Gefangenen Gazette

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Special Services for Prisoners

(Continued from page 10)
While prisoners who have lost a
limb are given temporary replace-
ments by their captors, both the Brit-
ish Red Cross Society and the Ameri-
can Red Cross are interested in pro-
viding their respective nationals with
the best permanent mechanical limbs
as soon as possible. To accomplish
this, arrangements have been made
through the International Commit-
tee for a Swiss Orthopedic Mission
to visit all camps and measure Brit-
ish and American prisoners of war
for artificial limbs. These artificial
limbs, which are manufactured in
Switzerland at the expense of the
American Red Cross in the case of
American prisoners, are then taken
to the camps by the Orthopedic Mis-
sion for fitting.

DISPOSING OF EARTH

At one of the largest camps for
American prisoners of war in Ger-
many the authorities have refused to
permit the men to plant the vege-
table and garden seeds sent by the
Red Cross. The reason given for this
order was that the cultivation of a
vegetable garden offered a conven-
ient means of disposing of earth
which men accumulate when digging
escape tunnels under the barbed
wire.

etatgenftM§a?ette

SPECIAL SUPPLEMENT TO
>NERS OF WAR BULLETIN

Llied by the American National Red Cross for the Relatives of American Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees

September 1944

kghington, D. C.

BACK ISSUES OF "LIFE"

Last March Life magazine asked
its readers to save back copies of Life
for returning prisoners of war.
Reader response to Life's appeal
was very generous, but many of the
readers who have kept back copies
cannot continue to hold them for
lack of storage space.

If families of prisoners of war who

have requested back copies
would like to have complete
ginning with the December'
issue, they may get them from
Life subscriber who is cooperating
in this project. Life will arrange for
the shipment. Inquiries or request!
should be addressed to Life Bad
Copies, 9 Rockefeller Plaza, New
York 20, New York.

Delmar T. Spivey, senior

officer at Stalag Luft III,

"the editor of Prisoners of

jjuixETiN a complete file of the

\nen Gazette from October

to April 9, 1944.

renen (Prisoners') Gazette

jced, by hand and typewriter,

les weekly, with a Sunday

lent of colored cartoons, by

airmen— prisoners at the

Compound. When sending

Colonel Spivey wrote:

it for this paper is given to

Ronald T. Delaney, who,

most adverse circumstances as

id and subject matter, has

\persistence and initiative to a

idable degree.

There are some 4,500 young Amer-
ican airmen at Luft III, and the
articles and cartoons in the Gazette
throw a vivid light on camp condi-
tions and on how the men there are
temporarily adapting their lives to
an atmosphere that must be com-
pletely alien to them.

It is unfortunately a physical im-
possibility to make the complete file
available to all families of the men at
Luft III, and to the many other fami-
lies of American prisoners of war
who would surely find it intensely
interesting. Prisoners of War Bul-
letin, however, has prepared this
special supplement made up entirely

of extracts, drawings, and cartoons,
taken more or less at random, from
the Gefangenen Gazette. No editing
has been done here, but, of course,
every issue has to be approved by the
German commander before it goes on
the camp bulletin board.

Stalag Luft III, which, like all
other camps for airmen, is under the
control of the Luftwaffe, is probably
the best established camp for Amer-
icans in Germany. Enlisted men in
the Stalags, and especially on work
detachments, have much less oppor-
tunity for study and play than officer-
prisoners have.

Gilbert Redfern, Editor
Prisoners of War Bulletin

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PULPIT
By CHAPLAIN DANIEL

I am glad the editor
asked me to write a few
lines for this issue. It
gives me an opportunity to
say I'm happy to be with
you. Also it gives me a
chance to say a few words
about our religious pro-
gram.

When the Air Force ser-
geants were interned at
Stalag III A, Moosberg, I
heard many of your names.
Now it is going to be good
to know you personally.
(Incidentally, I am wonder-
ing if you officers can
tell as good yarns as your

crews: Sometimes the

"flak" would be so thick
that one might be tempted
to get out of bed and walk
around on it . )

I hope the fine general
Sunday service begun by
Padre McDonald and other
British chaplains will be
carried on in such a way
that they will continue to
grow in ever-increasing in-
fluence and enjoyment.
Let's make our church serv-
ice the high point of our
week's life. A little later
we will undoubtedly begin

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Sunday evening song serv-
ices.

In the immediate future,
I will join the faculty of
your school, teaching Bible
courses. The first course
offered is to be "Bible for
Beginners." This course is
designed to introduce the
material in the Bible to
you who are only slightly
acquainted with the Holy
Scriptures. Later, more
advanced courses will be
offered.

The chaplain's study will
be in the north end of
Block 45. You are welcome
to come in at any time.

It is my dominant prayer
that together we may learn
more of the grace and love
of our Heavenly Father.

CREDITS

Tracy Strong Jr.
ican head of the Em^
pean Students' Relief \
in a recent letter to
Lt. Ray Brunn, educate Jt J uS-t ^ oesn, t pay to

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officer, expressed the !s
sibility of college *< Tuesday,

[ILL HOUSE

in Stalag Luft

March 7th,
credits for prisoners fV en in the mornln §»
war in the near future \v enZ Lts * Porter and
Interpreting the Xett h and three men from
as he has expressed, 'A st camp de P arted in
ing reasonably sure of custody of Medical Ser-
means that some work i s t Sanders for the hos-
now being done on the J J at Lamsdorf. They
nation and results may V there at three in
be forthcoming soon. Afternoon only to be

l(j entrance as patients
[lo an already over-
B d condition. The hos-
there had its full
|ity of four hundred
linety patients, and
ier trainload of POWs
Tltaly was expected on
|15th of March,
to traveling condi-
, the men stayed there

"As original as a new
day," Johnny Ward's new
love ballad "Night Again""
had its premiere at Satur-
day afternoon's jam sesi
in the theater.

Novel throughout, e:
for a final sax chorus
runs on Glenn Miller line

lite and gained a bit

Information concerning

ies from Stalag Luft

to see Lt. Robin
Sergeant Sanders
ed to gain a few bits
ormation concerning

his welfare. The doctor
there said that Lt. Taber's
condition was still the
same and plans were being
formulated to send him to
a sanitorium someplace in
Germany.

