New-York tribune., 1916-07-09

roldicrs. The women, tH' - -
b,Irromastcr have been all 'ogether e1eCu.ed e15s.od
nj Tr6ycs. The boy has peen co,u .''1"
10 long term in the home oi cor''''.V''' c'.'' -.
The German commander oi tne s1'''''" ~
Tttvcs writes; Rod boen
give Belgian francs-tireurs VINO nau De.%
condemned TO death By the couil mi. Ian
we're shot at Trdyes sixth belg1""'
rather young, has been condemneu W ,to
condemned there were neither "o"'"'
priests nor burgomaster.' co,o,.iI
This communication is signed by 'o'o"''
Weyrach. f..
Postcards representing Belgian francs
,ireurs were placed on sale at CasseA Inc
commander Of the district writes
"The commanding general Of the 81 army
Corn, al Cassel has coniscated the cards.
Wagner Bauer. Of the Prussian Ministry o.
War writes Of another tale:
"The story OF the priest and the boy
spreads as a rumor among troops on 'h'
march
Priests Falsely Accused.
The "Herner Zeitung," an official organ IN
its issue Of September Q. printed the follow
ing: Among the French prisoners was
Belgian priest who had collected his paIl'n-
ioners in the church 10 fire from hiding on
the German soldiers Shame that 1erma'
soil should be dchled by such trash. An'
10 think that a nation which shields rasca
n that sor, daros 10 invoke the law oil
humanity"
Frhr. Won Bissing, commanding general o.
the VII Army Corps, writes:
"The story Of a Belgian priest, reported
bv the 'Herner Zeitung' does not answer AZ
any point TO the truth, as it has since oeeh
established. The facts have been communi-
Gated 10 the Herner Zetung' concerning their
article"
The "Hessische Zeitung" prints the follow
ing under title of Letters from the FrohI
ty Hessian Instructor:
"The door Of the church opens suddenly
and The priest rushes out at the head OF q
gang Of rascals armed with revovers.
The Prussian Ministry Of War replies;
The inquiry does not furnish PROOF IN
support Of the alleged acts.
The "Borlincr Iageblatt, Tor september
10. h1s a lively story:
at was the cure who had organized the
resistance Of the people, who had them enter
the cfurch. and who had planned the con
epiracy against our troops
The Prussian Minister Of War makes an
swer: "The cure did not organize the re-
sistance of inhabitants; he did not have them
enter the church and he had not planned
the conspiracy against our troops
The dashing German war correspondents
Paul Schweder. writes I'm "Landesbote' an
article, "Under the Shrapnel in Front OF
Verlun" He savs that he saw:
a convoy Of franc5-tireurs, at their head
a priest with his hands bound
The Franc-T,reur Legend.
The German investigator pauses TO wonder
why every prisoner and every suspect Is "A
franc-tireur and then he goes on with his
inquiry which results in a statement from
the Prussian War Minister:
"Dciber the priestJ had nothing charged
against him, was ser at liberty. and. at his
own request. has been authorized 90 live az
Oherlas.ac .ach.'
The "Frankfurter Zeitung," September 5,
has a spirited account of a combat with
francs-tireurs in Andenne, written by Dr.
Alex Berg Of Frankfort:
"The cure went through the village with
bell. 10 give tho gnal FOR the fight The
battle began Immediately after very holly
The military authority of Andenne, Lieu
tenant Colonel W Eu.weee:
"My own investigation. very carefully
made. shows no proof that the cure excited
the people 20 a street fight. Every one al
AndenLe gives a different account from that.
20 the effect thar most OF the people have
seen hardly anything Of the battle, so-callec,
because they had hidden themselves from
fear in the cellars
Finally, the War Ministry and the press
weared Of individual deuials, and one great
blanket denial was issued. Der Noiker-
krieg." which is comprehensive chronicle
or review Of the war. states:
"It IS impossible to present any solid proof
D. d ht- ma 4rfr- ioF frr
from the front, to the effect that the Bel
gan priests took part In the war OF francs
tireurs. Letters of that kind which we have
heretofore reproduced IN our record for
example. the recital of events at Louvain and
Andenne are left out of the new editions"
Der Fcs," Organ der Central-Auskunft-
steile der kathohschen Presse. states:
"The serious accusations which have list
ed are not only inaccurate in parts and
grossly exaggerated but they are invented
In every detail, and are az every point false
And. again, it says:
"All the instances, known up 20 tho pres
cnt and capable of being cleared up dealing
with the alleged cruelties Of Catholic priests
in the war, have been found without excep-
ton false or fabrications through and
through"
Nutiation Lies.
Turning 70 the "mutiations.' we have the
mach Feierabend" publishing a "letter from
the front which tells Of house Of German
wounded being burned BY the French in-
habitants. Asked for he name Of the place
and the specific facts, the editor replied thet
"you are not the forum where 10 is my duty
to Justify myself Your proceeding in the
midst Of war Of representing the German
soldiers who fight and die as liars, in order
to save your own skin, I rebuke in the most
emphatic way"
But the Minister of War got further with
the picturesque editor, and writes:
The editorial department Of the Mach
Feierabend states that it hasn't any longer
in its possession the letter in question
Now we come TO the most famous Of all
the stories
AT a military hospital at Aix-la-Chapeie
an entire ward was filed with wounded. who
had had +hair ayae nrf ont IN Rolpfuno