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New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-13

the check nj Haelen. while others may
have been the consequences OF drunk
enness. But ,he battle Of Malines had
results Of a different order. In the
first place IL was the occasion OF nu-
ferrous murders committed by the
German army IN retreatlng through
the villages Of Sempst, Hofstade, Ep-
peghem. Elewyt and elsewhere. in the
second place it led, as II will be shown
later. 10 the massacres, plunderings
end hurnings at Louyain, the signal
for which was provided by shots ex-
changed between the German army re-
treatinf. ter its repulse at Mal!nes
and somcknenbers of the German gar
rison of sLoIvlin, who mistook their
fellow countrymen for Belgians. Last
". the orSounter at Malines seems to
havo stung the Germans into estab-
fishing reign Of terror in so much
Of the district comprised in the quad
rangle as remained in their power.
NAM houses were destroyed and their
contents stolen. Hundreds of prison
crs were locked up in various churches,
and were in some instances marched
about from one village TO another.
Some Of these were finally conducted
70 Louvain and linked up with the
bands Of prisoners taken in Louyain
itself. and sent 10 Germany and else
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-13
The Aerschot, MalineS
VilvOrde and LOuvain
Quadrangle.

On August 10 Louvsin and Aerschot
we're occupied by the Germans, the for
mer without resistance, the latter after
a struggle which resulted early in the
day In the retirement of the Belgian
army upon Antwerp. On August ~
the invaders made their entry into
Brussels.
The quadrangle of territory bounded
by the towns OF Aerschot, Vilvorde and
Louvain is rich agricultural tract,
studded with small villages and com
prising two considerable cities, Lou
vain and Malines. This district on
August 10 passed into the hands OF
the Germans, and owing to perhaps its
close proximity to Antwerp, then the
seat of the Belgian government and
headquarters of the Belgian army, it
became from that date scene OF
chronic outrage, with respect to which
the committee has received a great
mass of evidence.
The arrival Of the Germans In the
district on August 10 was marked by
systematic massacres and other out
RACES at Aerschot itself, Gelrode and
some other villages.
A large body of dispositions testify
to the fact that a sudden outburst Of
cruelty was the response of the Ger
man army to the Belgian victory at
Malines. The advance of the German
army into the Dyle had been accom-
panied by reprehensible and indeed in
certain cases. terrible outrages, but
these had been, it would appear, iso-
lated acts, some of which are attrib-
uted by witnesses to indignation at
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-13
Charleroi District.

In Tamincs, a large village on the
Meuse between Namur and Charleroi,
the advance guard OF the German army
appeared in the first fortnight in
August, and in this as well as in other
villages in the district, it is proved
that a large number Of civilians, among
them aged people, women and children,
we're deliberately killed by the sol
diers.
At Morlanwelz about this time the
British army, together with some
French cavalry, were compelled to re-
tire before the German troops The
latter took the burgomaster and his
manservant prisoner and shot them
both in front Of the Hotel de VILE at
FGronne, Belgium, where the bodies
were left In the street for forty-elght
hours. They burned the Hotel de VILE
and sixty-two houses. The usual ac-
cusation Of firing by civilians was
made. II is strenuously denied by the
witness, who declares that three or
four days before the arrival Of the
Germans circulars had been distributed
TO every house and plpSrds had been
posted in the town ordering the de-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-13
Germans Belgian Outrages
Proved, Says Bryce Report

Hardly were we there when We had q
horrible sight Houses were burned
down. the inhabitants chased away ana
como of them shot Not one Of the
hundreds Of houses was spared. Every
thing was plundcred and burned. Hard
ly had we passed through this large
village before the next village was
burned. and so il went on continuously.
On the 18th OF August, 1914. the large
village % Barchon was burned down.
On the same day we crossed the bridge
over the Meuse AT 1850 IN the morn
ing. We then arrived at the town OF
Wandre. Here the houses were spared
but everything was examined. At last
we were out Of the town and everything
went in ruins In one house whole
collection of weapons was found. The
inhabitants without exception were
brought out and shot. This shooting
was heartbreaking. as they all knelt
down and prayed, but that was no
ground for mercy. A few shots rang
out and they foil back into the green
grass and slept forever"
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-13
Aerschot and District.
Period |. august 10 and following
days..
Aerschot.