Operations were being
performed there at the rate
of one hundred and twenty-
five a month, related Ser-
geant Sanders, all per-
formed by a medical staff
of fifteen British doctors.
The doctors had been com-
plimented on the quality of
their work there amongst
Americans, Canadians, Brit-
ish, Indians, and Afri-
kaners.

Of the five men sent
there, Lt. McCain was the
only one that was sent to
another hospital ; his con-
dition warranted the serv-
ices of good medical treat-
ment.

At present Lamsdorf has a
Lager nearby that has a
strength of (CENSORED) pris-
oners — nationality unknown.

GOSSIP AND RUMORS

In recent news comes the
tale of a repatriated krie-
gie. This POW said that the
thing which struck him most
when he returned home was
the way his wife had aged!

Ran into a heated discus-
sion as to whether or not
Lt. Taber resembled a
Scotch terrier or a French
poodle. Members of the ar-
gument refuse to attach him
to their nationality!

Lt. Stanhope, after his
petite role of a cigarette
girl in the recent radio
show, isn't alone too much
anymore.

It's alleged that a cer-
tain kriegie here received
a letter from his wife
which read as follows:
"Darling, I'm having a baby
but it's not yours. He is
an airman too and he's very
nice about it. He promises
to send you cigarettes
while you're there."

We know of at least three
shows which are in prepara-
tion for presentation early
in the New Year.

Many Red Cross parcels in
the Vorlager. Fourteen ear-
loads just came in.

CHOW LINE

Ward completed this foxtr
with a week's off-and-on Lt » Joim Eberle
work. The audience was m outstanding sugges-
thusiastic in its apprefi this week for cooks
tion and they will cont sfrom Nordhoff and
to hear it on the Stala 's Bounty trilogy..
Ill Hit Parade. I e > "Ihe cooks were to

If it is at all possitjard whistling as they
this new song will be # d the raisins for

to the States where a
larger audience will J
on its merits.

"Night Again" will fce
the musical repertoire
"Flieger Frolics."

Lt.
Lt.
Lt.
F/O
Lt.
Sgt
Lt.

EDITORIAL STAFF OF GEFANGENEN GAZETTE
Ronald T. Delaney, Waterbury, Conn. . Editor
Ernest Warsaw, Chicago, 111. .... ) Headline

Howard E. Dey, Los Angeles, Calif.

Terrence Entract, London, England.

Leonard Roman, Dunkirk, N. Y. . .
Raymond Reeve, Beaumont, Tex. . .

Dwight M. Curo, Brainerd, Minn. .
Capt. Henry N. Nagorka, Elyria, Ohio .
Lt. Leslie Breidenthal, Topeka, Kans.
Lt. J. E. Zavisho, Somerville, Mass. .
Sgt. C. W. Roach, Canon City, Calif. .

Painters
and

, Music

not out of good

but to prove that
feisins were not going
their mouths. "
foist le while you make
Christmas fruitcake,
pf box of raisins, an

amount of pitted
3 and a package of

should soak over-
I Then stew the fruit
^ a can of rolled
[} box of ground gin-

6 lSc

CartooniS ^ts if available,

L* I 1 s Poonfuls of mar-
Theater ; a e , d

3e d milk,

of

a can of

Add bread

Portraits ^ ^^ kernelg

K lt forms a thick bat
ak e i n a slow oven.
sight .

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BLOCKftSEARCHED <fcMfc

Gazette files ^jv:t"::r:m -&MW&

Gazette Files

£xat*iH£d

Starting the week in the
right manner, German au-
thorities made a detailed
search of the Gazette of-
fice in Block 44, Monday
morning. The search began
at Appell time, with be-
tween eight and ten Jerries
making up the three-hour
search detail.

The materials sought were
not known, but mostly con-
traband articles were
picked up by the searchers.
Several of the party were
observed closely scrutinis-
ing the Gefangenen Gazette
files.

This is the first time
that Block 44 has been
rifled since complete Amer-
ican occupation in July. Mo
signs were found that in
any way pointed to "luft-
rodents." Unlike Block 43,
the structure is still in
sturdy condition.

From an inside source, a
few facts as to the extent
of the search were re-
vealed. Several (CEN-
SORED) pored over the Ga-
zette file and came across
the cartoon of "Herman,"
who appeared in last week's
issue. One was heard to
remark, "I haft found it,
Herman." After that elab-
orate conversation, the
search came to a halt. The
Germans then departed with
the contraband loot.

Bundles of booty, such as
iron bars, unopened food,
oleo lamps, and other mis-
cellaneous articles were
carted away by the Germans.

After the block was va-
cated, Oberfeldwebel Sholz
gave the men five minutes
to inspect their property
for loss of personal ar-
ticles, reporting loss of
such to him. Very few ar-
ticles were on the missing
list. It did take hours to
reassemble the materials
thrown about during the
search.

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jooS repeated in the
, e> it will be arranged

5 a whole concert of
compositions.
i symphonic music is
Xing surely, but slow-
A + new ultra musical J. the conclusion of
centered around the da* hedu i ed series of
band is now m program T *Z • JCi - L ^ u *
will give you many a ld mS ' %h& SUPply Wl11
of sheer enjoyment. Y Jfttt>tedly suffice for a
will also see the irin e pl»° re concerts -
workings of musical Secr l s t about enough till
and styles graphically 4 PAY. "

CONFERENCE!

CHOW LINE
ht. John Eberle

KB^/r^M^r'^rT^i^;:^;.^

played

Lts. Ward Schank and
Brady are writing and ar-
ranging most of the nuns]

bers. The writer is also Ipowerf ul brew of coffee
contributing a few phrase used as flavoring

The new hotel style "So(C akeS and al so added to
ciety Band" will tease y a *custard received in the
with sweet rhythmic intends^ parcels,
pretations of erstwhile ^ed turnips covered
popular tunes... new to l a bit of Sweet Life
center camp theater auaJL powder covers up the
ences. jKp taste wonderfully.
•••• The way, Sweet Life

By way of other musical^ powder is good for
activities, "Delta' De- ling except as an
lights," an all Americaijjige drink,
minstrel show, is well in
the casting stage. |Hnr about your recipes?

