PRISONERS O F WAR I

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Standard Form 298 (Rev. 8-98) Prescribed by ANSI Std Z39-18

Prisoners of War Regulations and Instructions '

I. EVACUATION. 1. The P. &I. G. Department is the responsible authority for

the safe custody and disposal of prisoners of war from the time the prisoners are received from the fighting troops a t .the division enclosure.

2. Immediately upon capture prisoners will be disarmed and - sent, to Brigade Headquarters. There they will be searched and all concealed weapons removed. They will then be sent with the least possible delayto the division endosure or collect- i i g point, accompanied by a rough report. .

3. The~prisoners will be counted into the division enclosure by the officer in charge, who will receipt for tho total number of officers aqd other ranks taken over, and direct the escort to return.

4. The prisoners will then be searched, their papers being . banded over to the Senior Intelligence Oflicer, who will then ( select individuals he coqsiders necessar far special examina- tion; these prisoners so selected will beLarched a t once to the . portion of the enclosure set apart for examination purposes, and the rewainder of the prisoners will be placed in the main enclosure for evacuation as early as possible. .

5. Prisoners who have been examined should on no account be allowed to mix with prisoners awaiting examination. Nor will officer prisoners be allowed to mix with or talk to their men. .Where possible, a separate portion of the enclosure should be set apart for purposes of examination.

6. The prisoners required by the General Staff, for purpose of special examination, win be sent to Army or Corps Head- quarters upon the request of the General Staff. In these cases a receipt for the prisoner will be handed to. the officer or soldier --

who delivers him, and the prisoner will be returned as soon as practicable.

7. All searching will be carried out by the ~ntellikence and Provost personnel, working in conjunction, the former paying particular attention to papers, documelits, etc., and the latter to dangerous weapons and implements. Documents should be made up' in parcels according to regiment5 or, battalions, and handed over to the Senior Intelligence Oficer on the spot. In

, the absence of an 'Intelligence Officer, the parcels should be - packed-in sacks and instructions issued by the G. S. as t o tpeir disjiosal.

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. 3)ottles ghould not be taken away from prisoners, unless 'rc- -. quired by the General Staff, in which: case receipt will be given.

9. Prisoners will be evacuatedAfrom the division enclosures -to the Central P. \V. E. a t the firqt practical opportunity. The importance of speeding evacuation of prisoners. of war, espe-.cially from the more forward enclosures, is to be borne always in mind.

10. Responsibility for the prisoners of war i n division en-closures, and for evacuating them rests with the P. .M. G. Department, except in so fa r as the General Staff may re-quire sonle or all to be retained for further examination. The necessary officers and guards for divisiou P. W. E. will be grovided by division commanders when required.

11. PRISONERS OF WAR ENCLOSURES.

11, The prisoner of war enclosures provided by G. 0. No. ' 106, c. s., G. H. Q. A. E. F., will be established a t such points as -the P. M. G. may recommend. Enclosures will be of the same general type of construction.

12. A convenient size for the P. W. E. is about 75 yards /square. All buildings except shops will be located within a gortion of this enclosure which will not exceed two-thirds sf .the above area. Prisoners will be confined to this latter area k twec n sunset and broad daylight. ' No buildings should be within five yards of a barbed wire fence.

13. The building, barracks or tents will be surrounded with .an inner barbed wire fence and an outer barbed wire knce. This fence will b e not less than 8 feet 6 inches high, e i t h . strong curtains of wire on the outside an'd overhanging curtains an the inside. There will be a space of five . ( 5 ) yards wide be- tween the outer and inner fences.

14. The necessary quarters will be provided for the officers .and men of the escort,-and will be clear of the enclosure, thus +,

obviating the necessity of continually opening the main gate. ' "3

The necessary sentinels will be posted between the outer and inner fence.

15. Prisoners will be assigned and transferred to Prisoners of War companies as soon as possible after their receipt at Central P, W. E. Those remaining at Central P. W. E.'s will be ernplo;)'ed in so far as possible in, the immediate vicinity of the P. W. E., as prescribed for those working in prisoners of war companies. rPrisoners of war immediately upon receipt at Central P. W. E. will be given a serial \number, which number ihey will retain permaneay .

