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Show GERMAN INTERVENES IN BETTER QUARTERS! South End, England. Dec. 12. H 'or-r 'or-r spundem e ol the Assoi iatcd Press). German prisoners who were interned in-terned at the race track at Newbury, concerning Which so many complaints were made in German papers, have been moved to other places, many of them being on three English prison ships which ,'ire now docked here in command of Colonel de Cordes. a retired re-tired officer who had long experience In charge of prison camps In the South African war. Baron Ixmis Anion Yon Horst, whose citizenship has been much In ' question since the opening of the war. is among the prominent men i held on the Prince Edward, a ship ! formerly in serrlce between Bristol and Canadian ports, whinli has Iiph converted into a prison slii; together .vlth the liners Saxonia ;ind Ivernia. Baron Von Horst. American. Baron on Horst is well known in California, Where has lived much of his life and has many relatives His attorneys say ho is really an American, as hie father was naturalized natural-ized In the United States and conse-luentlv conse-luentlv the- present baron, who was Lhen under age. automatically became be-came an American citizen However, Baron Von Horst accept-d accept-d a baronetcy from the Duchy of 3axe-Coburg. and believed he " hafl BUrtendered his American citizenship n doing BO. At least, hp regiatt-rt'd In London at the oienlng of the war as an alien enemy. His case, under re pr. aentations r.-om the American embassy, is iind"-r eon.-ldfration. German Prisoners Delighted. German prisoners are delighted Aith the transfer to the roomy passen ger Bhips, where they can keep warm and dry, in contrast to the unfavored- conditions under which they 'ir-d In canvas and stables at the New bury race course. Each of the three prison ships here r.as about 800 Germans on board Sanitary San-itary conditions are excellent aboard the ships und it is not unlikely that more vessels will be added to the I rison fleet, as this means of caring lor Germans Is especially satisfactory. The prisoners on the ships eat from ( hina and live much as passengers would on an ordinary sea voyage, ex-j cept that their belongings would on an ordinary sea voyage, except that their belongings are carefully f-parched and military discipline is n forced. Internes at Iron Works. At Quepn s Ferry, in Wales, an unused iron works has been taken over for the use of prisoners, and Beveral hundred men are quartered in the building, which affords an admirable ad-mirable shelter. The establishment overlooks the sea and is surrounded bj several acres of land, enclosed iu a high board fence on three sides. The prisoners have a large ground for football, baseball and other sports. Lack of employment is the great problem in all the prison camps. Bad weather makes sport impossible and the men are unable to amuse them-E them-E elves satisfactorily in their cramed quarters. In many of the camps they have learned to knit and busy themselves making socks and neck f carfs. |