The nostalgic black-fatog the darned things in
songs will include such ous. We can use all
favorites as "Sleepy Tfipve got.
Down South," "Old Black
Joe," and even the "Dark-
town Strutters* Ball.
Moore, who has tackle^
job, is doing an admi
task on it. The show wl
appeal especially to those

lovers of folk choral mis. Spivey and Kennedy,
in the American way. t ing about the educa _

Thru the"'tiViVili"effijKf5 oera,n here ' men -
of our staunch Sgt. Ellf ed that if the govern-
it has become possible »f follows the same
arrange in advance six Jf% this war as last,
corded symphony concert* , Ualif . gd men wm bQ
The theater management »% .

also cooperated spl^%° S ° t0 c f olle ^ e at
in relegating to us a ^government s expense.
nite time for the P rog JJ'!; 0B1 reports,- it is al-
As was so last week, wj m that a bill is now in
will be henceforth hearj «re Ss that would give
from six to eight, eveflgineQ ¥lth six mont hs of
Sunday, Kt fiut V an opportunity
* - le IV tend college for a

The very limited fi* y This training would
records makes impoSSiJ "l °r all men, qualified
the playing of request*] ^er wise#
grams. However, i f Y!!* sK* Vo

Affairs concerning krie-
gie welfare received an
airing Tuesday, in the Kom-
mandant ur. A meeting of all
compound senior officers
and their adjutants was
presided over by Kommandant
von Lindeiner, Cols. Spivey
and Stillman, and adjutant
Capt. Bentley represented
the center camp. Air raid
alarms, slit trenches,
workshops, and fire safety
were the main points of
discussion by the group.
The Kommandant set a prac-
tice air raid for eleven
o'clock today.

Slit trenches are to be
dug five meters from the
side of the barracks. No
revetment material was
mentioned.

Case of Air Raid:

1. Siren will sound in
outer Lager.

2. Posterns will shout
"Flieger alarm."

3. Camp bugler will blow
"Call to Quarters."

IOB SERVICE !

would like to hear anT ^

National Service
Recently conducted
the men here, re-

veals the following stand-
ards :

Of 573 men surveyed, 366
or 64% have had some
college training such
as engineering school,
business college, but
not including army
training.
72% of the men who have
gone to college have
had two years or more.
Plotting the 64% as one
group, the years attended
college have been broken
down to the following
parts:

Four years or more: 12%%

Three years: 7%%

Two years: 25%

One year: 15%

Less than one year: 1%

4. Stay there until bugler
blows release from quar-
ters.

A camp workshop will be
established in the near fu-
ture. It will contain a
cobbler shop, a tailor
shop, and a carpenter and
repair shop. It is the de-
sire of the Kommandant that
we do our own work here.
The administration will
find the equipment.

One of the most valuable
points to come out of the
meeting in the Kommandant ur
is the one concerning fire.
Should there be a fire dur-
ing the day or night krie-
gies will be allowed to
save themselves and equip-
ment, even after lockup.
The posterns have been in-
structed in the details
concerning a compound fire,
and will not fire upon
fire-fleeing personnel.

Question of who is to get
the west camp is still un-
known.

North camp put in a bid
to obtain enough cement for
a cricket pitch; the only
answer they got from the
Kommandant. • .We shall see.

BAGS "0" STUFF

Captain Lishon, Camp Can-
teen Officer, has just re-
ceived a new shipment of
useful articles for distri-
bution in the near future.

Among the many items,
there are 480 tubes of
tooth paste, French brand,
180 jars of skin cream, al-
most two hundred cigarette
rolling machines, writing
blocks, scratch pads, 5600
boxes of matches. Also
there are Dutch razor
blades and several blade
sharpeners.

Forty-six states, Wash-
ington, D. C. , and three
foreign schools are repre-
sented in the survey.

Information on all fields
is available from 3 to 4.

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IN GOING HONE,

Last Minute Rusk„

for Repatriates Move

L-

Last minute kriegie re-
pats injected strange at-
mosphere into the life that
usually predominates here.
Monday nite, in almost
every block in the center
camp, the quotation "I'm
go in 1 home" came from at
least one member. Hurried
packings and logbook en-
tries for the folks at
home were in order.

This case of repatriation
■was the most unusual to
take place here yet. Many
of the men had been refused
repatriation before and the
hurry call set them off.

Close as facts can be
gathered, the orders for
the move came thru from
OKW. It was mentioned that
they were seeking as many
as possible, for there
would then be an equal num-
ber of Germans repatriated.
The normal repat procedure
takes considerable time.
Doctors of a neutral coun-
try and the Detaining Power
sit in on the proceedings.
The board this time was
made up of Germans en-
tirely.

Some mention has been
made of the men gathering
at one point, and there to
be examined. But interpret-
ing the Geneva regulation,
the men have been passed by
German doctors and re-
leased. A release of this
kind, even without a cer-
tificate, should be adhered
to. So no returns are ex-
pected, (CENSORED)

There were twelve men who
left for home Monday nite.
The route taken was not
specified. It is believed
the men will go to Lisbon,
to the States and Walter
Reed hospital. The men are:
Maj. Post, Capt. Kennedy,
Lts. Barton, Young, Phil-
pit, Jansen, Dumont, Means,

Marshall, Jones, Baxter,
and Harness.

The men were allowed to
take a logbook and one
notebook full of addresses.
Much of their last few
hours was occupied in tak-
ing down names and messages
to the folks at home.

Sheer

LUXURY

Meals the way you like
'em, beds that lull you to
sleep are all new items of
luxury that now make up the
Center Compound sick bay.

Over a month ago, Col.
Spivey found that condi-
tions in the Lager sick
quarters were not up to par
for the care of sick men
and so set about to rectify
the conditions. First move
that came about was the
shifting of several Scotch
kriegies into the hospital
as orderlies and cooks.

Since then, the meals
have been cooked the way
patients ask and they are
served by a group of effi-
cient orderlies.