Period |. august 10 and Following
days..
Aerschot.
The German army entered Aerschot
quite early in the morning. Workmen
going TO their work were seized and
taken as hostages.
A shot was fired about Z o'clock in
the evening, by which time many Of
the soldiers were drunk. The Germans
were not Of one mind as TO the direc-
ton from which the shot proceeded.
Some said it came from a jewellers
shop and some said it came from other
houses. No one was hit by this shot,
hut thereafter German soldiers began
to fire in various directions at people
in the streets.
1t is said that German general or
colonel was killed at the burgomaster' 8
house. As far as the committee has
been able to ascertain, the identity OF
the officer has never been revealed.
The German version of the story is
that he was killed by the fifteen-year-
old son OF the burgomaster. The COM
mittee, however, is satisfied by the
evidence OF several independent wit
nesses that some German officers were
standing at the window Of the burgo-
masters house; that a large body of
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-13
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Continued from rage l

that the sentiments expressed al that
time had not changed" Nevertheless
on August the same minister pre-
sented a note 20 the Belgian govern
ment demanding passage through
Belgium for the German army on PAIN
Of an instant declaration Of war. ne
leaders Of the nation rallied around the
King in his resolution 70 refuse the
demand and TO prepare for resistance.
Orders were accordingly issued b. the
civil! governors Of provinces and by the
burgomasters OF towns that the CIVILIAN
inhabitants were 20 take no part IN
hostilitics and TO offer no provocauon
"a the invaders. That no excuse might
be furnished for seventies the popula-
tions ot mary important towns were
instructed 20 surrender all firearms
into the hands Of the local officials
This happened on August :. On the
evening Of August the German troops
crossed the frontier
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-13

rated from each other. During he
MONT hour the witness heard rlNe fn"'S
CONTINUALLY. md noticed IN the corner
Of courtyard leading OF the row OF
celIs the bodv of young man WIN a
rortIe thrown over II. lie recognized
The mantle as having belonged to ms
wife. The witnesses daughter wa, al
Ioy,od N 90 out 40 see what had nap
named 70 her mother, and the witness
himself was allowed to 80 across me
courtyard hall an hour afterward TOR
the same purpose. lie found ms VINE
living on the floor in room. she ma"
bullet wounds In four places nut was
alive and told her husband to return 10
the children, and he did 80 ABOUT =
o'clock the witness and other prisoners
were brought out OF their cells ara
marched out Of the prison. They went
between two lines Of troops to Roche
Bavard about a kilometre away, An
hour later the women and children
we're separated and the prisoners were
brought back TO Dinant, passing the
prison on their way Just outside inc
nrison the witness saw three lines or
bodies which he recognize. as beng
those Of ncighbors They We're nearly
all dead. but he noticed movement ~
some Of them. There were about 10
bodies. The prisoners were then taken
IN 10 the ton Of the hill outside Dinant
and compelled TO stay there TIL = O'Clock
in the morning. On the following day
they were put into cattle trucks and
taken thence 10 Coblenz. FOR three
months they remained prisoners IN
Germany.
KILLED In Masses"
Urarmod civilians were killed in
masses at other places near the PRISON.
About ninety bodies were seen lying
on ton Of one another in grass
square opposite the convent. II l.
stated that beside the ninety corpses,
sixty corpscs of civilians were rccov-
cred from hole i'm the brewery yard
and that forty-eight bodies OF women
and children were found IN garden
The town was systematically set on
fire by hand grenades. ,, =
Another witness saw a little girl OF
seven. one Of whose legs was broken
and the other injured b. a bayonet.
We have no reason TO believe that Ihe
civilian population Of Dinant gave any
nrovocation, or that any other defence
can be put forward TO justify the treat
ment inflicted upon its citizens.
As regards this town and the advance
Of the German army from Dinant to
Rethel on the Aisne, graphic account
is given in the diary Of a Saxon ofhcer
This diary confirms what is clear from
the evidence as d whole, both as regards
these and other districts, that civilians
were constantly taken as prisoners;
often dragged from their homes and
shot under the direction OF the au-
thorities without any charge being
made against them. An event of the
kind is thus referred TO in diary en-
try: apparently 200 men we're shot.
There must havo been some innocent
men among them. In future we shall
have 70 hold en- inquiry IS to their
guilt instead Of shooting them" The
shooting Of inhabitants, women ana
children as we'll as men, went on after
the Germans had passed Dinant on
thei~ way into France. The houses
and >.Ilages we're pillaged and property
wantonly destroyed.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-13
Namur District.

