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squares. That's a
man's size chew of
Real Gravely. It
holds its good taste
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this class of tobac
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why you can get the good
taste of this class of tobac
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YANK SOLDIERS
ROBBED BY FOE
Men Captured at Sclchcproy Tell
of Harsh Treatment by
the Huiis.
REFUSED TO BE BROTHERS
Attempt Later Mado to Effect Recon.
dilation Spurned by Americano
Corporal Who Refuted to Work
Hurled Down Mine Shaft.
Loudon. "When thoy toolc us prls
oners thoy held revolvers to our lunula
and made us giu tlictn our shoos, but
when tho armlMlco ctuno and wo woro
Hut fret u socialist loader made a
speech to us, saying: 'Wo aro now
brothers!.' "
This was what American soldiers
who returned to London from Ger
many tho llrst to roach hero after tho
signing of tho urmhtleo had to say
about the cIiiiuk In tho attitude ot
tiirir rumors from tho time they nail
fallen Into (iermnn hands In April un
til they were released on Novem
ber' 12.
"When wo woro captured ut Selclio
nrov" sulil Private James 13. Plto-
cholll of I'rovldence. "tho Gorman sol-
illors held nlstols to tho heads of soino
ot us and demanded our shoes. I
mummed to hum; on to mine, but oth
ers weren't so lucky. They had to
walk barefooted through No Man's
Land, cutting their feet badly on
barbed wire or pieces of shell. All ot
ua had to walk !M) tulles to tho rear,
whero wooden shoes were Klvcn us,
and no one was permitted to keep his
hoots. They told us one general did
that they had attacked to get prison
ers, but the next time thoy attacked
tho Ono Hundred and Second they
would take no prisoners, because they
had fought too fiercely."
This was corroborated by Private
Frank Uutler of New Haven.
Prisoners Exhibited.
The Americans were eventually
fnkon to Frlodr ehsfeldt. and no op
tmrtiinltv was missed to show the
Amerlcau prisoners to tho populace.
for they were among the curliest to
bo taken.
Those Americans were taken to n
camp where there wore prlsonurs
from nil tho other allied countries, and
though there afterward seemed to
he an attempt to single out Ameri
onus for bettor treatment, according
to thr returned men now hero, they
fareil much the same as tho others
diirlii" tho earlier part of their 1m
nrlsounicnt. Until their own food
nnreoIi began to' arrive they tot con
slilerablo food from tho generous Brit
ish nnd other allied compatriots.
More than .".0 woro detailed to work
in rnni nnd salt mines, and ono man,
Corporal Luclcn, who, It was said, ro
fiiHnii in work In n mine when ordered
tn ,in en. was marched off to tho pit
head and Riven another chance to de-
cldo what ho would lo ny mo two
Prussian guards who had him In
fining. When ho again stoutly ro
fused, saying ho was not required, us
nn under olllcer, to do so, ho was
thrown down tho shaft and killed.
Tin. lnirlal was witnessed, his com
rades said, wy a wmsn saiior, wnu
told about It on tho following day.
Eventually tho Americans woro
taken to tho prison camp nt Opladcn.
For their work they got six cents n
day.
Armistice Starts Riot.
On November 0 thoy learned of tho
nrmlbtlcc. On that day riots were pre
cipitated In tho town In which the
Americans wero stationed, and ma
rines had beeji hurried up to quell tho
disorders. On November 11 word
camo that tho nrmlstleo had been
signed and that all the prisoners
were now free.
It was arranged shortly afterward
that they .woro to bo sent to Holland
for transportation to England with
Kngllsl prisoners. The men wero per
mitted to go through tho town at will,
and tho people, as well as their for
mer guards, wero anxious to frater
nize, but got short shrift from tho re
leased men.
A Gorman who styled himself as an
International Hoclnllsr, went to tho
camp to tell tho prisoners how glod
ho was that tho war was over, "Wo
uro all brothers now," ho said with
much UKto,, but this wajf. toy. jiiuch
- . m , , , . .
to swnllowTafter months of hard work,
poor food nnd overbearing treatment,
and ono of tho prisoners greeted mis
exclamation wlt boos and groans
Tho Socialist departed as dtsronso.
I ll 10 as (tin Mr itoger uwiiii'iii mivii
ho Ineffectually tiled to curry the
favor of Irish prisoners In other
camps.
An uneventful trip to. Holland en
sued, and then tho men wero taken In
charge by the llrltlsh Hod Cross nnd
went to Hull nlong with llrltlsh Tom
mies who had been In tho vamp with
them.
Gives Three Sons to Service.
Nownon. Ga. A. 1. Harris of New-
nan has given three sons to his coun
try's light for freedom, all of whom
volunteered early In the war. Alvlo
H. Harris, Marine corps, was killed
In action at llouroschos, and his cour
age was warmly praised ity ms su
perior otllcers. Marvin D. Harris wa
accidentally killed during a storm.
WHliiim I). Harris. Marine corp.-. wo
severely wounded at Olmleaii-TI. rr .
