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The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-07-12
What a Tragedy {!

While reading the morning pa
per, Miss Sara suddenly exclaimed:
"How dreadful! Rev Mr.. Mar
igold taken to the hospital, victim
of locomotor ataxia"
II wonder. said her sister Su-
san, "vhether the poor man was
run over or whether the thing blew
up with him ?''-rhe Phila3elphis
Publ Ledger
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-07-12
NOTES OF THE FARM
BY WILBUR G.
BY WILBUR G. WILSON

For fine example of deep culti-
walton and ridging of corn and it's
evil effect, see l.. b. McEwen's
corn. He checked it, then double
shoveled it deep and laid by with
"a ridge. The boys corn acres of
A. A. Thompson and J. w. Jordan
on either side are examples of level
cultivation, with fine prospects of
making corn.
Neighbors say Luther Rushing
has the finest prospect for corn and
soy beans in the Pleasant Valley
section. He has level cultivation,
and expects to plant rye in middles.
Swindell Bros. have the only
level cultivated corn in the bottom.
Peas are planted in the middles.
One field of broadcast soy beans is
the finest in the county. With red
clover, Japan clover, soy beans and
peas they are increasing the fer
tility of their land. Neighbors say
4heir crops are standing the drouth
better.
John Peck Rushing has prepar-
ed his wheat stubble for peas in
way that is different and in one of
the best ways; subsoiled, doubled
disced, narrowed and planted in
rows to be cultivated.
Alfalfa has been cut twice. The
second is lighter than first. Both
cuttings yielded about two tons
per acre, SO Guy Ryan, Clay Rush
ing, Sam Sparks, Tom Craney and
others report,
Bud Lockhart is balancing his
corn aud clover ration to Il3 pigs
and hogs by feeding tankage.
Feeding tankage will pay the far
mer. Try bag of it.
The Big Sandy Boys Pig Club
exhibit on July 4 was very credit
able. First premium won by Leo
Mobiles; second, Charles Rurnett;
third, Obed VanHuss. Two pigs
belonging to the Mobiles brothers
at 1862 days old weighed 1874 and
1876 pounds.
Boys that plan to join the corn
club next year, get busy and plant
a cover crop to be turned under.
If you have not planted your
middles to soy beans or peas, get
rye. Keep middles clean by fre-
quent narrowing 1t is criminal
the way some farmers are laying
by.corn. 1t will pay better to drag
or harrow once week than 60
fishing.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-07-12

"a Lloyd Lock hart hart
25-CIarence Marchbanks.
26 Ray Melton.
27-Tom W. Lashlee.
28- Henry Cecil Winters.
% Blantie NJ. Hubbs.
30-James Frederick Gibson.
3l-Thomas Mcclellan Wick.
32-James Clarence Bridges.
80 -Finis Grin Herndon.
81 Granville Cowell.
35-GrenvilIe. Garner.
36-Leonard Nathaniel PEBBLES.
37-Samuel Putnam Jones.
38-Robert i. Taylor Beachem
39-Martin Van Hatley.
40--Horace Newton Hatley.
Al Henry Ledbetter.
40 Claud Nicholas.
43 William Thomas Pierce.
44-John Howard Gary.
45-Elmer Williamson.
46-Lawson Berry.
Al William Allen.
48--C Charlie Edwin Doty.
49-Carlos D Floyd.
5O--Dallas Perkins. (c)
5l-Roy Dolphus McEwen.
52-Thetus Hobson Latimer.
53-James Wyly Hatley.
54-Roy N. Depriest.
55-Elmer Harrison Dudley.
So William Lewis.
57-Amos Bryan Corbitt.
8-Enloe Bomar.
59-James David Bradley.
60--Orley Hilmel Akers.
6l-Verdie Bell.
62 Fred Holland.
63-John Fitzpatrick.
64-Eddie Dale Ward.
65--Bertie Malin.
66 Herbert Chester Umsted.
67-Fred Bryan Loveall.
68 William Antney Farrar.
69-Herman Clay Wilson.
70-William Wester Jordon.
I'll Hubbs Summers.
Jesse Albert Jordan, Bud Blanks
nd w f Sparks will depart for
Iattisburg, Miss, next week. E.
V. Blakely and John G. Malin are
Iternates Twenty-Five men will
ntrain for Camp Gordon week
fter next
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-07-12

