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As the prisoners were all SUITE q
from lack of food tho least serious :.
ease was likely to have grave ."r.,.
Th's physician found that 'hir't ~
forty women were suferin. from =
physiological trouble which he 80 n.
utcd TO violent nervous attacks a.
also cared for three cases Of in-ar''y
w cannot ,los" This report on
clue the commissioners. without draw.
'Hg attention to the grateful tee rg
which all on; returned "ompatriots have
-NoNn fur tho touching welcome which
tn'y received a: Srhtnbiuscn Food.
clothing, shoes and clean linen were dis.
trihuted anon them. Immense no
was given TO them by generous wome1
who were not dismayed by the laments.
hle state OF tho refugees. but. filled wifi
pity FOR he misfortunes OF which they
were witnesses. found in the goodness.
OF their hearts resources of aNectiuuat-
good Will, which even more than ma
t"r'al care consoles and comforts TO-
tured souls The gratitude which Svit2
er'tud has been able 20 inspire ~ tNa
heart, %, poor people SO cruelty treated
= immense We have seen ovcrypAAf.
proof Of this
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DACIA PURCHASE EXPLAINED.
Edward y. B%r-ttuns Gives History
NJ seized shtp Case.

A statement was given out last night
from tho office Of Edward y BreituuG
which gave the history Of the steamship
paciH case and jIst how that vessel Was
purchased by Mr.. B%rcitung. This state
ment was issued to deny tho statements
that have h"en made by Novelty \ Co.
and by tho Law yer for that firm. Ralph
J. NJ. Bullowa, that Mr.. Rreltung had
made an agreement with Novelty & co.
10 pay that firm sl0.000
with the statement are copies of let
ters and aftidsVits to prove that Mr.
Rreitung had nothing 10 DO with Novelty
a. 90. and thai All they were entitled TO
was ouc-halr Of the usual commission.
amounting To s2,06e.95
The Dacia was sold directly to Ed
ward \ Er"ltung 10y the iIamtulg-
American Line, aud W q. Sickel. the
wee director of that company. says that
the only condition under which thr YES
SCI was sold was that in case America
reg siry should not he obtained the sale
! was on
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Mos Of them were forced 10 20 TO-
days withou, eating and : is beyond
doubt that scores ~ the old peopl" wro
we're carried away from the north OF
France would have died Of hunger Il
charitable won~u had not come 10 their
succor On the way through Belgium.
"priSpuers taken from Rouba and
The enV.rous OF that t'wn were thrown
into the ira Ms TO the number OF sixty
to ninety IN q csr, where Il was i'm
possible for them TO st down, and during
the iourn-v of s"Venty-two hours into
';ermanv they were allowed To- eat only
We.
In our report Of December - We
gave tu account % the taking away
Of c.sat, inhabitants Of Narennes IN the
department of Seine-et-Mt'ne We told
AT that time at least three OF theS,
persons were put TO death That was.
unfortunately. only part W tho truth.
Nineteen men. not seventeen, az We first
said. were arrested In their homes by
the Germans. who were at that time
about 20 beat a retreat. Three OF these
Inhabitants escaped and went back 70
their village. Their companions were
taken away Several witnesses at dif-
ferent parts Of the route followed by the
Germans established that at least FOUR
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10000 Women. Children
and Old Men Dragged
From Their Homes.

