New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1915-10-28
GERMANS ORDER
ANOTHER WOMAN
SHOT TO DEATH
Court Martial in Liege
COnviCts Nine Persons
of Espionage.

Amsterdam, Oct. 27-Anna Benaze,,
OF Verviers, Belgium, was sentenced TO
death by German court-martial al
Liege on Monday.
This woman was one Of nine persons
convicted by the court-martial. Seven
were Belgians and the others French.
In four cases sentence Of death was
passed. The other prisoners were con-
demned to terms Of from ten to fifteen
years in prison. The charge against
them was Of having collected informa-
ton useful to the French government
for which II was intended.
The sentences of death have not yet
been carried out
London, Oct. 27-In reply TO a ques
tion whether the British government
intended to notify General Won Bissing
German Governor OF Belgium, that he
will be held personally responsible for
the quasi-judicial assassination of
Miss Cavell," Lord Robert Cecil, Par
liamentary Under-Secretary for For
eign Affairs, said that it would serve
no purpose to convey such a resolve to
any particular German official, who was
not necessarily responsible. Lord
Robert recalled the words of Pre-
mier Asquith last May that reparation
would be exacted for any mistreatment
of English prisoners.
That pledge still holds good" the
Under-Secretary added, "and il applies
with twofold force TO the savage mur-
der under legal form OF hat noble
woman"
Brussels, Oct. 27.-The following
semi-official statement has been issued
here relative to the case Of Miss Edith
Cavell, the English nurse who was ex-
ecuted by the German authorities:
"The American Ambassador at Lon
don has placed at the disposal OF the
British government documents regard
ing the Cavel case. The documents
contain statements respecting the ex-
change Of letters between the Amer-
can Legation at Brussels and the Ger
man authorities at Brussels about the
trial. The British government promptly
handed the documents TO the press and
had them distributed abroad by Reu-
ter Reuters Telegram Company.
an these documents most of the i'm
portant events are inaccurately repro
duced Particularly is the impression
created that the German authorities
with empty promises put off the Ameri-
can Minister Brand Whitlock) in or
der to conceal from him pronouncement
of the death sentence, and deprive him.
by speedily carrying out the sentence,
OF the possibility of Intervention in
Miss Cavell's behalf
"Such a promise was never given By
the German authorities, and could not,
therefore. have been broken. This
was admitted by the American Minister
in Brussels when the matter was dis
cussed with the German authorities.
"That the American Ambassador in
London was wrongly informed can be
explained by the fact that the Belgian
advocate, VINO as attorney Ior tne
American Legation, played part in
this incident, caused misleading con-
struction TO be placed upon his re-
ports.
an any case, the American Minister
al Brussels was painfully affected by
the report as made public. He intends
TO inform his London colleague and his
government at once of the difference
between the written report OF the Bel
gian attorney for the legation and the
facts
Washington. Oct. 27.-Acting upon rep
of the Belgian Minister to
the United States, Secretary Lansing
has instructed Ambassador Gerard, at
Berlin, to use his good Offices, If the
warrant, in behalf OF
the thirty or more persons sentenced
TO death By the German court-martial
at Liege for espionage and treason
The Ambassadors instructions give
him discretion in extending his inhu-
ence in behalf OF the condemned r
sons.
rrDN ANC