BRITISH PRISONERS STARVED
MORE ABOUT RUHLEBEN METHODS TIME FOR REPRISALS By TeJeffraph-PreEs Association-Copyright London, June 26. The Undor-Secretary for Foreign Affairs (Lord Robert Cecil) in reply to a question ill tho House of Commons, said that a further unfavourable report had been recoived to the oll'ect that the Gorman authorities had (Wiberately reduced fhe official food rations for prisoners at Ruhleben. Botween 00,000 and 300,000 marks had accumulated, which should have been spent on food. Germany had been informed that if she did not reply to the protests within a week Great ISritain would be compelled to consider a course in regard to German prisoners in England. Reports from the American Embassy show flm I the rations are little more than onq-third the requisite allow, anee. The German Government will be informed that if it is unable tu feed the prisoners properly it should release them.
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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2808, 28 June 1916, Page 5
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146BRITISH PRISONERS STARVED Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2808, 28 June 1916, Page 5
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