In the West

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIII, Issue 70, 22 November 1915, Page 5

In the West

AT WITTENBERG CAMP. WORKING A REGIME OF FEAR. ALL KINDLY FEELING LACKING [United Press Association.j (Received 8.50 a.m.) London, November 21. Tlie Press Bureau publishes a report that Dr. Osborne of the American Embassy, visited Wittenberg I Camp where, there are 4.Q0 English, including thirty-four civilians. He reppvJts Jjhat. clothing i* .the chipf source [of trouble, there .being up overcoats. A watchman took a fierce dog to) the>rbai'liucks-- and,- it ( attacked? several prisoners, > tearing* .> ■ their cloths; a soldier in.. the bath-house struck it with his closed fist, and several prisoners, including! find- with a ( crippled right arm who was dressing slowly were also attacked. Di ■ Osborne says 5 ‘ his impression of the authorities at Wittenberg is. utterly unlike that formed at othei camps he visited. Instead of regaiding flieir charges as honorable prisoners of war, they appeared to regard them as criminals, for whom a regime ,of fear,, All evidence of kindly human feeling between the authorities and the prisoners was lacking. m. . DEATH OF AN AFRICAN HERO. 1 ~ i. .l.X!'jn>l -l ■ ■ " ’ ‘ • i i (Received 8.50 a.m.) Paris, November 21. Moulery Quebers, sou of Behanzih ex-King of Dahomey, died at Neufchateau. He served in all the French colonial campaigns, winning eleven decorations, including the Military Medal. >He came to France to fight the Germans. STUFFING GERMAN DOWN THEIR THROATS. (Received 8.35 a.m.) Amsterdam, November 21. Travellers from Maubeuge, Turcoing, and other occupied towns state that the Germans are compelling the men, women, and children (children of twelve years and others up to six-ty-five) to learn German. They are fined five marks for every lesson missed. :