Turner County herald. (Hurley, Dakota [S.D.]) 1883-19??, 1918-05-16
FATE Of BELGIUM
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watches, adsa: underwear. 1908
esnssragdeFaes and wonea's hanaker
chiefs, Ii. 1872 umbrellas and parasols,
a,Tns ssagsr sgasons, 1,sT5: Bottles of
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crease over those sf THE campsIga
againNs Fsaaca Id 1s7anTs.
"In Belgium. besides many arr
treasures, they have confseated old
paintings valued al t3.ooo,ooo pesetns.
'tIsas TO the trsaehery of Cardinal
Afeycier and other priests. who did
their utmost 10 STIR the priests against
the gaodhearted German soldiers.
they we're forced 10 teach q sewers.
lesson 70 the Belgium and E'rench,
Catholics.
"cathedraIs destroyed. 4 rendered
! unserylceabie. s.: churches destroyed,
81 rendered unservseeahle. "a. To-,
tai. 7s,
I'm Polnad also. farge number .,of
churches have been destroyed fos
military reasons The fgures con-
cernias these have not yet been pub,
Iished.
As result OF The stupid stubborn.
ness of the Belgian people in cons
tinuing the struggle after their bloody
and hnes defeat OH the battlefield. tho
German officers were forced against
their win 10 impose punishments On
many rich individuals and wealthy
cities
.This has contributed the following
amounts 10 German treasury:
@Punishments. sT.oooooo pesetas s.
security. 1905, 800 pesetass reprtsals.
l5,7ao,o0o pesefas; forced contriba<.
tions, 4.82o,85o pesetas. Total, 12oe-
0Ti, $50 pesetas.
This amount Includes fine OF
15,oo0 pesetas imposed on the Aisa--
tlan children who Insist on speaking
the French language and refuse to.
study the beautiful German language,
The statistics are a most useful warn
Ing to neutral countries,
IF there are still any thinking OF,
siding with the allies, let them take
warning from the fate oil the others
In connection with claims Of the en.-
tent Of territory occupied by German
troops the following foot note aD-,
pears:
when 1t is held that the Germans
have occupied no English territory
and that on the ceatrary they have.
lost all their African colonies amount,
Ing to some three million square kilo-;
meters, 1t must be remembered that,
the English, according to the declarE--
tion OF their ministers, are not intend
Ing TO secure any extension OF the
British empire, that they have enter
ed The struggle with only the aim OF
helping the Belglans.
That is TO say. the English have
practically pledged themselves to re-
turn the German colonies after the
war Ia exchange for the evacnatioH
and indemnification OF Belgium. Tho
Germans. therefore, are to recover all
that they have lost In Africa
More than so.Ooo British have been
msde prisoners Although TO these fa,-.
+ ures The English oppose I24.S06 Ger-
Inais prisoners taken hy them on ths,
western frssfis. ii must be remembered
a the English trent PRISONERS with not
abla Kindness tttiantiura notorial,. !.
while the regime imposed On the Eng
fish prisoners BY The Germans is ons,
Of extreme rigor;; SO that the Germans.
with q s1nail number of prisoners, have
secured d much superior moral effect.
Besides, to the 2..t4 officers and 81 .32S
soldiers must be added the several
| / thousand English prisoners that have
died In consequence of disease, seanty
food and other accidents ii German
concentration camps.
The figures refer to- the total prior
to the drive in Picartiy and Flanders. =
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