The Anderson daily intelligencer. [volume] (Anderson, S.C.) 1914-1915, 1914-09-17
ETREME CRUELTY
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: They pillaged the whole town. The
Following morning tl:ey took one man
out of every three whom they had ar
rested the previous evening. and lead
ins them outside of the city. shot
them. Among these were the burgo-
master of the town, his Is year old
son and his brother.
"T'hen they compelled the remaining
villagers, to dig holes to bury their
victims.
For three whole days ihey contin-
ucd to pillage and set fire to every
thing in their Way.
"AbCut $50 inhabitants OF Aerschot
are supposed to have thus perished
|, ''The largest part of the city is de-
stroyed. Five times the Germans
tried to set fire to tho church, having
sacked : the interior of its, contents.
The town records were, destroyed or
carried off.
at must be borne In mind that the
civil population of Aerschot had been
'7epestcdly WaTnet ~ Eaeir Jurgo-
master not to offer any resistance or
connie any. hostile act towards the in
vaders. The Germans shot at the
fleeing citizens, set fire to private
houses and sacked them. They want
ed to make ne v:ctimized citizens de-
clare that they, themselves, had set
fire to their homes.
The Destruction Of Louyain
'"Thc German army penetrated into
Louvain after having set fire to the
surrounding towns and villages.
From tho moment of their entrance
into the city, they requisitioned lodg-
ing and food for their troops. They
entered every private bank and looted
its reserve. They entered private res
idepces and sacked and pillaged them
and induIged in orgies of every de-
scription.
"They took hostages: aii,the prom
inent men OF the c ity were detained
Women and children werc outraged
and III treated by the soldiers.
Previous TO the German invasion
the whole city had been warned re-
peatedly not to offer apT Resistance to
the German troops, or toroppose hos
tile acts. More than TINT, ali arms
belonging to the civilians, down to
fencing foils, had been ordered de-
posted several days previously in the
city hall and there was not weapon
found on any civilian.
"On August 2b, an enlargement took
place in the neighborhood OF Louvain,
between the German and the British.
troops. The Germans. fepuised and
pursued by the Belgian troops, re-
treated towards Iouyain in full panic.
Many witnesses testify that at that;
asuyaenL tste qe-Ean Etifet.5oyi In Lott
vain was errOneousfy informed thar
Bel ssesss +.1>:-. s;:ty i'm
nledistely the German Garrison. sta
toned at aEouyain. wifhdratr tnya ride
the station where they cIashed with
their own troops which were being
pursued by the Balgians Everything
seems to point to the fact that a con-
tact took place. esFsx
From that moment, pratending that
the Beigian civilians had fired on the
German troops. the Germans began
bombar ding the city. AT the place
where the tasffay started. not d single
body was found OF a civilian, proving
that the population had not partici-
ipated In tho shooting.
The procedure, OF the Germans now
seems to be the same everywhere--
first of,ialf they reqnidstian food and
drink OF which thay pattake to the
point OF drunkenness Then they be-
gin TO shoot wildly fr6a the windows
of the abandoned honses. declaring the
=. bifasita have sires IN Tssrfii Then
the firing aEa shooting scene begins,
and muFder and especially TfiIafre and
acts Of bold cruelty ere wifi fslessed. and
neiiiier age nor sex q res nected. Even
whore they claim 10 know the nerpe-
traitor 10 the dead they aIIege. the
GermanS do not content themselves
with executing sna4Ihariiy The cuiSri.. q
they wreaIS their SnReancA on s..e
wiyoie town. After q mas sacre, some
What az random, they slslit the ner,
into fhe churches SnsI 0Yder the wn-i
mon t1 80 back TO 'tHS IS: bones and
leave fsan si0or afIfr-, q ~ -