The beds in the hospital
are now completely rope-
strung. Viewing the remains
of mattress stuffing from
the hospital reveals but a
mess of sawdust. There had
been no change since '42 in
the mattress fillings.

Group Capt. Massey saw
the changes made in the
center camp sick bay — had
the same process repeated
in the North Compound sick
bay.

The new group that now is
at work in the sick bay in-

recent message to

^ d commanders, the

dant and Ob erst , von

Liner, set forth cer-

(jisregards as to the

5 ttC t of PW's. It is as

05 !

jjarb wire. In spite of
warning, cigarettes
other things have been
1 over the barb wire
Ctedly by PW's, appar-

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PARADE OF EXTRE ME

Twice a day, at Ap Pe
the parade of extrem
takes place. In mental
tions, youth inhabits
extremes. But with n
to personal cleanline
decorum, the referenc
goes. Upon observation
eighty-five percent of fcor Officers:
compound shows a decent Ji) It was pointed out
spect for neat appearand ti me ag0 that ■*■* ^ s
and general good mannersF den t0 PW ' S t0 throw
In this greater portionls over the warning
halfway cases are admittJ 1 ?. t]

But with the latter t%
teen percent, come those
devoid of the aforemen-
tioned facts. These are
supposedly officers and
listed men of good cal:
They appear unshaved
sheer neglect, unwa
to laziness and pers
nature .

The larger group
respect thru their
appearing clothing,
have learned enough a« the latest popular

sewing to ^change odd bxt S - s ^g the appropria te
of cloth into suitable* . heading, "I

ments. The minority come r Cqu1 * H - de Insi ^

out unshaved, dirty, hair ■ „ v - i t ,,

uncombed, filthy towels i f ,.".^ . t

socks around their heads. .** * V" " * V V ^ .
and all looking as tho' f A ^} ca P: f hot in .
they were outcasts froial ann »" tne hamburger, is
bum's "squatter camp." Jl1 on the market.

One has no lack of thes#

"characters" about Stalag agelo Rossi was defeated
III. Would you say to y»he last election. So
friends proudly, " These #long-t ime mayor of San
are officers of the Air -acisco is now an "ex."

Corps and the Air Forces"?

Jptomobiles are still
DWINDLING STOCK OF TOW yntly driven with the
P reckless abandon on

One hundred and nine fs| est Coast# No diffi-
towels have been confis- % obtaining gas .

mimwum

ently for the purpose of
giving them to persons
working outside of the
wire.

In the future I am going
to punish PW's for disobe-
dience to this order.

(2) I beg you to inform
PW's of all ranks that the
postern is making use of
his weapon according to his
orders if his orders are
not followed. One of these
orders is, "Halt or I
shoot." (Halt Oder Ich
schiesse. )

I remark again, that ac-
cording to well known regu-

lations, posterns will
shoot without warning if
prisoners cross the Warning
Rail.

VOn Lindeiner
Oberst und Kommandant.

The Kommandant in another
letter to the SAO mentioned
that the light bulbs in the
compound would have to suf-
fice. There will be no re-
placement of broken or
burned- out bulbs.

HELP WANTED DEPARTMENT
Musicians or aspirants
with a bit of technique on
any instrument adaptable
for concert or dance music.
See Wally Kinnan or John
Ward. No union card re-
quired.

rm wMtiMts

cated by the Germans

will not be replaced^- WyonV hVrV enjoys
the future, do not &**» ^ flehts To Iverv-
towels that aregr^, ?1 " ^t^-Z^
damp, torn or burnt, a b ^ when V lndows are
SS yours^v^ffnd^and cannot be re-
will be assured of a
supply.

decs

eludes American,

English
ar e
i ob

"c Red Cross is really a
r ei> ful organization.
L^ne was fairly well
|J: e <} with the special
, 3 ^as parcels that were

all doing a swell J F& x- UCJ . B m«„ „<
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This is the
glamorous
winner of the
Gazette's sec-
ond round
Snapshot Beau-
ty Contest —
Mrs . Marsha
Charlton, wife
of Lt. Charl-
ton of Block
39. This at-
tractive and
young wife
was selected
from quite a
large group by
Colonels
Spivey, Ken-
nedy, and Jen-
kins.

Last and
final period
of the contest
begins this
Sunday and
ends on April
2nd.

Final judg-
ment of the
three periods'
first and sec-
ond placers
will come off
at the end of
April.

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Our theater, with cur-
tailment of several pro-
grams, carries on this week
despite alteration work.
Church services will hold
true today as usual. Monday
evening brings us another
recorded program of the
classics. As previously
mentioned, Mondays are now
the permanent time for
these record playings.

On Wednesday next, the
Debate Hour in beginning
will feature members of our
administrative staff, Cols.
Spivey, Kennedy, versus
Stillman and Aring on the
question of their own
choosing: Resolved "The Re-
fusal To Participate in a
Public Debate Indicates a
Lack of Community Spirit."

The Serenaders plus Block
44 show on Friday and Sat-
urday will conclude the
week's entertainment, with
definite promise of in-
creasing activity following
the conclusion of improve-
ments within the showhouse.

Two variety shows, "Char-
lie's Aunt," two classics
programs and weekly forum
lectures have been the rec-
ord of our entertainment
since the English left us
the first of January.
There's been a lot accom-
plished since that time-
changes and innovations
which may not be immediate-
ly noticeable, but which
will become very evident
soon.

Firstly, there is the
policy of ticket distribu-
tion. The securing of tick-
ets is now made quite easy
for all of us by the block
distribution method, and
business -manager Capt.
Adams hopes to improve even
further on this system.
Also, the new policy of re-
served seats for the Col-

onel's staff, and the
standing of the audience at
their departure are, we be-
lieve, improvements.

Of equal importance are
the changes and alterations
in production facilities.
An entire new lighting
board has been constructed
by our theater electri-
cians, complete with "home-
made" rheostats. New rows
of border lights are in-
stalled, the orchestra pit
enlarged and a second cur-
tain hung. Designs for
stage settings include use
of sectional sets, permit-
ting considerable freedom
of changes, variations of
scenes, and effecting a
great increase in mate-
rial's economy.