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111. PRISONER OF W A R COMPANIES, . ' i6. Prisoner ,kf war labor companies will be formid at 5 '

Central P. W. E; The prisoners will be sorted' into trades when-the companies are first"formed, and effort will be made fe

,maintain companies of the same'trade. 17. Prisoner of war companies may be employed in construc- - _

tional and Pepair work. 'fhcy' will npt be used upon work which has a direct connection with,military operations. They ,

should be employed, preferably, on work over which it i s easy to maintain rigorous supervision.

18. Prisoner of war companies performing labor will work under the direction of the department of the army to which

- 1they are assigned for work. '

19. Prisoner of war companies will consist of not more than 450 non-commissioned officers and privates. There will 'be assigned to each company the necessury'prisoner of war nan- commissioned officers, interpreters, sanitary persopnel, cooks, tailors, shoemakers and barbers for the proper internal economy of the company.

20. The cbmmanding officer of a prisoner of war company ,,

will be responsible for the discipline. and administration of : b ~ t h the prisoners of war company and the escort. He will make requisition weekly on the Central P. W. E. for reinforce- ments of prisoners of- the particular grade and trade required= \

. 21. An escort for each prisoner of war company will be furnished by the P. 11. G. The escort will be commanded by

Fa n dfficer designated by the P. M. G. 122. The necessary hen-commissioned officers and men for the ,

administration of prisoner of war companies and for the escorts - -(

will ,be assigned, as far as possible, by the P. M. G. When ne4essary, they will be furnished, a t the request of the P. AJ. G,

, ;by the Commandi~g General of the Army or area in which, t he ::.company is located. . ,

23. Officers and sdch non-commissioned omcers as are irmect .: -'with pistols will invariably carry them in the enclosure, and

' a t . all times when their actions bring them in contact with prisoners of war. Both nori-commissjoned omcers and men in -charge of prisoners of war will a t all -Limes carry rifles loaded, with bayonets fixed. ,c

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24. Prisoners of war will be provided with the necessary ,.' 5clothing by the 52. M. Corps, upon requisition by the corn-

manding oflcer. Each prisoner of waP will be furnishert ,

with one. uniform complete. No uni-form will be issued until * "the enemy uniform in which a pr' oner was captured'has %e-

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of way should be used when prac~c&le for those prisoners $4& : who -are without uniforms.

29. Sewing material, shoemaker's tools, barber's tools and two ./ -

::$ . - -company. - - < 3 - ' +30. ~ a c 6article 01' clothing will be stamped in-a conspicuous - .J

place with the serial number of the prisoner: For this purpose, -? :.d

" .each company --will be furnished with a set of stencils with- numbcs two inches high. ' No,article will be worn by a prisdner . :J

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* bered on the. inside. Prisoners wiH not be allowed to wear

r s articles of the Uniled States uniform not issued specially fw - ' #.=--. . - -.the pdrpose by the Q. .M.C ~ r p s which do not bear the pre- ki' ,scribe? distinctive marking to enable the prisoners to be dis- * : 2. ; tinguished a t all times from the United States troops. v - ,

31. Clothing brushes will be provided a t the rate of one to ,- . cy- every fifteen prisoners. Ench company will be provided with *- . two pairs of hair clippers and five pairs of handcuffs. Two hlus

IA ~ a n v a ssuits will be issued for the use of each cornpany conk. L Prisaners will be furnished with bedsacks .and blankets oy the , * * ;,-- sane scale as provided for ouy own troops. Soap aud s h o ~

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32. Each prisoner w'ill be issued -articles necessary to 4nakqr up the following equipment : Uniform, c ap l e t e , 1. Socks, 2 pairs. Shoes, 2 pairs. Towels, 2. Drawers, 2 pairs. Handkerchiefs, 2. ZTn&rshirts, 2 pairs. Mkat can, 1. Belt, 1. Knife, 1. Barrack bag, 1. Fork, 1. Hair brush. 1. . Spoon, 1. Tooth brush, 1. Cqntccn with coyer and strap, l', Shirts, flannel, I.

