The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1917-07-10
. BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMs.

BY WILLIAM PHILIP SIMMS.
With the British Armies in the
Field. July 10 The Prus-
slams rule with an iron rod in the oc-
cupied territory of France, as the fol-
lowing items from the diary of an in
habitant of the village of Savy, a few
miles to the west of st. Quentin, clear
ly show.
April rs C915): The Garde Champ
ire (village constable) has been order
ed to inform farmers that they are
not to cut hay or clover under 500
francs penalty.
April 80: Germans make house to
distributes forms to be filled out by
farmers showing how much grain they
are planting.
May 1: Russian prisoners brought
here to pull up sugar beets for the
Germans.
May 4: The Inhabitants have been
deprived of bread four days because
NJ. Lebrun, the baker, is refused flour
unless he buys it with German money
and there is no German money among
Savy civilians.
Get American Flour.
May 10: Germans, employing Rus
sian prisoners. have broken the last
four millstones in Gronnier's mill.
May IT: The Germans have sheared
all sheep and taken the wool.
May 81: Beginning today Lebrun is
baking bread made of American flour.
The ration is $50 gramms per head per
day.
May %: Today is Pentacost. The
Cure went to Etroil1ers to celebrate
mass but as he had no 1aissez- pasSer
the Germans seized him, took him in
| cart to Holnon and fined him SO
francs.
May 25: Rumor that Italy has de-
Clare0 war against GRrr1anv
July l: The Garde was sent by the
Kommandantur to Henri Catry's
| house to ask how many wagons he
had in his barn. C's only answer was
go to prison in St. Quentin for IA
| days.
July 21: Notice on church door
| states men, women, girls and boys
will continue to be requisitioned for
work in the fields between 4 a. m
| and p. m. Those who idle in the
fields will be hit with sticks. Those
who refuse to work will be put into
| prison.
| July %: This morning Garde an
nounced that all civilians must salute
| German officers, men by tipping hats
women by bowling. Fine or imprison-
ment for refusal.
Held in Line Six Hours
| July rs: AT the general census OF
horses, owners had to stand at theiI
| horses heads for six hours. Henry
Catry happened to be standing two
yards away from his horse and he
was hit with a stick by a German
| gendarme. When he protested he
| was beaten more severely. An old
man lay down by his horse and was
beaten and made to stand up. Others
were treated in the same brutal man
| ner.
July %: Germans are making the
rounds examining every house fol
bronze and brass objects.
August IT: All fruit must be picked
and turned over to the Germans.
October IS: Rumor of French vic.
tory in Champagne.
October 25: American committed
has offered carbide lamps. These car
be had at town hall.
October 81: The Germans who ar
rived on October 10 have left. They
burned M. Biget's shop and othel
places, too.
November 1S: Sale of milk to civil
for sick Germans.
Have Taken Everything.
January /, 1916: From IL p. m
on last night Germans saluted New
Year by firing cannon, machine gum
cially made and at very great heigh
produced colors and bright lights. Tit
whole village was illuminated witt
electric lights. The wood of Athill1
was wholly Illuminated.
| January 6: Copper taken from
Gronnier's brewery. At Savy one can
not provision oneself. even in soap
The Germans have taken everything