PARIS. March ia report Of the
sufYcrings Of the 10000 women children
and old men taken prisoners in France
by the German invaders and sent into
concentration camps In Germany al
the beginning OF the war has just been
submitted to the Premier by the speciaI
commission which recently made a re-
port OF the outrages committed by the
soldiers OF the Kaiser in tho territory
overrun by then.
These civilian prisoners. At least those
who survived the ~privations OF the con-
centration camps. have been repatriated
through Switzerland. and the report
submitted to the Premier liz based on
their stories. The special coinmls-
sioners. who comprise Georges Payelle
frs, president OF the our des Complies
Armand Mollard, formerly Chef du
protocole GEORGES Maringer. Councillor
OF state, and Edmond Paillot. Councillor
Of the Cour de Cessation, lay stress on
the fact that the persons Examined told
their stories under oath and In condi-
,ions which made 1t impossible that
there should he collision among them.
The history of their journey into
Germany and the sufferinss which they
were forced 20 undergo reads more IKE
the long. weary progress Of a band o'
Russian exiles on their way to siberia
than a tale Of happenings In France
About 10000 OF u compatriots.
saws the report. were taken away into
the enemy's territory 20 remain there
in captivity until they were sent bacb
into France on February ~ last they
comprised women and children. younI
men loss than IL and old men Of more
than So. Among them were also mer
between the ages OF II and so VINO attei
an examination by the German medical
authorities, were admitted TO be OF ne
us. FOR military service. on their return
10 France through Switzerland they ar.
rived at Annemasse and have been dis
,ributed Ia the southwestern districts OF
France.
W have seen a large number OF
them and questioned about 300. All OF
.hcs. 500 efuge gave their testimon,
under oath. Their declarations. whict
seem TO he made in the most complete
sincerity. struck us by the unanlmitS
OF the stories which they told all tbs
more convincing since we made u in
uuiries IN tweuty-elght different local.
ties. which excludes all possibility OF q
possible understanding be'ween the wit
nesSes
After having protested against tbs
violation Of the rights % nations com
ml,ted by the Germans and thus TAX
ing away from their own country thou
sands OF peaceful Inhabitants who wer'
not engaged in warfare the report con
tinues
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NTERNED SHIPS DASH VAIN,
Report That Macedonia ESCAPED
From Las PaImRs Untrue.
An<cLnI EnLL< n<sndtcL Ia IaK Ara

MADRID, March % The report that
tho Hamburg American steamcr Mare-
donna escaped from Las ralmts Cautr"
Islands, IL untrue Sh" is sim there"
Tho Macedonia. which Mas IMPOSED
to- br . tender for tCrmau "drSlip3,
was brought into Las Palmas rs a
Spanish warship shortly after tho out.
hrcak ct the War u informed, several
parts IF her machinery wore removed,
The crew replaced the missing parts
and the ship made a dash to sea.
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American Airnen
Praise Pau School
Six FlierS in French Service
Expect to Obtain Licenses
i'm Month.
>p,qgi cant. D-.pufch 10 TINS 81.

pAr. March 23-The six hier~ form.
ING the American AVIATION squadron OF
the French army are in active training
here and expect to otrdin military
licenses within a month. The Americans
are delegated with tho Pau school. which
they consider a marvel Of organization
in the matter ~ stan and equipment,
while the grounds II climate are Al,
that could I've desired Frazier Curtis
said he has made flights at Los Angeles.
Narbleh-ad, iiendon. England, and
Antilles. France. but has seen nothing
approaching IN" equ. Tmert a. Pau III,
added
"Everybndy * doing the Itmps
possible 10 rush uur training There -
an astonishingly large number Of iiicrs
who speak EuGlish. and they help us a
great deal in an unofficial WAY. Besides
this. everybody is most friendly and very
appreciative."
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Won BERNsToRFF SEEKS LIGHT.
Wakes inquiry About German Com
suI's Case Mt seattle.

WAsIIrNGToN. March @3.-Couut ,o0
Bcrustorf. the German Ambasst.'
called At the state Department tod ~
and, II Is understood. made irGI.rf o.
gdEdiug the ease OF the German Cor ~
az Seattle. who was served with d. -
.gut of arrest on - chars. uf CONSPIRACY
II" was Informed that the l'cp,' .
Of Justice - iuVe~tigt; !ug tho case 4
has not Yet reported the fact 'u g..
Secretary Of state
The German Embassy rro's.'"l
against the action OF the STATE ,u' -'
ties and o"ut-ud"d that ~" ,l...
immunity as an officer Of ~" t'.
Government had been violated So :.
IN" opinion at the state I'rp. .'tr"
that no immunity Vas N'l' .i.... .
that II : a question wuc;lr- Pm. n 3
authorities can prove Their charge '..
thu" Consul WAS guilty Of c,nSr.r,.t ~
seeking 20 learn whether or nov ~o,'
q" trim Wa shipping suhma-'f 90
sections 10 Canada
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GERMANS PROGRESS
ON WESTERN FRONT
Berlin Announces Heavy
Losses TO French i'm Attack
Near BadOnvillcr.
OCCUPY RUSSIAN TOWN

