Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1915-10-28
Wrong impression Created by
British Announcements, Says
Semi-OfficiaI Statement.
PROMISES TO u. S. ENVOY
ARE FORMALLY DENIED
Reported That Anna Benazet Has
Been Condemned to Death
at Liege.

BRUSSELS. October ga semi-off-
cial statement has been issued here
rel~.'1e to the case of Miss Edith Ca
veil, the English nurse who was exc
cuted by the German authorities. 1t
reads as follows:
The American ambassador at London
has placed at the disposal of the Brit
ish government documents regarding
the CaveH case. The documents con-
tain statements respecting the ex-
change of letters between the American
legation at Brussels and the German
authorities at Brussels about the trial.
The British government promptly
handed the documents to the press and
had them distributed abroad by Reu-
ter Reuters Telegram Company.
Inaccuracy Is Charged.
I'm these documents most of the i'm
portant events are inaccurately repro
duced Particularly is the impression
created that the German authorities.
with empty promises. put off the Amer
lean minister brand Whitlock) in Or
der to conceal from him pronouncement
of the death sentence and deprive MIN.
by speedily carrying out the sentence.
of the possibility of Intervention In Miss
CavelfS behalf.
'In a statement, which is also pub
Hshed. Sir Edward Grey declares that
the worst feature of the action of the
German authorities was that promise
made TO the American minister continu-
ally to inform him of the course of the
proceedings was not kept
Such a promise was never given by
the German authorities. and could not.
therefore, have been broken. This was
admitted by the American minister in
Brussels when the matter was dis
cussed with the German authorities.
Misleading Construction.
That the American ambassador in
London was wrongly informed can be
explained by the fact that the Belgian
advocate, who. as attorney Tor the
American legation, played part IN
this incident, caused misleading con-
struction to be placed upon his reports.
I'm any case the American minister
at Brussels was painfully affected BY
the report as made public. He intends
to inform his London colleague and his
government at once of the dfnerence pc
tween the written report of the Bel
gian attorney for the legation and the
facts"
Woman Gets Death Sentence.
AMSTERDAM, October 2s.-Anna
Benazet of verviers. Belgium. was SEN
fenced to death by a German court
martial at Liege Monday.
This woman was one of nine persons
convicted by the court-martial. Seven
of them were Belgians and the others
French. In four cases sentence OF
death was passed. and the other pris-
oners were condemned to terms OF from
70 n
charge against them was of having col.
lected Information useful to the French
government, for which it was intended.
The TELEGRAPH hears from Liege. Bel
gium. that two more persons have been
sentenced to death there by court-nar-
tial Their names are Franz Laquay
and Andreas Carrot. Three others.
OriaI Simon, Amadeus Hesse and Con-
slant Herck, already have been shot at
Liege.
Question of Responsibility.
LONDON. october 27.-In reply to a
question whether the British govern
ment intended to notify Gen. Won Bliss
ing, the German Governor Of Belgium.
that he will be held personally re-
sponsible for the quasi-1udicial assas-
sination of Miss Cavell." Lord Robert
Cecil, parliamentary under secretary
serve no purpose to convey such
resolve to any particular German offi-
cial. who was not necessarily RESPONSE
BILE. Lord Robert recalled the words OF
Premier Asquith last May that repara-
ton would be exacted for any mistreat-
ment of English prisoners. The under
secretary added:
That pledge still holds good. and it
applies with twofold force to the saw
age murder. under legal form, Of that
noble woman"
News Suppressed, Is Claim.
According to the Times, the German
censorship suppressed absolutely all
news from British and neutral sources
concerning the execution OF Miss Ca
veil. The German newspapers of Sat-
urday and Sunday, the Times says. con-
tanned not a single word about Ameri-
can intervention or of American Min
lister whitlock's story. but only the
communication issued by Gen. Won Bis
sing. the German governor general in
Belgium. and that the only reference
in the German press to the feeling
aroused abroad was brief New York
dispatch to the Frankfurter Zeftung
referrin; to the excitement caused by
the sensational reports.
Gerard Expects Inquiry.
BERLIN. October 2s-Although he
has not yet been notified officially of
the execution of Miss Edith Cavell by
The Germans at Brussels. James W.
Gerard. the American ambassador to
Germany. is anticipating the possibility
that he will be required to investigate
he circums stances of the execution. Mr..
Gerard said today that he was yet un-
certain whether he or Brand Whitlock.
the American minister to Belgium.
would be asked TO make a further re-
port TO the State Department at Wash
ington.
Communication Expected.
MADRID. via Paris. October 28.-The
Marquis de LENA. minister of foreign
affairs, announces that he has received
information which leads him to believe
that death sentences imposed on women
in Brussels will be committed.
Inquiries Relative to Claims.
The state Department is receiving
numerous inquiries regarding claims
to be filed on account OF loss of life
and property in connection with the
sinking of the Arabic by a German