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PAG~E POUR Dariugtou Ean Prisonir of Wau Relates Lii e in Colman Camp ]3xpreuueaAMaàzMent Tiut B. actions or the mentality cf tbe powers that be when they make T.S. To Be Camup For GOflBf such decisions as this. Their ex- Prizoners of War.- cuses are nothing but whitewash or else tbey dan't knaw the men- tality cf the Hun. It seems te me Below is a letter from Mr. V. A. that ail war prisaners should be under the central of former pris- Henry, R. R. 2, Bowmanville, a oners of war whe wouid knaw farmer in the Base Line district haw ta treat them according to for nine years, wha was taken British fair play, but at the samne prisoner by the Germans in the time keep al Ibis sob-sister and last war. He enlisted with the molly.coddling out of the picture. The German af today bas net 8th C.M.R., at Peterbora; transfer- improved the ieast bit rom bis rod ta the Fort Garry Horse in' fathor cf the lest war; in fact he England te 1915; served in France seems te bave developed even until captured Nov. 19, 1917, in worse. I was a prisoner during the battle of Cambrai. He escap- part of the last war having been Tora.captured ater a cavalry charge ed and was recaptured at Tuni at Cambrai, and if yeu will per- His father is W. J. Henry, Assess- mit I shahl tell. you some of my ment Cmmiâisoner et Peterbara. experiences witb the Huns in the This letter was written immo- hope that reai truth will awaken diately after the news came that Canadians and the canstituted Gerinan priseners were to occupy powers te their responsibiities. the Beys' Training School aI Bow- With Iwo others of my regiment, manvilie. I was captured while we were Sept. 27, 1941 trying to bring back a wounded To the Editor: camrade. We were taken ta Ger- Dear Sir- man Intelligence headquarters at Re the Bays' Training Scheal. Cambrai, for questioning. We 1 was amnazed ta read te Ibis claimed we didn't know anything wook's Statesman that Ibis in- about what unit or division we stitution wes te be used as a belenged te. The Intelligence cf- prison camp for Grman officers. ficer then called for a certain i cannet understand either the bock and tld us we were oS the Fort Garry Horse, cf the Canadian JCavalry Brigade, attached ta the 5th Indian Cavalry Division oS Dusneu D rece~ the Cevalry Corps. He aise ol semez Di__________________________ us the name cf the Divisional O.C., the Brigade 0. C., aur Regimental -O.C.,andthn te let us know Legal What ail he knew, he gave us the names of the variaus Squadren ]IL G. V. GOULD, B. A., L.LD. O. Cs., as well as the Trpop Lieu- tenants. Their Intelligence Ser- Barristor, Solicitor Notary vice was 100%. Phone 351 We were then sent te Le Cateau Bank of Commenrce Bldg. for a week and kept te a large ____________________ factory on twa meals a day. Later W. a. STIKE we were sent to Le Quesnoy Barrsto, Slictor Noary wbich seomed 10 be the gaîhering Sorit oicitor NkoMotrea place of ail prisoners of this sec- Money te or oank ofPonea791 or. About 2000 were assembied. Bmyt omani-l hona7 1 We were given a big feed oS black _______________Ontario _ peas with ten men te a loaf of L. C. MASON, B. A. blackc bread. Then we were herd- Barrister - Solicitor ed mnobobx-cars, 40 la a cari for Notary Public - Etc. the long trip into Germany. We Law in al ils branches were 6 days and 6 nights and the Offce imxnodiately east of Royal doors wero opened only ene nlgbt Theatre for a tub cf weter ta be put te. Phone Office 688 Home 553 Agate we were locked in. There _______________________was no food and ne cenvemiences Dentalduring al Ibet week and only the Dent»Iane drink of water. Many col- DR. 1. C. DEVIUT lapsed; others develcped dysen- Assitant Dr E. . Blson try. A"tat: D. E.W. Snon At the border cf Germany the Graduate oS Royal Dental Col- train stepped for an heur and il lege, Toronto. Office: Jury Jubilee seemned ail the men, women and Bldg, Bowmaanvilie. Office heurs children had collected ail the 9 amin. te 6 p.m. daily, bricks, stones and botîles in the except Sunday neigbborhood with us as the tar- Phono 790 - House phone 883 get. Flying glass cul many. We X-Ray Equpmnent i Office f inaily arrived aI Minden, a con- centration camp te Germany Funerai Directors whicb housed several thousand. . 