Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-09-22
GERMANS CONTINUE: CRUEL
TREATMENT OF BELGIANs
load of Children Arrives on
the Swiss Frontier.
BABES NUMB WITH COLD
Little Ones Were Incredibly Filthy
and Almost Without Exception
Had to BE Sent to Infirmary.
People Hcrtlcd Like Cattle.


international News Burcau.l
Judging by certain British and
American newspapers. there seem still
TO be a number of people. both in Great
Britain and the United States. who
imagine that German inhumanity TO
Belgium and the BclEians and TO the
Inhabitants OF the occupied parts OF
France belongs TO the early phases OF
the war. and that, in short. it is Z
thing OF ufr past and not OF the present
If they could but he in the Swiss
frontier town ot Basel ana watch the
or French, or both. they would soon
realize that the Germans have in no
wise repentcd OF their evil deeds. and
that their cruelty TO these helpless be-
lngS grows greater rather than less.
The other day one such train reached
Basel from Belgium via Germany. Its
children, evacuated by the Germans on
the ground OF their being in delicate
old men and old women, French sub
jects from occupied parts of France,
and two or three German women, sup
posed TO be looking after the children.
Despite the weather having been bitter
~ cold. the carriages. which were old
fashioned and uncom Portable werc not
heated; and, although the children had
TO remain in them from Thursday even
Ing I'LL Saturday morning they con.
any kind. The doors and windows
were locked: consequently there could
be no ventilation. All the. food these
children received on their journey was
some soup once in the day.
SCENE IN CARRIAGES
DECLARED lIEARTRENDISG
When the train arrived Tn Basel. and
the carriages were unlocked. the scene
was heartrendinE. The children were
numb with cold. and. rs might have
been expected. incredibly nlthy. If not
fl,a D.,lg a
proha bly, have been an epidemic among
them afterwards, owing TO the com
plete absence OF ventilation and sanl-
refugees and evacues, who for three
years and half have been accustomed
10 the mournful sights presented 10y;
than on this occasion. One lady. when
she entered one of these carriages
were in. exclaimed: The curse Of God
be upon the Kaiser" Some OF the
Children s,,r were lying meaning. others
less, staring AT the committee members
and Red Cross nurses. The authori-
ties were. obliged Immediately TO dis
infect all the carriages and remove
them from the platform TO siding as
soon as the children had been taken
away. Almost without exception the
children had TO so TO the inhrmary.
This. however. was only one out Of
many, conveys OF Germany's victims
INK the war. and still continue TO ar
rive. y few remain in French Switzer-
land. but the majority, as soon as nj,
meaning people who can still make eN-
cuses for Germany should so TO Basel
on day or during Il night when one
of these conveys arrive: then they Will
understand the fun force OF the ex-
clamation, the curse Of God be upon
The Kaiser" Another train which ar
rived with French cvacucS has caused
such a scandal in the independent Swiss
press not under German control, that
"a,
train reached Easel. one old man was
and many others who came by the
same train. men and women had TO be
taken 10 the intirmary. which did not
inmates AT once. III this case the car
r!ages in which the people travelled
were very old. with broken windows
was piercingly cold, and the snow blow
ing In and COVERING the floors
AS 10 German inhumanity 10 Hclgians
in Belgium. some testimony has been
obtained by Professor Henjamin Val
lotion, one Of the best known French
Swiss authors OF the day, especially on
account OF his book "rotterat and the
War" Gee qu'cn Tensc Potterat'D.
His information, which he assures US
was supplied him from q source OF
unqucstonahic truStwcrthineSs, says
that the Germars are now more than
eyer compelling Bclcians OF all ages
20 work for them, without regard 10
their occupation or state Of health. In
some parts. especially in Limbourg and
Luxembourg. the% are incloscd in con-
cattle and afterwards examined and
sorted out into caIoS"ries. some being
sent TO muniti0n factories and others
Obliged 10 dig trenches. They are
worked sometimes to such an extent
hat they drop. and as n rule when n
worker is allowed TO return home. IL is
because he is such physical wreck
as to be incapable OF doing anything.
any one protesting against such NAL
tttN.- &c . b. rt.-..
IN dark and damp cell, or sent TO
Germany, where 1t Is Impossible TO
ascertain his fate.
After the Germans have removed AL
machinery from belgium. they are noNv
carrying off the materials OF which
the Belgian factories are made. even
TO the bricks, tiles and pipes. All Bel
rian household utensils. whether in
copper or brass have long since been
article Of copper or brass is noted.
from saucepans 10 door handles and the
:et Of hedsteads Three days later
another functionary appears and car
ries OF all tho noted articles. Civ
ing in exchange Il paper with "a NUN
ornaments on tonhsioncs have been re-
moved The Germans. therefore. rob
not only the living. hu; the dead
Any Bergian possessing type
writer has had long ago TO give
II up. The blankets have been taken
from peoples beds, their furniture from
their houses, al any rate the good fur
niture; and their telephones and even
their linen have also gone Moreover.
The Belgians arc Obliged to feed the
also send parcels OF food 10 ,h.ir own
prisoners in Gcrmanv-t that is, II they
do not wish them to die Of hunger.
Nevertheless. trainloads Of H"lg!a a
potatoes went TO Germany last autumn,
only sixty kilos per person being al
themselves.