A British prisoner of war named Lonsdale, confined in the Doeberitz Camp, has been condemned by a German court-martial to ten years' imprisonment for striking one of his custodians.
The incident is thus described by the Lokal Anzeiger: "When the occupants of one of the tents in the camp failed to turn out for work, a group of reservists in charge of the camp were ordered to drive them out. Lonsdale struck one of the German soldiers. A sergeant major drew his sword and hit Lonsdale several blows on the back.
"At the trial the president of the court-martial told witnesses to speak the truth and not to be influenced by hatred of the English."
[REAL LUXURIES.]
The way in which the Russian soldiers will risk their lives for comparatively small luxuries is evidenced by the following story:
During the fighting in East Prussia, a corporal asked permission to take a couple of his comrades and try to surprise one of the German scouting patrols. When he returned and reported that his effort had been successful, his officer asked him why he volunteered for such risky work. The corporal replied that the previous night a friend had relieved a German officer of a good supply of chocolate and a flask of brandy, and he wanted to "try his luck," too.
"And what did you get?" asked the officer.