SELECTMEN CALLED.
TIE MEMPHIS NEWS SCTMITAR

Benton County bid farewell to
twenty. five more fighting men
Monday afternoon when the fol-
lowing selectmen entrained for
Fort Thomas, Ky:
Elbert WyguI.
Homer Jackson Nunnery.
Felix b. Madrey.
Henry Y. Barnes,
w. Ii. Terry.
Gilbert Mckenzie.
BeRrley f. Ross.
Henry Akers.
Horace Allen.
Carlos Hudson, jr.
George Whitney.
Willard l. Odom.
Lawrence Hatley.
SiIas Greene Flowers.
John Wesley Smothers.
Richard G. Evans.
Benjamin Terry.
Claude Berry.
John II. Brown.
Obey Moon.
Clifford Hicks,
Clarence Hudson.
Arch PEBBLES.
Seran Summers.
Virgil Smith.
Allie Baker, from local board,
Fairfield, Cal.
William j. Davis, from local
board, Gatesville, Tex.
The following is a list of June
5, 1918, registrants with their or
der number:
l-Baruey Bruin Stigall.
2-Luther William Vickery.
3-Larie Hezie Singleton.
4-David Freeman Barnes.
5-James William Melton.
George I, Harper.
Jennings Bryan Odle.
s. William Mitcherson.
9-James Newton Melton,
10-Earl Brown Robbins.
1l-Harold Hail Dinwiddie.
12-Clenn Brown Christopher,
13-Jesse Belyew.
l4-John Henry Moore. (c)
15-McKinley Yarbrough. (c)
16-James Elery Mcdaniel.
17-Royal Edgar Smothers.
18-Lee Roy Jones.
19-Virlus Clarence Smith.
20-Jesse Sherman Brewer.
21-Thomas b. Craney.
22-Lonzo B, Christopher.
% William Alfred Williams.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-07-12

Every man, woman, and child in
America can help win the war.
Eevry man, woman and child who
buys a Liberty Bond or a War
Savings Stamp does something to-
ward winning the war, enlists in
one division of national service,
supporting the Government, and
backing up our fighting men in
France and on the seas.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-07-12
FARM WANTED.

Do you want to sell your farm?
Then write to me, giving your low
est cash price. Don't write unless
you mean business.
r. l.. PAUL.,
The Real Estate Broker, Bowling
Green, Ky.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-07-12

Children who are dressed in
white clothes, medical men de-
clare, are more susceptible to colds
and infectious diseases than those
clad in dark, warm colors.
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-07-12

B0oPlo CoH5luoI lnulBptnSdOl6 ueC-
essaries that they can do without
and get along just as well, because
they did so when they had to do it.
A distinguished member of the
British food control committee re-
minds the world that the scarcity of
sugar is not such an appalling dis
Rster, because millions and millions
Of people lived and loved and died
without knowing sugar or even
hearing about it;. because sugar
was not in the world until the thir-
teenth century, and coal was not
known until about the fourteenth
century.
We got along very we'll without
butter until the fifteenth century,
aud without potatoes and tobacco
until the sixteenth century. We
knew nothing of tea, coffee or soap
until the seventeenth century,
We had no lamps or umbrellas an
til the eighteenth century, and the
nineteenth century was here and
pretty we'll spent before we had
kilograms, chloroform, gas or
matches. These are comforts, and
what we call necessities at the pres
ent time, but in the olden centuries
people got along very we'll without
them because they knew nothing
Of them. They were not to be had,
and people did without them.
And at the present time people
can do without a great many things
that we look upon as Indispensable,
aud without which our lives would
he barren waste. In this country
millionaires have been reduced to
penniless paupers, and they dis
covered that while it was very EN-.
barrassing, and aroused in them
many fears, the prospect Of being
without money was really more
terrible than the reality, and they
managed to get along, and there
have been millions Of these through
oat history. The wisest philosophy
ia to do without the unattainable;
cult thinking about it, and it will
cease worrying you.
Many noble hearted, good wom-
an believes that existence would be
impossible unless she had control
OF a houseful of servants ready to
Go her bidding, and to do many
necessary things without bidding.
It such a woman were deprived of
all these blessings and thrown ON
her own resources Sue would mall
age to get along in someway, just
as other people do who have never
had them. She would learn to do
without, and the science of doing
withoutis is one that can be cultivat-
ed much more easily than many
people imagine.
Philosophers tell US that there
are two kinds of rich people. To
one class belong those who are
fortunate in the possession of much
and to the other class belong those
who are fortunate in the need OF
little. Perhaps the more fortunate
cf the two is the latter class, because
possession imposes responsibility,
while doing without and needing
little gives ideal freedom and i'm
muuity from all worry and trouble.
A wise man has said There is
nothing either good or bad, but
thinking makes it SC" and if we
emit thinking about the things that
we have not and can not have, the
loss of them will not bother us,
and we will get along without them.
- III
The Camden chronicle. (Camden, Tenn.) 1890-current, 1918-07-12

