The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-10-12
FRANCE ISSUES
LIST OF GERMAN
WAR ATROCITIES
Shooting of the Wounded and
Prisoners. and WantOn De-
vastation Charged.
RED CROSS NURSE
TELLS OF "OUTRAGES"

ws-ptSGroS. oct 1l.--THE Sun Is able
+, present the texts of documents for
mail, presented ~ the State Depart
ment ny Jules Jusscrand. the French
Nmfassador which constitute the EVIL
dorco on which are based charges that
tte German invaders are guilty OF prac-
+.s.rs violations Of the rules of civilized
warfare of nations.
France has soicmnly placed this
evidence IN the hands of all the civilized
Governments which are parties to the
Hague conventions. When the day Of
reckoning finally comes TO end the
,resent cataclysm in Europe these
Documents will play a large part, for
France will then try to prove her
charges against the German forces.
Tho evidence presented by the French
Government. like the document sub
rn,,ted by the special commission from
To'rtum. gives names and atiidarits IN
supror, Of the charges. The french
charges have been transmitted 20 Presi-
dent, Wilson by the Department OF
stat, and will be read by him.
CHARGE. shooting Of wounded.
The frst change says:
.7,,s ,;oy,rnmeut OF the French re-
ruhl.J has the honor to bring TO the
tnooled-, of the Powers. parties to the
Hague conventions, the following stare
mont ~ facts which constitute. on the
ra-, OF he German military authorities
,.,o,,tt,1 ~ tho conventions signed DC
,oha- Is. 1907. b. the Imperial German
government
according to "a report of August 10
1911. nIed BY the General in command
~ the Army OF the East. the German
troops despatched number OF wounded
men by shooting them pointblank IN the
face AS evidenced by the size OF the
wound other wounded men have been
deliberately trampled upon and managed
ny h..l ,brusts. on the 10th OF August
he German infantry. Bavarian. systemau-
,a,lv set on FIRE the villages they passed
IN the country about Barras. Haroone'
Morteny. Montreux, ParaS. where IN
th4 course of the action no artillery nrins
,ro,, either side could have started tho
conNorration in the same region they
compelled the inhabitants TO march ahean
~ their scouts.
According 10 report OF August II. 1914
f.ed AS above, the German troops purh
'hc villages massacre the inhabitants
drive the children and women before
them before saihing from the villages on
the A4ld Of action (notably at Billy in the
battle Of August 100. and they despatch
N. wounded and xii. their prisoners.
THE Government OF the republic In the
presence 81 such proceedings. which uni
y.rsal conscience condemns. leaves u win
the civilized Powers fully to appreciate
these criminal acts which forever dis
grace a belligerent,'
Uufortincd Towns "Bombarded."
Another documen, ,.launH to the
bombardment OF unfortihed and unde-
tended towns says:
"On August II. al 8 80 August IL from
10 to H. and August II from TO o.
without any previous summons or warn
,ng the open and undefended city OF Pont-
a-Niousson was shelled b. the German
forces in the following manner:
The bombardment Was effected with
cannon mounted and masked on the other
sido " the border The airsnip soaring
above the batteries helped TO adjust the
rsuEc Tho hospital, a historic monu-
meai, regularly indicated by the Red
Cross flag. was especially fred at The
shells dropped in the city killed seven and
sounded eight persons. all women and
children The Hague conventions were
nus violated In the following points:
81 The Commandment was effected on
IN opeu, undcfended city (Article * Of
The regulations annexed to convention w.
OF I'll" Hasue),
Tho COMPARTMENT was without pre-
Vous notice (Artlcle 2s.
g II was specially aimed at a hospital
az historic monument (Article 2D.
zone IL at a loss to find the object OF
mis- 'ombardmcnt. II was not preceded
oy any demand 10 surrender. nor was it
followed by any surrender 10 or occupa-
ton ov the enemies forces. which did not
even make their appearance before the
pa"' II then constitutes an act OF
WAn.on cruelty"
Report OF Nancy's Project.
u, official report OF the project of
NJ u constitutes one Of the documents
obtaining Francois charges against Ger
man.! a. follows:
go v|sited to-day ten communes can
Tors II Badonvlller. Grey and Blamont.