In Ruhleben, letters from a prisoner to his mother, with an account of the "university" life, classes, sports, good, accommodation, etc., of the internment camp of British prisoners . whole time withthem, except when he visited the German War 29 In Ruhleben Office at Berlin and the British Officers Campat Blankenberg. To Reuters representative he said, Thisnever-to-be-forgotten week among my country-men has made me more thankful than ever thatI am an Englishman, and if I am not very muchmistaken my imprisoned countrymen at Ruhlebenhave made the enemy respect us and our bravemen at the Front. #
In Ruhleben, letters from a prisoner to his mother, with an account of the "university" life, classes, sports, good, accommodation, etc., of the internment camp of British prisoners . whole time withthem, except when he visited the German War 29 In Ruhleben Office at Berlin and the British Officers Campat Blankenberg. To Reuters representative he said, Thisnever-to-be-forgotten week among my country-men has made me more thankful than ever thatI am an Englishman, and if I am not very muchmistaken my imprisoned countrymen at Ruhlebenhave made the enemy respect us and our bravemen at the Front. # The Camp Censor—a German officer—isan absolutely fair and straight man, in fullsympathy with the prisoners.* Although hecould have done so, had he wished, he neveronce attended a meeting at which I spoke, andI was allowed to bring away every note I madeand every paper given to me. In fact, I wasnever once prevented in the slightest degreefrom full and uninterrupted connection withthe men from start to finish. On the last nightof my stay I obtained permission for the prisonersto sing God Save the King, and this was * There are many corroborations of this in the letters. 30. [Mack at Kvhhbcn by Stanley Grimm. An episode in the game. Fat ing p. 30. The Press upon Bishop Burys Visit repeated when I addressed the whole Camp inthe open air. I shall never forget the scene of indescribable enthusiasm. # # # * # I may add that all letters from the menmay be relied upon as accurate, as practically-all those with whom I came in contact saidthat they found it so difficult to persuaderelations at home that they were not keepingsomething back. Here the Bishop is in direct conflict withMr. McLaren,* who says that if a prisonerdared to mention that he was even ill in a letter,the letter was destroyed by the authorities. But the Bishop did not mince words at allto Mr. Frederick William Wile, who, as therepresentative of The Daily Mail, saw himon his return : The bitter end, the Bishop said
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