Deeds of trust Gu baud at The
Chronicle oGce
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27
FRANKVILLE.

Feb. 25, 1918.
DR.. Nash has sold his property
here to Mr.. Murphy at Waukon and
the large barn on the place will be
made over into cheese factory.
Walter Pilgrim hauled his siio
from Ossian Monday James Knee
skem and Walter Brandt assisted
him.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sherman Bollman
vert to Postville Tuesday, where
Mrs. Bollman remained for visit
at the home of her brother, Carl
Letchford.
Chris Waters transacted business
in Postville Monday.
Ferdinand Hilmer ard son Fred at
tended the Evan Swe1som sale at
Bethel Tuesday.
Rob Waters, Jr., and G. III. Waters
attended sale ir Nasset Tuesday.
Mrs. Ewings has been very sick
the past week, DR.. Kinson OF Post
Vile was called to countcil with DR..
Nash Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Ryan have both
been sick with La Grippe the past
week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27
ale near DEBORAH Friday.

sale near DEBORAH Friday.
A patriotic program was given at
the NJ. E. church Friday evening.
Herb Waters was over from Waukon
and gave a splendid address on the
work done by the Y. NJ. c. A, Y. w.
C. A., and X. C.s.
Miss Hazel Meikle spent several
days the past week with home folks.
Mr.. Brown was down from RAJ
veIa Friday, and put in several new
phones.
Miss Amanda Slogan returned to
her home near Locust Saturday; her
brother Hans Slogan and wife ac-
compared her home for an over
Sunday visit.
Mrs. Edna Omstead went to Mon
ona Friday, called there by the seri-
Gus illness of her father-intlaw.
Fred Hilmer, Bert Overhouse, and
Harry Harvey went to Waukon Sat
urday to bring out material for the
new cheese factory.
Mrs. Kate Peck, president of the
w. c. T. u, has invited the men,
bers to spend Thursday at her home.
After the regular business meeting
the time will be spent I'M making
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27
MADISON TOWNSHIP.

Feb. 25, 1918.
Mrs. Sam Engen was taken Serious
ly i'll yesterday.
Several boys from Madison left
Saturday morning for Camp Dodge.
They were Hans Engen, Olvin How
den Gilbert Christen, Olaf Fret
helm.
Peter Surly arrived recently from
Cooperstowa N. D. He has been
visiting with Geo. and Ben Josvang-
er.
Arne Guttormson, Even Peterson,
Olaf Myren, G.. Kvale and Hans Hal
yorson has been collecting for the
Lutheran Brotherhood for the Madi-
son church the past week.
Ben and Geo. Josvalger for the o..
L. church, and Carl Owen for the
Synod church and as usual Madison
has been liberal.
There will be sale at the Mrs. H.
o. Josvanger place on Thursday,
March the 7th.
Freda Josvalger will finish her
term of school or Wednesday. She
will then keep house for her brother
George.
Quite a few from Madison attend
ed the sale at Gilbert Haugen's last
Friday.
Anton Dahle and Ben Josvanger
are appointed to sell War Savings
Stamps in the east part Of Madison.
Anyone can afford to borrow some
money to the Government as one
Stamp costs Sab for the north of
Feb. Buy as many as you can af-
ford.
Several of the 2eighbors assisted
e. F. Bakken hauling hogs Satur-
day.
DIR. Dahl was a professional caller
at Tom Ulson's one night last week.
Morris Delaney has been appointed
Rural carrier on route 5.
Theo. Halversol of DEBORAH is
saving wood in our neighborhood
this week.
Pete Surly consulted the doctor
several days last week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27

