El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1917-11-06
GERMANS SICK
Of CRUELTIE5
Appeal to Gerard While
Ambassador to Protest
Against BUtcheries.

Washington, D. c. Nov. 6.-Sick-
ened By the butcheries OF which the
Germans and their allies have been
guilty. German soldiers themselves
have appealed 10 former ambassador
Gerard las the representative OF o
Christian state to protest against
these infamies- This viii be discussed
fully in q forthcoming pamphlet by
the committee or public Information.
entitled German war practices.
One German soldier. conscience
stricken with the massacre Of Russian
prisoners. Implored the American ann
bassadOr to protest and signed his
letter "a German soldier and Chris
tiau-7
Another, through the ambassador.
addressed his appeal 10 the American
government against the butchery OF
prisoners and signed his letter a
soldier who is not barbarian
Slaughter In Maaurlan Lakes
This was the protest Of "a German
soldier, an eye witness Of The Slaugl-
ter Of Russian soldiers in the Masur-
ian lakes and swamps,
1T was friEhtful. heart reudiug, as
these masses Of human beings We're
Criyen TO destruction Above the ter
rible thunder Of the cannon could be
heard the heart reudiuE cries OF the
Russians, oh Prussians- oh. Prus-
sians--but there was no mercy The
captain had ordered the whole must
ole; so rapid fire. As ] have heard
five men and one officer on our side
went mad from those heart rending
cries But most Of my comrades and
the officers j0ked as the uuarmed and
helpless Russians shrieked Tor mercy
while they were being suffOcated in
the swamps and shot down
Haunted By Shrieks.
The order was close up and at IL
harder! For days afterward those
heart reuding yelIs followed me and
I dare not think of them or ] shall 90
mad There is no God; there is no
morality and no ethics any more
There are no human being any more,
but only beasts. Down with militar-
ism.
This was the experience OF a Prus-
ian soldier At present y Ounded; Ber-
lin. October -, 1914.
IF you are a truth loving man,
please receive these lines from a COM
mon Prusslan soldier
This was the testimony Of another
German soldier on the east 'front.'
Russian Poland, December 10. 1919.
In the name Of Christianity I send
you these words
MY conscience forces me as q
Christian German soldier to inform
you Of these lines
Wounded Russian Bayonetted.
Wounded Russians were killed
with the DayOuet according 20 orders,
and Russians who have surrendered
are often shot down in cold blood
according 70 orders in spite Of their
heart rending prayers.
Il hope that you. as the representa-
tive Of a Christian station state VIII
protest against this
"A German soldier and a Christian.
Il would give my name and reEl-
ment but these words could get me
court martialed for divulglns mill
tary secrets"
EnElishmen are shot Down.
the western front:
ITO the American government.
~ Washington. L. = A.
'EnEushmen who are cautured are
shot down IL small groups. with the
French We are more cousiderate.
ask whether men let themselves be
taken prisoner in order % f. disarmei
and shot down afterwards Is that.
I'm battle? Il is no longer a
secret among the people; one hears
everywhere that few prisoners are
taken; they are shot down I'm small
groups. Thy say naively. We don
want any unnecl ssary mouths TO feed
" here there is no one TO enter COM
plant there is no judge. Is there no
power in the world which can put an
end TO these murders and rescue thu
Victims Where Is Christianity
Where is right2 Might Is right
a soldier and q man who is no bar
1arian."