The daily Alaskan., 1918-02-05

Very many German soldiers pho hare been taken prisoner had kept diaries. and theSe hare been cOnfS- cated by the captOrS. Many haze been published, frequently tOith fac simile reproductions to guarantee ther authenticity. The fOllOtOing ertracts, wih the testimony Ot Brand Whitlock, are made public by the committee on public tmfOrmGttoH at Washington:
 Aug. 23. Our men came Oack and said that at the point where the valley Joined the Mouse we could not get any further, as the villagers were shooting at us from every house. We shot the whole lOt-16 of them. They were drawn up in three ranks; the same shot did for three ut a time. The men had already shown their brutal instincts; -.
 '"The sight of the bodies of all the inhabitants who had been shot was indeScribable. Every house in the whole village was destroyed. We dragged the villagers one after an other out of the most unlikely corners. The men were shot as well as the women and children who were in the convent. since shots had been fired from the convent windows; and we burnt it afterwards.
 "The inhabitants might have es- caped the penalty by handing over the guilty and paying 15,OOO francs.
 'The inhabitants fired on our men again. The division took drastic steps to stop this, the villages being burnt and the inhabitants being shot. The pretty little village of Cue dOSsus, however. was apparently set on fire without cause. A cyclist fell off his machine and his rifle went off. He immediately said he had been shot at. All the inhabitants were burnt in the houses. hope there will be no more Sucn horrors.
 "Disarace to Our Army"
 At Leppe apparently POO men were shot. There must have been some in- pocent men among them. In future We shall have to hold an inquiry as to their guilt instead of shooting them.
 .In the evening we marched to Maubert-FOntaine. Just as We were having our meal the alarm was sound | ed-eyeryone Is very jumpy.
 "September 8. Still at Rethel, on guard over prisoners. .. The houses are charming inside. The middle class in France has magnificent furniture. We found stylish pieces everywhere and beautiful silk, but in what state Good God Every bit Of furniture broken, mirrors smashed. l The YuudalS themselves could not have done more damage. This place is a disgrace to our army. The in' hab!tnnts who fled could not have eX- pected. of course, that all their goods would have been left intact after so many troops had passed. But the col umn commanders are responsible for the greater purI of the damage, as they could have prevented the footing and destruction. The damage amounts l to millions of marks; even the sates have been attacked.
 I fin trh l luck would have 1t, all was in excel lent taste, including a collection of old lace and Eastern works of art | everything was smashed to bits.
 q could not resist taking q little mementO myself here and there. |. One house was particularly elegant, everything in the best taste. The hall was of light oak; found splendid raincoat under the staircase and q camera for Felix" (FrOm the diary of an officer in the One Hundred Seyenty-eighth regiment, Twelfth Sax on corps.)
 But his horror apparently was not shared by the German commander in chief, as is evident from the follow ing:
 "Order.
 DTO the People of Liege.
 "The population of Andenne, after making q display of peaceful inten- lions toward our troops, attacked them in the most treacherOus manner. With my authorization, the general con- manding these troops has reduced the town to ashes and has had no persons shot.
 q bring this fact to the knowledge of the people of Liege in order that they may know what fate to expect should they adopt q similar attitude. l "Liege, 22d August, 1914.
 "GENERAL YON BUELOW."
 Brand Whitloek Writes of Massaeres.
 In his report of September F, 1917, to the secretary of state, Minister Whitlock has much to tell of the pol icy of frightfulness. The following passages refer to the subject of mas sacreS: