The courier-index., 1917-12-21
HAD BLANKS FOR
FRICHTFULNESS
GERMAN FORMS ALL MADE OUT
YEARS BEFORE THE INVASION
OF BELGiUM-MINUTE ULANS
OF TERROR

Washington. Dec. 10.-The revela-
ton of Germany's minute systematic
preparedness for frightfulness and
atrocities, including the provision,
years before the war, of blank forms
in anticipation of the exact course
of action that was pursued in Bel
GUM, is one of the most striking
features of a book on German War
Practices" just printed by the gov
eminent for free distribution by the
committee on public information.
The exposure of the cold blooded
ruthlessness of German warfare,
carefully drilled into the soldiers
even to the extent of providing for
eign phrase books to enable them to
make curt and arrogant demands on
the people of invaded countries, is
a compilation of data and documents
by Dana C. Muro, of Princeton Uni
versity; George c. Stellhorn of the
University of Wisconsin and August
C. Krey of the University of Wis
consin.
Blank forms for Frightfulness
The book is rich in quotations
showing the general teachings of
military leaders and the kaiser on
the desirability of suppressing all
humanitarian instincts in carrying on
the war. But more impressive than
these ideas, with which the public
has already been made more or less
familiar, are extracts from manual
edited in Berlin in 1906 giving exact
details of preparation of the kind of
warfare thus preached. This was
a military interpreter for use in the
enemy's country. Among its forms,
ready for use by inserting names,
date and place." says the new book
of the committee on public informa-
ton. ARE the following:
"A fine of soc, 900 marks In conse-
quence of an attempt made by -
to assasinate a German soldier, is
imposed on the town of o. BY order
OF -
efforts have been made without
result to obtain the withdrawal of
the fine
1.-The term fixed for payment ex-
pires tomorrow, Saturday, December
IL, at noon
sBank notes, cash, or silver plate
will be accepted
Burned Without Pity
nave TO- dChnOW ituSc IcCclDL Vi
your letter dated the 7th of this
month in which you bring to my
!. notice the great difficulty you ex-
pect to meet in levying the contri-
buttons. | can but regret the
explanations which you have thought
proper to give me on this subject.
the order in question which eman-
ates from my government is so clear
and precise and the instructions
which | have received in the matter
are so categorical that if the sum
due by the town of R-is not paid
the town will be burned down with
out pity"
These forms have been of great
use to the German commanders in
Belgium and northern France. The
closeness with which they have been
followed in this conquered and, dur
ing the present war, may be seen by
reading the following proclamation:
THE city of Brussels. exclusive
OF its suburbs, has been punished by
an additional fine of 10000 900 francs,
on account of the attack made upon
q German soldier by Ryckere, one of
its police officials.-The Governor
OF Brussels, Baron Won Luettwitz.
November 1. 1914"
Phrase Book for Terrorization
The German officers were pro-
vfded with the forms to be used in
terrorizing the conquered people.
The common soldiers were provided
with phrase books which would en-
able them to impose their will upon
the terrified people. Minister Brand
Whitlock in his report to the state
department on September IL, 1917,
writes: The German soldiers were
provided with phrase books giving