SPLENDID WORK
AMONG RUSSIAN
WAR PRISONERS
PARIS, June 21 (by mail).—Half a
million Russians in Germany who for
merly were prisoners of war have
been lifted out of despondency within
the last four months, partly by a
course of training in American ideals,
American sports and American spirit,
said Major James A. Babbitt of Phila
delphia, when he returned recently
from Germany on his way to the Unit
ed States.
Major Babbitt is a professor in Hav
erford college, and a member of the
American football rules committee.
He was chief of the bureau of medical
and surgical relief for the American
Red Cross in Germany, and visited
nearly all the camps where Russian
prisoners were interned.
“We found the Russian war prison
ers in a state of complete lassitude,
mentally and physically,” he said.
“They had spent four years in thi
neglect and misery of German intern
ment camps. It was enough to break
the strongest man’s spirit. Their own
country had forgotten them, and no
word had come from their relatives
and friends. There was no future in
Germany nor hope of anything better
in their own country. Hundreds of
thousands of Russians who had fought
valiantly for the allied cause were
slowly dying from depression, mental
inactivity and physical malnutrition.
“We put them to school like chil
dren. Athletic games were introduced
into the camps, and these stimulated
the prisoners physically, while motion
pictures and other mental recreations
brightened their dull hours. Their
hospitals were provided with every
needed medical and surgical requisite.
The camps were organized under the
command of the American army per
sonnel. They began to take on a new
physical aspect, and the men showed
signs of returning life and courage. Al
though they at first regarded us with
suspicion, this was soon changed, and
they looked upon us as friends. They
formed camp committees, which
brought all their needs, grievances
and fears to our attention.”
CIVILIANS OF COBLENZ
SUPPLIED WITH FOOD
BY AMERICAN ARMY
COBLENZ, June 21 (by mail).—
Civilians in the American-occupied
area of Germany have been buying
nearly a million marks’ worth of food
daily during the last few weeks from
(he United States army supplies. The
amount sold thus far totals 40,000,000
marks. Germans in Treves and Cob
lenz have organized a non-profit asso
ciation, which deals with the inter
allied military commission on food, the
supplies being distributed to the con
sumer through the retailers, who are
allowed a limited profit on all sales.
Such staples as bacon, rice and
canned milk were at first sold to the
Germans by the commission of experts
on reports that the poorer classes, es
pecially the women and children, were
in need of certain foods. Later, when
thousands of American soldiers were
homeward-bound, the commission de
cided to open certain stores of the
army to the Germans, owing to the
fact that there was more food on hand
than the army had use for.
Much of the food is brought to the
occupied area from the army depots in
France, the Germans buying at a small
profit to the American army, plus the
transportation charges from the Unit
ed States.
To date food valued at more than
forty million marks has been sold to
the civilians of the American-occupied
zone, all from army stores.
JAPANESE ROYAL FAMILY
NO LONGER SHIES AT
DISPLAYS OF PICTURES
TOKIO, June 20 (by mail).—Permis
sion has just been granted to take
photographs of the imperial family as
they appear in public driving in car
riages, but not when they are on
horseback or afoot. This is interpret
ed here as a very great concession to
the spirit of democracy.
In the earlier days of Japan it wras
popularly supposed that anyone gaz
ing on the sacred emperor would be
struck blind. Accordingly his face was
always veiled by a fine bamboot mat
when an audience was granted. As
late as 1915, on the occasion of the
coronation at Kioto, photographs of
the emperor and empress exhibited in
shop windows had the faces of their
majesties obscured by a piece of
paper.
Now snapshots of the emperor and
his consort are appearing frequently
in the Japanese newspapers.
ATTEMPT IS MADE TO
ASSAULT TERAUCHI
TOKIO, June 20 (by mail).—The
Japanese police allege that several
Korean malcontents have come to To
kio to assail Count Terauchi, formerly
governor general of Korea, and re
cently premier of Japan. Count Te
rauchi and other prominent officials
are being closely protected.
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