1 I 1- We Weré kbpt three week bere FUNERAL DIRECTORS getting innaculatians, etc. Il was Service any heur, any day a mass operatian with 2000 or se F. F.Morri Co. lined up in twe rows and two F. F.Morri Co. doctars jabbteg as they passed Modern Mtor Equlpment, Arn- down the line. JusI before Christ- bulance and Invalid Car. Tele- mas we were maved te Muenster phono 480 or 734, Assistant 573. which bas recently received a pounding by tbe R.A.F. Veterlnary Abaut Feb. 1918 we were mcv- ed in batches of 500 inta smal I. B. MUERA?, V.S.; DB.V.Sc. camps behind the limes. Ours was VeterinarIan in t the neighbarhood aS Tournai. Church St. - DWUIIi1 Once a menth, whether we need- Phone 843 29 f ed il or net, we had te march 7 miles te Tournai for a bath with Dentlst ne soap. I was the only Canadian - in the buncb and jomned with a DR. R. O0. DICESON fine Yorkshiremen of the R.F.A. Office houxrs In Grena: Monday te wbom I owe my life. Our meels to Frlday (inclusive) frons 9 a.m. cesisted oS boiled sugar-beet, ta 5 p.m. Eveningu b>' appoint- one-tenth boaS cf bread, with cof- pointment. fee made from burnt grain. The Office hoursInh Newcastle: Every abeve made up both dinner and Saturda>' tram 9 am ti 9 p.m. supper. Our breakfast consisted For appointient in what we could save over eut oS Telephone Orono 18r1. that. 28-4* Naturelly every ane oS us gel THE ANAIANSTA'ESAN. OWMNVILE.ONTBIOTIUESDAY, OCTOBER el,1941- FROM THEETOUR OORNER8 Or TEE BAlTE Mèeting in Canada for the firsI are new developmonts such as ronta plant;, W. J. Condom, Syd- lime, production and develop- calerpillar teacks, replacing steel ney, Australie; E. T. Ruffner, ment executives cf the Goodyear treeds, bullet-seaifig ga a ol1 i n e Java; F. J. Carter, Brezil; R. L. Tire & Rubber Compeny's fac- tanks, new types of gasInaks, Patrick, Argentines; E. H. Koken, tories rom al cver the world are and tires which thoulgh riddled vice-presidont ofS the Canedian conferring at the compeny's New with buliets, stiUl caMr their loed. company, and H. G. Nizder, South Toronto plant to discuss menu- Some oS the officiels, pictured Africa. facturteg prollems arising frcm let ta right, are A. W.. Denny, war needs. Many cf these needs superintendent of the New To-I terribly thin and men began dy- ing off. Our guards, with the ex- ception of tw'o, were the most brutal swmne I ever expect to see. We were supposed to build a rail- way spur line, making the f ili by hand shovels and carrymng ties and rails by hand. I have seen men knocked down by guard's rifle butts because they were toc weak to move fast enough to suit. I had my scalp split open once by a guard because I couldn't get out of the building f ast enough. We were alI in an awful rundown condition. Big, strapping, 6 ft. guardsmen, Irish, Welsh and Scot- tish, were 'mere skeletons, their cbeek-bones prominent, their eyes sunken, one by one tbey would die off. Along in Marcb or April, four or molre months after I was cap- tured, we began getting Red Cross parceis cf food and clothing which was a Godsend. What happened te ail the parcels meantime, no one knows. Then the flu epfidemic bit us. I was more or less uncon- scious for days. Finafly our First Aid man persuaded the officer in charge to get a doctor. By that time I was a raving maniac and be said I couldn't last 24 hours, se be wrapped my head and chest in blankets and soaked them in cold water - kili or cure. My friend cof the R.F.A. really pulled me tbrough with Red Cross Nestle's milk, diluted. I was se weak I couldn't feed myself. Some time ago I was required te make affidavits regardmng our_ treatment in Germany and I re- ceived one from my friend, which said in part: "0f the 500 men who were at this prison camp, less than 250 remained at the Armis- tice." That affidavit is on file at Ottawa. One cf aur guards was a Pale and he seemed te pity us and used te teil us something cf what wjas happening, but on parade be «âs forrna1i'and strict, Af ter I re- covered I was given a staff job as sock-darner for the camp. There were two sheemakers, two tailors and one sock-darfler. In JulY 1918, the Pole toid us tbat an Armistice was expected any day, s0 orders were up on the board for ail officers te treat the "Eng- landers" much better. We were given fisb once in a wbile and our treatment