The citizen-Republican. (Scotland, Bon Homme County, S.D.) 1???-19??, 1915-10-28
SAY MISS CAvELL
LED WORLD PLOT
Germany Justifies Her Execu,
ton on Grounds of Military
Necessity Knew
Her Crime.

Berlin, Oct. 26.-Dr. Aired T. M.
zimmerman, German under secretary
for foreign affairs, has issued an official
explanation of the recent execution in
Belgium of Miss Edith Cavell, the Bri-
fish nurse. He prefaced his remarks
by the declaration that he had examin-
ed every iot and little of evidence with
the greatest care n found the verdict
though regrettable, to be just. His
statement follows:
In the Cayell ease / have received
the decision of the court and examined
the evidence down to the smallest de-
talls. The result is so convincing an6
all the circumstances are so clear and
that no courtmartial in the
world would la reached any other
decision. For it concerns not the act
of one single person. rather it concerns
a Well thought out, worldwi.e conspir-
acy which succeeded for nine months
to render the enemy assistance to in
jure our army.
Countless British, Belgian and
French soldiers now again are fight
ing in the allied ranks who owe their
escape from Belgium to the activity of
the band now sentenced. at the head
of which stood Miss Cavell.
With such a situation under the
very eye Of the authorities, only the
utmost severity can bring relief, and
the government violates the most ele,
mental duty toward the army and its
safety that does not adopt the strictes,
measures. These duties in war are
greater than any other.
Realized Their Crime.
All those convicted We're fully cog
infant of the significance of their ac-
tons. The court went into just this
point with particular care, n ac4uit-
ted several codefendants only because
it believed doubt existed regarding the
cognizance of the punishableness of
their actions. Those convicted knew
what they were doing. Countless pub
lie p~roclamations had declared that
support of enemy armies would be
treated with severest penalties, even
that of life of traitors would be sacri-
feed.
Il admit, certainly, that the motive of
those convicted was not unnoble and
that they acted out of love for the faith
erland. But in war time one must be
ready to seal ones love for the faith
erland with ones blood. whether one
DOS the enemy in battle or whether
n commits acts in it's interest which
justly carry with them the death PENAL
ty. Among our Russian prisoners are
several girls who fought against us
in soldiers uniforms. Should one such
have fallen no one would accuse us of
treating women cruelty. So why now
that another woman has met the death
which she risked quite as thinkingly as
her battle comrades 2"
Berlin, (by wireless to Sayville), Oct.
25.-Germany's enemies apparently are
anxious to counteract the indignation
aroused by the fact that German sail
ors on a sinking submarine who had
surrendered and held up their hands
We're shot down one after another, says
the Overseas News agency. For this
purpose they are gazing widest pub
licity to invented stories about the sem
fences of courtmartial against con-
| spirators in Brussels.
THE fact is that the conspirators
knew what they We're doing and what
they might expect under the law.
Countless soldiers We're helped to join
the armies o fighting against Ger
| MANY