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_ 33. A record of all clothing and ordnance stores issued tv . prisoners of war will be kept on special books which will be provided. for' that purpose.

34. Prisoners of war will be allowed the same ration pre- scribed for United States troops. So far i s practicable, prisoners

.will be required to raise their own vegetables, ni~d, when s@ raised, a corresponding iieduction in the amount drawn from, 1 . the Q. M. Corps will be made.

35.. s t raw or an adequate substitute for bedding will be issued a t the rate of 15 pounds per man per .month. Fuel will be%

issued as and when necessary. /

V. SANITATION. 36. Freshly captured prisoners of war will be medicalfy in-

spected upon arrival a t Central P. W. E., and before being forwarded to a prisoner of war company will be vaccinated, The ,necessary medical service will be provided by the com-mander of the area.

37. As soon as practi'cable, after bein&received by prisoner of war companies, prisoners will be inoculated. After inocula- tlpn prisoners will not be permitted to labor until a p ~ r i o d of 48 hours has elapsed.

38. Where necessary prisoners of war will be sent from en-closures and companies to hospitals for treatment, and upon recovery will be returned to the company or enclosure from

. which received. 39. The necessary medical service for prison& of mar enclo- _ 1

, - sures and companies will be provided gy the bledical Depart-ment. Prisoner of war mn-commissioned officers and nwm

, of the sanitaryrservice, when available, will be used, as far -:- a s possible, in sanitary and medical work in connection wi tb .

- the prisoners. _ . 40. All brisoners suspected of having a contagious disease -7

\ will be isolated and pl,aced under medical abscrvation for tern . days. A medical inspection over prisoner of war companies

and central enclosures will be made a t least a c e each month,

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41. The same medical and dental treatment as fwnished United States troops will be provided for prisoners of warw

VI. I DISCIPLINE.

, 42.'Prisoners of war are subject to the laws, regulations and orders of the United States Army. Any act of insul>ordination

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may be considef-ed necessary.

'43. Prisoners of war will be required to comply with ail i of the rules and regulations made for their safety, good -order

and discipline. They are, regardless of rank, subject 40 the ' orders of all oftlcers, guards and sentries placed w e r thew,

Prisoners of war are required to obey the orders of other pri- soners to whom authority may be delegated.

44. Prisoners of war are required to obey thk ordinary civil laws of the country in which they are; and are liable to punish- ment f6r an offense against those laws.

45. Prisoners of war are required to salute all ,.United States ' , oflicers. When an offlcer passes a working party, the prisoners

prill stand at "attention" unless actually working, and i l f prisoners o f , war non-commissioned officers will salute. Whel?: , passing an officer on march ?hey will execute "Eyes right" or "Eyes left" a t command.

I . v - " . 46. A prisoner of war who attempts t6 escape or pass 3

defined limit after having once been duly challenged will, if , :I , the challenge be disregarded, be fired on. Attempts to escape -

are considered offenses against g o d order and discipline. A prisoner attempting to escape will, upon recapture, be punished therefore.

47. In case of escape of a prisoner of war, the commaqling 'officer of the division or area in which the enc,losure or corns

, pziny is located will immediately cause an inquiry to be mad$ and a report forwarded to the Provost Marshal General, show- ing the time and circumstances of such escape, the clothing worn by the prisoner, any,negligence upon the part of any omcer or man of the ~ i d t e d States Army dhioh might h'ave. contributed to uch escape, and any particular, reason the prisoner may ha& had for attempting escape beyond the mere desire of rega jning his liberty.

48, Nofifications of all escapes and of all recaptures will be sent directly to the Prisoner of War Information Bureau, Central

. Record Office, and to- the P. M. G .

