| Show I CAMP FOR CIVILIANS Prison Visited by Secretary of American Embassy at Berlin KEEP THEIR PUCKER UP So Runs the Camp Song Many Diversions Afforded and Comforts Provided LONDON T T ONDON July 24 JAmes H.-JAmes W. W Gerard Li J tho the American ambassador in Berlin Berlin Ber Bet lin and Walter HInes Pago Page tho the AmerIcan American Amer Airier ican ambassador In Lon London on have passed on to the British secretary of ot state for tor foreign affairs a n. favorable report made by G. G Wl Wi A Minot u tho the secre secre- tary UH 01 Ul me American n rHan In m Berlin Ber ter- lin un on the conditions existing In tho the British civil Interment camp at Ruhle- Ruhle ben Germany Mr Gerard In his covering letter speaks of or tho the devotion to duty and uniform kindness of all the camp comp authorities authorities au au- and adds It is 18 impossible to conceive of at better bettor camp commanders that Graf Grot Schwerin and Baron Taube Of OC tho 1500 British civil prisoners In Interned Interned interned In- In In Germany all but are aro now In the camp at near I according to Mr Ir Minot's report and th the tho German government has arranged that the tho others w who o are re scattered among other camps will soon goon be re removed removed re- re moved to Although I were overcrowded overcrowded over over- crowded at tho the beginning of at tho the war var eight new now barracks have been erected with well set floors and large windows and in one special conveniences have been arranged for tor th the i housing of oC convalescent convalescent con con- or delicate persons Permission Permission sion slon has hns been afforded tho the prisoners to use the ground round encircled b by the race racetrack racetrack track during stated hours each day and materials have havo been provided for tor forthe tho the various sports Including the tho layIng laying lay lay- 1 Ing out of at a football field and a n. small golf Rolt course In an enclosure beneath the modern grandstand a stage has been erected and a complete theatre has been heen equipped Performances varying from Shakespeare to musical shows arc are given practically every ory night and at other times tho the theatre tre th was used for tor lectures and school In In- I Prisoner Writes Song As an exhibit there thero was attached to the report the words orda of ot a n song which ono one of ot the prisoners at tho the camp had written as follows Oh Oh were we're roused up in the morning When the day Is gently dawning And wore were put to bed before the nights night's begun And for weeks and weeks on end We 0 have never nover seen a n friend And weve we've lost the Job our energy had won lYOn Yes Tes were we're waiting In the frost For a n parcel that got lost Or a l letter that the th postmen never nover bring And It Isn't beer and skittles kittle Doing work worl on scanty scant victuals Yet er e every man can n still get up and sing So sing So Chorus Line up boys and sing fling this chorus Shout this chorus all you OU can cnn We e want tho the there thereTo thereTo thereTo To hear In Leicester Square That were we're tho the boys bos that never got get do down sn h en r I e d. d Back back back again In England Then well we'll ll fill till a a. flowing cup And tell cm em clear and loud of at tho crowd That always ns kept kell their pucker up Police lolice Hn e Camp Mr Minot reported that th the treatment treat treat- ment mont of or Invalids at the camp was well looked after many of at them being sent to an official Infirmary r In a sanitarium at a 1 suburb of or Berlin A system of at relief has been Instituted whereby tho the destitute of ot tho the camp re receive receive receive re- re a n weekly allowance of or 5 marks about 1 with ith which to bU buy extra food tood clothing otc etc Of OC the 1000 In Interned In- In ted ter at ot about COO 2500 are at present receiving this help Full outfits outfits out out- fits tIts of ot summer and winter w clothes have ha been provided pro Among other features enumerated In inthe tho the report are n. n police force toree of ot British Brit ish subjects which has reduced the German soldier guards a II public li library Ii- Ii divine services and a camp newspaper I If there was fault to be bo Justly found In some somo departments th the fact remained that tho the conditions complained com com- of or we e steadily If it slOw slowly im Im- Im proving Barring a mild epidemic of ot German measles there had hatt been practically practically no cases o of or contagious diseases I |
