arise."

PARCHIM, BRANDENBURG.

From Miscel. No. 7 (1917) a few extracts may be made. Of Parchim Dr.
A. E. Taylor and Mr. J. P. Webster write: "We believe that special
commendation should be given to the Commandant, Oberst Kothe, for the
spirit in which he governs the camp, and for the way in which he does
everything in his power for the welfare of the prisoners, and for the
promotion of a cordial relationship between the men and those in
charge." Of Brandenburg, Mr. Jackson writes candidly: "The part of the
building occupied by the British prisoners was not so clean as the
remainder, but for this the men themselves are responsible." It is
obvious that the spirit as to this and other matters will vary in every
country among different sets of men (c.f., _e.g._, below the very
different Guestrow report).

COTTBUS.

Men in hospital at Cottbus "said that the food was good and their
treatment excellent." Men in the main camp complained that bread sent to
them from Switzerland and England arrived in a mouldy condition, but "as
the mouldiness seemed to start in the middle of the loaf, they thought
this was due to the quality of the bread itself or the manner in which
it was packed."

ABSENCE ON LEAVE.

At Celle, where "inactive officers" and some others are detained, Mr.
Jackson found one British subject absent on leave, while "several others
have been permitted to make visits to their families in Germany. A
request from another, who had obtained no benefit from his stay at Bad
Blenhorst, for permission to go somewhere for a 'cure' is under
consideration."

LIMBAU, GUESTROW.

At the working camp at Limbau (occupied Russian territory) "the men
described the commandant as a 'gentleman,' and said they had no
difficulty in communicating with him in regard to their wishes. None had
any complaint to make of their treatment, and only a very few spoke of
the work as hard." The camp contained 500 British prisoners.

At Guestrow, "the treatment of the men and the conditions found in their
camp appeared to be very favourable. The commandant stated that the
British were the most satisfactory prisoners under his care...." Two
million, five hundred thousand letters passed through the camp post
office in the previous year, and about sixty thousand packages were
distributed.

HOSPITAL TREATMENT.

Hospital treatment is again and again described favourably in the
individual reports (_e.g._, pp. 4, 6, 14, 22, 50, 57), b