BERLIN. via wireless 70 S~ayville. l.. 7
March cS.-The repulse OF a French
north OF Reausetour. in Cham
pagn" and the allure OF q Frenc.
p R~adonv!ller. with heav,
losses TO the French. were reported II
tho official statement issued a. German
army headquarters to-day. Tire an
vas as follows
Two French night attacks near
'arency. northwest or Arras, were
repulsed
In champagne German troops
successfully blew up mines and re-
pulsed a night attack north OF
iieausejour. Minor French advances
near Combres. A%prenont and Flirev
w"r" without success An attack
aglinst the German positions north
east of R~adonviller broke down
under the German Ire The enemy
sustained heavy losses.
Hostile aviators again threw sew
erll bombs on Dstend No damaEs
was done to the military establish.
ments, but several Belgians were
killed or wounded, Northwest o.
Nerdun a French aviator was shot
down. \ French aircraft manned
with two French non-commissioned
officers was forced 80 land near Fret
burg, The occupants OF the aero
plane were captured
German troops are pursuing the
Russians who were driven from
Mcneil. East Prussia. The Germans
occupied the Russian town of Krot-
tingen. across the border from
Memel, and freed more thar 5000
Germans who had been dragged
away from their homes by the Rus
SLAMS.
Attacks made by Russian troops
on both sides OF the Orzyc River, In
Russian Poland, were repuised
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DRIVE FRENCH WITH
A BURNING LIQUID
KaiSpr'S Soldiers Gain so Feet
at NauquOis: RepulSed
at Les EparCeS.
RHEIMS CIVILIANS SLAIN

GDfffuf bffpff'N w ~ -
PARIS. March 23.-Quiet prevailed on
the greater part OF the western battle
line to-day and the few engagements
fought had virtually no effect on the
general situation. The comrurique IT,
sued this evening by the French War
ONCE says that near Newport the
French destroyed several observation
points and put the occupants 10 flight
that at Carency a German trench wac
captured and DESTROYED that the Ger
mans by the use OF a burning liquid
drove the French at Naiquois back
about nifty feet and that two attacks at
Les Eparges were repulsed.
New attempts nv the Germans 10
lombard scissors were checked by the
superiority of the artillery which TN"
Allies have assembled at that point.
There was no fghtns in Champagne to-
day, except That the enemy shelled the
advanced positions Of the French troops.
The night communique follows:
In Belgium--In the region Of
Newport our artillery has destroyed
several observatories and points OF
support. the occupants OF which We
have seen fleeing
Northwest of Arras, at C%arencY.
We have captured a German trench,
which we demolished, and made
many prisoners.
At Scissors there was a fresh at
tempt 20 lombard the city, which
was Immediately stopped by our ar
tillery.
In Champagne the enemy has
bombarded the positions occupied by
us In the last few days. but has
delivered no attack
Al Vauquois. near the church. mo
Germans sprinkled one OF our
trenches with a burning liquid. Our
troops nj this point drew back about
fifteen meters.
At Les EparGes the enemy de-
livered two attacks, which were
stopped short by us.
At IIartmannsweiller Kopf we
have dug n line OF trenches and
erected a hlockhouse
Fighting occurred at only two points
YESTERDAY. according TO the communicate
issued his afternoon The Germans
made two violent counter attacks In the
Argonne. but failed TO gain. In Cham
payne the French advanced slightly
Bombs thrown by q German aviator
killed three civilians in Rheims. The
afternoon communique said
The nemy b%umbarded Rheims
dropped bombs on the town n
claimed three victims among the
civilians.
In the Champagne region we
made slight progress TO the east OF
Hin 1876.
In the Argonne, near Ragatelle.
the enemy twice delivered violent
counter attacks 10 ~rccautlre tho
ground he Nrst on Sunday. Both
counter attacks we're completely re-
pulsed.
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Families Were Di>tdej.

