Show PRISONERS OF WAR NAR TREATED HARSHLY Germany Takes Reprisal for Alleged Mistreatment 11 of Captured Germans Berlin Oct 31 Measures of reprisal upon Russian prisoners have been or ordered ordered ordered or- or dered b by the German Gorman government pending pending pend pend- ing inS the Russian governments government's acceptance acceptance acceptance accept accept- ance of ot German demands for tor improved treatment of ot German prisoners of ot war warIn warin warin in Russia according to tho semiofficial semi cial North German Gazette This newspaper f states that the Gorman Gorman Gorman Gor Gor- man government So asked of ot the toe Russian n government that it put an end to conditions conditions conditions con con- which were causing suffering to German prisoners of or war var and that tho the period given b by tho the German goVernment government gov goy for tor compliance having elapsed without a satisfactory answer from Russia the tho German government go has or ordered ordered ordered or- or dered reprisals To this end it is stated stated stat stat- ed a a. number of ot commissioned officers belonging to crack Russian regiments hare havo been transferred to a special camp where the tho discipline Is especially severe severo and ind where thc they will remain until tho the Russian government o nt complies with the tho German request I Gratitude to London Oct 31 Lord Lord Robert Cecil minister of ot war trade announcing Inthe in inthe the he house of ot commons today tho the trans trana- for ter cr of ot the responsibility for tor matters relating to British prisoners in enemy countries from himself to Lord Newton undersecretary for foreign affairs expressed cx- cx pressed in the strongest language at ot to tny ny command the deep debt of ot gratitude gratitude gratitude tude which In m my judgment this countr country coun- coun tr try ry owes to Ambassador Gerard in se securing securing se- se curing better conditions for tor British prisoners Lord Robert said ald Whatever may have been true tue at nt the beginning beginning- of or th the war ar I believe It is no 1011 longer er true that British prisoners are tr treated nt d worse than those of ot other nationalities na na- na- na and this relative decency is duo almost entirely to the thc exertions of or ortho tho the American embassy At tho the samo time I should not like to conceal from the house that conditions in somo some of or tho the camps in Germany and other countries still sUIl are aro very far from satisfactory 6 J |