Consideration of these
things must increase our
regards for our theater
staff — particularly when
this work is done under
very difficult tool and
supplies conditions.

Lt. Col. Saltzman wishes
to thank his staff for
their cooperation and work
to date. The Colonel says
each man is efficient in
his department, and in that
we certainly agree.

CUFF JOTTINGS
(Continued from page 7)

sent here. The puzzles and
other games provide many a
nite's entertainment. . .es-
pecially in way of musical
joy. ..Have you ever lis-
tened to a wind-bound krie-
gie play the ocarina? Good
and bad, the Red Cross
helps all.

According to Pom. Zeit,„
the English fashions are
copying the American army
uniform. The smart thing to
wear is the feminine ver-
sion of the short, camel
hair coat worn by U. S.
Army officers, a hat like a
baseball cap, and an olive
drab dress.

Letter— "I hope you are
getting enough money where
you are ; if not wire me and
I'll send a check to you."

THEORY OR PRACTICE

In our own Kriegie Kol..
lege, we have in the cur*
riculum almost every sub-
ject desired by the
kriegies themselves. Many
subjects are in the practi-
cal arts section. Scien-
tific studies are pursued.
Groups have formed to disl
cuss all available informa-
tion abroad on sciences.
Every kriegie desires a
brushup class on arts and
crafts they have had pre-
vious workings of. The
majority desire study and
research on subjects of all
natures ; the minority do
the practical work. Are we
but a group of mere stu-
dents? Why not a bit of the
useful side of study?

Many problems about the
compound could stand prac-
tical enlightenment from
our science societies.
Every integral unit of our
meagre existence here could
be alleviated by actual aid
from all of these men.
Every man here has some
little aid that he can con-
tribute to the effort. Are
you doing your share? Are
you fond of lying to your-
self, with your braggings
of what have been your
accomplishments?

Can you convince anyone,
even some of the morons
about here, that you have
done anything past or pres-
ent, when you speak from
the depths of your bunk, or
favorite seat?

SWAP. . .

Foodacco, represented by
Capt. McKesson, made a
visit to the east camp Fri-
day. Negotiations were com-
pleted for the swapping of
center camp raisins, Eng-
lish cigarettes and tea for
east camp coffee, choco-
late, and cocoa.

The east campers have
many intoxicating ideas
concerning the use of
raisins now. Exchange of
tea for coffee shows that
nationalistic tendencies
still hold true.

INEQUALITY OF MAN I ! ! I ! !

I The debate in the theater
Sunday nite entitled "Men

' £ r e Not Equal , Never Have
pen, Never Will Be," was
a lopsided victory for
the supporters of the
contention. The audience

■vote was 105-38. Support-
ing the proposal were F/L
Cheshire and Lt. Burbank
thile Lts. Riley and Tabor
rebutted them.

I We can take F/L Chesh-
ire's opening speech for
granted but it also can be
used as a measure. He
spoke of the inequality of
'intellect amongst those in
| the theater. Not so long
after that speech, even
(those who may have imagined
themselves inferior in in-
tellect, could laugh at
■those supposedly superior
'on certain subjects. That
I came with Lt. Tabor's re-
Jbuttal. He admitted all
inequalities to the present
day. His animated talk
. lacked no humor. He ges-
tured to that phase, then
stayed from the point
often. In conclusions:
there were none.

Lt. Burbank, by simple
enumeration of facts and
concise theory was the only
one close to pointedness.

I He had no need to work any

' harder.

jj Upon questioning the au-
dience, the opinion was:

f | future debates should be
labeled: educational or
comic.

GARDEN SPOT

"This camp will be the
garden spot of Germany" —

j At least that ' s what Feld-
w &bel Strangherner — Popeye

■ --has to say about it.
, He has visions of flour-
ishing garden patches, en-
laced by artistic borders

! of spring and summer
powers. The work involved
;JU be hard, he says, but

! l 0Se who work hard will
J e rewarded. They shall
e able to go on a paroled

HIT SHOW

"Strictly From Hunger"
lifted the first curtain on
the South camps New The-
ater. This musical review
in three acts, featured the
band of Major Diamond, who,
during the show, introduced
a new song that was the hit
of the evening. Lt. Biers,
director of the show, did
wonders combatting costume
troubles, finally receiving
shipment from Berlin.

A vaudeville act, "Crow-
ley & Shea" slapsticked the
audience to hominess, with
plenty of shuffle and
"corn." Their act was by
far one of the hits of the
show.

"Honey Wagon Blues" the
new song hit, is a takeoff
on the "panzer wagon" so
well known to Luft III.

A negro chorus, rolling
out "Ole Man River" proved
to be one of the best
choral numbers put on dur-
ing the review. Excellent,
presentable direction was
a continuous feature, for
the whole ensemble reacted
wholeheartedly.

About fifteen kriegies
from the Center camp at-
tended the show Friday
nite. Most of them feel
that the show is a mark to
shoot at. Fleiger Frolics
will tell.

SWING AND SWAY

One of the kriegies who
recently spent a bit of
time in the Sick Bay, com-
plained of the bumpy hard-
ness of the beds there. Be-
ing a worker in the Vor-
lager, he mentioned that
the beds could be made con-
siderably softer on the
body if they were made of
rope lacework. Also that
it would cut down on the
number of changes in mat-
tress stuffing. The German
in charge answered that he
thought it an excellent
idea and was sorry that he
had not thought of it him-
self.

So within a short while
all of the beds will be
strung with rope and any
stays there will be more
comfortable. The rope
comes from the Red Cross
parcels and the work is
being done by men in the
Vorlager.

LOSS OF MAIL

Many infractions of mail
regulations have caused
countless letters to be
thrown out by the German
censors. Check your mail
for compliance with the
regulations.

12

5

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BLOCK 43 CONDEMMED

Mectinq

UNDERMINED!
By"luftrmle(tt$„

Monday afternoon Bar-
racks 43 was condemned for
further occupancy by or-
der of the German Kom-
mandant. He substantiated
the preliminary inspec-
tions made earlier in the
day by members of the
Abwehr. They, during their
course of daily inspection,
had come on many signs
of structural fatigue and
sublevel underminings.

