onel had hla aeullmenlal aireaha. The fiillomng auecdma la lliualiatne. A Freiuhinan, 1 eura of use, 0. cn.lid In lining the Bliem of Ilia rump. Th" cob.in-l pi., .1 by, anu a. li.o ..Id f. Ib.w ili.t n.'l ...-in I" bllll lo bo w.itiilltg (llliK.nlly l-n.tllftll, he eleppud Up and gale bllll a lie ..rioloto. b'.K Oil the a.il. Mie pood ... ii tu it e.ud liolhluK. '"'I l.ok out 1. i ii.li.iia boa on Hie cur. Tha poor v.hu I. It appiaiel Ibi.l li" hum III una unl fupable of t. i-.in.ill amount of "ii. 'I be loti.iii-i ai. much lot, led, ul.t.otil lo lite point of I. 'Ida jle gote the ..1.1 I. ...It .-tt;l.l ilioa of .-ni-oipllou fiotu till b.ooi. Hul lilal l.aa lulb.-r . old .'oii,loll. 1't.toM I i ..lfit.ilnilf.fi a II. ilil'l.llv imid by .1.1.1 i.il llu. biil i It uml oth. .-r ..III. lulu Himnir, tin' in var looked vl the pilaoiifta' iiuiiil.ia. en .i'l t in lb" n.oi )ii fun. loiy way. Ib.y .ii.i.lc emitted ibroifcli iba I..IIH.I la. -i.i. li."l the l.il.t.ieia at vn.ik, a'nil linn illnri.d ..II t li ir al leiilion to the liilnp I'll-" 'I'loae pifia. the eapei lul lul.-leal .f 1 i.ioliel U. lua w.-f t-ivalll' t.eal. 'd in II. ell pcfta, and c.-flultilv led u mu. h luiii-I'U-r lite Mmll the pi iaonera until they aria alaughn-nd for the ofri- l-l f a' lltei", tt,it Hie Wo II, ell ate not fplllfd. Iil.'ly fonilll loon liiive I.e. ..me ellll wi.iae. am I..I. I. The wo. .ifii are for.ed lo do all nolla of l.oll tiKotli Ihluaa. K-.r Inatance, Hit) are ,ul tl brni.liiig and i.mImi.iii.b f'h iia and Ilia only purp..ae of tloi lk. meetefa aeeiua to I to make their fit.geia aore, l-:verv Huuduy, a wetid walk la nuili'iluM o lo a W....I about l k iloioetera ', fx. in win. Il they brink be. k wood on their bat l. Iluu ilit le of nt.n and women ate put at l hla wt.lk eayty l- . I .. . allboitgh II itnibl meily I ib.t.a l.v a w..a..n and two h"lea. Ill fi.'t, the biireat part of lb., lulor flei.ianded of I lie pi l. ..net a la almnat a h'.llv unpi .dm IPe If - , nd aeivea no purp.e aave lo toll. ue If If any vl loam data lo oii,pialii, lhy ! ii Repair Work on All Kinds Machinery a Specialty. , Gas Engines Repaired, .Cylin ders Re-ground and New Pistons Furnished. By the Oxy-Acetylene Process We Weld Steel, Cast Iron, Bronze. Cop per or Aluminum, r.- - General Jobbing. 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