The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-03
SUBMITS PHOTOS TO
PROVE ATROCITIES
Russia Publishes Report Ac-
cusing TcutOnS Of Vile
Cruelty.
EAR CLIPPING CHARGED

4 report or the Russian extraordinary
commission OF inquiry IN authenticate
cases OF atrocities committed ny Gcr-
man and Austrian soldiers was / ucd
Yesterday by the Russian Ambassador at
Newport. The report j. accompanied hv
photographs supporting tn" charges 80
forth and is attcsted hN Senat y Alexis
Krivtsov. president OF the cominissioa,
who says:
The commission r~efrdius from civ
ing expressions to its feelings in having
To record particulars OF the way III
which women. WIN have had the mis-
fortune to fail iuto the hands Of the
Germans, as well as Officers captured
by them. have been treated by the
enemy's troops. II believes that a bare
recital OF tn" facts, ~ these are set
forth In the accounts issued 10y the COM
mission. will he ample and eloquent
proof Of the conduct Of our unscrupu-
lous foe.
18th. commission takes occasion 10
affirm once more that the Germans
and Austro-IIungarians have outraged
and continue To outrage all moral
dictates of conscience. ia" binding acts
Of human legislation and the rules Of
international law. which human progress
has evolved during the course Of
centuries.
"As will be seen from the verified and
attested facts contained in the present
publication our enemies continue mus
to violate those principles Of civilization
which have become part of the con-
SERIOUSNESS of all mankind. and which
have been solemuly sanctioned at all
European conferences by the signatures
of the Powers now At war"
Among the cases cited are several Of
women who were outraged. me of thrlc
was \ Sister Of Mercy. who was kept
In a trench duRout occupied by German
Officers. Photographs a"company'ug
the cases of women who were attacked
were suppressed 10y the commission, ls
were the name Of the victims.
Several cases of wound"d Russian s"l-
dicrs who were hayonntt"d while they
lay helpless ar" given. with III" names
"t I'M" mon. asses are mentioned ~
helpless soldiers who were shot. ono
instance is rccoIn:cd of the burning 81
a makeshifi hospital containing siNtv-
six wounded Russian soldiers \ tsut-
sian prisoner who Witnessed = ,;crm.t
soldier in the act of applying - torch e.,
ia" hospital later escaped aud IT wa5
ON his evidence that ,his atr"c.,y W~s
discovered by 'lIc commission
One case is Of a Russian soldier. mad
prisoner. who declined "a give iuforra-
zion respecting tn" location 81 IN" ius-
sian stan. TIL" German officer - =
were questioning him cut Ill the lu',
Of on" ear aud III" hcliN "f tire cot
The man Still refused to- .pr.fk II,
throitl.d and left uucou~cinu. "u go.
ground. After several hnur- l., '.. ot-
cred c~onsciousucss and escaped 80 70,
PusSian lines.
There are several cases Of sold
whose ears w"r. clipped when 'h,y '-
rlincd 10 give information Ono wr1
was suspended by his ho,ls aud ~
hanging head down. When jhl. rlr-
ishmeut failed TO make him ulNt.-
Information four pa abel .,,,. .'r p
were cu' across his right Ar u,
capped.
Another of Tho Eases r",uIIf.o Z
thai Of a Russian soldier hurnc1 -
death. l"' another - that of q sold %
whose tonRu" was cit because he pc
fused 70 reveal the situation Of Eu--..i
troops.