Evening journal., 1918-02-16

Meanwhile. other murders were ne
ing committed at the other end Of the
town, which had also been set on IRE.
NJ. and Nine George, their daughter
their son-in-law. VI. Gruher and two
Young children Of the latier's, were
caught by The flames IN the cellar
where they had hidden themselves, ana
were fired at as they fled N and Nine
George were killed in front OF their
house; NJ. Gruber, while holding one Of
his children in his arms, was badly
wounded. and dragged himself into a
meadow close by, where he died five
hours later His wife witnessed his
agony from a house that commanded
the meadow, but she was not allowed 10
20 and give HIM any help az all. Final
IL. NJ Spatz. an old man Of 81, NJ. Emile
Boulay. and his flfteen-year-old son
were murdered in their homes.
During this terrible day certain
number of people were driven brutally
from their houses. and then collected in
the high-street and subjected 20 the
grosscst mal;reatmeni A man of -, NJ.
Batoz. though helple-s and III. was
plucLed from his bed and dragged
naked into the road. He died a fort
night later About a dozen young peo-
ple had to lie fat on the ground with
their arms crossed, and soldiers pass
inc near them amused themselves by
kicking them striking them with the
butt-end Of their rifles and treading on
their hands During a scene Of this
kind young Massel, AGED IS, who had
been wounded by a bullet fell into the
river and was drowned His mother and
sister who witnessed the accident,
We're not allowed 60 so 20 his help.
while this massacre was in prog
ress the enemy gave themselves up 20
an orgy of incendiarism and pillage.
Firhtv-fve houses were destroyed and
The church was hombarded by battery
placed on a height commanding the
Town. This bombardmeni, which served
no military end-fOr fighting had
ceased-Nas carried out in the pres
ence Of some hostages from Fennevil-
Ter who-t0 quote several Witnesses
were Obliged 90 take on their hats and
shout 'Hurrah = with The gunners ut
every discharge. 10 is only fair how
ever, TO mention that, upon representa-
lions from NJ Bcrson. a profes or at the
C0ndorcef school, who was spending
his holidays at Badonviller and had
been arrested there. Captain Baumann
consented. while the cann0nade was go-
ine on. TO send soldiers 90 form a chain
and exiinrlsh in IFS early stages
ronfagration which had broken out i'm
a block OF houses close 10 the church.
"Durinc the neht az Baior,ile,
wrote a Bavarian soldier in letter TO
girl at home. 81 bayoneied women and
4 YOUNG girls in fAe minutes. We fought
from house 10 house. and these women
fred on us with rcvolvers, they also
fired on the captain too and then he
told me t0 shoot iiem an. but /
bayoneted them and did not shoot them
this set of sovs. they are worse than
men"
The French Commission give the fol-
lowing summary Of .BaVarlan ouirages
81 Raon-r Eiape
The Germans entered Raon-rEiap6
on Aug. q As soon as they arrived
they first of AN burned four houses In
The Rue Carnot under The usual pre-
text that they had been fired upon
Next dav thew placed machine-guns on
steps OF the hospital 8nd dug trenches
I'm The garden When The Sisters
protested again this violation of hos
piial premises they admitted mat they
had selected The position deliberately to
shelter themselves from the Frcnch ar
tillery Until the 2sih they went ON
burning down the town. using torches
0renades and an indammable lQHd
which they squlrted with hand-pumps.
Besides this, they ordered the .inhani-
a.. Arfr, I.n .I f.tt.
possessed. The Corn Exchange. the gigis'
school. several other public buildings,
and one hundred and two private
houses were destroyed. Somo soldiers
when asked by Dr. Wendlinc why they
We're burning everything replied: Your
town is badly lighted we must
brighten up the night a bit
In addition. we have 90 deplore The
deaths Of several absolutely unonendine
people An old man OF 70. NJ Richard
was killed by a bullet while watching
some Of the enemy's troops go boy from
40 upper window of his house "
Huck was murdered on the night of
The 2ith or 25ih, while leaying IBIS
cellar -Four days later his bO0y, with
q wound In the head was recovered
from the river into which The murder
ers had thrown ii certain NJ POirel
was wounded morially under circum-
stances which are not quite clear. NJ
perisse was forced 20 walk ip front 1l
the soldiers and struck down i'm the Hu'
Chanzy In the same street The widow
Grandemange received a wound IN tho
eg from which she died some days
afterwards
During the whole Of the occupation
there were many acts Of pillage. and
some officers and several German
women took part in them. Every third
day motor-cars laden With booty went
on in the direction Of Grey and re-
turned empty The pilagers spread a
Red Cross nag over a wagon filled with
casks Of wine stolen from NJ Marcelon 3
establishment.
In the first week Nile y a domestic
servant 81 years Of age was surprised
>Ss- four soldiers in her masters house
Three Of them held her down while
The fourth outraged her Mime. y. was
tae victim Of a similar outrage. A Ger
man violated her in a neishbor's house
after driving out the other people there,
revolver in hand