Grand Forks herald. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1916-1955, 1917-04-10

would be If she came to war with n
United States. The officer showed MT
Stinson' how the German military au-
thorities worked out the war game
for campaigns against every nation
and how they would proceed against
the United States.
Taking a map he designated what
he termed 1.-The heart of the nation
Beginning at thu mouth Sof Chesa-
peake bay he drew a line through
Maryland and Virginia. up hrough
the center Of Pennsylvania and New
York to Niagara river near Bunalo
! and along the Canadian border to the
land, the capitals Of eleven states.
nine-tenths Of the great munition
plants Of h country, the great inan-
cial centers, and $4,000. 900 people.
He said Germany could send an ex-
pedttionary force large enough to es-
tablish a base, with a convoy OF bat
tleships that could defy the American
navy, and within 30 days could have
another army landed larger than the
first and capable Of making an ad-
vance that would give the control OF
the heart of the nation within three
to six weeks.
Horrors OF German Warfare.
Mr.. Walcott told stories Of things
he had seen n heard in Germany.
Poland and Belgium, Of cruelties and
barbarities that made h blood run
did not dare repeat for fear they
would not be believed. He told Of
conversations a year ago with Cen
eral Won Bussig, the German military
| governor of Belgium, in which he
was told the German plans were to
deport all the able-bodied men and
women Of Belgium to points behind
a.. 1l-41 "a hor,n thA~n tolrn
the places Of Germans so the men
could so to the front. and then the
Belgians too old or too young or dis
abled to ne Of service were to be sent
forward outside the German lines so
they could get to the French and
British armies and Germany would
be freed Of the task Of feeding them.
Then later the fertile lands and the
great industries of Belgium would be
placed in the hands of Germans and
Belgium would vanish as a nation.
There would be no more Belgian chill
dren born, for the reason the men
and the ONE would never be
brought together again, but would be
made dependent on Germany If they
remained in Europe. In tbs connec-
ton Mr.. Stinson told Of British and
French prisoners taken by Germans
having been emasculatel in numbers.
No Babes in Poland.
Mr.. Walcott told Of the horrors Of
the path Of war Though Poland to
Warsaw and beyonA. The prisoners
of war had been obliged to gather
up human bones which were trans-
ported to certain sections and there
made into potash for German "a
uses. There are no children under
five years in Poland because they
could no. survive the hardships in
f1icted on the people.
Mr.. Coudert told Of a New York
physician Of Belgian birth and edu-
cation with an income Of $4,000
who gave up all to go to Belgium to
fight Germany because every MEM
Der of his class in the University Of
Brussels was in the trenches and he
could not remain away at such a
time.
St. Paul and Minneapolis are
awakening to the need of the hour
and recognition is being taken of the
homes that have e their sons to
the service Of the country. Posters
bearing a picture Of the Stars and
Stripes and the words, "A Son of
This Home is Defending This Flag
for YOU" will be distributed by the
st. Paul association. for display in
windows Of the homes of enlisted men.