A basket social will be given at
the Mckay school house Friday eve
ming, March l, proceeds to be given
for Red Cross work. Miss Musser
and pupils extend an invitation to
ALL Ladies please bring baskets.
Mrs. Geo. Wolfe and son Lloyd,
and Mrs. Carre Hughes, made bust
ness trip to Postville Tuesday.
Mr.. ard Mrs. James Ewing, and
Mrs. Alice Paul of Mason City, and
Chas. Ewing of Waterloo, came last
week, called here by the illness of
their mother, Mrs. Ewing.
John Lydem was over from Post
vile on business Monday.
Mrs. Carl Litchford was operated
on for appendicitis at the Schmitz
Hospital in Postville Thursday. At
last report she is doing well.
Charles Hi1dershot and Lloyd
Wolfe answered the call of our coun-
try Friday, and went to DEBORAH, on
Saturday morning to Camp Dodge.
Tom Ryan spent several days last
week with relatives in Wauko1.
Ray and Harry Waters, Glen and
Vern Litchford, Chris Waters and
Will Schutta attended the Haugen
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27
NORTH MADISON.

Albert Wick was a caller at De-
corah Monday.
Misses Florence Drew aid Leorn
Thompson visited with Clarissa Fret
helm Saturday afternoon last week.
Arthur Macal from Austin, Mimi,
is at present visiting his brother
Willie.
Mrs. II. H. Fretheim was caller
at the Albert Hillen home Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. p. Hovey AID
daughter Mrs. Charley Falck were
shoppers at DEBORAH Saturday.
Raymond Drew ald sister Pearl
Josephine and Florence Drew, Oscar
Flaskerud aid sisters Ella and Karen
visited at the IL. j. Fretheim home
Monday evening.
Grace Drew who is teaching school
near Protovin visited home folks
from Friday until Sunday.
Clarence Hovey ard ole Hamre
visited with Olaf Fretheim Monday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Doe and fam
ly visited at Pete Neste's Sunday.
Erick Flaskerud went to Albert
lea Saturday to attend the funeral
" Elf Flaskerud.
Sam Helliri returned to his home
{ Miner, NJ ID. after spending
eyeral months with his father, b..
!. HELEN and other relatives.
Herman Fretheim spent Sunday
it'll Lloyd Hovey.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27

bandages and other things for the
soldiers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Crawford
made a trip to Postville Friday.
The young people enjoyed party
in the hall Saturday evening.
Miss Letha Thorto1 Of Castalia
was an over Sunday guest at the
Paul Topel home.
An enlistment campaign will be
started at the Presbyterian Sunday
school Sunday morning, March 10.
Each member of the Sunhay-school
is requested to bring at least one
new member.
Irving Hughes and family spent
Sunday at the Tom French home in
Rave1a.
A patriotic program will be given
at the church Sunday morning
March 10.
Arthur Brandt is having quite a
serious time with a felo1 on his
hand.
Ire d. Y. N. T. Society will meet
with Mrs. Rachel Birdsell Thursday
afternoon, March 6.
Schroeder's merl were over from
Postville the first of the week t.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27

wire Arthur Brandt's building. for
electric lights, as he has purchased
a plant.
Frank Bulman was over from
Waukon ON business Friday.
Will aud John Schutta were busi-
ness callers in Postville Saturday.
Mr.. Lewis Rolfe of Myron is NOV
irig onto the Wallace Waters farm.
Clara Topel closed her winter term
of school at Highland Friday.
Mrs. Glines of PostVille visited her
daughter, Mrs. Harry Oleson, the
last of the week.
Fritz Drier is spending a few days
with home folks at home from Du-
buuue, where he is attending school.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Harvey are the
proud parents of a little son, born to
them Sunday evening, Feb. "a.
Harry Bollman of Postville was an
over Sunday visitor with his brother
Sherman.
Mr.. ard Mrs. Fred Stock, Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Hagar and baby of Lud-
low, spent Sunday with relatives in
town.
Chas. Brouillet ard family are
again residents of our village hav-
ing moved back the first of the week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27

