The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1917-12-20
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In their power to stimulate u hatred .
other peoples In the minds OF the Ger
mans. A campaign Of education b.
fore the war was carried on with th,
object Of impressing upon the minds
of the Germans the treacherous nature
OF the peoples against whom the mil
tary leaders were anxious to wage
war. Not only were the Germans grad
ually led to believe that II was neces
sary to fight defensive war against
INSCRIPTIONS foes. but also that these
foes would violate every precept Of hu.
manlty, and consequently MIST be
crushed without mercy as measure
of self-defense. The fruits OF this
campaign Of suspicion and hatred be-
came evident when almost at the out
break of the war many Germans be-
came possessed with the belief that
the whole population Of Belgium, the
first country to be invaded. had vio-
lated every rule Of honorable warfare,
that the francs-tireurs (guerrlllas)
were everywhere present doing their
deadly work In secrecy or under the
cover Of darkness; that women and
even children were mutllating and kill
Ing the wounded or helpless prisoners.
The effect Of the fables upon the
popular mind may be seen in the fol-
lowing extracts from German letters
Extract from letter written by n
German soldier to his brother. (ThIs
letter. now in the possession Of the
United States government. wag obtain
cd for this pamphlet from Mr.. J. c..
Grew. formerly secretary TO the United
States embassy at Berln.)
"November a. 1914
"The battles are everywhere OK
tremely tenacious and bloody, This
Englishmen we hate most and we want
10 get even with them for once. While
one now and then sees French prison.
ers, one hardly ever beholds French
black troops or Englishmen. These
good people are not overlooked by our
infantrymen; that sort of people Is
moved down without mercy. The
losses of the Engllshmen must be enor-
nous. There Is a. desire to wipe them
out, root and ALL"
The emperor gave his sanction to
the reports Of the brutal acts Of the
Belgians in n telegram to President
Wilson.
Berlin, via Copenhagen. Sept. Z, 1914.
Secretary Of State. Washington.
Number SO. September Z. am re-
quested to forward the following tele-
gram from the emperor to the presi-
dent:
AZ feel II my duty, Mr.. President,
to inform you as the most prominent
representative of principles OF human
lty, that after taking the French fort,
ress of Longwy. my troops discovered
there thousands of dumdmn cartridges
made by special government machln-
cry. The same kind of ammunition
was found on killed and wounded
troops and prisoners. also on the Brit
ish troops. You know what terrible
wounds and suffering these bullets In
fiict and that their use is strictly for
bldden by the established rules of in
ternatlonal law. therefore address
solemn protest to you against this
kind of warfare. which. owing to the
methods Of our adversarles. has be-
come one Of the most barharous known
In history. Not only have they en-
ployed these atroclous weapons. but
the Belgian government has openly en-
couraged and long since carefully pre-
pared the participation Of the Belgian
civil population In the fighting, The
atrocities committed even by women
and priests In this guerrilla warfare,
also on wounded soldiers. medical staff
and nurses. doctors killed. hospitals
attacked by rifle fire. were such that
my generals finally were compelled to
take the most drastic measures In or
der to punish the guilty and to fright
en- int ulOuulili SA9 p'pu"'''" '''"
continuing their work Of vile murder
and horror. Some villages and even
the old town of Loewen UOuvaln)
excepting the fine hotel de vile, hnd
TO be Gestl Dyed In self-defense, and
for the protection of my troops Ny
heart bleeds when see that such
measures have become unavoidable
and when think of the numerous In
nocent people who lose their home ant
property as consequence of the bar
barous behavior of those criminals
Signed. william. Emperor and King.
"GERARD. Berlin"
Lorenz Muller In the German Cath
olic Review. Der Feis, February, 1915
made the following statement In re
gard TO the emperor's telegram:
"Oniclally no instance has beer
proven of persons having fred witt
the help of priests from the towers o
churches. All that has been made
known up to the present, and that ha
been made the object Of inquiry con
cerning alleged atrocities attributed 4
Catholic priests during this war. ha
been shown to be false and altogethe
imaginary, without any exception. gu
emperor telegraphed to the presiden
of the United States of America tina
even women and priests had commit
ted atrocities during this guerrilla wal
fare on wounded soldiers. doctors an
nurses attached to the field amhu
lances. How this telegram can be rec
onciled with the fact stated above W
shall not he able to learn until afte
the war"
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