The Hawaiian gazette., 1915-06-11

MAN AmDassadof, sCopnt Won Bern
storff, today gave out for publication
the memorial record and accom-.
panying affidavits, issued by the Ger.
man Government as a White Book of
March % last, relating TO natrocities
sonirnitted by Russian troops on Ger
nan civilians and German prisoners or
war The ambassador also an.
bounced that copies of the document
had been delivered to all the neutral
governments, including the govern.
ment Of the United States, and that
pthef copies would be open TO inspcc
tion at the German consulates Of New
York, Chicago, Philadelphia and San
Francisco.
The amemorial record I" summarizes
the acts set forth in the eighty affidav.
It's attached as exhibits, each accusa-
lion being accompanied by reference
1 70 the numbered affidavit giving de-
tails of the charge. The ''memoriRl
many Atrocities Committed
l "Thc Russian troops have commit
ted atrocities during the present war,
(which are incompatible with the laws
Of humanity and the customs of civil
! lied nations, and which evidence the
utter barbarism Of their warfare. These
latrocities were directed against the
peaceful inhabitants of the occupied
German territory, as well as against
those German soldiers, who opposed
them in lawful combat and who had
the misfortune of being taken prisoner
by them.
| 1.-THE adjoining documentary mater.
ial shows that there are not isolated
cases of cruelty and deeds Of violence,
Tor Atrocities of the most bestial sort
have been committed in SO many places
and by so many different divisions of
troops that undoubtedly a very great
pRrt of the Russian army is permeated
| by a spirit of inhuman savagery. A
large number of cases is already well
known, but in the. supplements only
such cases win be found as have been
meontroyertib1y established by official
Testimony, particularly testimony on
oath, or by official report. These cases
must however be regarded as being on
Iy selection Of the innumcrablc afro
cities actually committed.
East Prussia Devastated
4 "The whole world knows that, owing
to that barbaric methods Of warfare
employed by the Russians, East Prus.
STA, once a fldrishing country, in parts
now presents a picture of hopeless de-
lvastation, and that the peaceful inhabi-
ltants were forced to flee and leave all
their belongings In order to rave them.
1 selves from assault and murder. 1T has
been officially ascertained that at the
time of the first as well as Of the sec
ond invasion of East Prussia by the
Russians, thousands, of men, women and
children were carried off. thousands
were murdered, about 20, 900 buildings
were demolished or buried down, and
that during the second invasion alone,
about 80, 900 homes were pluhdered and
raastroyed. " The last Russian cxpedi-
ton against MeInel likewise was moth
ing more than n savage raid, accom-.
panied by atrocities of every deserfIl.
tioh. The dispositions contained in
thc supplements give an eloquent burt
phBstly proof Of the acts Of viOlenes
and cruelty, which individual inhabi-
tsnts suffered at the hands Of the Rus
S'sns.
Msnv Beaten To Death
"Tho r"oveable goods of the poor as
well rs of the wealthy were stolen, loot
W "HHlOniN NY
: sian troops in every conceivable way,
Cattle and provisions we're taken with
out pavmcnt If pronissory certificates,
Men and women had to give the GOV.
"tn"s soldiers their last coppers, The
1w"|Lings wore searched often by one
.li"ision Of troops after the other, each
'"ltIi"r taking whatever t"nk his fancy,
, "i"a'ly. homo, farm buildings and pro
, visions were without reason or pur
"os", deaf roy"d by fire. The popula
: ion. Including women and children
were iIlt~ratrd on empty preteSts OF
-, "'th"rt any reason whatsoever, al
though they did everything to satisf )
h" d"sircs nf the RussisH soldiers as 10
q lodgings aud food. ), This illtreatment
a WIS nnrtiaI'v characterized by exqui
sIth cruelty; fO' instance the male pO
. '''"+i"n "f an entire community, th'
2 fudge not excepted, were beaten with
whips and threatened with death. Fugi
|. tivcs were shot down without further
p tadn. -
| ""AbOve all. however, numerous citi
81 Hens were murdered without any cause
often under terrible t0-tures or IN pre-
sence of their relatives. Young mel
Z wore rhnt. not bPcausc they had rom
I United something, but because they
a, were liabl" to military service. A
J. TRANSPORT IF fugitives was suddenly at
7. Ftacked the men were separated from
|. the women and killed without pro
J, "edure of anv kind. A chief forcste
' exco"ting a troop Of German eOnvicts
}. vas taken prisoner by Russian troops
/ brought before General RennenksmU
u. ard-prohably in acordancc with tina
I"rcr"'s infamOhs order N FIJI al Ger
nan foresters. deliberately shot, TIL,
liTptnI lust Of the Russian soldiers 70
. murder did not stop even at old men
/, women ava children. The murder O.
little girl, about two or three year
I'd IL n particularly horrible instance
a 1cNOltin" alsp 10 the 'tase ofsan entir,
S""'"''. which foll victin, to the Inst Of
' j murder Of Russian soldiers. The maj
!, I""s '"ik"d tn the tahlh the child 1,
v the door, the breasts of the wife wer,
ut of and her body eviscerated. II
f1pnth"r instance man and his wifi,
yer" uaileh bv the tongue to table
I'll n which irOsition they persisted o.
i ~, ! e. and mss Of blood. Fl,
Z Il Nr..s..