The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1914-11-15
Villages Destroyed.

others like Spontl hiltllee' -
wiped out of existence. In Spotl"'
.o,diars every male inhabitant has oeen
lt,,ed and every house burned 10 the
,-ourd In Anthee / defy any stranger
n show me where the village chu'cl o''Ie
.+nod In addition to those muine'eu
may be stated that many peop'e, go
md old folk have gone MAD or ~ 80"
,,rror exposure or insupportaoie SUI
fer.ng caruan
@cnra left I'm garrison Mt various ceh'r'S
IRE leading life OF amusement anu Wv.
they go out daily shooting over the p,
serves of neighboring estates anu -,
,hs,r evenings in heavy drinking ana ho'SS
IN small towns. such as Dinant' Al.
A.rn. &c, balls take place AT irepu.e
o,.rxala Ladies', widows ana aVfa'p'
rtrls OF the locality are constrained 10 az
md IN gay and light attire ana 10 u"ne
mo whole evening with their Has'ei s o." So
...,,arnr. When the latter become In
ortna,ad most outrageous scenes and dis
.-aceful oreies take place, since the pioho
hs,s,s' consider these defenceless ana Ter
lorzed women as their lesitina.e prey,
a. Tarnines exactly 527 civilians were
moved down by machine guns anu
400 houses burned. Men SUI, ~, taron,
ware finished with the bayonet py ia'np
light and 1t may be mentioned tnat tns
.yeontioners completing the work OF oeath
wore the Red Cross badge or mercy
PIunder as q Fine Art.
"r could fill pages about sne atao'' p',,
rs,a,od "a me on my visit to Tamines. But
et one instance suffice. In the tear s'Hlnea
ages telling OF human agony this mus nt
-,rsi,, ,axe ia Mace A woman OF good
e.ti nnsition the widow OF DIR. Seguin.
look refuge with her two sons IN ho'sh,
hor's cellar The house was set on hre anu
escape rendered Impossible. Driven "a.
nv the Incoming smoke the uhiortuha'e
adv ana her sons chung 10 'ht pe.s ~
he coal chute. which gave on 'ne ST.. 49,
gasping for air and valnly trying 10 ioles
nn.n tbis ouIv way of escape They I'M
plored nassing German soldiers 10 release
thern offering notes and gold. Inc money
was taken while their inhuinhh 'oitui "a !
passed laughingly by ana even tauIt..
them. At last one soldier ho'eu WIZ
pity, burst open the bars. but II WAS voc
iatc for the unfortunate woman ana mel
eldest son had passed away. Tine younger
nov managed to drag himself out horripS
burned and blinded for iite anu car "ie
with him in the darkness to when ne u
condemned the terrible picture 80
dying mother and the cruel races VI '"'
Ncnds who caused her dreadfui oehtn
"F,vervwhere the Germans have ioote'
n A most thorough manner. the coun
tIy has been systematically plundered
Jewellery, furniture. pianos ahtlqu
clocks. rare jugs, linen, furs, orhaineh,
and valuables, OF all kinds nave peei
stolen and removed in trainloads 10 Ter
many or sent OFF in vans ana motor car
brought for the purpose. Pictures 10
which oiiicers showed decided hA'iN
nave been cut from their frames
AT Dinant the women were imprisohe
IN churches for three days, They go
ching to eat during the first day,
tae second day bread and water, ana o
tle third day they were given rev
r,rrots Three babies were born dur
ug those hours of torture. WINE
carc vintages In hundreds of thousand
~ bottles WAS also looted and consumed
md the Huns lived up to Their reputauo
Of gluttons and drunkards,
~ we had known tina. we should
.euuired to deal with such beasts oil pre-
pygw many things would we not nav
A@ne- We would have sent away 10 Ut
beautiful and hospitable shores OF Ent
.,ud and Holland all our womenio!l
", would have armed every available MAJ
sud an those who we're done TO dea'
dofenceless and placed against wa
would have died like heroes, lighting Il
their country. 4,
'Rut We we're too confident, like u
peoples OF many another country al
now It IL too late and too sad to thiI
9. what might have beep,"