was entirely chang- ed from the days wben the Ger- mans thought they would win out. In March, wben the Germans put on their big pusb and nearly won the war, trainload after train- load cf German saldiers passed our camp and jeered at us and our guards would knock us 'about - which was typically German - but when they were losing, ail tbis changed. Tbey literally fawn- ed upon us. This goes ta show that the only way te get good treatmbnt for our own prisaners of war in German hands is ta beat the living daylights eut of them. Wben they are licked they will treat our men better and not be- fore. The only thing the Germnan mentality can understand is bru- tality andS subjugatien. The whole Prussian horde bas been tbat way since the time of Frederick tbe Great and tbe only way to change them is to keep complete contrai over them. Such a thing as treat- ing German prisoners the way we are doing is utter nonsense. We are giving them living and quar- ters better than tbey ever bad in their whole lives. The last war should be a pattern for this se f ar as prisoners are concerned. Forget this molly-c o d d i n g. Treat them bumanely but strictly witb no luxuries such as are ap- parently intended here. I deubt if there is a single Britisb prison- er in Germany today whe will differ from wbat is here suggest- ed. The Prisoners of War Associa- tion oS Canada compiled seme data on prisoners oS war in Ger- many, and one item was thal about 5,000 Canadians were pris- eners. Up te about 1938 there were between 1100 and 1400 still living. Of these a great number are bopeles nvalids traceable tc the inhuman and bitter treatmeni tbey gat as priseners of the Hun. Let me repeat that the only thing that will ever eradicate their "superman" complex is tc beat tbem and keep tbem under strict central for two generations and teach tbem the idealogy cf Democracy. Seldom do I parade my experlencefi and I have not told but a fraction of the horrors cf liS e in a German prison camp but when. I read of this tender. bearted move by the gavernment my blood simply boiled. You can't believe a German. You can'i trust a German. Ail tbe affida- z. z..uummu=u SIn Theo Editor's Mail September 29, 1941 C Mr. . W.Jame Dr. Frie.dW No Jam e r t ciiens friBowmNviller pteC armzes oer themenveace te t ie Co amnirty e i ae o t hfom S n ut-i cratibncteb c f azis!uieoe crae anae, f itsd eedi rmna etnerves cf a pbeolet mnl b eginningtaoreapepe bt tnbegiordgwar meas. That it tewod bwencale any wTayt isul queonbe, nowiling as w do the tatico tbe nas edr wiettblesbowebaeneeader And what cf he oung lads tnd ust forthtuneenouglsiyt makru oom - ferewbat? Islytaei1 future olf ne account? We hope for a better scheme than this one, at present under consideration. It would be well te bear ine mmd what is going on in war-tern countries. Sincerely, Nelle Watts. Dear George: Thinking cf that esteemed fri- end the late J. Herbert Cryder- man, and the pleasant chat weE sometimes bad together, brings back one cf tbe personal reminis- cent sketches he once gave me: *Many years age the late Dr. W.« E. Tilley was a yeung country1 scbool teacher in the township oS Darlingtorr. Twa lads under bim were, Herb. Crydermnan and the lateý Rev. David Rogers cf St. Thomas, then plain Dave Rogers,i a live boy, witb a grgat mery1 and rare talent as a mimiec, but nat at that time tbaught cf as. a1 candidate for the ministry. Years went by, the boys grew up, gat eut teto the worid, and ion g after, the three came, te- gether in cburch. Mr. TiUlêY had first beceme a high schocl teach- er and was now schooi inspecter at ïBowmanville, and an officiai in tbe Methodist cburcb. Herb Cryd'erman was estabiished in a Bowmanville business fîrm, and was at church on a Sunday when the visitteg preacher was Rev. David Rogers, back in his old home county. After the sermon Dr. Tilley was taking up the collection and as be passed the plate te Mr. Cryder- man, he wbispered, "What bath God wrougbt!" How littie do beys and men knew what th~e future bas in store for them. John Ellîott. London, Ont. 9675 84th Avenue, Edmonton, Alta. Sept. 28th. Dear Editor: With the enclosure aS my sub- scripticn I want te cangratulate you on the courage and insight you are putteng into the editorial page of the Canadian Statesman. Hcw much these