Show UN IN N PRISONERS AMAZED TO SEE SEEA A US U.S. u. u S. S SOLDIERS J epo t Gei Germans mans Are Halft Half Half- Starved Want rant Peace D. D Y Spencer Writes r l. l weary War ar weary youths of 20 30 O and 21 1 taken om pin the German Gelman trenches were greatly tot for forey totCy soldiers to see seo American Cy ey had been told toM It was not possible submarine the br r 1 Ica Amelca to evade Daniel 1 Yo Spen Spen- to according e accor r his father rather J J. J D D. Spen- Spen r In a letter to nm umbu- umbu uT u- u Is Js with an all cr ir r Youn Young S Spencer nce ac- ac The Irhe T letter r gives an interesting ac- ac with the tho Geran Geran Ger- Ger con punt ot of hen Spencer asked an an prisoners republic didn's start a tern lem wh why thc they Icy C replied that thc t think the letter fol- fol it The would like VS tvs As ts early as ns 0 I o'clock cJ ong on the morn morn- IK of the attack long streams of oC tired g out orn-out looking prisoners started owing ming down b by one or two At Al first I 1 was struck struel b by youth and weariness It wn tins real leal- irla fa pitiful sight mere bO boys s 's bearing I Ic I Pru Prussian sinn c c insignia of oC the famous ard which is the finest type of Geran German Ger Ger- man an n fighting men What hat a contrast th the tho splendid b body dr of oC troops I had hadn n ti marching through h the streets of ofin I Flip in three v nr i before Most cost ii st of tl i-tl them l- l polo wore ClO 20 20 or 21 1 with a altering hero and mid there thero of oC older ohler men who had taken icse esa s were the men mm p ga a short time before and 31 had been heen I shed across across' to the western estern front to tot t Set tet t the French attack Th They were wore hungry and thirsty their had been cut off for Cor several ys rs by the thc wonderful French antil- antil ry I gave ga them somo some water and mo me bread 1 I had I was nearl nearly u by the mob that collected und me TIT acted like beats Je tg who who'd d d neither eaten nor drunk for dds days s ie LS French war bread Is Js nearly white while whiled whited d d several Ee of oC them wondered at the Ct t. t I dont don't blame them when I think their K I K bread or black bread I two two call It It which is soggy and sour hen I produced a a. a piece of swoot thc they were amazed and nd orr of- of r red d me evel everything thing from mone money to tr watches for COl It They seemed to tove tove are ve sweets and said that one could t buy cand candy for love lovo nor mone money be bend bend bend be- be nd their lines i French Kind lind to Co l rh Men Many tany of ot their number were badly and hobbled along assisting assisting- ch other But nut the French humane humano ever In spite of oC their own va vast t num- num rs rs of oC wounded had bandaged ed them themI I jand and and assured them a against gangrene demoralized as the they were curiosity them at sight of us nn and time timo er time we were asked Are Aro you OU h They couldn't believe that e VetO into Americans and several open- open eald said the they knew It wasn't so as we se possibly get b by the he hei hes and others said America has no Idlers One Ono young oung man when I told i. i ku r 1 we were Americans said In a aary apary pary ry voice olce You too any seemed scorned glad the they were prisons prison prison- S a thanking God that the they were out f I 1 th the the trenches Others complained at the war var Itself and wondered h hy by it didn't cease One said ald I wish God the French had gone through to tot toI t I erlin erlln then the war would be over I nother pother complained that he and his of the same age had been ut Jt ut in fn the trenches much sooner than thaney ey bad had counted counte on I asked dozens I them why hy Germany German had started the thear ar rand arand and everyone everone denied it It saying thc they ere cre fighting because their country countr ad id been Invaded and that the they were gating to save sa their homes In fact tact heir story Is exactly tho the same as thene the j re ne handed out b by the kaiser In 1914 1319 Shand hand It to him for Cor being the prime rime L also explained to many oft of ot that t their government was the Sneer and that the time American people Bad d nothing against tho the German p peo- peo eo- eo ke Jle but against the l kaiser alser an and d W um n. n I asked one of them why the tho Geran Ger Ger- man an an people didn't have a republic like America and then came th the a answer at expresses a condition ofa of ot the e Gerd Geran Ger- Ger an aft min mind d n Wh hy lh the kaiser woul nt ko that Another r thing that was typically rn erman happen e 4 1 when some e nfl fifty l l ns erm were lined up to be counted ne of them but ut out of line lino lid d was called c down own b by his comrade ho said Get In line linc What That kind of R do o you OU u think that I u I think r German Berman mothers must I t use a sll slide e rule and a n. stop watch stop In nursing their babes rake Fake No So Pride Pride- In Kamer I was anxious to know kno how the people people people peo peo- In Germany felt folt about their leaders In speaking of the tho kaiser I noticed alack a alack alack lack of the pride and confidence usually usual usual- ly h prevalent In a German tt when hen speaking speaking speak speak- ing InA of him I 1 was tol told that the crown who used to be even ven more popular popular popular lar than tho the kaiser when I was there thore was decided decidedly unpopular because aa as thc they said he ho had cut too many armies to pieces uselessly Von HIndenburg was not as popular as at first just after his famous Russian campaign In inthe tho the marshes of northeast Germany German and was looked on now as QS being a little too ambitious I I 1 was told that the folk tolk at home were suffering from lack of oC food foo and that the they were heln being taxed heavily and andall andall andall all wished for Cor peace The soldiers of or course were getting the be best t but even that was scarce and was doled out to the fraction traction The They have hae no beer heer In the tho trenches This surprised me The They arc given soda water and whisky when the they go over tho the top This the they called victory spirits Th They 0 must hn have ve gotten gotten got got- ot- ot ten hold of oC the tho malted milk mill bottle that morning for Cor the spirit of oC victor victory win WU certainly lacking that da day for Fritz Several officers wore were brou brought ht In an and throe three years cars hadn't changed the type still tho the arro arrogant ant self satisfied detestable detestable table specimens who demand everything everything every every- thing an and give he nothing How I hato hate that class of or German the thc who vho have tainted a people and ruined a nation |