The Oroville weekly gazette. [volume] (Oroville, Wash.) 1905-19??, 1918-01-11


and said that at the point where the
a,ley Joined the Meuse we could not
| 90. any further as the villagers were
| shoo,ins at us from every house. we
sho, the whole lot--l6 Of them In ali.
They we're drawn up in three fshks.
| the same shot did for three OF them al
the same time.
- The men had already shown
their brutal instincts; $3.50
"The sight of the bodies of the IN
Ihabitants who had been shot was IN
ldescribable. Every house in the whole
| village was destroyed. We dragged the
villagers. one after the other out OF
the most unlikely corners. The men
were shot as we'll as the women ana
children who were in the convent,
since IL was said shots had been nreo
from the convent windows: and we
burned II afterwards.
| "The inhabitants might have escaped
the penalty by handing over the guilty
and paying $4,000 francs.
THE inhabitants fired on our men
again. The division took drastic steps
to stop the villages from being burned
and the inhabitants from being shot.
The pretty little village Of Cue d'Ossus,
however. was apparently set on nre
without cause. A cyclist fell off his
machine and his rifle went off. He I'M
mediately said he had been shot at.
All the inhabitants were burnt in their
houses. / hope there will be no more
such horrors.
"At Leppe apparently 200 men were
shot. There must have been many in
nocent men among them. In future We
shall have to hold an inquiry as to
their guilt instead Of shooting them.
I'm the evening we marched to Maui
bert Fontaine. Just as We were having
our meal the alarm was sounded-ev-
cry one is very jumpy.
| September 3rd. Still at Rethel, on
guard over prisoners The houses
are charming inside The middle class
in France have magnificent furniture.
We found stylish pieces everywhere
and beautiful silks. but in what a
states - Good Code . every bit
of furniture broken, mirrirs smashed.
The vandals themselves could not
have done mare damage. This place is
a disgrace to our army. The inhabi-
tants who fled could not have expected
Of course, that all Of their goods would
have been left intact after SO many
troops had passed. But the column
commanders are responsible for the
greater part of the damage, as they
could have prevented the looting and
millions Of marks: even the safes have
been attacked.
| "In a solicitors house, in which, as
luck would have it. all was in ex-
cellent taste, including a collection of
old lace and Eastern works Of art, ev-
erything was smashed to bits.
Il could not resist taking a little
memento myself here an dthere.
One house was particularly elegant,
Everything in the best taste. The hail
was Of light oak; / found a splendid
rain coat under the staircase and a
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an officer in the One Hundred Seventy
eight Regiment. 18th saxson Corps)
But this horror apparently was not
shared by the German commander in
chief. as Is evident from the follow
ing:
20 der-To the People of Liege.
THE population OF Andenne. after
making display Of peaceful Intentions
toward our troops, attacked them in
the most treacherous manner. With my
authorization. the General command
ing these troops has reduced the town
to ashes and has had 10 persons shot.
II bring this fact to the knowledge
OF the people Of Liege in order that
they may know what fate to expect
should they adopt similar attitude.
"Liege. 22nd Augut. 1914.
General Won Bulow."