What strikes us a. peculiarly re-
voting is that the German military au-
thorit es. Selling everybody who fell into
their hands, made no scruple OF separat-
ing members Of the same family and
sending them 20 different camps. Young
children who were IN the same conveys
az their mothers were separated or the
way and scores OF women do not even
know now what has become OF their
husbands.
Thus a. Lubbock all the men IN one
% the German trains We're forced 10
get out and sent IN a different direc-
,lon from that taken hy the train which
contained their wives. At Th~iauCourt
on September 3 German soldiers boarded
a train and took off Mime. Andre, telling
her mat their commander needed some
reformation which she could give. Tho
oma desired TO take her children with
her. hut the sold rs prevented this. say
inr that she would he permitted TO re-
turn. When she appeared before tho
commandment he asked her no questions
Slmply ordered that she should be
AXE TO Ge~rnRny IN another train.
al, tho prisoners were forced TO make
q long Journey on foot In the Cours of
wh!~, they passed the nights in the
open air. In 4 railway station or In a
church. When they finally came 10 q
railroad which was free for Suc trans
portal. on they were forced Ia make the
tourney in cattle cars.
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POLAND'S LOSS IN BILLIONS.
5000, 900 900 Marks There and In
GaItcia. L. Estimate.

BERLIN, via wireless TO Sayville. l. l..
March 23.-Reports reaching here from
Cracow say that the damages caused
by the war in Poland and Galicia
amount to 1000, 900, 900 marks tl.25O,-
100000. In Galicia a hundred cities
and market places and not less than
5000 villages have been damaged while
$50 have been destroyed.
More than 100000 rorses and 800. 900
head Of cattle with al grain and other
provisions In Gallcia have been taken
away by the Russians. In Poland 200
cities n 5000 villages have been
wholly or partly destroyed.
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VISITS AMERICAN HOSPITAL.
CIar's Representative Thanks
Workers In PetrOxrad.

~PYrRoGRAp, March pa Gen Kamoron,
representing the Emperor. visited tho
America Hospital hero to-day. accom-
panied by two members OF the impcr al
stan lie was received by George r
Marye, Jr, th" American AmhH~ador
with his stan and by the president of tho
hospital
on behalf OF the Emperor the General
thanked tho Americans for their work
with the Russian wounded. Twenty Of
the patients stood az attention during
Inc ceremony and three OF these were
decorated for bravery In action
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Died without Attention