A large crowd attended the Basket
Social and Program at the Wagner
school house, Dist. 5, Friday even
ing. Proceeds were given to the Red
Cross.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sander Thompson
and Julia Guttormson called at the
Ben Thompson home Friday.
ole Hamre visited at the o. p.
HoVey home the past week.
Decorah public opinion. (Decorah, Winneshiek County [Iowa]) 1895-1928, 1918-02-27

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The Snowflake herald., 1918-05-31
LINDEN LOCAL LINES

Special to The Herald:
Linden, Ariz., May 28.
Mr. and Mrs Noble Rogers are
the proud parents of baby boy.
Mother and son doing nicely.
Prof. Atkin and wife attended
Sunday school here Sunday.
Prof. Atkin good talk on edu-
cation enlisted a number of our
young folks in the summer
school.
Almon Owens was a visitor
here last week.
Frank Willis is attending court
in Holbrook.
Miss Ella Willis is home after
visiting with her brother in HOl-
brook last week.
The Relief Society members
met at the home of Mrs. Wealthy
B. Rogers where a short program
and Hoover luncheon were
enjoyed by all.
R. D. and Chase Rogers made
a business trip to Flagstaff last
week.
Taylor Gardner made a trip to
Taylor Saturday.
Fred Willis is home on a for
lough trying to regain his health.
Visitors to our town on Sunday
were Earnest Ramsay. Joe Frost,
Cliff Frost, Georgia Hunt, Clara
Dell Smith and Celia Hunt.
Caroline Hunt has returned
from Snowflake.
Bp. Owens and wife of Show
Low spent Saturday with Mr..
and Mrs. @. R. Gardner.
Miss Ruby Potter is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Chase Rogers.
Nellie Van Alta is the guest of
Sue Lionbarger
E. D. White and Frank Gard
ner were receiving ties Friday.
Hamilton Fish spent Friday in
this vicinity.
The Linden Farm Bureau is in
vestigating the feasibility OF
bringing water from Lakeside
for irrigation purposes. Fngin-
eers White and Gardner are now
maksng the preliminary survey.
Get the habit take the Herald
The Snowflake herald., 1918-05-31
LAKESIDE NEWS
Special to The Herald:

OpeCldI- 10 Inc a6ralQ:
Lakeside, Ariz., May 28.
Hans Hansen, S. E. West and
A. 2. Larson are at Holbrook
this week on the trial jury.
Mrs. j. r. Treat left We'd
nesday for Flagstaff where she
will spend week or two visiting.
Miss Dena West arrived home
on the 21st, having graduated
from the Flagstaff Normal.
Miss Georgia Hansen is con-
Quoting the Red Cross drive here.
We claim just as much patriotism
as anybody our size.
The Bee Hive Girls gave a
conservation party on the 24th
just For Fun and Funds" for
a Liberty Bond. Fun ran pretty
high when each was fined so
much for unnecessary doll
rags.
A young Mr.. Platner died on
the oath at a homestead about z
miles from here. The body was
brot here and after a funeral
service Saturday noon, was
placed in the local cemetary.
Very sad for the mother and
brother. Other relations, ex-
pected, were unable to reach
here in time for the funeral.
House warming, or did you
say birthday party at Larson's
on the 22nd. At any rate, there
was some time" Mrs. Treat
presided at table in the absence
of the lady of the house. w. H.
said: Everybody come again
next year. Hear that?
H. C. Tenny was in town Fri
day and Saturday last.
Two weeks more of school
beginning the 9th, so says the
local school board, after about
seven weeks vacation on account
of the small poX disturbance.
No truants, please.
Jack Fish and Free Cooley are
working up at the R. R. saw
mill, 9 miles from here.
Grandma Kay fell the other
morning while making some eX-
ertion and has since been confn-
ed to her bed.
The Snowflake herald., 1918-05-31

