TaÌˆgliches Cincinnatier volksblatt. [volume] (Cincinnati [Ohio]) 1885-1919, 1915-05-03
CossAcK OuTRAGEs

S"'Ns nave conducted war in Eas
Prussia accumulate daily. The follow
ing Incidents, published in the semi
official Cologne Gazette, are but few
oi the many appearing in that paper
we are at the office of the Landrat
county president).p writes core
spondent. During these days Of dis
tress this Jolly, vivaeious gentlemar
has been tircless in his zeal for tl,s
people OF his county despite his sixty
seven years. The sergeant major oi
cavalry enters. Like an oak, thi,
giant with blond beard touched with
white and bushy eyebrows stands
there, lie seems almost like Teutou
OF Tacitus' time. He gives US the ad
dresses Of the surviving victims 20
that we may visit them and tells u,
how the Cossacks entered house op.
posite his own. They fired many shots
md later 4 b 4 three old men and orc
young fellow were found dead in the
rooms. II was senseless murder ex'
eented on helpless, unarmed people.
The sergeant mayor presented his facts
clearly aid unafiectedly.
Cossacks sThreaten Death to
Women.
"a number OF gendarmes enter the
office now so that they may tell US OF
their experience All of them are big,
powerful men, and they, too. are PLATA
spoken and right to the point. Not ono
OF them puts himself forward. They
are really admirable people. The wife
OF one OF them was chased up three
flights OF stairs by a Cossack, who then
locked up the women and children AMI
said lie was going TO set fire TO tho
house. This same method OF torturing
reople with the fear OF death may be
heard repeatedly in all accounts Of
cruelties. II 10 tie least Of tortures by
which these heroes snuse themselves.
sisters Of Mercy Exiled.
Another correspondent writes.
During the second invasion OF the
Eussians into Fast Prussia the sisters
OF mercy at The hospital at Koenigs.
berg were assigned to the Jobsnniter
hospital at Szittkchmcn. They declined
TO abandon their German and Russian
wounded. First they were permitted
to continue their work. They received
even aid from the Russians because Of
the great number Of sick and wounded
they had TO attend. Gradually. how.
ever, tie attitude OF the Russians
changed, and thcv we're regarded with
suspicion
1T Is reported that the enemy sus-
pectcd secret means OF communication
in the ho.pitsl wireless apparatus,
etc. Shortly before the New Year the
Tour sisters were ordered 10 get ready
to depart for Petrograd within thre.
hours. They were allowed TO pacl
some Of their belongings into boxes.
The baggage was sealed by the com
nander and sent 10 the house OF thn
FIRST physician and was guarded there
BY sentries.
"All the rest OF the outfit OF the hos
,ital was carried off into Russia. Not
Intil four weeks later was any word
received at Koenlgsberg from the sis.
.ers, aud efforts are beeing made now
10 deliver them from the hands OF the
,ncmy'
Jesuit Priests killed.
Another correspondent writes oi al
airs In Galicia:
"'The Russians captured four Jesuits
md brought them 70 strakau. One OF
hem was killed outright and another
me tortured 10 death. Two priests
rerc shot in a church at Lemberg.
I'm a single district Of Galicia about
80 inhabitants weere given the choics
# either abandoning their Catholic !
aith or suffering the death penalty. |
very one Of them was killed"
Houses Wantonly
Bnrnee d.
From East Prussia still another cor
respondent sends the following;
ain the parish of Schillehner there
) not 4 single house or family which
as not had 70 suffer severely. More
han 500 buildings, among them over
80 dwelling honses--as now is official
Y dteernined-we burnt down. Sew
raj hundreds OF people--men, women
nd children-among them tottering
ID men and women, sick and babies.
'ere carried off and forced to enter
he journey into the interior OF Russia
! the midst OF the most severe winter
'eathcr.
"Ihe greatest crime, however, tho
.ussian hordes committed was when
hey slaughtered thirty-two innocent
eople oil the schillehner parish.
mong them were boy fifteen years
Id and a young girl.
"ln the neighboring village Of
the enemy committed
milar crime. They had rounded up
a barn seven Of the villagers, and
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