Omaha daily bee., 1915-07-16
AUSTRIA MAKES
CRUELTY CHARGE
Red Book Shows Allies Have Vio-
lated Hague Provisions for
Treating Noncombatsnts.
SEVERAL INSTANCES ARE CITED

WASHINGTON. July is.-Auslrls- Hun
aary'a indictment OF TIE methods Of war
fare OF hs enemies, giving scores OF In
stones OF 'bsrbarous treatment Of no
tionals and prisoners and breaches OF
international law. was made public today
IN q Red Book" issued by the Austro'
TEungarian ministry OF foreign affairs
through tie embassy here.
The publication IL called Collection
OF Evidence" and IL divided into four
parts
THE first two parts Gays predatory
note introducing numerous dispositions and
ssfidavits" contain evidence concerning
the treatment Of Austro-Hungarlan diplo-
matte and consular officers by the gov
eminent Officers Of the hostile countries
The cases adduced deal with the viola
tons Of the most elementary rules OF the
tight Of hospitality. right consecratod
since the remotest antiquity and respected
even by the unciviiized nations or tribes.
Never before have 20 many cases Of the
violations Of this right been instanced.
In several cases the illegal expulsion or
arrest has preceded the actual state OF
var. a fact which gtiil further aggravstes
the offense. The expulsion OF the Austro-
Hungarian diplomatic agents from
Morocco and Egypt which Is lrreconcii-
able with existing international treaties.
has baen made the subject OF protests
lodged with the neutral powers
treatment of Citisens.
The third part contains evidence OF
the treatment 10 which Austrian and
Hungarians citizens have been subjected
lin most cases before the opening Of
hostliities-in hostile countries. Even n
4 be conceded that the prevention OF the
enemy's nationals from Joining the war
IL 70 a certain extent justlfiable. the
methods employed BY the hostile coun-
tries. and especially the arrest and tho
incarceration OF aged men, sick persona
women and children. are contrary TO the
elementary usageg Of humanity.
A"typicai example" Of the treatment
Of Aratrians IA Belgium IL described In
a letter from an Austrian merchant In
the perfimery business who had lived for
fifteen years In Paris and was forced 10
leave within twenty-four hours.
The hostility and brutality Of the pop
ulation Of Brussels towards Germans
and AustrianA" he writes concerning his
journey through Belgium. was beyond
description From Brussels We proceeded
20 Antwerp whore We were arrested by
the oarde clvioue on the station plat
form. Ny poor wife was hurried on with
tho butt ends OF the guards rifles. As
she took no heed OF this she was struck
across bath legs with a rifle and was
injured. We witnessed the most patiablc
scenes A child. years old. was so
frightened that II refused to follow the
others and chung with both hands TO the
ratings at tho exit: q earde civiuue hit
Il with hls sabre and cut its left hand
off.
women Mistreated.
An Austrian couple. who had owned q
restaurant At Antwerp for the last six
teen yeara was terribly il-treated by tbs
mob The poor woman had one of her
eyes piaFced with fork while her hus-
band had two fingers cut off. Another
Austrian woman was expelled from a
maternity home with her baby which was
only 5 days old She had neither dress
nor shirt on her body which was only
covered With dirty bed sheet. Il was
hoart-rnndlng scene yet Il ala not pre-
vent a serde eivioue from making fun
or her in a shameless manner; Il was
such 4 comedy very amusing. Indeed"
Other cases cited Included the ''malie-
p
ance BY q veterinary surgeon" and the
shameless moleatation OF intosned girlR
BY French soldiers" At sebles d'olonne.
'srfs young girls" according 20 one
Of the dispositions. were exposed 20 crim-
inal assaults by the soldiers In the
beginning, they were herded together
with the young men and had to share
their rooms or stables with them. Mod
esty forhids specification OF eli the kcts
Of indeoancy 70 which we had l., sub
NIT; worst Of all offenders waa the COM
missioner OF police, Afaternes. who un-
mercifully malireated all those who OPP
posed his immoral designs"
The royal Hungarian ministry Of the
interior obtained on January u. 1876, q
rapport OF the murder OF interaed Hun
karians a. Arsenton-sur Cruise, Anglers.
Hastide-sl. Pierre. La courtine, 0arai-
son and oryille..
In Great Britain.
In Great Britain insufficient food and
accommodations. Il Is claimed. we're ae-
corded the interned nationals al Devon
port AMI Newbury.
Cases IN Russia are recorded Of footing
and killing directed Gaze ..ally against
Jewish civiiians. who also were forced
under the lash 20 wors N the irenehe
during their holidaya Atrocitics com
mitted by the cossa,ks. assassination
ara roooeries and wan,oa destruction
AL supported BY concrete instances were
verified. Il "a eiaip'ed. after the A ~.
TRANS reoccuDied the invaded territor,.
where tins alleged violations had oc-
CURED