The Washington herald., 1914-10-12

tween the French and German troops. a
surgeon major delivered to the general in
| command OF the infantry brigade a
cartridge case found on the Munster road
in the neighborbpod OF the German Gus
toms house, which contained five cart
ridges loaded with cylindro-conical bull
let's with the tips cut OF. the nickel
Jacket being incomplete and leaving the
forward part of the lead slug exposed.
"Other like bullets were found in the
bodies OF French soldiers that had been
killed and have been forwarded to the
ministry Of war. The declaration OF The
Hague. of July %. 1899. signed by Ger
many, condemns the use OF such bullets -
The official report of the prefect OF
Nancy constitutes one OF the documents
containing Frances charges against Ger
many. as follows:
Il visited today den communes cantons
of Badonviller. Grey and Blamont. dis
trict OF Luneville impossible to recite in
this telegram every proven act OF saw
agery. Am about to have a long detailed
list drawn up.
Murdered Many Citizens.
AT BadonvIlIer. eleven persons muir
dered, the mayors wife being one OF
them; seventy-eight houses set on fire
With kerosene or special incendiary
dering Of city, church. fired on with
cannon and demolished from roof to
foundation: fifteen hostages, the justice
OF the peace among them. taken away
in the morning Of the 18th had not re-
turned at the time OF my visit
AT BremeniI, FIVE persons murdered.
one an old man, seventy-four years OF
age, shot like a rabbit while running to
the church for shelter from his burning
home; a man injured n fortnight ago by
a bad fall from his bicycle confined to
his bed. burned to death in his house
with his seventy-four-year-old mother:
remains OF both found. The mayor
wounded by a Eunshot through the shoul-
der, was moved to Grey.
The small commune Of Parux, ahead
OF ruins, every house set on fire not by
cannon shot in battle, but by soldiers
Immediately on their arrival. without
warning or notice, with especially in
cendiary hand granades; four men muir
dered. disappeared. among them a child.
probably burned within their homes"
The charge that systematic devasta-
ton was ordered by the German military
authorities is made.
Nurse Charges Cruelty.
Outrages against Red Cross nurses
are charged in the following affidavit
signed by Miss Marcelle Jouy. eighteen
years Of age, residing at VillenauX:
From the beginning OF the hostilities
was assigned as auxiliary Red Cross
nurse to the - Regiment of Artillery at
ION Saturday the 18th of August there
was an engagement between our troops
and the Germans at Moncel on the SeiIle.
After the Germans retreated we were
sent for in our tents to look after the
wounded that had been left on the field.
With two OF my friends, also auxiliary
nurses, We formed a small group, fol-
lowed at some distance by stretcher
bearers.
"On arriving at the spot I saw a Ger
man officer and a German private rise
and cut OF the ears of two French
wounded, one Of whom was an officer
"As We were about to succor a wounded
man Of the til Regiment of Artillery,
a German officer, who was himself
wounded, and lying at distance of about
twelve inches, lifted himself on his elbow
and fired three revolver shots at us. The
first one hit me in the arm, the other
two struck my little friends. 1 then
tainted.
When came to about an hour later.
saw my two companions lying dead by
my side. was carried to the hospital
at Marcel where my wound was treated |
We all three wore very conspicuous
badges"
This afidavit is elaborately certified
to by the local civil and military authorI- |
ties, under date Of August 10