committed by or charged against mem
Ders as is shown in the following ex-
amples, which are quoted from the
Appeal to Truth, cited above:
"The Belgian government have sent
orders to rejOin the army to the mi
litiamen of several classes. All
those who receive these orders are
strictly forbidden to act upon them.
In case of disobedience the
family of the militiaman will be held
equally responsible"
Punishment without Mercy"
The commander in chief of the Ger
man army in Belgium posted a procla-
nation declaring:
"The villages where acts of hostility
shall be committed by the inhabitants
against our troops will be burned.
"For all destruction of roads, rail-
ways, bridges, ETC., the villages in the
neighborhOod of the destruction Will
be held responsible.
1.-THE punishments announced above
will be carried out severely and with
VuI AACANy' AlC WAOIS COLlluuhAIy
will be held responsible. Hostages
will be taken in large numbers. The
heaviest war taxes will be levied"
At the end of the appeal to Truth"
Cardinal Mercier says:
"But we cannot say all here, nor
quote all.
"If, however, our readers wish for
the proof of the accusations :.
we shall be glad to furnish them.
There is not in our letter, nor in the
four annexes Ito the appeal to
Truth, one allegation of which we
have not the proofs in our records"
The Snowflake herald., 1918-05-31

ten, bishop of Liege; M. Kleyer Durgo-
master of Liege; the senators, repre-
sentatives, and the permanent deputy
and sheriff of Liege."
The above quotation is taken from
"An Appeal to Truth" addressed No
vember "A, 1915, by Cardinal Mercier
and the other bishops of Belgium to
the cardinals, archbishops, and bishops
of Germany and Austria-Hungary.
"SOme ten or dozen American cor
respondents, of whom l was enc, wit
messed the first German drive through
Belgium. Most of us were so appalled,
and Mortified by what we saw as to be-
come anti German for life." Will 1r-
win in Saturday Evening Post, Octo-
Der 6, 1917, page Al.
Robbery Under Guise of Fines.
The contracting nations, Including
Germany, who signed the conventions
of the second peace conference at The
Hague, 1907, pledged themselves to the
following:
article L. No general penalty, pc
cuniary or otherwise, shall be inflicted
upon the population on account of the
acts of individuals for which they can
not be regarded as jointly and several
ly responsible"
article LII. ReQuisitions in kind
and services shall not be demanded
from municipalities or inhabitants ex-
cept for the needs of the army of Oc-
cupation. They shall be in proportion
to the resources of the country, and OF
such nature as not to involve the in
habitants in the obligation of taking
part in military operations against
their own country"
The German authorities have violat-
ed these articles from the very begin
ming. AS soon as they invaded Bel
gium, heavy fines were laid upon indi-
vidual communities as reprisals for
some act against the German army or
it's regulations which was committed
within their boundaries. In IAN APP
peal to Truth" Cardinal Mercier cites
the following cases:
"Malines, a working-claSs town,
without resources, has had hne OF
10000 marks inflicted on it because
the burgomaster did not inform the
military authority of a journey which
the cardinal, deprived of the use of his
motorcar, had been obliged to make
on foot. In fact, upon the tilmslest
preteXts heavy fines are inflicted on
cOmmunes. The commune of Puers
was subjected to a fine of 1900 marks
because a telegraph wire was broken
although the inquiry showed that IL
had given way through wear"
MerciIess Exactions.
In addition to such arbitrary
SDoradic exactions, in December, 1914
+he Germans demanded 40,OOO,OOO
francs ($S,OO0000), month to De
Maid by the Belgian provinces Jointly.
Concerning this enormous imposition
Cardinal MERCER says, in the Appeal
to Truth:
"Now. in December, 1914, Belgium
was devastated. Contributions OF war
imnosed on the towns and innumerable
reuuisitions in kind had exhausted her'
The greater part of the factories were
idle and in those which were still at
work. raw materials were, contrary TO
all law. being freely Communicated.
ut was on this impoverished Bel
gium, living on foreign charity, that a
contribution of nearly 5OO,oOO'OOO
francs was imposed"
The German military rules nave dleo
made the families responsible for aclS