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The island oi Shikoku in
the Japan Sea Where
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" Russians are in
" Prison Camp.
The northern const of the Island of
Shiioku forms one of the boundaries of
the bolutifullliinrid Sea of Jnpnn. The
town of Matsuyamu, in which Inn-go num-
bers of Russian prisoners of wnr nre com
fined, is the largest on the lslund. Mut-
nuynuni is situated on nn extensive pinin
surrounded on three sides by rnnges of
mountains und on tho fourth by the in-
land sea. Tiiore is n uustio which stands
on nn eminence just outside the town,`
and from it one enn obtnin n hird's-eye
View of the town nnd environments.
Russuns CoN`r|_NEn IN 'l‘1_-_'M1-1.1.19.
Temples of Japnn urn often put to otlier
purposes thnn those for which they were
erected, and many ure no\v being utilized
for the accommodation of Russinn prison-
ers of wnr. There ure three such plnees`
in Mntsuyama, nnd between the three ure
distributed nearly 5,000 men. ln ndditlon
to these temples n lnrgo prlvu_t_e 'house .
and the public hull have been- set npart for
Russian diiieers and the bnijrncks ns n
hospitni forwounded prisoners. The floors
of the temples nre co\"ei;,ed with .liipnriqse
mats, so thnt\'i\o'boots ure allowed inside
the buildings. Ench man has his straw
mattress and red nrmy blnnket, which in
the day time is rolled _ up_nga\insL the
wail together with such “kitns he may
possess. Clothing is supplied by the Jupn-
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Mnny of the ollicers go to tin- bnths
every morning in this mnnnernnd return
nfter hiking: n stroll in the irenutifnl pnrk
which forms one oi” the nttrnctions to the
nei|.4iil»orhood. The Dilicrrs ure in receipt
of funds lmiii from their own governuient,
through the l"rcnch legntion nt Tolrio, und
from the Jnpzmese nnthorities. A colonel
receives 'nlront 60 yen monthly in this
wny, n cnptuin nboutiiil yen nnd so on
through the vnrious rnnks. In addition
to this privnte mcnns can be l'orwnrdcd
from Russin. Oiiiecrs nrc Lzivrn privntc
qualrters nnd they nc`:l:no\\'le_d;,'e that
food nnd trcntxnentnrc good nnd would
has been linished oil' there will be nn nc~
count to settle with liriinin.
As fnrns rcndimg mutter is concerned
the lfhlglisli papers published in .Tnpnn
nre nllowed, so also are Russian periodi-
enis prior to the \\'nr,l>ut books nm scnree.
Letters are, of course, subject to censor-
ship.
:<1-:.\RL\' 100,000 r'.\|"|‘iv1~5s ON Isl./\ND.
There ure z1bout0.'i,000 prisoners ull told
nt the bnrrneks nnd this number includes
some 2,000 oiliccrs. Neurly everyone scnt
to the huspitni hun heen cither wounded
ordisnlrled through sickness; when they
recover they nre moved on to other
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Thi# Iiilllllfi Of Slilklikll 18 lil llllii0HH|l>l*~‘ comes grcnter when the lnnyrinngc is not
plncc to escape. from, ns oven- ii any prix
oncrs mnnrnro to get way from their
quarters unrtfrom Mntsuyauin they ure
sure to be stoppedbeioro _getting oil' the
Island. The nearest big trcnty port is
Kobe, and any foreigner trnvellingr _oil`
thebeuten truck is nlwnys sub_je<-ted to;
searching inquiries_us to his nnme, nn- i
known, fur* thc few foreign residents of
_ the district nre mostly rnissionnries, who
spcnk Jnpnnesc iiuently, nnd this xunkes
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spicuous. In spite of nil this, however,
there hnve been severnl nttenmts to PA-I
en_pe, nnd one oiileer has tnd the temi-r~ '
strunge foreigner ull thc more con-
ty to try twice.
tlonniity, business, nge, where he bus;
come from and where he is going. Even
in times of pe-ncc_thc police nrenlwnys 1
on the alert, nnd now the wnr is on it
is quite impossible to spend n whole day
As fur ns occupation is euiiccrned, there
ure nlwuys duties euinicctcd with pre-
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niringnnd cooking food, keeping tl ings
in order genernlly nnd personnl nnntcrs
which occupy some little time, und ex
cognito. The diiiie-nity of cscnpimglic-I
ereisc is tniren nlmost every dny, the men
being mnrched out under the control ui' n
Jnpnnese escort. Some few of the nicn
ure nttempt_ing to lenrn Jnpn csc, nnd
mnny hnvc mndc suillclent. pirikress tn
curry on trngnients of conversation with
their guards.
There ure competent interpreters at-
tnched to eneh depot to trunsinte the com-
mnndnnt.'s orde"rs nnd to ne! us mediums
between the nuthoritics nnd the men.
There nro nlso dry goods stores at _ which
smnll pureimscs can be mndc. Money is
not abundnnt, but the noncoms. receive
from one yen to two yen monthly und the
hnve been ('0i\siflcrv<l excellent on nctive
scrviec nnd yet iiiere is i-\'i<le|\ti_v n kccn
rr‘sc|\t\nent nnd deep sense of huniiiintion
in i\n\'in;; to nclmo\\'lerlLre_unythingg to the
credit of their captors. The oiiii-ers ure
nllowi-d to pnrclifise wiint1:\'erLbcy plcnse
depots. The hospitnls :irc cnpuiaic uf
The ofiiecrs are allowed to retain their I either on the pi-cruises or in the town.
S¢l‘V5|\ifS illld 90 hBV° 0 Rl'¢‘-at deal of lib~ Mnny oi' them ure collecting choice pieces
erty. They may no out individually or in of brie-n-brnc, which they will <ionl»i.iL-ss
Dl"'ifi'35 W Elly DRTV Uf the WW" 0|' Hull' tnlce with them to linssin in duys tn onine.
“F115 0" ll9l`ml55l°“ being E*'~|"‘?d ffm” N10 Severn] spoke excellent l'ln;_rlisii nnd \vcre
J|\Pl||e5° Umflel' in Uhafgll Of their qu”-I" quite cnthnsinsiic nbout thc American
WTB- NBi1lU’8llY "WY l1\\|5f' hi"/¢ 9-D 650011 inntion, which they 1'c1.;1n'd1~d ns being
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necolnuiodnting 2,500 invulids nnd u lnmc
number from l_’ort Artlnn- lmve been dis-
pute-hed thither. ’I‘hestnIl`consist~x of Ji0rlor;~
tors nnd nbom. 100 nurscs,nmonp_¢ whom is
un American, resident of Mi\t.<nynmu.Ti c
dispcnsnries,operating-room nnd nil other
conveniences of u hospitnl ure fitted with
up~to-rlnte requirements. Only 700 dcnl-bs
hnve occurred in the bnrrncks since the
curly dnys of the war, when they were
first turned into n hos-pltnl, nnd, consi Ier-
ing tiint lnuny of thc men nrrivcd in very
iprivnto soldiers 60 sen each, no that in 'nil
| probnbility many are as rich as when
in their own' country.
HUW OFFICERS ARI TlH‘IATl'lD.
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Sed in Pl'lVal9° °l°t'h09- ilussinns evidently ihink tliut \\'l1enJnpnn
proud of the low death rnte.
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