49: Prisoners of war win not be permitted to have in t h e i ~ - ,

possession any weapons of any description, any phatographic apparatus, field glass, compass, any lamp which may ,be used for signaling, hflammable article's, essential oils, s y p s . Without special pqmission they will not be a1

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keep in their pos;ession any toold, nor will they be permitted ": to have any newspapers or psiodicals other thas those duly 'a authorized. They will riot be allowed to have -any current .*:money other than the duly authorized scrip or tokens provided h-; for them. The pwsession of any unauthorized or forbidden -: article is an offense against good order and discipline. , i

50. Prisoner of war non-commissioned officeis who fail to , ' $properly perform the duties of supervision of the men under ,

them, or any other duty 'with which they may be entrusted, 2 will be punished as offenders against good order and military -;!discipline. - \ -

51. The -maintenance of diseihline among prisoners of war 1Is a fmction of the P.'M. G., who will appointOprovost courts for the trial of the more serious offenses committed by prisoners

-.r2of war. The findings and sentences of the provost courts will \

be subject to the review of the P. M. G., and, when approved by - 1him, such sentences will he carried into execution. I -- 3

- 52. Ordinary disciplinary and police infractions committed by ,-c

.prisoners of war will be dealt with summarily by the corn- . -,< manding officers of companies and enclosures, but no punish- - < : rnent exceeding thirty days' confinement will be inflicted by G! them,, A report of all such punishments inflicted upon prison- . *-:

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53. Capital punishment may be adjudged only by general 4'"' courts-martial or military cqmmissions, appointed by the C. in C. 2

54. No punishrnent*will be inflicted upon prisoners of war 1 except such as might lawfully be- imposed upon United States ,I

- troops, and no collective punishment will be visited upon whole ---9 companies for a misdemeanor or escape of an individual. ' . I

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55. Sentences of cdnfinement impasid by commanding officers of eompaoias snd onrlosures, will he carried out under local* arrangements. Sentences imposed by provost courts will be ~ > jcarried out in the manner directed by the P. M, G. . +.i

;'i VII. PRISONERS OF WAR CORRESPONDENCE.

56. A prisoner of war, upon ,being assigned a number and include& in n pnlsoner of war compauy, will be required: before " * jleaving the ~ & € r a l P. W. E., $0 despatch a card-to his horns .A

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(Serial) No. .. . .. . Name ... . . . ... . . . .., Prisoners of War Company NB.-. . .. in France, care of the Prisoners of War Information Bureau, A. G. O., American E. F.

57. Prispners of war will be permittcd to send two letters . -or'postcards each week, but not -more than one on any one .

" day. Qnly the paper, envelopes and cards omcially. s t o the prisoners may be used. All correspondence must h

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clearly written in English, French or German (except with the permission of the oafcer cornman mgl, and' must .be con-dned to the lines of the paper. The%ontents must relate t o private and domestic affairsanly. There must be no intima-tion of the place where t h e prisoners are quartered or mork- ing, or the nature of ,the work on which they are dmployed. Letters or cards., must be addressed specifically to an indi-vidual by name, and not to a post office or accommodation address or for redirection. All writing will be in blazk ink or with soft black lead pencil.

58. The flap of an envelope, or the face of a card, must bear the risoners nafne and number and-ihe-official designation bf

.The place of intern- company to. which he belongs. ,.5.the ,

ment i snever to be mentioned. Company and enclosure com-manders will insure that the requirements as to form in which letters and .cards ,are written and addressed are strictly complied with, but they will not be responsible for cens~ring the matter contained therein.

59. All cards and all letters, the envelopes of which must be unsealed; will be forwarded in packages to the Prisoners of War Information Bureau, Central Records Office, A. G. D., A. E. F. 60. Letters and cards found to c~nta in 'com~la in ts as to food,

living conditions or treatment, will (be referred to the officer commanding for investigation. If satisfied that the complaint 4s not justified, or that it conveys a false impression, the corn- manding omcer will inform the writer that the letter or card can not be forwarded. Repeated and 'aggravated attempts to send forward falsc and misleading complaints o r undesirable duformation will be dealt with by disciplinary action. In cke , however, the commat~ding officer finds the complaint to be justi- fied by the facts, the letter will be forwarded to the Prisoners -of War Information Bureau with a statement to that effect. .