opualities are needed te our big dailies and also in aur oulpits! How far we are frem being a democracy where personallty halds first place and truth rules, when we are ordered te conserve gasoline, park, etc., where rum bas greater liberties than before! Money nay be re- ELMER WILBUR Lloensed Auctloneçr Hamipton - Ontario Speclillzing in Farm. Livestock. Implements and Furniture Sales TERMS MODERATE tPhone for Terms and Date ta: Bowmanvilie 2428 Bas aCold Wlhtherho illore he ment, th. poultice-aii3-vapor pessaires th suaothlns medcl vapor... SUMAu chest s&M bMo11.a wrg~i oo -. ..mr spensible for men>' cf our troub- les but the love of money is much more the root oS ail cvii. We bianie the Labor Unions for i strikes te these critical limes but Il I wonder how meny of the resl I' aS us are in an>' sense lacking 1n11 loyelI>' 10 the profit motive, even t though we dlaim ta be Soiloworsd oS the Son cf Man? The business f aS the church is ta brimg oternitY c mbt time, heaven ta eartb, 10 hoips us ail live mow in the unseen r world oS justice, truth, love andr bonor, but how easy it is,,nover-s theless te become time servers1 and seek comfert and luxurY.r The Eternal is speeking te us le- a day, "Be stiil (give te,.surrendor) a and know that I am God, that I wiil be exalted among the hea-t then, that I will be exalted te thec eerth." May' we ail hear, obe>' andc know - thon wiil courage and . insight be ours.1 Sincerely, (Rev.) J . P. Berry. 1143 Avenue Vonetia,t Cerel Gables, Floriae, Sept. 291h, 1941 Dear George: I hard>' kmow how te accountc for my intense interest te any- thing that perlates 10 Bowman- ville seeteg il is fifty-six and ac balS years since I leSt there, but l such is the case, and eveir Mon-c day morning we eagerly look for 'The Statesman. Perhaps il. is be- cause ef my happy boybooâdays spent in my native town and aisa the memory oS se many fine char- acIers. I remember with pleasure sucb teachers as Miss Juliae Thomas, Miss Moorcrafl, Mr. Gil-i f ilian, Malcolm McTevish and1 many athers. Malcolm McTavish could be a typicelly severo and stern Scotchmnan but thore was anather aide 10 bim whicb wes kindly and beautiful. We bave reed, with sorrow, aS the passing of so many. of your outstanding citizenà, men wham I esteemed and- respected as a boy -Dave Morriscn, Mr. Jury, Mr. Cryderman and others. They wil long be remembered. . We have spenl the summer et4 home,.for a change, and we have real>' erijoyed il. We have ne bol wteds dewn bore so that while the sun is bat, especiaily et rnoon, the breezes are reaily enjoyable and the summers are quite lolereble. How lime doos fly. Il was my priviiege and the privilege cf some oS oui cbildren ta serve in the SirsI world war and maw aur greî)dchildren are signing up. We wauld met lhink mucb oS a man wbc could be tedifferent te the despoiling oS bis home, love aS country sbould make us wilfing 10 fight fer the Ihîngs we hold mast dear, Sreedom, religion, self expression, etc. I bad a very fine botter. recent- ,ly, Sram an aid Bowmanville boy -Mr. Charles, McCullougb oS Hamilton, Ont., the founder oS the Cenadian Club. Cbharlie, as you knew, recently lasI a leg by am- putation. I enjayed very much his optimistic. spirit and outlook on life and the spiritual tome of bis bItter. Thet is a real gaod stary you printed of Cbauncey Depew and Ambassador Cheate. I am saving that. one for a big banquet bore in Jenuar>'. Il is e pleesure ta seea fow limes in The Statesan Srom lime le time from Brigadier Gertrude Hoilamd, Supertetendent; cf that 'fine bospital on Bbaor Street, Te- ronto. Gerty sheds lustre on bier home town b>'lber wonderfui ser- vice ta the unfortunateeftd the sufferteg. More powef ta bier! We had the Duke and Duchess oS Windsor bore lest week. They seem to be ver>' popular. Great e rowds tried la gel a gllmpse cf tbem. We send yau aur best and hope te seo yeu next summer in the aid home town. Affect. yaurs, Edwy White. OFFICERS RECESVE APPOUNTMENTS ON THEIR MERIT In eider te ensuro that the principbe af menit abone saei be the besis aofail staff and command appoitmenta te future in the Canadien Arrny, selection boards are mow being estabblshed et Na- tional Defence Headquertorsand te eech aS the military districts and commands la Caniada. While military knowledge