PANCAKES IN OSTEND
Correspondents Get First Mado
There In Four Years.
Hotel Manager Telia of 8ufferlnQS at
the Hands of the Ger
mans. American Press Headquarters, llrlt-
jh Front. Tho first pancakes mado
.
In Ostend In four years wero scrveu
the other day at tho Crown hotel. Hut
tho American correspondents got them
ander false pretenses.
They had had n very goon mncn or
rogctnblo soup, roast beef, browned
potatoes and peas.
"What have you for dessert?" waa
isked tho exceedingly attentive wait
ress. Her face fell. "There is noth
ing, messieurs," sho said plaintively.
JNo fruit, no sweet."
In n moment she was back with tho
manager, who had been hovering near
tho door.
"Tho manager and tho chef will bo
onppy to make you pnncakes," sho an
oounced delightedly. "Wo got somo
milk and flour from the llrltlsh ships
today, and uro able to make pancitKes
for tho llrst time In four years." u ncn
iho added solemnly: "The mnuagcr
and tho chef will do It, because you
are English."
Whoever cooked tho pancakes had
lost no mastery of the art In four
years. Tho American correspondents
wero served four pancake master
pieces each sprinkled with sugar.
Thoy woro so good that wo had no
nuiilms later when wo wero told that
tho roast beef of Ostend was really
roast horse.
Tim Crown hotel. Ostond's finest,
hud suffered at tho hands of tho Ger-
mnns. Tho mouagcr showed us
through two floors, pointing out whero
wall ornaments, chandeliers ami cv
prvihhiL' of conner hod been torn off.
All wool had been plucked from tho
mattresses. Nine thousand bottles of
wine had been carted away. Hut tho
hotel had receipts for everything
stolen I
Nor was this nil. Tho hotel was
set nnart for Gorman olllcors, and It
had been a great trial to endure tho
tyrannical mood of most of them.
BLACKSMITH IN DANGER
ACTING AS SHOE CLERK
East Weymouth, Mass. When
J. IhsMoran, the village black
smith, retired after -11 years or
shoeing horses to work In a re
tall shoo store, tho malinger
mado the following comment:
"He'll get In wrong If, bending
over, ho grabs somo of tho new
trade In tho old way and ex
claims 'Lift up, Hess.' "
GLAD COLONIES ARE FREED
Natlvo Chiefs In Former German Pos
cessions Hope They Vlll Remain
Under British Rule
London. German cruelty exercised
toward Iho natives of bur former col
ouIob Is outlined In tho statements of
muHvo chiefs In Iho Kamoon Islands,
tho Kanieriins, Togolnud, Houlhwest
AfrlMi, and ISost Africa, In n whlto
bool? puhllMhed by tho colonial olllco,
'J'hu H.uiUinieiii! lii'. lliui JuLnyiLv""
ovorywfioru hopo to remain under Mrllr
IMi rule. ..
, in n tow cases w . '
wero afraid to say anything- U'l '';p
land bo restored to tho Germans, who
had threatened them Wllh what thoy
would do when tho war wan over. '1 ids
fear, however, failed to prevent a vir
tually unanimous appeal for retention
of tho llrltlsh Hog. , ,
Tho horrors of tho Gorman rulo In
Southwest Africa, tho whlto hook says,
nlroaily uro too well known lo requlro
repetition, but tho somo sysiem m
tyranny was found In other German
colonics In n greater or loss degree.
The burden rumilnR through nil tho
statements of tho natives of Togotund
and tho Kameru . Is "Hogging, llou
glng, Hogging." especially In tuinec
tlon with forced labor on plantations,
"WICKEDEST CITY" IS DEAD
Hopewell, Va Which 8pruna Up UkO
n Klondike Town, Dies
Sudden Death,
IT..nmvn!l. Vil. HonoWcll. till "Wll'k-
fdost city," which nrow out of nothing
like a town of tho Klondike three and
half years ago, has died a midden
loath.
n ho L'ront rtowdor mills of tho nil
Pouts, which provided Mncws of war,
ii ro being dismantled. Forty thousand
hnhnbltants of the town have begun
an exodus. In a few months the com-
Holds from which tho town sprang
will be restored. Only stories of tho
groat tires of unbelievable vice and
pistol duels will survive.
The B. I. du root do isemours row-
dor compnny built fc $70,000,000 pow
der plant and Ifopcwoli grow up wuu
It In a fow month. o.nroyon ny
lire once, It was rebuilt. Cornlleldu
sold for $20,000 an acre. Panco hail,
gambling rooms and saloons brought
desperate men Into the town. Ho-
volvers wero a pnrt ot every maim
equipment. A woman did not dare go
on tho streets unescorted. Tho old
strong-arm law of tho Wild West days
prevailed. And now tho liiiiobitani
aro scattering to tho four corners rf
tho country.
rni- utrwlf nf cronenrlnt in froph
nnd clean nn'l the nrice isnlwnys
right, is. & w. umntiier. au
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