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Show ORDERED TO SALUTE ENEMY OFFICERS Special Cable to The Tribune. BERNE, July 29. The general staff of the Swiss army has issued tho following follow-ing order to the French, English, German Ger-man and Austro-Hungarlan war prisoners prison-ers who have been sent to Switzerland for recuperation: - "The soldiers of the different belligerent bel-ligerent nations on Swiss soil have to salute the commissioned and non-commissioned officers of their enemies in the same manner as they salute their own superiors. They must - remember that they are on neutral grounds, where race hatred cannot be tolerated. In the eyes of the Swiss nation and its government the prisoners are equal. They were all captured in honorable battle, while fighting fight-ing for their countries, and should treat each other with respect." |