AT Holzmirden many mel fell ~ III.
floor absolutely exhausted. Mins IT,.
ion, an old woman OF S~aint-Saudc.-
tMuerthe-et-Mosellc). fell 80 aud ..
mained extended on her mattress 20.
three weeks without being able &, m
duce the Germans. in spite Of repeated
requests. to bring her a doctor re-
doctor came 10 see her OH the murrIr,
che had died About 100 civilian p-s,
oners died at Grofenwohr.
"These examples are sufficient 20 nv.
an idea OF the losses which dec u.,aa
tho civil population IN German carrs
Al Parchin the prisoners were forced %
await for a medical examination t,
more t1an an hour under the snow .,4
rain at the door OF the inhrmary. Vhe,
they stamped their feet to warm ,hen.
selves they were beaten by tho infrmsry
sergeant and told TO keep quiet
Just before being sent hacs a
France our compatr'ots were shu, IN
FOR several days In the of IN.
fortress or Rastatt. into which ai- and
light scarcely ever penetrated Tt.y
they lay on benches and we're subjected
to q very hard discipline. Every nou
and then the prisoners were rplsad bv
soldiers who came in on the preteN, q,
counting them and sometimes N" guard.
even employed dogs to round them 80,
80 "''' IN wv VI fIttn
After having remarked on ,h. u--,,..
taxable signs OF incipient tubercy,os,
on IN" faces OF scores Of the girl. ana
boys who passed several months in ,,...
detention camps the commissioners con
tinue
M Maltraire, sub-prer>ct ~ g,
Julien, and NJ Favre. Mayor of Anne.
have borne testimony 70 IA. ron.
dltion or physical depression from which
almost all the returning prisoners .u,.
Tered. one convoy of 1900 persons va,
an especially sad sight Several among
them were octoCenarians. and Two
women werr Al least 90 wears old
Scores OF them had to be taken flon
the train on stretchcrs.
'Dr. L.ap'no, whose testimony q. all
the more to he believed since he e no,
a Frenchmsn but an Argentine ci,.z.r.
a doctor Of IN" faculty Of Geneva. mad.
"A thorough examination OF about 900 a.,
the returned prisoners. The gret.er
part OF these were thoroughly exhausted
Many old men were suffering from b-or.
ch'tis or emphysema. Several d.ei Al,
Ann.masse Of pulmonary congestion or
CdrdiaS weakness.
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NIsII. March 90. Austria and Servia,
through the int"rmodiatiun of Charles
J Nopirki, american Minister to S.rvia,
have reached an agreement for the c>-
change Of informed civilians. Including
men under IS Years ~ ogo and over
so all women and soldiers incapable of
further military service.
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H. g. Riokusewski OF 1S Palisade
avenue. West Hoboken. y. J.. has re-
ceived a card from his friend and
former schoolmate Nice-Admlral A.
Merten. formerly In charge OF the Ger
man naval bases at Cuxhaven. Helro.
LIANT and Neuwerk. and now in full
command OF the defence operations OF
the Dardanelles. The card. which bears
the stamp OF Chanak Kale, Dardanellcs.
reads
MY DEAR FRIESp-I am taking an.
other chance and send you this card
hoping that in some way it will reach
you. A long letter 10 YOU was returned
TO me because II was sealed. Ny hearts
wish for you and your family liz tina.
you are happy n content. | need not
say that / wish l could see YOU once
more. But that lies III Gods hands.
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TROOPS ATE LEATHER.
Prisoners Say Many at Prsem 81
Dropped from FL I'm usttOn.

NpFfIHT nhTF VfSpNTCN TO THF wv
rErRoGRAp, March 23.-Another state
mont, but not official. tonight says that
the garrison AT Przemysl originally mum
n.rcd 10000 Of whom 10000 were
hilled or taken prisoners in the sorties
and 10000 were wounded
-Four Thousand prisoners taken a;
Przemysl have reached KleT They de-
scribe I'm narrowing terms the terrible
condition of the garrison before the sur
rcndcr Numbers were dropping from
"%Nhaustion and all lacked strength to
80 on duty in the trenches. They were
81 hungry they chrwed moss aud enawed
lnath~r pInent to keep alive.
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FIIER PURsUES BRITISH SHIP,
German Fra vvIer Chase Dutch Nes-
sel-Botk Craft Escape.

LoNpoN, March 23.-The British
steamship Sandior, owned 10y a Arm in
Cork, was pursued after leaving Holland
or March 81 by an aeroplane which
nung seven bombs az her. one missed
by only six feet.
TIE Dutch steamship Mecklenbure.
which left Flushing this morning for
England, was chased ard fired upon by
a German armed steam trawler. Three
shots were frcd at the Mecklenhurg, but
tho steamship put on full speed and con
tinued her Journey to London.
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SWEDEN SEXES U. S, LARD.
Ninety WasonIoads Found 20 Re
CONSIGNED 10 Germany.
>p.cioI Cabre Despatch 70 rns Sc

LONDON. March 23.--The Copenhagen
correspondent Of the Daily Mail tele-
graphs as follows tonight
THE customs authorities at Malmoe
hay" seized ninety Wagonloads Of lard
imp rted from the United states, which
VAS found % he consigned 70 Germany,
tho cxportation Of lard from sweden
having been forbidden
"a tho same time the police stopped
a large consignment Of wood pulp statu-
cites hound for Germany. finding that
the cores were Of copper
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REPAIRING THE GAULOIS.
British Work men Aiding French to
Restore B%attIeshtp quickly.