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- sent to them, provided that they do not make a false- state- - - -d - ment that they are not sl' pplied with sufficient food by the j1,

. - , United States. -v - - . 62. Prisoners' of war will be permitted - .cards and packages sent &rough the Prisoners of War Iuforma-

tion Bureau. Letters which show that they have been censored d-' *- -0 . - . will be given to the prisoners without further examination.

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- * 63. Parcels sent to prisoaers of war'must not contain spirits,

< . ' liquors, nor any of the articles which prisoners are Qorbidden .

- by these regulations to have in their possession. They must' -

- not contain civilian clothes, nor written communicatians of = -

a n y kind. All parcels will be opened -in the presence of the ,

" - addressee and the contents carefully scrutinized Great care - >,- -> "- .

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' , ' simpJe rolls of brown ;ape+, mixed with tobacco, or concealed

in soft substances, such as soap, und between the glued slleets % - of 'photographs. After scrutiny, the contents only will be

delivered to the prisoner, whose receipt will be taken-therefor, The container will be examined far .a false bottom and re-moved. < , \

Y\ 64: ~ i i s o n e r sof war may receive books of a harmless char- , .

acter, in limited quantities, through post. They will not be permitted to receive newspapers or periodicals. .

65. Iq case of the re eipt of packages addressed to a prisoner h'

who has died or escape&br where it is for any reason imprac- .tical to deliver the -package to the addressee, the contents of

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such parcel will be distributed to the needy prisonefs-of the - same camp, with the exception of nioney or strictly personal , articles, which will be returned to the Prisoner of War Informa-

tion Bureau. This distribution wilt be' mad; under the supcr- " ' vision of the senior non-commissioned omcer ,prisoner ,of war. . Wherever possible, however, as where a prisoner has been

transferred from one company or enclosure to another, packages received in the absence of the addressee will be forwarded t o . the proper destination. When 'the contents are of a perishalale nature, and can-no% he issued to the prisoner on account of ill-ness or for any other reason, the distribution will be made, a s , ' far as possible, in accordance with the wishes of the addressee. A monthly report will be made of all pdrcels undelivered to t h e -addressee, showing the name and address of the sender and of the address-, the reason for non-deliverx and the date and '

Imanner of distribution. ' 66. All inquiries coneerning prisoners of war received by of&'

rer. commrnding companies, or others, will he forwarded to the Prisoner of War Informatiqn Bureau for reply. ' .

63. The same facilities of correspondence will be allowed , ,

-._' t c prisoners'%of war under sentence or in confinement as is al- lowed to other prisoners. ', -.+

68, No limitation will be placed upon the neceipt of parcels a by prisoners' or war, but they will not be alloyed to send any

-6X The distribution of collective packages for prisoners of , \ &r from or by relief societies or others will be conducted under

special dircdions of ih,e P. M. G. .-'

70:All risits of members o l a neptml legation or embassy -to prisoner of war cpnlpaniev or entlosures will be made under,

-- authority of permils granted .by the ~ d ~ j u t a n tGeneral. la s w h cases the neutral visitor will be permitted free inter-course with the prisoners of war out of the hearing of any /

, member of the company staff. Company commanders will not, -,' however, produce for neutral inspection any rules or instruc-,

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71. Visits of the accredited agents of reyef societies for t b a distribution of supplies or the carrying on of relief work ;mong the prisoners of w a r .will bc permitted only upon express :iu- thorization issued by the Adjutant Generak, nnd delining the privileges to be accorded. In such cases no private comniunica- ,

tions will be permitted with'the prisoqcrs. 72. No other persons will be a h w e d to communicate with . '

prisoners of war excepting only oficers h d soldiers whose niili-. tary duty require$ it.

