New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1916-07-02

conscience. In the morai realm thc
- a child. which means that ne IS ny Turns
cruel. sentimental, forgetfUl OF the e'Il ne
Lss done the moment before, HAPPY III 'ns
presont moment, eating enormously, p'ease'
r',tb little things. crying over letter from
Larao ,,o,rv Of the war. with sore feet and
robellious stomach, heavy pack ana no
cicors am basing every statement MAKE
on tho statements written by German SOL
Jiors We do not have to guess al German
psvchology. They have ripped open their
subcon seriousness.
Har-Raising Brutalities
The lieutenant Of the 5th Battalion OF re
serves of the Prussian Guard writes on Az
gust "a At Grey:
"In the night unbelievable tninga nave
taken place Warehouses plundered, money
stolen. violations simply hair-raIslng.
"In der Nacht sind unglsublche Sacnen
passiert. Laden ausgeplundert, Geld gestoh-
len. Vergewaltigungen Einfach haarstrsu-
bend"
This diary Of the lieutensnts has a black
cover, little pocket for papers, holder ior
the pencil 1t is written partly IN black pen
ell and partly in purple. Thirty-two pages
are written, l16 are blank. II covers space
of time from August / TO September 4, 1914
l
tention the chronicle of Salmbene, a Fran
cscan of the thirteenth century, wherein SIM
liar light-hearted crimes are recorded
ION one day he (Ezzelino) caused 1000
men Of Padua to be burn. in the neld OF
Saint George: and when fire had been set to
the house in which they were being burnt,
he iousted as il in sport around them with
his knights"
"The villagers dwelt apart, nor was there
any that resisted their enemies or opened the
mouth or made the least noise. And that
night they the solders) burned 50 houses
in the village
The orders given by tho German command
ing general to his officers, far from recon-
mending prudence and humanity, impose the
obligation of holding the total civil popula-
ton collectively responsible for the smallest
individual infractions and Of acting against
every tentative infringement with pitiless Sc
verify These officers are as specialized a
class as New York gunner or Paris Apsches.
Their career lies in anti-social conduct. This
wild upper-clsss OF the young German I'M
perialistic idea are implacabe destroyers.
Their promotion is dependent on the extent
, of their cruelties.
General Won Fabeck's Orders.
have seen the original copy of the order
for the day Korps-Ta gesbefehl) issued on
August -, 1914, by General Won fabeck, com
handing the 18th Army Corps. He says:
Lieutenant Haag Of the 10Th Regiment OF
Uhlans, acting as chief Of patrol, has pro-
ceeded theoretically against the rioting IN
habitants. and, as agreed, has employed arms.
/ | express 70 him my recognition for ms
energy and his decision"
"Ich spreche linn fur SEMEN Schneid und
seine Umscht meme Anerkennung aus
What that gives to Lieutenant Haag IS the
power Of life and death over non-combatants,
with praise for him if he deals out death.
Let US hear General Won Fabeck speak
again. Here are mis- instructions for his
troops on August Is, 1914 Il have held the
original in my hands:
AS soon as the territory Is entered, the
| inhabitants are TO be held responsible for
maintaining the lines Of communication. For
that purpose the commander of the advance
guard will arrange a strong patrol OF cam
paign gendarmes lFeldgendarmerie-P Pat
rcuille) 10 be used for the interior Of the
locality held by our troops Against every
inhabitant who tries TO do US a damage, or
who does US damage. it is necessary 20 act
with ptiless severity"
Nit Tucksichtsloser Strenge.'
This order is on long sheets OF the nature
Of our fooscsp. It is written in violet ink.
The copy reads:
gez. '. Fabeca
Fur die Richtigkeit der Abschrft
Baessler
Oberlt. und Brig-Adjutsnt.
Baessler is the aide camp