A MODERN "BLACK HOLE"

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume XLV, Issue XLV, 15 November 1918, Page 3

A MODERN "BLACK HOLE"

'Les Nouvelles' (of Paris) learns from. a reliable soaice that the Germans, to revenge themselves far the crushing defeats in, Artok and Picardy; martyred in a brutal and ignoble fashion about 300 English, prisoners who fell into their bauds- at the end of June. These unfortunate men, most of tbem wounded were imprisoued behind the Picaruy front'in a- siualJ room, in which they wore so packed together that they could scarcely turn round. ; it being quite impossible for t'uem to lie down Tlie. room, which liad served - as.«. eoackhouac, liad no veutilation or light except, such as was afforded - by a small skylight. These -English prisoners were compelled to remain in this dark deu- for 16 days, almost entirely without air ami light, bad with un fond except sums lepuisivi: broth which was sen'ed -to ihcut moruiag and evening. Iso man was allowed to leave this prison more thau mice a day to attend to the calls of nature. Many of the men suc- | cuirabed to the torture of this bruia! treat. ! weai.