Viewing the building, the
Kommandant was outwardly
quite perturbed. He took
keen note of the building's
dilapidated state. A note
was made on the shortage
of nails and bolts hold-
ing the structure together.
The floor of the barrack -
revealed excessive wear
and several points re-
vealed insufficient joists
and beams.

Rounding the barrack,
the Kommandant from a
standoff position sighted
several points settling
below normal ground level.
At certain vantage po-
sitions, underground bur-
rowings could be distin-
guished. These no doubt,
were due to the tunneling
activities of "luft rodents* 1
seeking haven in the warm
earth beneath the barrack.

This "luft rodent" is of
enormous proportions and
the specie is quite native
to this part of the
country.

Ever cautious in the care
of the men under his
charge, the Kommandant
hastened to have the men
evacuated to a safer
structure. A few minutes
after Appell was dismissed,
Block 43 disgorged men,
bunks, and cabinets as ants
from a crumbling anthill.

Even the German soldiers
hastily abetted the men
in their flight. The entire
move was but a matter of
an hour, CENSORED

There is no doubt that
the interrupting inspection
by the German authorities
saved the men from a cruel
fate.

Tuesday afternoon an
aftermath to the situa-
tion developed in the Ger-
man's quest to exterminate
the tunneling "luft ro-
dents." They dug down to
subterranean levels and
poured vast amounts of
water into the tunnels. By
this move they collapsed
the diggings. They had
hopes that the animals were
drowned in the process.

One person in charge of
the detail was heard to
mention, "At least we
caught them before they got
too far. Terrible how
these unforeseen events
pop up."

TOC H

With intolerance one of
the main characteristics of
Stalag III, there is one
organization here which has
done more than its bit to
fight it. Fighting intol-
erance, Toe H fills that
bill nobly.

Founded at Ypres in 1915
by two chaplains, it is now
a world-wide organization
of powerful peaceful re-
pute. Its quarters in Ypres
were a peaceful retreat for
those who wished to forget
the war even tho ' they were
in it fully. Nonsectarian,
interracial, and nonpoliti-
cal, it has done its work
here in Stalag III, quietly
and successfully. With its
fostering of practical
ideals rather than preach-
ing them, many tasks here
in Stalag have been com-
pleted.

Rank in Toe H is nonex-
( Continued on page 13)

Col. Spivey, in his bi-
weekly press interview,
mentioned that the plans \
for reconstruction of tho
northwest latrine to a
workshop and the plans re-
garding slit trenches are
now in the hands of the
Germans. It is expected
that they will be approved
immediately and the actual
converting work started.

When questioned on dis-
position of the west camp,
he mentioned that as yet
there has been no indica-
tion of what will happen.

During the interview the
question of a contribution
to the Red Cross came up.
He stated that he was not
trying in anyway to en-
force contribution, but to
sound out the kriegie
populace on donating their
subsistence allowance. And
the situation is strictly
up to the kriegie as to
whether or not he wants to
contribute. His feelings
are, that he feels the same
now as he did when he
first came here.

All kriegies, when they
initially landed here
would have given any amount
to the Red Cross. Now that
they are sleek and well
fed, the thought is no
longer present.

Col. Spivey says his
feelings are still the
same now as then, and some
sort of contribution should
be made.

His final say in the mat-
ter was that a survey
would be made and those
who felt inclined to give,
could do so. The list of
contributors would then b e
forwarded to the Red Cross-

CHRISTMAS MESSAGE

i As the Christmas season
approaches, we can do well
t0 reflect that it is only
t^e weak and unprincipled
man who cannot rise above
jjis adversity and be thank-
ful for the blessings of
preservation and health. In
| world scourged with suf-
fering and unhappiness, we
a re existing in comparative
comfort and good health.
During the Christmas season
w e should give thanks to
God for these blessings. We
ust face the future, not
lith limp resignation, but
Lith faith, hope, and de-
termination. Every man
I should resolve at this time
to live unselfishly with
Lis comrades in a spirit of
mutual help and confidence.
Christmas reminds us of the
enduring principles laid
down by cur Saviour. They
will remain forever the
qualities in man which are
admired and respected by
all thinking people.

The Senior American Offi-
cer, Col. Spivey, and the
Senior British Officer, S/L
Pritchard, extend to all
Allies here a merry Christ-
mas and hopes of good for-
tune during the New Year.

GEN. SCANS CAMP

High ranking observers, a
German Lieutenant General
and officers of both Luft-
waffe and Wehrmacht, made
an inspection of the center
camp Friday morning. The
general is stationed at
Breslau, and is a member of
the Inspector General's De-
partment. Col. Spivey, SAO,
and his adjutant, Capt.
Bent ley, conducted the in-
specting party throughout
the camp.

On his tour, the Wehr-
macht general took keen ob-
servance of all athletics ;
his first move on entering
the compound was to inquire
as to who the master was
that was teaching the men
fencing. The General wanted
to see a fencing match, but
due to suitable fencers be-
ing absent, he said that he
would like to see a match
on his return.

Passing thru the theater,
the group proceeded to the
athletic field to watch the
Softball game in progress.
The side lines were cleared
for view, as the General

was quite interested in the
American sport.

On his way out, the Gen-
eral paused to observe the
fencing match that had been
arranged for his benefit.
Two of the camp's fencers
staged a clever match, the
General observing the duel
from all vantage points
with the apparent eye of an
expert I At the end of the
match, he saluted the two
combatants for the show of
skill.

Taking one of the fenexng
sabres, and with gesticula-
tions and talk, he ex-
plained the use of a mili-
tary sabre to the party.

The party, following the
guidance of Lt. Shafer,
kitchen officer, made an
inspection trip thru the
west cookhouse.

TOC H

(Continued from page 12)

istent and class conscious-
ness is averted at all
times. Its large following
here have pledged them-
selves to social service
thru their acts and do no
preaching about it. Toe H
has the one tiny but val-
iant flag that waves in the
faces of the tongue -wagging
intolerants.