The fight around Namur was accom-
panied by sporadic outrages. Near
Narchovelette wounded men were muir
dered in a farm by German soldiers
The farm was set on fire. A German
cayalryman rode away holding in front
Of him one of the farmers daughters
CRYING and dishevelled.
At Temploux, on August %, pro
fessor of modern languages at the Col
lcge of Namur was shot at his froh'
door bv German officer. Before he
died he asked the officer the reason for
this brutality, and the officer replied
that he had lost his temper because
some civilians had fred upon the Ger
mans as they entered the village. Inns
allegation was not proved. The Bel
pian army was still operating in the
district, and it may well be that itSwas
from them that the shots in question
proceeded. After the murder the house
was burnt.
On August "a and % massacres wer'
carried out at Surice. In which man!
nersons belonging TO the professiona
classes. as well as others, were killed
Nauur WAS entered on August =
The troops signalized their entry b,
firing on a crowd Of $50 unarmed, un
resisting civilians, ten alone OF whom
escaped.
A witness Of good standing who wa
In Namur describes how the town wa
set on fire systematically in six differ
ent places. AS the Inhabitants fee
( from the burning houses they wer
shot by the German troops. Not les
than $40 houses were burnt.
on August 25 the hospital al Manu-
was set on fire with inflammable pas
titles, the pretext being that soldier
] in the hospital had fired upon the Ger
mans.
b Az Den6e, on August %, Belgia
soldier who had been taken prisone
saw three civilian fellow prisoner
shot. One was a cripple and anothe
an old man OF eighty, who was para
lived. 1t was alleged by two Germa
/ soldiers that these men had shot a
them with rifles. Neither Of them ha
rifles. nor had they anything in thei
pockets The witness actually saw IN
Germans search them and nothing wa
fn,,pI
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-13
Valleys of the MeuSe and
Sambre.
Andenne.

Anderne is a small town on the
Mouse between Liege and Namur, lying
opposite the village of Settles with
which it is connected by bridge over
the river. and was one OF the earlier
places reached on tho German advance
up the Meuse.
On the evening Of August l9 large
body of German troops were IN posses,
sion of the town, which they had
entered without any resistance on we
part of the allied armies or OF 'he
civilian population.
About 4:30 on the next afternoon
shots were fred from the left pank
OF the Mouse and replied TO oy inc
Germans in Andenne. The village OF
Andenne had been isol ated from the
district on the left bank OF the Meue9
by the destruction OF the bridge, ana
there Is nothing TO suggest that t,e
firing on the left came from the inhab-
;tants Of Andenne. Almost immedi-
: atelv, however, the slaughter OF these
inhabitants began, and continued TOT
over two hours, and intermlttently our
Ing the night. Machine guns were
brought into play. The German troops
were said TO be for the most par.
drunk. and they certainly murdered
and ravaged unchecked
Girl Stops Massacre.
At 8 o'clock on the following morn
ing, the 2lst, the Germans began to
drag the inhabitants from their houses.
Men. women and children were driven
into the square, where the sexes were
separated. Three men were then shot,
and a fourth was bayoneted. Ger
man colonel was present whose inten-
ton in the first place appeared 10 De
to shoot all the men. A young Ger
man girl. who had been staying in the
neighborhood, interceded with him, and
after some parleying some OF the
prisoners were picked out, taken to the
banks of the Meuse and there shot:
The colonel accused the population OF
firing on the soldiers, but there Is no
reason to think that any Of them had
done so, and no inquiry appears 70
have been made.
About 400 people lost their lives IN
this massacre, some on the banks OF
the Meuse, where they were shot, &C
cording to orders given, and some IN
the cellars of the houses where they
had taken refuge. Eight men belong
ing 10 one family were murdered.
Another man was placed close to a
machine gun. which was fred through
him. His wife brought his body home
or a wheelbarrow. a.
A hairdresser was murdered IN his
kitchen, where he was sitting with
child on each knee. A paralytic was
murdered in his garden. After this came
the general sack OF the town. Many
of the inhabitants who escaped the
massacre were kept as prisoners and
compelled to clear the houses OF
corpses and bury them in trenches'
These prisoners were subsequently
used as a shelter and protection for a
pontoon bridge which the Germans had
built across the river and were SO used
to prevent the Belgian forts from
firing upon IT,
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Atrocities ponnod bu German Commanders Inspire Terror