VIII. WORK.

. 73. Commanding oscers of prisoners of war companies will. see that all prisoners who are medically fit are, at 'all tinws, , available for work. The normal workiug hours yi l l hc niiie hours per day. Omcers commanding conipanies will make report ' to the P. M., G. of all overtime work performed I)y the prisoricrs " of war. A commissioned officer will, a t all- tl~mes, be h cl~argc of prisoners when at work.

I ' " 74. All prisoners Gill be given one whole day per yeck for 3'

, -qthe purpose of rest, washing 'rlotlies, bathing and for work . ,

in connectioqwith the interior ecwomy of the company. These. days of rest will be Sundays, so 'far as possible. When the , -esigencies of the service require that all or a part of the coni-. pany perform work on Sunday, the men so working ,will be. . given another day of the week for rest; I -

75. Officers commanding prisoners of war companies will keep .,' - . a monthly roster of the prisoners in their charge, and a careful , ,,. :-record of each prisoner, showing the number- of .daysy lab~;. . '

performed, all'deductions ordered an$ such other data as map ' '

be needed to enable the prisoners working m y and allocatiort ah1t o be computed.' ,Prisoners will not- be permitted t o smoke

during the time ihnt they are a t work. - I , ! .-

76. Prisoners of war will be allowed working pay at n r a t ~ '

t o be heregfter fixed. Allocations of working pay will he made t o the prisoners of war by the Q. M. Corps in callteen tokens o r scrip provided by the Q. h1. Corps.' I . .

77. The allocation of working pay will be allowed' a t t l y rnta of 20 cel~tinics per day for privates gnd lance-corporals, and 40* . centimes per day for non-commissioned oficCrs, Interprerers;' sanitary personnel, cooks, tailors, barbers and shoemakers will. *

receive allocations determined by the I?. hl. G. in accord~lice . ;:with the labor performed by them, Allocations may ke increaseq .-

'' by direction of the P. bI. G. for ~bi l led work, not to exree3 the rate of one franc per day. Such increases will be granted ' upon recommendntion of the company commander- or the ofWer

- - , will be credited and, an the completion of the number of - 3

- hours constituting a day's labor, pkisoners will be given the 3

- allocation for a day's work. ' -4 -"A?

78. Pay rolls of*prisoneis of war entitled to working p';iy ' -. - will be made out on forms prescribed by the Q . M. Corps. - 1

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used on all clerical work in mnneetion with the roster pay rolls . 3 . and other records of the company. 3

79. Prisoners of war will not be employed as cooks, nor for any other personal services of any kind for American omcers; - ' nor will they be employed in-or about enclosures except. upon regularly. supervised work authorized by the company com- mander.

O O . ' ~ e f o r e ~ o i n ~ to qoRr prisoners of war will be counted a n d inspected, and, upon return to the-enclosure, they will not he allowed to fall out until they have been again counted and inspected. Whenever practieable a third count will be made during the day at .uncertain hours.

IX. MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS. , . ,'+ -3 81, Prisoners of war will be allowed to retain their personal z .

' effects, including medals, identity discs, and such private papers .,- w.4

as may not be required for military information. - ,..5--; -43 - rC

_of war will not be permitted to have in their ' ' 2 money other than canteen tokens or scrip 3ssued _-,3 - ? em. A l l money feund in their possession and they re2;eive by mail or otherwise acquire will

* .q b e taken over by the commanding omcer of the prisoncr of . , , .-4+i4

. wzr company or enclosure and forwarded to the Q. AI. Prisoner '- -&

:- *T ~ a k -1nfnrma3inn Rurean. In such cases, receipts in tripli- 7:x3 - -4 , ;:e ca!e will be made out. One copy of the receipt will be g i v e r

-, - .& - . 50 the, prisoner, one copy, verified by the priso-her's initialp, - "- will be forwarded to the Q. M. Prisonep of War Information - .

. , 9he company records.

83. canteensbi l l be established in each prisoner of war coni- - ,,

of the prisoner of war company.

