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
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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.
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Telephone 202
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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,
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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
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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. Structural Casting
and Foundry Work.
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At the Intersection of East
Court and Alta Sts.
Pendleton. Oregon
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