German troops were In the square;
that some Of these soldiers we're drunk
and let of their rifles; that in the vol
ley one OF the officers standing az the
window OF the burgomaster'S house
fell; that at the time Of the accident
the wife and son of the burRomaster
had gone to take refuge in the cellar,
and that neither the burZomaster nor
his son was in the least degree re-
sponsble for the occurrence which
served as the pretext for their subse-
quent execution and for the firing and
sack Of the town.
Woman Tells Of Outrages.
This account agrees substantially
with that given in letter written by
Nine. Tiolmans, the burgOmaster's
wife. which is printed in the fifth re
port Of the Belgian Commission. The
letter /. as follows
This Is how Il happened: About 4
in the afternoon my husband was Civ
ing cigars 10 the sentinels stationed at
the door ! saw that the general and
his aides-de camp were looking at Us
from the balcony, and told him TO come
indoors. Just then ! looked toward
the Grand Place, where more than 1000
Germans were encamped, and dis
tinctly saw two columns Of smoke, FOL
lowed by a fusillaGc the Germans
were firing on the houses and forcing
their way into them. Ny husband,
children, servant and myself had Just
time to dash into the staircase leading
to the cellar. The Germans were even
firing into the passages of the houses.
After few minutes Of Undesirable
horror one Of the generals aldes-de-
camp came down and said: The gen
eral is dead Where il the burgo-
master? Ny husband said TO me.
This will be serious for me- As ne
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-13
Dinant.

A clear statement Of the outrages at
Dinant, which many travellers will re-
call as a singularly picturesque town
on the Meuse, is given by one witness,
who says that the Germans began
burning houses in the Rue ST. Jacques
on August q, and that every house in
the street was burned. On the follow
ing day an engagement took place be-
tween the French and the Germans,
and the witness spent the whole day
in the cellar Of bank with his wife
and children. On the morning of the
23d about o'clock firing ceased, and
almost Immediately afterward a party
Of Germans came to the house. They
rang the bell and began 10 batter at
the door and windows. The witnesses
wife went TO the door and two or three
Germans came in. The family were
ordered out into the street. There
they found another family, and the two
families we're driven with their hands
above their heads along the Rue
Grande All the houses in the street
were burning.
They were then taken to the prison.
There they were assembled In a court
yard and searched No arms were
found. They were then passed through
into the prison itself and put into cells.
The witness and his wife were sepa-
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-13

