The review. [volume] (High Point, N.C.) 1908-19??, 1918-01-10
Diaries of German Soldiers Tell
of Murder and PiIIage in
Belgian Cities.
CALLED ~DIsGRAcE TO ARMY"
Mo Discrimination Made Between IN
nocent and GuiIty-Infants Shot
In Dead Mothers Arms-Tes-
%imony Of Brand Whitlock.

dinries. and these haze been comfs-
Gated By the cGptors. MANY haze
been published, frequently with fac
sinile reproductions to guarantee
their authenticity. The following
extracts, with the testimony OF
Brand Whit1ock, are made public 6y
the committee on public Information
at Washington:
"Aug. %. Cur men came OacA
and said that at the point where the
valley Joined the Mouse we coulo not
get any further, as the villagers were
shooting at us from every house. we
rP,ot the whole lot-16 Of them. They
were drawn up in three ranks; the
same shot did for three at time.
The men had already shown
their brutal instincts;
'oThe sight of the bodies of all the
Inhabitants who had been shot was
! tndescribable. 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 we'll as the
i women and children who were in the
convent, since shots had been nreu
from the convent windows; and we
burnt it afterwards.
'~The Inhabitants might nave eS-
capped the penalty by handing over the
guilty and paying $1,000 francs.
UHThe inhabitants fired on our men
again. The division took drastic
stems to stop this, the villages being
burnt and tho Inhabitants being shot.
The pretty little village of Cue
HOssus, however, was apparently set
on fire without cause. A cycllst fell
T off his machine and his rifle went OH.
He Immediately said he had been snot
at. All the inhabitants were Durnt
! I'm the houses. 1 hope there will be no
more such horrors.
. ~Disurace to Our Army"
"At Leppe apparently 200 men were
shot. There must have been some In
/ nOcent 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-everyone is very jumpy.
s. September 8. Still at Rethel' on
guard over prisoners. Inc houses
0re charming inside. The middle class
I'm France has magnificent furniture
We found stylish pieces everywhere
and beautiful silk, but in what state
Good God! Every bit Oh
furniture broken, mirrors smashed
The Vandals themselves could mo-
have done more damage. This place
IS a disgrace to our army. Inc IN
habitants who fed could not have ex
Dected. Of course, that all their gOod
would have been left intact after 81
many troops had passed. But the Col
umn commanders are responsible 10
fhe greater part of the damage, a
they could have prevented the lootln
and destruction. The damage amount
to millions of marks; even the safe
have been attacked.
"In q solicitors house, in when, a
luck would have it, all was IN exec
lent taste, including q collection q
old lace and Eastern WORKS OF ar
everything was smashed to bits.
81 could not resist taking a httl
memento myself here and there. {.
One house was particularly elegan
everything in the best taste. The ma
was of light oak; found splendl
raincoat under the staircase ana
camera for Felix" (FrOm the dla'
OF an officer in the One Hundre
Seyenty-eighth regiment, Twelfth Sa
ON cOrps.)
But his horror apparently was II
shared by the German commander
chief. as is evident from the folio
ing:
"Order.
ITO the People of Liege.
sThe population Of Andenne, aft
making q display of peaceful int
lions toward our troops, attacked the
I'm the most treacher01s manner. Wi
INV authorization, the general co
handing these troops has reduced t
town to ashes and has had ITO perso
shot.
"I bring this fact to the knowled
OF the people Of Liege In order II
they may know what fate to exp'
should they adopt similar attitude
'.Liege, 22d August, 1914.
GENERAL Won BUELOW.'
Brand WhitlocI< Writes of Massacr
I'm his report of September II. 1S
60 the secretary of state, Minis
Whitlock has much to tell of the (
icy of frightfulness. The follow
passages refer to the subject Of m
6Ncres:
Summary executions took place
Dinant) without the least sembla
OF Judgment. The names and mum
of the victims are not known, but t
must be numerous I have been
able TO obtain precise details In
respect and the number Of pers
who have fed Is unknown. Among