Item 59: Internment camp diary, November 1917-August 1918 - Page 29

<p>[Page 29]</p><p>he doesn&#39;t mince his words and has on various occasions proposed changes that were not to the liking of the committee and its friends. There&#39;s general dissatisfaction with the loose and carefree administration of the camp finances, and because of the wildly diverging opinions on many matters, there was also a call for detailed camp rules. Thus, a committee was chosen, consisting of Burkard, Jehsen, Wild and Recklinghausen, to draft such rules. The gentlemen have been at it for a while but seem to have difficulty coming to terms. I, for my part, continue to keep out of all these matters.</p><p>13th/12/17.<br />In Hallifax [Halifax] two steamships collided in the harbour, one of them loaded with explosives, causing an enormous explosion that razed the whole city to the ground. The number of casualties is said to be anywhere between 3000 and 10,000.</p><p>America has now declared war on Austria, too, after one of her ships was sunk by an Austrian U-boat. It&#39;s really just a logical follow-on</p>