Composed of all allied
kriegies, there is little
preponderance of any one
nationality. British, Amer-
icans, Canadians, Austral-
ians, and others all have a
hand in the affairs of
Toe H. It would do everyone
a lot of good if he were to
take a good view of the
structure and makeup of
Toe H.

Folks at home think that
we go about our camps with
a huge PW emblazoned across
the back of our clothing.
This is true in England and
Canada tho .

Thirteen

12

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SECURITY
Security, to
every group in
time of war or
stress, is a
vital need. Re-
gardless f the
circumstances
of any group,
pertinent fac-
tors of se-
curity must be
present. If
there were no
security in
prisons, there
would be no use
for "stoolies."
That case is
fairly irrel-
vant here ; the
sentence is but
an illustration.
We do have a
worrisome fac-
tor here, tho' .
The cases of
idle talk and
general care-
lessness in
speech here go
on each and
every day.
These cases of

SOME

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OU0TTO BE
QAQQED/

"general blat-
ting" must
come to a halt-
or else.

To remedy these
cases, it is
alleged that a
series of ac-
tions will be
taken. Those
apprehended in
the act of loose
talking will be
liable to cer-
tain actions.
To those out-
standing cases,
the culprits
will have the
honor of see-
ing their names
in print upon
these pages. A
space will be
alloted each
week for those
offenders.

It will be well
in the future
to keep a close
rein on gallop-
ing tongues.
This is a pre-
caution we can
all take.

I WA-M

Nosing a potato along at
the rate of sixteen feet a
minute, Lt. McKeegan paid
off his bet and gained a
new position as a champion.
Sunday's derby began at
mid-day, from the serried
ranks of Block 39. He
nosed the potato to the
static water supply, a dis-
tance of two hundred and
fifty feet in sixteen
minutes.

The derby held the atten-
tion of the entire camp,
the most people to attend
any single event at one
performance. If the inva-

Fourteen

sion had come off during
the month of March, all
seven of Lt. McKeegan* s
roomies would have pushed
potatoes with their nose.
But as fortune, or as the
Allies had it, Lt. Mc-
Keegan bore the brunt — as
well as a sore nose.

At times, his speed was
cut down due to the soft
shifting sand, but he
gained momentum as he hit
a hard level stretch.

Lt. McKeegan thought it
rather strange that the
only potatoes he could find
were small ones.

NOTE FROM HOME

Many mothers of POWs are
packing Red Cross food par-
cels... Maybe they won't
seem so impersonal after

this.

BRIDGE

The camp-wide bridge
tournament, the bridge
playoff to determine the
Center compound champs, is
now on.

To date, over one hundred
teams have entered the
meet, each entry donating
one package of American
cigarettes as an entry fee.
At present, round-robin
play goes on in each block.
With the completion of this
initial play two teams will
be entered from each block.

The final championship
is to be determined by du-
plicate play. Winners of
first place are to receive
four thousand cigarettes
and second place gets two
thousand.

Lt. Dolberger is in
charge of the match.

wm OPTIMISTIC/

Midweek, and the center
ca mp added another full
colonel to its growing ros-
ter. Col. W. A. Hatcher,
senior American officer at
Stalag Luft I, (Barth) was
transferred to Luft III,
where he may join the pres-
ent administration staff.
Col. Hatcher, when inter-
viewed by the Gazette re-
porter, gave a glowing
picture of morale and high
optimism at Barth.

Barth at present is com-
posed of several camps ; the
position of senior American
officer going to Col. By-
erly, who is now in charge
of American forces, and the
British under the control
of Wing Commander Hilton.

As Col. Hatcher ex-
plained, the nucleus of
Barth* s administration was
made up of old RAF person-
nel, and gradually devel-
oped into all American with
the arrival of more and
more American forces. The
American strength is now
between 1600 and 1700 men.
One British camp there
lists 190 officers and
190 NCOS.

The number of downed fly-
ing personnel arriving at
Barth has little effect on
the POWs. Their view, as
the Colonel explains, has
m eye to the growing po-
tentialities rather than
°ne of loss without re-
Placement. The more men
t! iey see entering the gates
I Barth, the more they be-
lieve the forces over Ger-
many are growing. Every new
Jan speaks glowingly of the
^igh morale in England.

(Paragraph CENSORED)

Educationally, the boys
a t Barth are doing all
ri Sht, mentioned the Col-
k1, but they are hampered
J the incoming purges and

lack of material. As it

> the educational program

is one of interest to every
man there and they are do-
ing the best they can under
such circumstances.

Activity in the theater
is growing daily in Barth,
the chief trouble coming
from a lack of material.
They have successfully pro-
duced several plays, one of
the most recent being, "The
Man Who Came to Dinner." M A
little more time," added
the Colonel, "and a few
good three-act plays will
do wonders."

Bad weather a# Barth
hampered the sporting ac-
tivities, for the field is
composed of mud and sand
soaking wet part of the
time, for outside sports.
In spite of this drawback,
continuous tournaments were
held in football, basket-
ball, baseball and volley-
ball. Again a lack of
equipment entered into
accounts.

"But," as the Colonel
related further, "things
there look good ; the health
is up, the men are opti-
mistic and cheerful, so
what more can be said."

RATIONS

Commencing in a short
time, the present potato
ration will be cut by 100
grams. Macaroni and sauer-
kraut will no longer be in-
cluded as staples issued by
the Germans.

To cheer everyone up,
however, there will be an
increase of 120 grams of
kohlrabi. Just as soon as
the present supply of dried
spinach is exhausted, it
will be replaced by dried
kohlrabi.

Red beets will be given
out in the near future. No
other changes have been
made.

This cut goes for the
whole of Germany, including
all camps around here.

ROOM

The "Gen Room," the news-
room covering the world
fronts with maps and latest
dispatches, will open some-
time this week in the thea-
ter annex. Lt. Ray Brunn is
in charge of the project.

Featuring frontline news
of the Russian, Italian,
Jugoslavian, and Pacific
theaters, the news will be
gathered from the German
press. Operational move-
ments of the fronts will be
tallied daily on large sit-
uation maps, giving a com-
bination mental and graphic
picture of the trends of
battle.

