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Lieutenant Ford made quite an ass of himself recently. He asked Mr von Pavel, whose father is a general, if that was true and what his [father’s] profession was in his civilian life. A clear sign that the man has absolutely no clue about the German military.
18/12/1915. The newspapers, apart from the actual war have reports that invariably cast the Allies in a favourable light, generally contain some article that highlights the
nastiness of the Germans i.e. the Huns. The “Lusitania” [story] is a bit trite and worn by now, so the focus seems to shift to prison camps [in Germany], in particular, Ruhleben. I’m firmly convinced that the gentlemen there are better treated than we are here. But I was surprised to read that at the beginning of the month, 160 [prisoners] from Ruhleben were exchanged. Who might that have been? I just hope they weren’t any lords or other
‘precious objects’ for whose release the English make particular efforts. One should
absolutely abide by the principle of everybody or nobody! Unfortunately, the Germans seem to be too mild, as is their wont. Many