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Show FORMER PRISONERS ' TELL OF BRUTALITY Canadian Soldiers Who Escaped From Germans Recite Instances of I r Teuton Cruelty. By International News Service. LONDON, Dec. 15. Seven Canadian soldiers, sol-diers, some of whom have been In captivity captiv-ity hi Germany for more titan two years, have escaped and have just arrived In London. Tho men were nearly all stationed sta-tioned in camps In Westphalia, and were engaged on various kinds of work such as mining, farming and bricklaying. The food was inadequate and they had to depend de-pend la rgcly on parcels received through the 'Ki'd Gross society. y - lince Torporal McMullin, of the Can a- i dian mounted rifles, who was captured in i June Inst year, was unsuccessful in a previous attempt to escape, and had an exciting adventure .wit It a bloodhound, fie was making for the River IJppe when the brute seized him by the shoulder and amused., the German patrol, and McMullin was recap t ured. Ho was punished with twenty-one days close confinement. Private J. Watts, of t lie Canadian infantry, in-fantry, who is quite a outh, had a very hard time, and witnessed many instances of German cruelty. .Men had to carry on their work in the mines even when sick and ex ha us ted. Those who were feeble and refused to work were made to stand at attention with a guard over them until thiv fell down from exhaustion. Then t hev w ere hooted by the brutal Germans and forced to yet up again, one lean so treated finished up be being car-! car-! rb-d off to a hevmiial. Private Si owe. an-i an-i other infantryman, who was captured at onneboko in May, made use. of his captivity, picking up sufficient. German to enable him to bluff a suspicions German Ger-man police man when making for liberty. |