Norwich bulletin., 1917-11-06
Shocking Tales by
 German Soldiers
WHO APPEALED TO AMBASSADOR
 GERARD TO PROTEST
ATROCIOUS BRUTALITY
One Was an Eye Witness of Massacre of Masses of Russian Prisoners in the Masurian Lakes and Swamps- Another Tells of the Shooting of Surrender EnsIishmen.

Washington, Nov. 5-The fact that German soldiers, themselves appealed to Ambassador Gerard as the repre- sentative of a Christian state" to pro- test against atrocities and butcheries In which their commanders forced them to participate, will be disclosed in forthcoming issue of a pamphlet by the committee on public informa- tion, entitled German War Practices" One German soldier, conscience stricken at the massacre of Russian prisoners, implored the American am
 bassador to protest and signed his let
 ter - German Soldier and Chris tian."
 Another who, through the ambas- American government against the butchery of prisoners, signed his let ter "A Soldier and man who is no bar | barian."
 | soldier, an eye witness of the slaughter | of Russian soldiers in the Masurian Lakes and Swamps:
 Tt was frishtful, heart rending, as these masses of human beings were driven to destruction. Above the ter i rible thunder of the cannon could be heard the heart rending cries of the Russians, Oh, Prussians. Oh, Prus- PruSsianS'-but there was no mercy. | . Six Men Went Mad. l Our captain had orders The whole | lot must die; so rapid tire.' As I have heard, five men and one officer on our l side went mad from those heart rend- | ing cries. But most of my comrades | and officers jolxed as the unarmed and | helpless Russians shrieked for mercy ! while they were being suffocated in the l swamps and shot down The order l was Close up and at it harder For
 yclls followed me and dare not think | of them or I shall go mad. There is
 no God, there is no mortality and no
 ethics any more. There are no hu- I hair hut NT7JT- hoo 1ufe
 Down with rnilitarism.
 "This was the experience of a Prus- sian soldier. At present wounded:
 Berlin, October P, 1914. l "If you are a truth-loving man, please receive these lines from a com l mon Prussian soldier"
 I Tale of Another German Soldier.
 This was the testimony of another 1 German soldier on the east front: ] Russian Poland, December 19. 1914. "In the name Of Christianity I send you these worlds:
 | My conscience foRces me as a Chris | tian German soldier to inform you of
 these lines.
 "Wounded Russians are killed with 1 the bayonet- according to orders. 1 And Russians who have surrender
 ed often shot down in masses ac- 1 cording to orders, in spite of their l heart rending prayers.
 | Tn the hope that Pou, as the repre- 1 sentative of a Christian state, will
 protest against this. I sign myself l "A German Soldier and Christian. "I would give my name and regi- ment but these words could get me
 courtmartialed for divulging military i secrets"
 l This letter was from soldier on the western front: l EneIishn,en Shot in Small Groups. l ITO the American Government, Washington, U. s. A.
 | "Englishmen who have surrendered
 are shot down in small groups. With 1 the French one is mora considerate. ask whether men let themselves to be :. N.en prisoner in order to be disarm- |, ed and shot down afterwards? Is that
 chivalry in battle? It is no longer a secret among the people: one lNears | everywhere that few prisoners are
 taken; they are shot down in small groups. They say naively We don't
 want any unnecessary mouths to feed.
 When there is no one to enter com
 plaint, there is no judge Is there then no power in the world which can put an end to these murders and rescue the victims? Where is Christianity? Where iS right? Might is right.
 "A Soldier and Man Who ! is no Barbarian