85. The canteen should be managed %i a'rommittee of ~ l l -*-,

prisoners in the company, and a nun-commissioned officer prisoner put in charge. All prices wi!l'b& dctcrrnined by the" --. company commander, and the canteen books will be checkecE by him daily. The profits of the canteen will be expended by the co~npany commander for the benefit of the prisoners of . war'in the ikprovement of their condition as a whoie. -3

-- 86.-All latitude will be allowed to prisoners of mar for tho 8,

exercise of their religion, coniistent with the mnintetlance of. 4 discipline and the due administration of the company. @

, ,% 87. Tbe:instructions in English and German appended to - - 3 -

thcse rcgulntions will be conspicuously posted in all enclosures, $ec

and called to the attention of all prisoners of war in their corn- 2 panies, for their information and guidance. ,* 5

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X. OFFICERS. PRISONERS OF WAR. , '% bs , *

' . *'^ 88. An omcers prisoners of war division will be established. -

by direction 6f the P. M. G., in charge of an officer of h i s . ' . -2 department, with the' necessary escort. Prisoner otficers re- , $, -k

ceivecl at P. W. E. will be sent to the point designated for the retention of om&rs prisoners of war. . w ,.

89. Officers prisoners of war will be housed in Buildings or :, cantonments. General oillcers will be g i ~ e n separate rooms, Field ofncers should be separated from the subalterns. 5

90. Officers prisoners of war will be afforded.,every oppor- -' 2 tunity for ainbsement and exercise consistent with their satety. T

They will never be required to perform any labor. -a

91. Officers prisoners of war will not be d o w e d to s t a i n money. German currency or currency of hostile governments found upon their gersons or received by them during their iniprisoiment will be forwarded t o the Q. M. Prisoner bf War Information Bureau, receipts being given as, prescribed forzol- diers. All other money in their possession or received by them will be retained by-the offlcer in charge, credited to the individ- ual account of the prisoner of war officer to whom it belongs,. and used in such a manner as the prisoner omcer may desire, and which the officer in charge may approve.

92. Ofilcers prisoners of war will be permitted to purchase- ' , '' 1

such supplies as they may desire and as may be approved by the officer in charge. They will not be permitted to purchase ' ,

or have any alcoholic liquors, excepting only light wines and . -* beer in such quantities and at such times as the officer irt charge may allow. . -$ 4:

93. Oficers prisoners of war will be allowed to have clothes * ,/ <,

of German unifocm pattern made far them at their own expense.. - 2

If necessary, the Quartermaster Corps will furnish them ., =:

with uniforms of the German pattern, or with cloth t o be ma* , :t

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corn-panies. The Quartermaster Corps will furnish also the ' necessary bunks add b'edding. - I I r

95. '~flicers prisoners of war will be supplied with the same . rations as are prescribed for United States troops, to which

they may add such articles as they 'may, desire to purchase for !heir own private use.

" 95. The vahe of all rations and clothing issued to or for an officer prisoner of war will be deducted from the amount of pay that may be allowed him by the United States government.

\ 96. Orderlies for officers pr i s~ners of war will be assigned from ,prisoner of war companies at the, rate of one for every

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general officer and one to every six other officers. These orderlies wlll perform all necessary services and' attendame, including the preparation of meals for prisdner officerp. They > will receive an allocation of pay at the ra te of 20 centimes per *

day, toiwhich the prisoners of war officers may Bad such amouqts . . from their ,private funds as they may desire. J

Cooks for officers prisoneq of war will- be supplied a t the rate of- one for each six offlcers under the same conditions as for ord-erlies.

97. The same rules concerning correspondence, censorship and' the receipt of parcels as apply to prisoner of war companies will y , govern officer's prisouers of war. ,

(See Art. 87)

~n&rnctions FW Prisoners of War I

, I, You will he permitted to write and send two letters or cal'ds each week, but not more than one on qny one day. i

. 2. Only the ofic?nl paper, cards and envelopes supplied to you will b,e used. The writing must be clear and confilled t o the lines. The language must be ~ n g l i s h , / ~ r e n c h or German. A n y other language must be used only with the express pe* mission of the commanding officer. #

, . . 3. Your messages must relate only to private and domestic"' -. 7 affairs. They must be written ib plain language. Any attempt t . i- t o use :i cipher, code or sign language will be punished by with- ,

% 1 .-! 'drawing the correspondence privileges, or by other disciplinary < measures.

