TREATMENT OF PRISONERS
REPINED CRUELTY OF GERMANS. Australian and N.Z. Cable iasociationj Received January 24, 10.20 a.m. BERNE, January 23. Humane protests are being made against the refined cruelty of German procedure with the Pranco-Bri-tish sick and wounded prisoners •selected for internment in Switzerland. When the selected men reacn Lake Constance, -wifhin sight of the frontier and comparative freedom, they are re-examined and frequently sent back into captivity, three-quar-ters of the last French batch suffering this fate. This heartless cruelty even evoked protests from Prance Max of Baden and Prince Henry of Saxony, ' .
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Wanganui Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15128, 24 January 1917, Page 5
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93TREATMENT OF PRISONERS Wanganui Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15128, 24 January 1917, Page 5
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