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Show Prisoners Arrive For Farm Work A branch prisoner of war labor la-bor camp was opened at Logan Thursday with approximately 300 German prisoners of war being detailed there to assist with agriculture agri-culture projects in this vicinity, according to an announcement made today by Colonel Arthur J. Ericsson, commanding officer, of the Gereman prisoner of war base carnp at the Utah ASF depot, at Ogden. The camp nas been established at the Cache County Fair grounds which is considered the location tor this district ana consists oi board floor and board side tents, to shelter the Germans, and CCC barracks that have been dismantled dis-mantled in another state and shipped to Logan where they have been re-constructed to serve as recreation and mess halls, latrines la-trines nd shelter for the American enlisted personnel assigned to act in official capacities in administration adminis-tration of the camp, and for guards. , The Germans will be used on various farms throughout the county only where free (civilian) labor is not available, according to a statement made by Colonel Ericsson. Farmers will make all arrangements for labor through their local organizations and Base headquarters in Ogden, and will pay the prevailing wage set up by the State Extension service. This money will go to the United States Treasury to help defray expenses .of . maintaaining this camp or other prisoner , of war camps and the Germans " will re-! re-! ceive 80c per day in canteen cou-! cou-! pons. The coupons can be used , in Post stores, set up by the government in the camps where they can purchase toilet articles, tobacco, soft drinks and other small items, Colonel Ericsson said. Citizens of Logan and vicinity are asked not to go to the branch camp unless it is absolutely ne- cessary. It is forbidden 'for anyone to try to contact these prisoners of war personally and people are asked not to molest or bother them in any way whatsoever. Prisoners of war are not a curiosity curi-osity and should not tss treated i as such. Germans are issued class R I clothing, or articles that have been i declared obsolete by the government. govern-ment. These articles of clothing are marked with the letters PW on the back of the jacket or shirt on seat of trousers, arms of shirt r jacket, and legs of trousers. ? will be properly identified at all times and whenever out of the compound will be under armed . guard. They will be transported from f e camp to work projects by nicks or buses, furnished by we employer. They will, work 8 ' urs and are expected to per. lorrn ,an equal amount of work ly, both in quality and quan-"'y quan-"'y as free (civilian) labor, Colonel Col-onel Ericsson said, j .e camps will be active until ; ""er the harvest season is over j J until all requests for prisoner 01 war labor have been fillede. 1 , |