4. KO indication qhatever g a y be given of the place ,where $0' are quirtered or working, nor of the nature of the work ' upon which p u are employed. - .

5. The address rmust be to an individual and directed to a fpecilic place. Letters addressed in care of a-postomce, to an

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', ~ccornmodationaddress or for redirection will not be forma ed. ' All letters must b e delivered unsealed. On the outside h 6 h s

r-sflap of the envelope and upon the face of post cards must appear s-3 your name and'number, and the omcial designatiori of thk corn- .

.a.pang to which you belong. Otherwise, bothing but the ocldress "3may appear on the outside of envelopes or upon the ,face of

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6. All complaints in letters and postcard> concerning food, conditions of living or anything else will be referred to the ? commanding oEcer for investigation. If it. is found that such 2

Icomplaints are not justified the writer will be infornled that the letter can' not go forward. Permission will then be given -

-iA.t o send another letter, but repeated attempts to send false com- plaints or improper information will be dealt with by disd- - I;

plinary action. If you have any complaint or grievance t o ? . make, ygu should make i t directly to the company commander, who will take steps to redress the grievance if i t is reasonable

,a nd well founded. I *

7. You will bc permitted to ask for food, clothing or other , %

akticles to be sent to you, providing that you do-not give a s a reason therefor the false statement that you are not pro-vided sufficiently by the United States.

8:Violations of these instructions cause much delay 'and . a.

annoyance in the forwarding of your mail. On the other hand, if you comply with the spirit and letter of these directions,. your messagesrwill be sent through to y w r country with the

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ANWEISUNGEN FUER KRIEGSGEFANGENE.

1. Ibiegsgefangene duerfen woechentlich zwei Briefe oder Postkartep schreihen und absenden, aber nicht mehr als ein . -Schreiben am selben Tag. .

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2. Nur das amtlich gelieferte Schreibzeug (Papier, Postkarten ,und Briefumschllaege) darf gebraucht werden. Das -Schreiben . muss deutlich sein urrd sich auf die gezogenen Linicn be-schraenken. Die Sprache muss Englisch, Franzoesisch oder - ./ Deutsch sein. Eine andere Sprache darf nur mit besonderer -

'Erlaubnis des Befehlshdbers verwendet werden. *

/ f -3. Nur .Privat oder Familienangelegenheiten duerfen be- a

spmchen werden. Nur klare Ausdrucksweisen und Klartext ducrfen aiigewandt werden. Ein Versuch, sich irgend eines . Geheim~chreibens oder Umschreibens zu bedienen, wird mit k d e r r u f e n der Korrespondenrfreiheit oder azlf andercr Weiss , . :disziplinaerisch bestraft werden. a

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f ' 4. Rcine Andeutungen ueber Qunrtierplatz, We~kstelle ode^ ,, . Beschaeftigung sind erlaubt.

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3 - P;d;stknrtea muss der Narits ;nd die ~,ukrnerdes$lireiherg " iG " - - ,

2 aowie die 'amtliche 'Bczeichnung der Komp~goibzu wokbe+ ,,FA'

G . der Betrsffende genoert, angegeben werdcn. Sonst &arf nur die -? 'Adresse auf d c r ~ussGiieite-des Umschlags und &up deP or:

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+.-? ' derseite per Postkarten erscheinen. - 6. Alle Beschwerden welche In Briefen und au4 Postkarten in ' - , ,'-

5, betreff des Essens, dcr Lebenseinrichtungen, ub s. w. aufge-funden werden, werden dew Bcfehlshiiber zur Unfersucfiung -

, unterbreitet. Wenn die Klagen sicii als ungerechffertigt ep: - )+,:

- - weisen wird der Schreiber in Kenntnis gesetzt dass d e ~ Brief,