New-York tribune., 1915-03-14

would be fetched by soldiers ana O'u
tally made to work. -.
The French newspapers nave "I''
ten a great deal about atrocities'
have seen only two cases; perhaps ]"
Inc northern region the population mas
been more spared for not having re-
sisted. The wounded men VINO hau
already fought in other regions ha's
often told me of ghastly deeds: 49,,
Lorrainer from the region Of LuneVille 9
has seen two civilians shot ana ms
-year-old brother made 10
stand against a wall and aimed AT
several minutes. without any motive
whatever. Some wounded soldiers com
ING from Dinant told how four OF their
comrades had been finished up on
the way. And many more OF Ihe'e
dreadful things have heard. -.
81 myself have nursed wounoed
man who. hoping to be picked up by
the French. had hidden IN Daih'
where he remained three weeks WIN
out attendance Of any kind. MS
wound. happily. vas a light one; some
peasants would bring him, once IN
awhile. things to eat. One DAY ne
was discovered, and Immediately ac-
cuscd of spying. a medical Orderly
began to dress his wound, but the
doctor stopped him, saying: Useless!
His dressing will be done in minute
hnre against the WALL During NOR
tai half hour he was insulted, mocked
at The wall was pointed out to hlm'
the Guns we're made ready, but, ilnal-
ly he was saved by the arrival OF
second doctor, who listened TO his eX-
plantations and gave orders TO nave
him TRANSPORTED to the ambulance ana
nursed. When | left him he was still
closely guarded and watched. fear
greatly he has only been nursed so
as TO suffer longer.
cone morning an old man was
brought TO our ambulance. civilian
about seventy years old; he was black
and blue from blows. The German
soldiers who brought him disappeared
promptly, without giving any eXplana-
tion. The old man in his dellriun'
kent repeating: 'Oh. the brutes; to
thrash old people like me. and why :
We couldn't make him say anything
ejse. He died during the night. What
did it mean? / do not know; can
only give you the facts such as saw
"And in the midst OF all this the
population remains calm ana COM
dent. without news either about the
country or their own people; they re-
fuse TO believe the lies posted by the
Germans at the Kommandatur. lhey
wait and resist all German IN
fuence; they also fight in Their own
manner, preserving, undaunted' theiF
confidence and dignity. Ihey are au-
mirable and there, perhaps, more lhal
anywhere else, one feels proud 10 De
French. -.
Later. when the barriers Of Srmics.
have disappeared, we snail near oI
heroic feats; for the present III
bound TO keen secret those OF Wnlch
know. for there would be danger
for those who have done them and DO
tbsu every day. in revealing them now.
pardon me. madame. TO abuse yoIr
natience in this manner, but ! nope
that in this tanglc of facts, all abso-
lutelv authentic, you may find some
which will help you persuade your
readers that in the present war II Is
France who represents ciVllizaton' ana
Germany deprivation"
From Brussels Mile. NJ. $: was taken
70 Cologne and thence back TO FarlS'
through Switzerland. AS you can see
fron, the beginning OF her letter, she
rested only a few days here. and has
gone back to another hospital. where
She again dcyctes herself to the nurs-
inc Of our wounded. She does not say
much about her work, but the fact
that she remained in Arras to look
after her wounded when our troops
had retreated and the enemy was ad-
vancing, shows OF what metal she IS
made.