Thus far the news gath-
ered concerning the fronts
has been spasmodic and not
very clear. By combining
all efforts the project

will bring a welcome addi-
tion of educational news.

The staff which ^will keep
the news posted includes:
Capt. Sara Magee and Lt.
Pinkerton, Pacific theater;
Lt. William Moore, Russian
front ; Lt. George A. Couch,
second front; Lt.T. G.
Wilson, United States and
German news ; Lt. Robert
Gluck, occupied countries,
neutral countries, and
South America; Lt. Wolison,
propaganda and feature ar-
ticles ; Maj . Clevan and Lt.
Robert Mason, situation
maps.

Lt. Ernest Warsaw will
work on the art and head-
lines with Lts. David Solo-
mon and Otto Kuhlmann
handling the Italian situ-
ation.

mm^erm^m)' School

Personal Parcels. __ ■* ^^^rf^r %^/r

vk

THE UNIVERSITY
OF TEXAS

OCT 3 11944

Subject: Personal Parcels
Time: March 30, 1944.
Place: Vorlager.
Persons: One lieutenant,

parcel
parcel

sergeant ,
inspector,

German

Sergeant : We have a parcel
for you Lieutenant.

Lieutenant: Good.

Sergeant: I'll check it
over with the German in-
spector,

German inspector: (Looks
over parcel, notes box
containing trick flash-
light) What ist? Ah
flashlight, verboten,
verboten. (German con-
tinues to inspect flash-
light for workabil-
ity. ) It is kaput, kaput,
no work. (Continues to
fuss with it, and the
cover of the flashlight
pops off and a long snake

springs up in front of
his eyes. Said German
rose three feet off
ground. Scene ends after
German re enacts the
flashlight act several
more times.) It is goot !

Within a few days, all of
the new kriegies in the
Center camp will have a nev
educational program at
hand. Lt. Ray Brunn, camp
educational officer, men-
tioned that the program has
to be new, to prevent
break-ins on established
classes.

Of the new classes, Span*
ish and German, math of
elementary and advanced
stages, and accounting,
will begin at once.

German class will be
taught from a new textbook,
and is conversationally
styled.

At present, the Army lec-
tures are made up of older
students, but any of the
new men are requested to
join them if they see fit.

Books for the future may-
be a long while in coming,
according to the News Room
story, concerning the loss
by fire of the entire stock
of books on hand at Geneva.
Thousands of victrola ma-
chines were also destroyed.

PSONERS OF WAR BULLETIN

Led by the American National Red Cross for the Relatives of American Prisoners of War and Civilian Internees

2 No. 10

WASHINGTON, D. C.

OCTOBER 1944

Aid to Prisoners in the Far East

By John Cotton

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Lcent measures taken for the •
if of American prisoners held by
Li include the weekly shipment
180,000 multi-vitamin tablets; a
l tt to permit each American held
[Japan to cable his family at the
Lse of the United States govern-
U; authorization for monthly re-
prices from government funds to
ner of war camps in the Philip-
Islands in amounts based on
roximately $10 per man monthly,
the purchase of supplemental
plies for American prisoners; and
lopment of negotiations to es-
lish a regular route for the ship-
t of food, medicine, and clothing
i Soviet Pacific port. In order to
itate communications from this
try to prisoners held by Japan,
American Red Cross, as already
irted, has provided for relatives

!' simplified post card form, and has
» established a below cost, flat rate
arge for cablegrams to the Far East.
I Late in July the American Red
loss commenced mailing 80,000
plti-vitamin tablets weekly to the
'fr Eastern camps. The tablets are
■ailed, in small four-pound pack-
k« addressed to American camp
linesmen as well as to Delegates of
^International Committee of the
f Cross in Tokyo and Shanghai,
though, as yet, there is no positive
prance that the vitamins are reach-
R their intended destinations, if
WJ do arrive, the value of them to
Kmen will be so great that the risk
Nell worth taking. These vitamin
Mages go by air to Tehran, along
*'4 prisoner of war and civilian
Inte mee mail for the Far East.

Collect Cables

The International Red Cross dele-

Prisoners of war at Zentsuji, Japan. Picture taken April 1943 and received August 10, 1944.

Left to right: George Trudell, USNR; John F. W. McClure, USNR; Ted Best, AlF ;

Russell W. Snow, USNR; Meade Willis, USNR. In December 1942 McClure and Snow

were transferred from Cabanatuan in the Philippines to Zentsuji.

gation in Tokyo recently advised that
the Japanese authorities will permit
all prisoners of war and civilian in-
ternees to dispatch collect cablegrams
to their families. Since it appears
that a shortage of funds is one reason
why only a few cablegrams have been
received so far from prisoners of war
in the Far East, the International
Committee has been requested by the
American Red Cross to arrange for
each United States prisoner of war
and civilian internee to dispatch,
collect, a ten-word cablegram for
delivery to his family in this country.
It is hoped that the Japanese gov-
ernment will accept promptly the
practical proposal made by the
American Red Cross, so that before
long a steady flow of cable messages
to this country can begin. As the
volume of cablegrams under this
plan may be considerable, each
American prisoner would be limited,
for the time being, to one cable
yearly. Pending final approval of
necessary allocations of funds by gov-
ernment departments to meet the
expense of the collect messages, the
American Red Cross has agreed to
underwrite the plan.

Financial Aid in the Philippines

The United States government has
for some time been providing finan-
cial relief for civilian internees in
the Philippines. The Swiss minister
in Tokyo has standing instructions,
upon which he has acted from time
to time as the needs arose, to increase
this financial assistance whenever
necessary in order to maintain an
adequate subsistence level for these
internees. Continuous endeavors by
the United States government to
secure Japanese permission for the
extension of similar financial assist-
ance to prisoners of war in the
Philippines have finally resulted in
a Japanese agreement to permit such
relief. The Swiss government has
accordingly been requested to make
the necessary remittances from
United States government funds on
deposit with the Swiss government
to the maximum amount which the
Japanese authorities will permit.
That amount is based on approxi-
mately $10 a month per capita. These
payments will be converted into local
currency to be used for the purchase,