Show m FOREIGN EIGN RIDERS mE S SHAVE HAVE TIME HARD TIME Oscar Schwab Sch tho the Brooklyn klyn rider who has been competing In the European le cY races for the tho past three years earB has written written written writ writ- ten to floyd MacFarland tho the manager manager of or the tho Cycle Cycle- Racing Association a descriptive de de c account of or the welfare of or the European racing cyclists now engaged In tho tue war ar arAc Ac According to Schwab's letter Walter Rutt nult the German worlds world's champion C cy cyclist cy- cy chat clist who left here hure In September to fight for or his country has been attacked with of tho the lun lungs s and Is 19 at the tho pr present ent time Stoic In a 0 Berlin hospital where ho hoU was U as ordered by the military authorities au aUel his hiM ease rau had huri become dangerous Ot Other her Germa Germans nt ha have been more mor fortunate fortunate fortu fortu- nate In their military operations Herman who ho was hero here In ll 13 and who rode rolle tho timo New York da six day race with Appelhans a it countryman the samo same year e r has haH been decorated with the tho Iron cross cros for meritorious work In connection with the taking of Antwerp In Ingold old x q German Ocr Ger man pactS pace follower has had a n like iko bestowed ed upon him for tor Ills hits clever U uvia- uvia ion Uon work Fritz nS r r. r at ot on one time lInh tins champion paced rider of the world was WilH In Russian Poland along with Ills hit paco- paco woken makers Porte and Schubert and the trio were taken b by tho the Russians n ter by having hll papers mall manager her herI to escape escape- but Schwab states that both Porte and amid Schubert were wc-ic shot as us spies bples I The rho French from rein the ranks of or orthe the tho cyclists have p seemingly been unfortunate In either cither being captured wounded Bounded or killed Leon tho time Maurice I o Brocco of ot six day fame nine Louis Louie le r r. r n it road rider Murcel siu Berths Derth t. t former r record holder for the hour un un- paced and a paced rider hoal have havo all al bc been n captured h by the tho Germans tier tier- thel thet has been Interned Intern at Cologne hour hour- lier ln in Berlin and the tho others at agde berg berh Hour I |