Evening capital news. (Boise, Idaho) 1901-1927, 1917-11-19

lately made use of by the troops-all
these are the merest trifles. Let us
also dismiss pillage. organized on a
large scale by the authorities. Of all
sorts of raw material and industrial
machinery: the bill on this scores will
come to several million dollars. Let
us likewise put aside official rob-
berries, committed by governors of
towns. or provinces, from munich
pal treasures (even the treasury
of the Red Cross at Brussels was
robbed), usually under the form of
fines. or of taxes imposed under trans
parent pretences. There again there
Will be millions to recover
We shallfdeal here with PERSONAL
ROBBERIES only. as distinct from the
pilfering carried on by hungry soldiers.
distinct, too, from the regular contribu-
lions levied on a conquered country
by an INSCRIPTIONS administration.
These robberies are innumerable, COM
mitted sometimes by private soldiers,
but often by officers, doctors and high
officials. Here are some examples:
SOLDIER THIEVES: They are
rougher in their dealings, and kill
those who offer resistance. It is a
case of Your money or your life"
Madame MaupoiX, aged 20, living at
Triaucourt, was kicked to death
while soldiers ransacked her cup.
boards. Monsieur Dalissier, aged 70,
belonging to Congis. was summoned
to give up his purse: he declared that
he had no money; they tied him up
with rope and fired Is shots into his
body. Let us pass quickly over the
Soldier thief'-merely small fry!
OFFICER THIEVES: At Baron, an
officer compelled the notary to open
his safe. and stole money and jewelry
from it. Another, after going through
several houses, was seen wearing on
his wrists and fingers six bracelets and
nine rings belonging to women Sol
diers who brought their officer a stolen
jewel received a reward of four shil-
lings.
The robberies at Baccarat and Creil
were directed" by officers. At Creil,
a captain tried to induce Guillot and
Dement'S to point out the houses Of the
richest inhabitants, and their refusal
cost them harsh treatment
At Fosse, French military doctor
200 patients, and himself wounded,
was arrested and taken before a cap
tain. The. captain told the doctor
that he would have him shot, and
meanwhile opened the doctors tunic
with his own hand, took out his pock-
et-book and appropriated the 400
francs he found in it.
share the stolen money From a diary
belonging to titled lieutenant of the
guards, let us quote this note:
"FOSSE. Village entirely burnt. The
Seventh company made 1000 francs In
booty"
From another officers note book:
More than 5000 francs booty for the
battalion"
Another diary after the sacking OF
a place, gives a detailed account of the
distribution thus: AGO francs for the
first lieutenant, 800 francs for the Sc
cond lieutenant, ETC."
DOCTOR THIEVES: At choisy-
au-Bac two army doctors, wearing
their brassards, personally sacked the
house of family named Binder. Al
Chateau Thierry some doctors were
made prisoners. Their mess tins were
opened and found to be full of stoler
articles. After Morhange, a French
doctor of the Twentieth corps re.
manned in the German lines toebe neal
his wounded. He was accosted by on,
of his German "confreres' who witt
his own hands stole his watch ant
pocket book.
At Raon- sur PLANE, after the re
treat of our troops DIR. Schneider re
manned behind with 80 wounded. Mex
day up came German ambulance will
Professor vulpius. a we'll known Ger
man scientist of Heidelberg university
who must have presided over man.
international medical congresses. A
soon as he was installed, "herr pro
} fessor" intimated to his French fel
low doctors that he was going to be
gin with a small customary formally.
) The formality was a simple one: hi
colleagues were to hand over to hir
"all the money they had on them" =
/ strongly protested" declared tn
French doctor on oath) but we wer
compelled to hand over our purses an
, all their contents. Having relieved Il
in this way, he turned to our poo
wounded, who were all searched an
!. stripped Of their money. There wa
nothing to be done: we were in tn
;" hands, not Of a doctor. but of resula
brute.
V ROYAL THIEVES: After Twin
about a week In a chateau near LEG
, Fl. r. H. Prince Eitel Fritz. the duke {
Q Brunswick. ard another nobleman {
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