Evening journal., 1918-01-17

100000 francs, you shall be shot, and
The town shall be bombarded and
burnt" The Procureur, with the Mayor
and the Town Clerk. was shut up in
the lavalory Of q private house for the
night a soldier showed the Town
Clerk O bucket OF petrol on the stairs
If we are fired on, we shall send O
shot into that bucket and burn The
house with you in t." At ? IN the
morning they were led ont 10 be shot.
The firms patty cleaned their arms and
lined up opposite them; the prisoners
stood thus for 20 minutes. then. In
stead. they were driven along with the
army and finally released on the road
There was the usual pillagc at Cou-
lommiers plate, blankets, linen, boots
and bicycles were loaded on 20 motor
lorries and carried of. a woman was
violated in the presence OF her hus-
band and children 1.-The husband was
terrorised by tho assailsnis' ari..s.
At Jouy-sur-Norin two Germans came
into a house c3rrying looted bottles Of
champagne and violated a girl Of Is
the mother was kept Off with the
bayonet by each soldier in turn; the
father was away.
The chateau Of La Masure. in the
commune OF Ia Ferie-Gaucher, was
visited by four Germans -ona4of them
an onlcer-on Sept 6 There were three
civilians on the premises-the owner,
w. Quenescourt aged II; his maid,
AGED 5i; and a woman Of 40, the wife
of a refugee. who was receiving shell
ter in the chateau with her twelve
year-old son The Germans took re-
freshmeni and went off; but between
" and g in the eycning all four re-
turned "They seemed the worse for
drink. especially the officer" They be-
gan fring through the gate. and ht
one of the walchdogs. which had to
Doe put out of iis misery When the
gate was opened 90 them they demand
ed food and lodging The maid cooked
them food, and then NJ Quenescourt
advised both women 90 conceal their
whereabouts. for the night. They at
tempted 20 do SO, but the Germans
searched for them and found first the
refugee and then the maid. "1he ON
Ger dragged me up to the attic, states
the former. tore of all my clothes,
and tried. unsuccessfully, TO Violate
me. Meanwhile, one or the soldiers
robbed me Of my purse containing 30
francs At this moment NJ Quenescourt,
wishing TO save me, fred up the stair
case With q revolver He was shot I'M
medlately. and the oflcer then made
me leave the attic and compelled me TO
/ step over NJ. Quenescourts body Fin
ally the officer handed over his victim
/ to his three companions They threw
her on to the murdered mans bed and
violated her there, while the officer
went to look for the maid "He brought
me-" states the iatter. Ito see the body
OF my master. IT was lying on the
stairs, with one wound in the head anC
several others In the chest, Th'
officer then made me strip completed!
naked and violated me he ordered M
, TO make him coffee; he forced me Il
B. lie with him all night keeping hi
rifle within reach, and gripping m
T tight all the time 10 prevent me iron
J getting away" In the morning tn
, women had to prepare coffee anl
chocolate for the four Germans. Tn
oflcer dragged in two male civilians
and stripped the younger woman nake'
IN their presence. He aimed his re
volver at us several times, and locke,
about for petroleum to fire the chateaI
and the farm They all went off tina
morning about s o'clock.