NEW ZEALAND PRISONER.
EXPERIENCES IN GERMANY. TWO ATTEMPTS TO ESCAPE. Australian and N.Z. Cablo Association. (Reed. 8.35 p.m.) LONDON, Jan. 27. A New Zealand soldier from Germany, now interned in Switzerland, spent much time at Dulmein. He made two attempts to escape, which failed. The allied prisoners, he states, were brutally treated. Many of our men were starved at Dulmein, and were in a pitiable condition. There were three camps, each holding 900 men. A camp at Burgsteinfurt consisted of underground dungeons made in the sand. In winter they were awful and in summer teemed with vermin. The New Zealander spent eight months at one camp where the German non-commis-sioned officers treated the prisoners well, but at Hohenfurst a similar camp was hell upon earth. The New Zealander witnessed an air raid on Mannheim. Though this raid failed, it had a considerable effect upon the people. He was convinced that if such raids were continued drastically they would do much to hasten the end of the war.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16760, 29 January 1918, Page 5
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167NEW ZEALAND PRISONER. New Zealand Herald, Volume LV, Issue 16760, 29 January 1918, Page 5
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