Get away from the conhne
ment of your Office and city
walls.
Out into the light and air
and sunshine-surrender to
the lure Of QUITO door sports.
Even the roadside chicken
knows the season is under way.
The touring motorist is on
the move, the fan is eating
peanuts, medal play and love
sets have taken the place of
tango and tea.
The big, wide world is yours
for a playground.
Abercrombie & Fitch can
furnish a tent for a camp in
the Teton timber-line-a gnat
to draw a big fish from a dark
pool-a Wicki-up house for a
commuter' Summer home.
neutrality-suspicious. to
make this vacation memory.
New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-05-13

went forward | said 10 the aide-de.
cavrp. You can see for yourself. sir,
that my husband did not fire. That
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posit Of all firearms at the Hotel de
VILE and that this order had been
complied with.
At Moncoau-sur-S ambre, on August
q. a Young man Of eighteen was Shot
in his garden His father and brother
were seized in their house and shot
in the courtyard Of a neighboring
country house The son was shot hrst:
The father was compelled to stand
close 10 the feet of his sons corpse
and to fix his eyes upon him while he
himself was shot. The corpse OF the
young man shot in the garden was
carried into the house and put on a
bed. The next morning the Germans
asked where the corpse was. When
they found il was in the house they
fetched straw, packed 1t around the
bed on which the corpse was lying and
set fire 20 il and burned the house
down. A great many houses were
burned in Monceau.
Organized Arson.
A vivid picture of the events at
Montigny-sur-Sambr has been given
by O witness OF high standing. who had
exceptional opportunities OF observa--
ton. At about / 80 the main body of
the German army began TO arrive.
Marching with them were two groups
Of so-cslled hostages. about 400 In all.
or these, 800 were surrounded with a
rope held by the front, rear and out
side men. The French troops in am
bush opened fire, and Immediately the
Germans commenced 10 destroy the
town. lncendiaries with n distinctive
badge on their arm went down the
main street throwing handfuls of in
fammatOry and explosive pastilles into
the houses. These pastlles were car
red by them in bags, and in this way
about 100 houses were destroyed in the
main street. By 1890 p. m. some 200
more hostages had been collected.
These were drawn from Montigny it
self, and on that night about fifty
men. women and children were placed
on the bridge over the Sambre and
kept there all night The bridge was
similarly guarded for day or two,
apparently either from fear that il
was mined or in the belief that these
men, women and children would afford
some protection to the Germans in the
event OF the French attempting to
storm the bridge. At one period OF
the German occupation OF Montigny,
eight nuns of the Order of Ste. Marie
were captiyes on the bridge. House
burning was accompanied by murder,
and on tho Monday morning twenty
seven civilians from one parish alone
were seen lying dead in the hospital.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-03-26
Charles Comisky of Bemidji is trans
lcting business in Virginia today.

Charles Comisky of Bemidji is trans
acting business in Virginia today.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Markham Of
Minneapolis, are visitors here today.
Range Probation Officer C. E.
Everett of Hibbing, is transacting
business here today.
E. w. Coons of the Butler oons
Contracting company Of Hibbing, was
here yesterday on business.
Mrs. NJ, Perry Of 1ronwood, Mich,
returned to her home at noon after
visit of four months at the home Of her
son, c. L. Perry of the Higgins loca-
ton. She was accompanied by her
granddaughter, Dorethea, who will
visit with an aunt, Mrs. T. Sullivan of
1ronwood, for few weeks.
The Virginia enterprise. [volume] (Virginia, St. Louis County, Minn.) 1893-19??, 1915-03-26
TWO BIG BATTLES
ON HORIZON FOR
ST. PAUL CHAMPION

CHICAGO, March 25.-Northwest-
ern fans are going to see two Of the
classiest shows it is possible to ar
range within the next two months, un-
less Mike Gibbons, recognized middle
weight champion, changes his mind
late today. The St. Paul phantom
practically agreed today to meet Ed
die McGoorty in Milwaukee and then
take on Jack Dillon later at Hudson.
Tom Andrews, the Milwaukee i'm
presario, persuaded Gibbons. Accord
ing to Andrews plans, he will send
Gibbons against McGoorty in his
Cream City arena on April 26. Then
it will be up to Mike Collins, the Hud-
son promoter, to set date for the
Gibbons Dillon go, probably in May.
Dillon swings into action April 2,
when he tackles Billy Murray, the
Frisco boy, before Mike Collins Hud-
son club.