and experience are primer>' conaldera- haons, eccount la aise laken aS characler, education, mental apti- tude, quelities oS leadership, phy- sicai filmeas ennd oS civilien train- L D: th in t ai ti r ai ai ti i Letters And Parcels For Xmus MaiiIng From tbe office oS the District Director oS Postal Services cames the Sollawing "«up te the minute" instructions: Airgrapb is a new development bhat speeds messages o verseas. The sender writes the message and addresses a special farm. et the P. O. Il is photograpbed in miniature; the film is speeded by air and is developed, enlarged Lnd deivered through the Army Post Office. The rate is 10C. Parcels For Oversees Insofar as the Canadien Army is concerned there are no restric- tions. If the special rate, of 12c per lb. is paid , then the limit of weight is il lbs., but oven this lees nat prevent a percel. up 10 tho full limit oS weight being sent ao a soldior. provided the civilian rate is paid. Parcels ta members of the armed forces oS Britain or allies, irrespective oS vahue, do hct require Form B. Foreign Ex- change Contrai. Gifta te Charitable Organizations in Britain Bona fidLe unsolicited gifts, merked as such, not exceeding 5 Ibs. gross, ncr -containing more than 2 ibs. of any one feodstuff, migbl be received from abroad 17y parcel post, addressed ta te- lividuals. This includes rationed faods such as bacon, hem, butter, cheese, tea, suger, jam, etc. Te. sond larger quantities which must noet teclude rationed fôods, ar- rangements must be made with some responsible organization in Britain, formed for charitable purposos, as recipient. Il then gels a icernso and is able te recoive and dispense tbo gifts. There are 366 sucb organiza- tions in Britain, ists oS- which are on file aI the P. O. Tobeccos, i- ruors, piaying cards cenet be .ent to these organizations. Somo, like thie British Red Cross, have open licensos fer gifts oSfefods in unlimited aihounts for Sree dis- tribution. In regard la individuels, these clauses govern: "Bons, fide, Llnsolicited gifts, whether rationed foods or net, me>' be received from abroad by percel post, ad- dressed te individuels." "No parcel, may exceed 5 lbs. gross or contain more than 2 ibs. of any one kind oSfeod. The maxi- mum of 5 lbs. appiies also to mon- foodstuffs. Nc permit is required. Simply mark clearly, GIFT. These regulatians do net apply 10 Cana- dien soidiers in Briteter." Books For Canadian Soldiers in Canada and Newfoundlalid The P. O. bas mede arrange- ments 10 forward books 10 saldiers in camps as above. Just bring them te the P. O. unwrepped. The>' must be dean and in goed repair. Books oniy, not magazines or papers. State the destinatian. The P. O. wiil de the rest. Or you can wrap and address and stamp them yoursélf. Until furîher no- tice these regulations wiii govern. To the end of August well ever oe tbousand British selers hed spent "shore leae" et the resI camp meinteined by the Scouts of Halifaex. Finish the Touqh.st Day SmiIIn r j~ PG5Tý IRAN FLAKES WIHOTHER PARTS Or WHEAT' "Ji'sletter was censored" .. a 0 Things are happening where Jim is . . . in the navy . . . things Jim is flot allowed to write about. If Jim couldwrite what lie would like to write, we at home miglit be more concerned about the war. Jim says eeverything's O.K." and that's what we expect fram fellows lilce Jim . . . but things aren't O.K. or Jim would be bock home at' his regular job. We've got ta do aur pa rt, too. One thing we can .do i. lend our money ta pay for the war. We've got ta sec ta it that the men in the services get the ships und guns and tanks and planes they need ta do their job. War Savings Certificates belp to provide that money. W. must aIl buy more War Savings Certificates. The help of oves-y Canadien la nud.d Wo Vicias-y. ln thon days cf vas- th.efIoughtleu solish apondo is a traites- tea ur war effort. A soductien in pes-sonal poedlng la nov a vitâl nocosity ta relieve the prssus- for goads, ta soble mor-e and more labour and md«tis at b. divested ta vinnlng the wor. The ail-cul effort, whlch Canada must mak., demands thM #elf-denillof mach of us. SUPPORT THE WAR WEAPONS DRIVE UN TOUR COMMU dITY PSslahd by Me. War Savings Commiaop, Onuwau: SPEN LU- Ta1<y NMOtE WAR SAVIG ETIFCA1 41 I t - 1 THE CANADIAN STAtESMAN, BOWMANVILLE, ONTARIO