New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1914-10-10
s.xon Officer Describes
MURDERS and RObberies
on March.
y,lvELY RECORDS
HORROR AT CRIMES
IL Found on Prisoner Said to
confirm Charges Against
Kaiser's Army.
,,ur lean ALCIDE PICARD.

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70 correspondent; Of The New YORK
Trihuns.l
PARIS. Oct. 9.-Amonr the documents
=, recently from the enemy was
a.a diary belonging TO an officer
y, -. 18th Infantry. of the Twelfth
- Army Corps, who, like most Of
c.rnan soldiers. took notes OF the
y. .n,isn writing his impressions
nom day to dav. 80,
Nv, ~ seem 20 ne sufficiently edify-
:. 90 without further comment
-. that it is rather interesting to
=. accusations made against the
r..r,ns from the BEGINNING of the
.,rs confirmed by a German of
fcsr ,.:.. + 49,.
Saxon officers notes;
~our regiment, marching through
,.;r,v and Baclain, arrived at
%.n,Ie.Ban August i. We visited
r,at.au belonging to the secretary
:, ,,e King of Belgium. Our men be-
t,yed like vandalS'
: ~riry, the cellar was nil!aged, then
II N. rooms. EVERYTHING was over
~.,,d They even tried 20 force the
=. onsn. Everything was lett in con-
n,on The beautiful furniture, cost
r bancings and carpets were torn to
10, and rare china was broken.
an, men took away quantity Of use
l.,. things just for the pleasure Of
pErdering.
Next day we marched on Marche.
Ii. heat was dreadful.
We caught a Belgian. He was ac-
c,ssd Of spving and shot.
august 23.-We entered BOuvines.
Our men said they could not advance
b.rsuse skirm sherS were shooting
iron the houses. We caught lot of
,I,se snipers and placed them three
r,nks deep, so that each single shot
.ed three men.
aOur soldiers again act like van
s,ls Everything was destroyed. The
sight OF the COrpses Of al the inhabi-
ants killed dcfed description. Not
o,s house was left standing. From all
,oits OF places We DRAGGED out sur
yiyors. and they were shot zen masSe.'
Men. women and children were burned
10 death in the cloisters Of a religious
house.
The twenty-eighth column passed
through Nillers-in-Fa The popula-
,.on had warned the French of our APP
prosch. So we set fire to the village.
after shooting the curate and few of
the inhabitants.
I'VE crossed the French border near
Ggi dAssus, pretty little town, which
also was burnt. although innocent.
"0ne Of our cyclists, falling. fired
his rife. He pretended he had been
tired al. On our men hearing this. the
people were thrown into the flames Of
ihsr burning homes. Such horrors, |
hope, won't repeat themselves.
At Heppes we killed 200 inhabi-
,i,.g. Surely. many must have been
irnocsnt. Henceforth we must make
Inquiries before we shoot them.
Aug. 29.--We have a violent com
bal against some Turcos. They fight
sinirsbly and know how TO take ad-
vantage Of cover.
Sept. 2.-The regiment is at Rethel.
The interiors of the houses are charm
ng. There is IN France a middle class
Which owns beautiful furniture. Every
where there are pieces in good style
win exquisite hangingS and tapestries.
hul IN what state we put all this
Great God, Nandals could not have
wrought greater havoc The chiefs Of
columns are responsible, for they
Soalo stop the pillage and destruction.
ne damage done amounts to millions"
Notwithstanding his severe Criti-