Eagle River review. [volume] (Eagle River, Wis.) 1890-1927, 1914-09-18
KAISER PROTESTS
AGAINST CRUElTIr,

SAdpA0u ING loAI vi the message ss,4
by Emperor William to President y,
son under date of September 4 '"
is as follows: y Y
Il consider it my duty, sir, to into..
you as the most notable represaDt.s
of the principles of humanity q,
after the capture of the French -
of Longwy my troops found in r..
place thousands of dumdum hun..
which had been manufactured in ~
cial works by the French goyernmo,
Such bullets were found not onlv !.
French killed and wounded soldio.
and on French prisoners, but also !.
English troops.
Il solemnly protest to you aesiou
the way in which this war is holm,
waged by our opponents, whose meth
DDS are making it one of the mo,,
barbarous in history. Besides the NJ,
Of these awful weapons the Begisn
government has openly melted mi
civil population to participate in II.
fighting and has for long time earn.
fully organized their resistance m.
cruelties practiced in this guerrn
warfare, even by women and priests
toward wounded soldiers and doctor
and hospital nurses-physicians Wer
killed and lazarettos fired on-ves
such that eventually my generals vera
compelled to adopt the strongest meas
ures to punish the guilty and frighteu
the bloodthirsty population from col.
tinuing their shameful deeds.
Some villages and even the Old
town of Louvain, with the exception
of it's beautiful town hall (Hote de-
Ville), had to be destroyed for the pro.
lection of my troops.
my heart bleeds when see such
measures inevitable and when think
of the many innocent people who have
lost their houses and property as a
result of the misdeeds of the guilty.
WILHELM |. R."
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German war engine did not smash
our lines.
/ was q witness to re-enforcemens
being poured eastward and north.
ward continually to build up and
strengthen the allies.
The French and British fell back
almost as far as Paris, temporiziHg
and resisting with vigor that must
have astonished the Prussians.
Left Flank Exposed.
1t became clearer to the German
general staff that just when they
were within reach of Paris the
strength opposed to theirs was more
than their fatigued and shaken men
could penetrate.
Their left flank was opposed %
Frances army. While that force re-
NAMED unbeaten any attack on Paris
might be fatal to them.
So they wheeled as in desperation
Time as we'll as their enemies IS
against them. Whether they will
eventually succeed is, of course mOf8
than / can say.
Obviously the French troops hod.
ing the line of the eastern forts are
now in a different position.
No doubt, too, the Germans ezpeS
to open a way so that their Luxtn'
bourg army can join them.
South of Rheims.
The Germans are well south o.
Rheims. Some days since they VeF'
advancing down the west side OF tn8
Argonne hills. Chalons-sur-Marl7
has been abandoned by the Frencl
British cavalry has been engaged y
Nogents -sur-Seine.
The German line last Saturday Fa'
from La Ferte-sur-Jo Varre, on the HHsl
Marine, fifty kilometers east OF Pans
through Chateau Thierry to scmF
where below Rheims. 1t is posSlS''
a great battle is now raging south u
Troyes with the French army OF Wv
east.
l have evidence to show that 'p'
new German move did not take gu
military authorities by surprise LA''
Thursday a rapid movement OF FTel',
troops began to the eastward ap'
northward. It was aimed to meet
new southeasterly move OF the w
mans. In towns like Dion, IN u.
south and southeast OF France, ns.
garrisons existed week ago. lDE
are now empty.
A week ago Versailles was =
armed camp. The troops had oi''r
peared when ! was there on FTlaa!'
For nearly a week mass OF ns u.
have been gathering to intercept -
DETECTED Prussian tide. !.
When 1 left the scene saw no IT,, j.,
son to doubt that eventually the an..
will be able to dam that onlln0D'
torrent. !.
have spoken everywhere WV :,
French officers and men. NowhefS :,
any time have / seen anything ~ T.
quiet confidence about the ultimate :
sue in France.
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