Show RUSSIANS ARE KIND TO 10 CAPTURED 1 ENEMIES ENEMIES' I VIENNA ViE Dec Dec Hans Kanders has just returned to his home in Vienna after having been beena a prisoner of 01 war in Russia for more than a year through an exchange of incapacitated prisoners bet between n Austria Austria Austria Aus Aus- tria and Russia At the beginning ot ot- 1914 Lieutenant Ian wounded wound wound- ed Severely in the leg during dUling a battie battle battle bat bat- tle tie with the Russians near nea Lublin He was left helpless on the field for two days and finally was found by bya a Russian patrol who took him to the nearest hospital He was transferred transferred transferred trans trans- to Gomel where despite the excellent treatment his condition grew worse and it 11 was deemed necessary necessary necessary sary to amputate te his leg He re remained remained re- re in Gomel until December when in company with other he lie was taken to Siberia The prisoners traveled in second class cars and w were re i privileged d to take talu their meals In the lse station restaurants res res- whenever stops were made On reaching the prisoners were transferred to fourth class cars which were in filthy condition They had no means of changing their clothing clothing- and lid did not even have enough water to wash their hands The vermin was almost unbearable Finally on December 28 they arrived ar ar- lived rived at In the government of where they were housed in inan Inan inan an old two-story two building Here they met n numerous Turkish prisoners and several German officers and a warm warm friendship sprung ung up between them Life Lite here was pleasant enough fas as food was cheap and plentiful and the residents of the town were kindly disposed toward them Despite the bitter cold for cold for it was below zero all the time time the the prisoners prisoners pris pris- s oner-s took ly da walks under guard of a a Russian soldier t But all this was changed when tw two of the off cers cera tried to escape As a. a a result we were were all confined to our rooms rooms for thirty days and even our windows were nailed down he said The officers too had to todo todo todo do their own cooking and menial mental labor which was done for them previously previously pre pre- pre pre- by servants I On Jul July 30 they were told tola ti that u an exchange of invalid prisoners would be he made with Austria and on August 6 Lieutenant Kanders was on his home Journey and great was was' his Joy when he e reached Vienna |