Subsequently two guards, after confiscating his camera, led the correspondent to a guard house, where a band of workers, under armed guards, was putting the finishing touches to red-tiled barracks. In the open space, the correspondent counted over 50 new military lorries marked with East Prussian registration plates. Field kitchens were seen, half hidden by trees, and beside them were what looked like gun limbers, covered with tarpaulin, Reuter explained that he had come to see the children's playgrounds which were being constructed. The lieutenant in charge of the guard room did not try to hide his smile. He said: "Quite right, so we are."
Asked it hundreds of men in uniform and automatic rifles would use the playground, the Lieutenant replied: "That depends on the future, but I hope not."—Reuter.
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