Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1918-02-06

This Is an invitation to a service -
memory Of 60 men and women trcs,
one parish, Of whom all but two ws,.
Killed by the Germans in the MASSAGE.
of August 5 and Q. 1914. The clos,n,
sentences are:
"Gentle Heart of Mary. be mn
refuge.
"our Lady Of Lourdes. pray for n.
"st. Joseph, patron Of Belgian, On,
for us.
"st. Hardelin, patron of the psr.M
pray for US.
"sainte Barbe. patroness of kino,
death. pray for us"
After reading such CHASTITY accom-,
many Of them written by German eva
witnesses. and knowing thar similar
tales were published widely In IN,
German newspapers. II is difficult h
read with patience such words 4.
these:
1.-THE German army Tin which a
course include the navy .is today Dc
greatest institute for moral educatjoo
in the world"
"The German soldiers alone sre
thoroughly disciplined. aud have never
so much as hurt a hair of single In.
nocent human being."-Housten Stew.
art Chamberlain. in Kriegsaufsdra
"War Essays" 1914.
I'VE see everywhere how our SOB
diers respect the sacred defenseles.
ness OF woman and child."-Prof. q.
Roethe. In Deutsohe Reden In Schwerer
Zeit, German Speeches ia Difheun
Days"
Hostages Lives Hung by Thread
Tn order to insure sufficiently the
safety of our troops and the tranquil
ity of the population of Reims. the
persons mentioned have been seized
as hostages by the commander OF the
German army. These hostages VII
be shot II there Is the least disorder.
On the other hand, II the town re-
mains perfectly calm and quiet these
hostages and inhabitants viii be
placed under the protection Of tbs
German army.
JtJNlmakstlANps
"Reims. 18th September. 1914"
Beneath this proclamation there
were posted the names of 81 hostages
and statement that others had also
been seized as hostages. The lives d
all these men depended In realty
upon the Interpretation which the Ger
man military authorities might give to
the elastic phrase, ''the least disorder
In the proclamation.
Hugh Gibson, In Journal from our
Legation In Belgium. page iS4. explains
what was likely to happen:
Another thing Is, that on entering
a town. they hold the burgomastt :, the
procurenr du rol. and other authorities
as hostages to insure rood behavior BY
the population. OF course. the hood
lnm class would like nothing better
than to see their natural enemies, the
defenders of law and order, ignomini-
onsly shot. and they do not restrain
themselves bit on account Of he
hostages"
Diary Of BombardIer wetxel.
Aug. sth. First fight and set FIRE
to several villages.
aug. 9th. Returned TO old quar-.
ters; there we searched all the houses
and shot the mayor and shot one man
down from the chimney pot. and then
we again set Ere TO the village
"on the 18th August LetaIle ~ cap
/ tured 10 men with three priests BE-
cause they have shot down from the
church tower. They were brought Into
the village of Ste. Marie.
"oct. 9Th. We were in quarters in
the evening nj Willekamm. Lieutenant
Radfels was quartered In the mayor
house and there had two prisoner
cited together) on a short whip. and II
case anything happened they were u
be killed.
"Oct. 18th. We had no fight, but VI
caught about 20 men and shot them
I fFrom the dairy of Bombardier Wetzel
Second Mounted Battery, First Kur
hessian Field Artillery, Regiment No
11)"
The Germans also found II eoo
venient on many occasions to seCurs
civilians, both men and women, who
could be forced TO march or stand in
front Of the troops. SO that the country
men Of the civilians would be oom-
PEELED first to XIII their own people II
they resisted the Germans This
usage Is Illustrated in the following:
Letter Of Lieutenant EberIeln.
October 7. 1914
But We arrested three other civil
ians, and then / had brilliant idea.
We gave them chairs. and we then or
dered them TO go md sit out In the
middle of the street. On their part
pitiful entreaties; on ours. a few blows
from the butt end OF the rifle. Little
by little one becomes terribly callous
at this business. At last they were
all seated outside In the street. / dc
not know what anguished prayers they
may have said but noticed that then
hands ware c0nvuIefyaly efQgppd fhE