▁from ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁there ▁were ▁ 1 0 , 0 0 0 ▁Rus si ans , ▁about ▁ 2 , 0 0 0 ▁( acc ording ▁to ▁other ▁sources ▁up ▁to ▁ 5 , 0 0 0 ) ▁Rus yn s , ▁and ▁about ▁ 2 0 0 - 2 5 0 ▁students ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁camp ▁on ▁charges ▁of ▁sympathy ▁for ▁the ▁Russian ▁Empire , ▁and ▁the ▁Russian ▁books ▁of ▁Gr ig ory ▁Sav v ich ▁Sk ov or oda , ▁Tar as ▁Gr ig orie v ich ▁She v chen ko , ▁P ush kin , ▁Tol sto y ▁and ▁others ▁found ▁from ▁them ▁were ▁evidence ▁of ▁this ▁▁▁ ▁Over ▁twenty ▁thousand ▁people ▁were ▁arrested ▁and ▁placed ▁in ▁the ▁Aust rian ▁intern ment ▁camp ▁in ▁Th aler hof . ▁ ▁Until ▁the ▁winter ▁ 1 9 1 5 , ▁there ▁were ▁no ▁bar ra cks ▁in ▁Th aler hof . ▁Pr ison ers ▁sle pt ▁on ▁the ▁ground ▁in ▁the ▁open - air ▁during ▁rain ▁and ▁fro st . ▁ ▁According ▁to ▁U . S . ▁Congress man ▁Med ill ▁McC orm ick , ▁prisoners ▁were ▁be aten ▁and ▁tort ured . ▁▁ ▁On ▁November ▁ 9 , ▁ 1 9 1 4 ▁official ▁report ▁of ▁field ▁mar shal ▁Sch le er ▁said ▁there ▁were ▁ 5 , 7 0 0 ▁Car path o - R us yn s , ▁Lem k os , ▁and ▁Uk ra ini ans ▁in ▁Tal er hof . ▁In ▁all , ▁