A British prisoner of war named Lonsdale, confined in the Doeberitz
Camp, has been condemned by a German court-martial to ten years'
imprisonment for striking one of his custodians.
The incident is thus described by the _Lokal Anzeiger_: "When the
occupants of one of the tents in the camp failed to turn out for
work, a group of reservists in charge of the camp were ordered
to drive them out. Lonsdale struck one of the German soldiers. A
sergeant major drew his sword and hit Lonsdale several blows on the
back.
"At the trial the president of the court-martial told witnesses to
speak the truth and not to be influenced by hatred of the English."