The Challis messenger. (Challis, Idaho) 1912-current, 1918-02-06

'ucihs textuatly The Declaration.
"nicn nave been made to us.
these deportatlons began ,o,.,,.
.,.er' The Germans annourcea ,ba,
Wv, ne, iiihaDitants Of Roubalx. Tourcolny
''.''e' ETC, were going to be TRANSPORT
GU mo French districts where th.t,
p''isiohihg would be pasler'
Al night. at about two o'cIocL in
'i'e morning. whole district AZ the
.'"h was Invested BY the troops Of &C..
'uPation To each house was distrib.
u'eu a printed notice, Of which we y,va
iereih an exact reproduction. preserv.
ing .he style and spelling (See docu.
ment, above.)
Inc inhabitants 30 warned were to
'''d themselves ready to depart an
hour ana half after the distribution
OF the proclamation
Each FAMILY, drawn UP outside the
mousse, was examined by an officer. who
pointed out haphazard the persons who
were 10 go. No words can express the
barbarity Of this proceeding nor de.
scribe the heartrending scenes which
occurred; young men and girls took
nasty farewell Of their parents-a fare.
wen hurried by the German soldiers
VINO were executing the infamous task
--reJoined the group Of those who were
gong, and found themselves In the
middle OF the street, surrounded by
other soldiers with fixed bayonets.'
Tears Of despair On the part OF
parents and children 50 ruthlessly
separated did not soften the hearts Of
the brutal Germans. Sometimes, how
ever, a more klndhearted officer yield
cd TO too great despair and did not
choose all the persons whom he should
by the terms Of his Instructions
have separated
| Herded Like Cattle.
These girls and lads were taken
In street cars to factories. where they
were numbered and labeled like cattle
and grouped to form conveys. In these
factories, they remained L, a or So
hours until train was ready to re-
| move them
The deportation began with the
villages Of Roncy. Halluin. etc, then
Tourcolng and Roubaix. In the towns
the Germans proceeded by districts
In all about 5000 persons are said
to have been carried off up to the pres
ent. This monstrous operation has
taken eight 10 ten days to accomplish
THE reason given by the German
authorities is a humanitarian % one
They have put forward the following
pretexts: provisioning is going tc
break down in the large towns in the
north and their suburbs. whereas in
the Ardennes the feeding is easy and
cheap
1t is known from the young ner
and girls. since sent back 10 theii
families for reasons Of health. that il
the department Of the Ardennes The
victims are lodged in a terrible man
ner, in disgraceful promiscuity; they
are compelled 10 work in the fields. Il
is unnecessary to say that the inhabi
tants of cur towns are not trained Il
such work. The Germans pay then
l.50 m. But there are complaints OF
ins"Tcierr food.
"earbarity Of Slave Orivers."
They we're very badly received il
the Ardennes. The Germans had tolt
the Ardennais that these were ''volun
teers" who were coming 10 work, anC
the Ardennais proceeded 10 receive
them with many insults, which onl!
ceased when the forcible deportation
of which they were the victims became
known
Feeling ran especially high in oul
towns. Never has so Ubiquitous {
measure been carried out. The Ger
mans have shown all the barbarity OF
slave drivers.
The families so scattered are IL
despair and the morale of the Who'll,
population is gravely affected. Boys
of fourteen, schoolboyS in knicker
bockers. young girls OF fifteen 10 six
ten have been carried of. and the de
spairins protests of their parents failed
10 touch the hearts OF the German Off
GERS, or rather executioners.
"One last detail: The persons 81
deported are allowed TO write hom'
once a month: that is 10 say, even les:
often than military prisoners
I'VE do not wish here TO enter int
the question Of provisioning in the in
yaded districts: others, better quail
fed than ourselves. give you. as WI
know. frequent information. II 1:
enough for us TO describe in few
words the situation from this aspect
Entire Population in Misery.
The provisioning is very difficult
food. apart from that supplied by The
Spauish-American committee. is yer!
scarce and terribly dear. People
are hungry and the provisioning is in
ADEQUATE by at least half: our popu
lation is suffering constant privauons
and is growing notieeably weaker. Tn.
deoth rate. too. has increased conSid
erably.
with all confidence in the Sympath,
Of the government we venture 70 adj
dress a new and pressing appeal tt