The Mena weekly star., 1918-05-16
HUNS ARE PROUD
 OF FR|CHTFULNESS
Roast of Frightfulness Holding It Before the World as Warning to Neutral Nati0ns--Comparative
 Treatment of Prisoners.

. and Belgium has been made the sub. feet of a German warning to neutral nations of the fate they may expect if they take up arms against the Gen. tral Powers.
 If there are any still thinking of siding with the allies, let them take warning from the fate of others" says the warning. It is in the form of a cir. cular. that recites the amount of booty seized in France and Belgium, the number of churches damaged and de- stroyed, the money wrung from the stricken inhabitants and, finally, the deliberate mistreatment of English prisoners of war. m
 Tabulate Branch and Belgian Booty.
 German propagandists have flooded Spain with this document, printed in Spanish, and copies have come into the possession of the State Depart ment. Having established its German origin, the department tonight made public this translation:
 Besides an untold amount of war material captured on the battlefield, the Germans have taken possession of incalculable booty in France and Bel gium, including: High grade watches, 1T; average watches, 6,016; under wear, 18,073; embroideries and wom- en's handkerchiefs, 15,132; umbrellas and parasols, 3,705; silver spoons, 1876; bottles of champagne, 523 900.
 These figures show a large in crease over those of the campaign against France in 1870-71.
 In Belgium, besides many art treasufers, they have confscated old paintings valued at million pesetas.
 Taught Catholics Lesson"
 Due to the treachery of Cardinal Mercier and other priests, who did their utmost to stir the priests against the good hearted German soldiers, they were forced to teach severe les- son to Belgian and French Catholics Here is the record: Cathedrals de- stroyed, four; rendered unserviceable, eight; churches destroyed, twenty seven; rendered unserviceable, thirty four; total, seventy-three.
 In Poland also large number of churches have been destroyed for mili- tary reasons.
 As result of the stupid stubborn ness of the Belgian people in continu- ing the struggle, after their bloody and final defeat on the battlefield, the German officers were forced against their will, to impose punishments on many rich individuals and wealthy cities. This has netted the following amounts to the German treasury: Punishments, S7 million pesetas; re- prisals, 15A million pesetas; forced contributions, 4.320,850 pesetas; total, 120,070,S50 pesetas.
 Warned Against Fate of Others.
 'This amount includes a fine of fifteen thousand pesetas imposed on the Alsatian children who insist on speaking the French language, and refused to study the beautiful German language. These statistics are most useful warning to the neutral coun- tries.
 If there are any still thinking of siding with the allies let them take warning from the fate of the others"
 In connection with claims of the extent of territory occupied by Ger man troops the following footnote ap- pears;
 When it is held that the Germans have occupied no English territory and that on the contrary they have lost all their African colones amount ing to three million square kilomaters, lt must be remembered that the Eng hsh according to the declarations of then ministers. ard not intendinR Co eg any extension of the British Empire; tAat they have entered tae struggle with only the aim of helping the Belgians That is to say. the Eng hsh have practically pledged them selves Co return the German colonies after the war in exchange for the evacuation and indemnifcatiou of Bel gium The Germans, therefore are to recover all that they have lost in Africa"
 Prisoners Died of Accidents
 1t is claimed in this document that more than 50,000 British have been made prisoners and in this connection the following statement is made:
 "Altho to these figures the English oppose 124,S00 German prisoners talk en by them on the western front, it must be remembered the English treat their prisoners with notable kindness tblandura notoria) while the regime imposed on the English prisoners by the Germans is one of extreme rigor; so that the Germans, with a small number of prisoners, have secured a much superior moral effect. Besides to the 2,264 officers and 51 1925 sol diers, must be added the several thousand English prisoners that have died in consequence of disease, scanty food and other accidents in German concentration camps"
 The figures regarding British pris- oners, it is explained, refer to the to- 'al prior to the recent drive in Pieardy and Flanders.
 MARRIAGE LICENSES GRANTED
 May 10.
 bardie Medford, Board Camp aged 20 Virgie Goble, same. ....... aged l7
 May IL