PRISONERS TO WORK IN MINES
GERMAN COAL-OWNERS' PLAN, i Announcement was made at Essen, j Germany, last month that the coal-mine | owners had reached an agreement with I the military authorities to supply them i with prisoners of war to work the mines. This, step was taken in order : 1 to relieve the scarcity of labour, which' ! hag become acute within tho last few. j months. _ ' '. ! The mine-owners have been trying in j vain to keep the production of coal equal to tho requirements of the market. These have increased as a result -i of the big demands for military pur,-.' j poses. The owners have not been abli to produce coal as fast as it was want'' i ed, and they will now be supplied with ( prisoners of war to help. j The military authorities purpose' ti : select from among French, Belgian ano ' Russian prisoners men who have nreuously worked in mines. Camps for * their accommodation already have been -NoJ s Sk n "te al miuiug dish ' iots - - !
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2406, 11 March 1915, Page 5
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169PRISONERS TO WORK IN MINES Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2406, 11 March 1915, Page 5
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