Evening journal., 1918-01-16

AZ Douy-la-Ramee. in the Department
y Seine-et-NIarne, the Germans burned
iown the mill and tried 10 throw a
miI-hand into the flames. No provoca-
ton was given them at Douy. and they
rad been inquiring after the exact
situation Of the mill at the villages on
their way Their plans were going
amiss; they were nearing the turning
point Of their progress and, like the
other German armies abreast Of them,
they vented their rage On everything
they encountered on their path. At
Barcy they burned down the archivc
room at the Marie, shelled the hos
pital, and killed eighteen wounded
French soldiers lying there. At Pen
chard they burned three houses az
NeufmOnters three ricks and a farm.
Al Chauconin they carried OF two
vanloads Of booty, and burned Eve
houses and six barns. Chauconin looks
down from its hill upon MeauX and
the valley OF the Marne, but the Ger
mans did not descend on MeaiX or
cross the river here. They had 60 face
the threat 10 their flank from Paris,
and, leaving a rearglard to- meet it,
they swerved, again. still further to the
east.
They reached the Marine at Vareddes.
pillaged the place, and carried or seven
teen hostages, including the cure Three
at least Of these hostages were killed
-one OF them a man 70 years old. He
was taken 10 Coulombs.' states his
brother-in-law; "by "Wednesday he
could no longer walk; next day he was
given a b8yonet stroke in the forehead
and a revolver shot in the heart. I
myself brought his body back from
Coulombs and buried it at Congis" At
Congis the Germans arrested man 66
years old near a spot called Gue-a-Tres-
mes. tied him TO a cattle-tether, and
shot him--out Of Spite because they
found no money IN his purse Two
civilians from Nareddes were compelled
10 remove cOrpses at Gue-a-Tresmes.
and clean up the chateau ihercj. After
this murder the Germans prepared TO
set COngis on fire. They stuffed 20
houses with straw and drenched them
with petrol but the arrival Of the
French troops fortunately prevented
them from carrying ont their purpose. "
AZ Lizy-sur-Ourcq they pillaged sys-
'ematically from sept to sept 9-th8
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ents Of chemists shops. ironmongers'
shops, bicycle shops were loaded on
motor lOrries and hOrse-wagous and
hand-carts. The most eager pillagers
were men wearing the Red Cross
badge IF one attempted to stop and
watch them at work, they came and
thrust their revolvers at ones chest.
The Inspector Of Gendarmerie at Lis
states that all the cOmmuues IN his
district were plundered 10 this thor
lughgoing fashion, and the booty car
red OF in vehicles commandeered from
he inhabitants. ary-sur-Alarne, too.
vas plundered, and a customer was
killed here at a bar by a German caval-
" patrol AZ Mary the Germans car
led off their plunder iQ their own army
,arts. Al y-en-Multien they carried
2 OF IN motor lorries Here, too, there
vas wanton firing on civili0ns-nOn
we're killed outright. but a woman lost
ler arm and died In hospital at MeauA.
This was west Of the Ourcq, but sew
.ral Of Won Kluck's corps came down
o the east OF that river. moving from
.ompiecne through Nillers-COttereis
Near Nivieres, in the Department Of the
Aisne, on Sept ?, they shot an agricul-
iural laborcr ~ years old MY men
we're a little too quick The German
lon-commissioned officer remarked-ihe
Did man had not heard, at 800 yards,
fhe officers order 10 halt 40 DampleuX,
IN the edge Of the forest. they shot
"a civilian from Nillers-Coitcreis- At
Noroy-sur-Ourcq, they murdered O.
rarde-champetre. 90 years old, in his
cottage. He was found with his skull
beaten in, lying in q pool OF blood Al
Chouv they carried or the blacksmith,
And his wife had nc news OF him till
he heard, a month later. that he had
lied in hospital at scissors. He was
seen on Sept. at Neuilly-Saint-Fron
Il saw him pass states O witness,
tied to the tail Of horse, COINS
through the town In the direction OF
fhateau-Thlerry. An hour later l saw
lim come back In the same plight by
Then his face was covered with blood
and appeared TO have been slashed with
sabre ! heard Of his death at soils
sons later Neuilly-Saini-Fron was
pillaged by the Germans They requisi-
Toned an inhabltant 20 remove their
plunder with his own horses and cart
and then sent him 10 an internment
ann in Germany. At Breuils near
Neuilly. they wounded two women on
heir way into town to buy bread-ono
of them was injured seriously
Crossing the Ourcq, they pillaged
Brumetz on Sept. 3; on the ith they
burned a tobacconist's shop there, on
he 7ih a chateau. Crossing the Marine,
above IT'S junction with the Ourcq. they
.ame on Sept. 4. TO Jouarre, in the
Department OF Selne-et-Nsrne, and
plundered Il in the usual way. Tho
oot was loaded on motor-cars marked
With the Red Gross. The troops followed
one another in an endless stream, and
The pillage began again as each new
corps arrived--as far as there was any
thing left to take. The total losses no
lied exceed 100000 francs"
Sablonnieres, on the Petit NORM, was
entered by the Germans on Sept. a.
Their cavalry caught a civilian on a
bicycle, and made him rioe behind them
when they were fired at by French
,hasseurs and were beating a retreat.
An officer fired his revolver al nim q
rooper knocked him of his bicycle
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