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Show MANY GERMAN CAPTIVES STILL HELD BY FRANCE .By International Nevs Service) PARIS. Jan. 1- Although It is now more than two year agape Has Sr-mistire Sr-mistire a -lened th' - remain-292 remain-292 German prisoners of war m France. They were soldiers hn i rst interned, bul todav are consid ered civilian prisoners for all are serving terras of imprisonment for i various offenses not consider 4 of it I miUtgry nature There are also some Turkish. Bulgarian Hungarian and even Polish prisoners left in France Some are servins terms of five .years hard labor for theft, for fslsi-fjrbtg fslsi-fjrbtg signatures, assault, destruction I of French property, for refusal to 'ob superiors Those serving time without hard i labor are called upon to work for French Interests and spam from good food receive pay srermgtag one franc a day. To this are added wine eng; tobacco allowances for good con I duet. None of the prisoner com ; plain or their lot. for most of tbroi .re reputed dangerous crimlnsls in 'their own countries Nevertheless .they sre allowed to correspond with I their borne countries snd to teceiv j mall sn1 packages ot food or rto'h ink As a matter or fact French .-n-ne, are uamed to show respect to their captives and are told Sat they Will te punished If even hea?d to call a prisoner a "boche" |