I.oNpoN, March 23.-The Athens cor
respondent of the Daily Nal telegrsphs
the following tonight
The ships OF the fleet at the Darda-
nellcs are taking advantage of a .ull
caused Ivy bad weather to repair dam
ages. Many British workmen are engaged
on the Gaulois. and II Is said on good
authority that the hattlesh!p will quickly
he restored TO complete fighting eff
%iciency."
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IT'S PERMYSL NOW.
u ussisns X mock One Consonnut out
Of Prs~mysi.

pErUoGrAn. March 23.-One or tn.
nr~ acts ~ the Russians after akiue
possession of the f~urtress Of Przcmysl
wa to change 10 name u the Russian
form-TermNSl
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Berlin Lays surrender 10 >ccessity
~ Feeding Russians.

NUCCl17 '0b7r Nf'bd'ch 10 Tnr 81
CoPt%HAGEH March 81 tn" Ecrln
IoSsiScnc declares that the surrcudcl ~
irhcmS,l Wta FASTENED and wa due
mainly to the necessity Of feeding the
thousands OF Russians taken prisoners,
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FRENCH CIVILIANS TELL OF HORRORS
SUFFERED IN GERMAN PRISON PENS

were unable through physical exhaustion
to follow tho German convoy.
"Jourdaine was killed at Coulombs.
Iivein. Gil years old. was taken into
the cemetery of Chouy n shot. This
unfortunate man placed his handker-
chief before his eyes so as not to see
tho rifles pointed at his chest. Lemii.
60 years old, was beaten to death by
the butts of rifles in the same COM
hume. Milllardct. IS years old, was
shot at Chezy-en-OrXois.
Priest eaten In Death.
1T appears probable that the priest
FoSsin met the same fate. Accused OF
having made a signal from the top OF
his church stecple to a French troop,
he was thrown to the ground and beaten
until his soutane was in shreds. lie
was then left or the road to die.
The survivors OF this band received
some God from the women Of the
French Red Cross at scissors and tho
inhabitants of Chauny also caine 10
their aid. II was from the latter com
mune that they were taken 10y train to
Germany with other prisoners from the
nearby districts. In the four days of
the railroad journey the Germans gave
them food only once and they were
beaten every hour with sticks. the sol.
dlerS lists and sword hits.
ION September 90 two farmers Of
1~avigneville ,Meuse) named Winbee.
aged 81. and Forth. aged 60, were
arrested on the pretext that they were
fraLctireurs. In spite of TIE fact that
one OF Winbee's feet was broken two
months before in an accident and that
Forth was suffering from chronic rheu-
matism and was unable TO walk with
the aid of a cane. When the con-
o started Forth. who could not walk.
WAS tied by a rope. the ends of which
were held by two cavalrymen. and I'm
spite of his inhrm,ty ne was forced
to keep up with the horses. lie fell
az every instant and the soldiers struck
him with their lances TO make him get
up and continue.
Covered with blood. the unfortunate
man begged the soldiers TO kill him.
Winbee. ~ a final appeal. was author
lied TO carry his unfortunate comrade
TO the village ~ Saint Maurice-Sous
les Cotes. There the Germans forced
IN" TWO old men into a house. where
they placed them against a wall. with
their arms extended in the form OF a
cross. while behind them the soldiers
made a great noise with their rifles
as II they were about 20 shoot the pris-
oners' IhIs was kept up for two hours.
on september &c all the inhabitants
or the commune Of Combres Neuse,
were arrested and taken to the flank of
a hill. where they were stationed IN A
place exposed - the fire of our artillery
ana that of the French s~harpshooters,
whose trenches We're visible from the
point The prisoners waved their hats
and handkerchief to show that thev
were French and our artillery and in
fantry ceased iring At : O'Clock in the
evening the prisoners we're taken back
to the village.