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...fifty dollars have been offered by Captain D. H. Smith of the Convict Ship "Success" to the University or M. I. T. man who will spend a week in confinement aboard the ship under conditions approximating those which existed when the ship was in actual service as a floating prison...
...first clue came when we unearthed a barren-looking, square brick building, somewhat resembling a prison, which was attached to the large club-building previously mentioned. The only ornaments on the walls were ideographs representing the famous Inca sport of Rolo. From this we gathered that the building had been a dining-hall for athletes. In the kitchen were found the remains of elaborate ovens, and neatly tabulated parchment list of food. These menus showed that the service here was of the best, and that the food was fit for the palates of royalty. In fact it seems to have...
...Post of the American Legion tonight at 8 o'clock in the main living room of the Varsity Club, Mr. H. R. Willis '12 will address the Legion members. Mr. Willis a holder of many war decorations, will speak of experiences he underwent during his escape from a German prison camp...
That not inconsiderable number of people who doubt the sincerity of Germany's outward change of heart since the War, and who watch with suspicious eyes for signs that the old spirit still lingers, will find plenty to reassure them in the escape of Lieutenant Dittmar from the prison in Naumberg. Condemned by the Supreme Court of Leipsig for his connection with the sinking of the hospital-ship Liandovery Castle during the war, he was given the heavy sentence of four years as an "example and a warning", and an earnest of good faith on the part of the German...
Germany is trying comedy. Threats, cajolery, and opera bouffe tactics having failed, she will prove her sincerity by tickling the Allies into good humor and assuring the world of her childlike simplicity. Taking French leave of a German prison is drollery itself. And the notion of a reward should bring a roar of laughter from those who know Germany's financial state. "Laugh and the world laughs with you" is still a live adage across the Rhine. It will be interesting to see whether the convict-clown will be finally discovered playfully torpedoing canal barges in the proposed trans-Alpine...