Honolulu star-bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1912-2010, 1914-11-16
BENNETT DENIES
GERMANS HVFIG1
N'ANTON DAMAGE
Tribune Correspondent Calls
Charges False; Makes
. Careful Investigation
t5y JAMES oooNNEEL 6ENNETT,I
War Correspondent Of the Chicago
1rihunel E.-E = - :,

sells back 10 Az NJ oILbeIIe. 4 am ii
b position to expose few more of til.
lies which have given an unprecedent
ed touch OF horror to the hosftilities
lfnow convulsing Europe. sS~@
81 The extent of my right to speat
with conviction may be indicated by
the fact that ] have for the second
time moved day and night within the
German lines and often have talked
with French prisoners and French vii
ilagers while no German officer was
standing by
III In northern France many of the
peasants expressed satisfaction at the
coming of the Germans because they
were thus relieved of the. presence OF
1.-THE French colonial Turcos, whom they
dread more than they dread the enemy.
French Civilfans peaceabte. ri, ?.
The German columns which, are NOV.
ing like iron fingers through nor hern
France have encountered practically
no resistance from the population. Tie.
result is that the punitive measures
which laid waste many Belgian VIZ
Lagos; where franetirenrs fired upon,
German. troops from cellars garrets
hedges. and church towers, have
not been necessary. and you,
may see more destroyed hpifses
along the country roads east
of Louyain in, Belgium than + saw
In the French cities lying between tilt
Belgian frontier on the north and
Reims on the south. In fact, the
burned dwelling of French civilian
was the rarest of sightston the French
countryside. " = 49,.
/ spent hours, in at least six Ger
man military hospitals I'm Belgium and
France and observed that German and
French wounded were treated precise
" alike. receiving the same food and'l
the same attention. or the signal ten,
derness of a German doctor to Sc
riously wounded Frenchman shall |
give details In another despatch.
0effnanss Capture DuFnuurn HuiIet1
The use Of dumdum bullets has add |
ed 9 fresh and dreadful element OF |
suffering and hatred to the hostfIftfes
In Maubeuge I saw boxes containing /
$4,000 dumdum cartridges One Of
these boxes selected at random, I'll
helped to open and photograph. The
81 boxes bore French labels and they /
fell into German hands when the forts
at Maubeuge were captured.
In one might at Maubeuge a Ger
man nurse attended so Germans who
had been wounded on French soil. OIL
ehese cases she believed 20 were the
result OF dumdum bullets. The sister /
was careful to add that the next night
she received only two dumdum cases
Her diagnosis OF the wounds as hav,
Ing been inflicted by dumdums was
supported by a German surgeon.
: In Chimay, Belgium, / assisted a.
me photographing of two wounds an
inflicted by dumdun1s. The II
nature OF them was hideous beyond
1escription. John T.. MeCutcheon: who /
has observed tie effect OF dundnn1 Il
bullets on African game, said that 1t
vas his conviction that the twoIi
wounds, which he also assisted to pllo. Il,
ograph, were inflicted by iumdums.
7effns Cathedral MOI. Wrecked. &,
Reports OF the destruction ar fhe III
lo0ie cathedral at Reims are prema
ure by what seems likely to be an Fl
,ther 500 years. / have studied the Il
'athedral through field glasses while Ia
was standing on heights three miles | I.
rom the city. 80 !. s *
The towers, which. It has been said /
ne Germans blew down, are standing
md seemed intact, but / thought III j
ould observe that the parapet of one | @
over was little damaged. The rest | =
4 the church stood four square toI ,
ne wide plain as it has for SO many i
eaturies.
a German officer told me that the
oof of the nave had been burned as | b
result of brands flying from houses
ear by. These brands had caught in III
ne wooden scaffolding erected for the
urpose of carrying on repairs and / s
az 1gnited the roof The houses had Is
aught IRE from. the explosion Of shells b,
rom German batteries. In
German officers OF high rank said Ia
hat the French had been requested to
ease using signals on the towers. Two n
erman officers sent as parlementaires f.
ere taken prisoners As final warn. =
IL the Germans blew down a smoke "a
tack near the cathedral. Then extra hi;
I'm shrapnel was fired against the !,
,Wers SO as to iniure them as little I,
possible, but drive away the men
no were signaling. -. ....Ss
ermans Aid Brussels Poor. =
While was sitting in the headouar :.
rs of the German military governor 8
Brussels last Saturday afternoon tfei :;
elgian acting burgomaster entered,l =,
It'll a typewriter request that 10000 :
lcks of flour be given by the Ger 3,
ans for the poor Of Brussels. The 3
,vernor read the request, smiled and 3
luted. Then the imperial stamp :. g
me crashing down on the typewrit. :
n paper and the gift was made. The
'vernor, after we had talked with the y,
sitor, escorted him to the door and 81
ain saluted. s. 49, IN
The Germans are feeding $4,000 of TO
9 poor Of Brussels daily. The city s.,
absolutely quiet, though the inliabi- ~
nts naturally are depressed and anx.
u.s. ~ ; 81 - IN
IN a private conversation with the sc