South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1918-06-07

At last the mask-though trans
parent to civilization for four years
past-has been thrown aside and
the kaiser comes out boldly in his
true character-that of the world S
arch-burglar. In the document APP
proved Of by him-for the figures
used are from the German govern
ments statistics - circulated IN
Spain and translated by our state
we are told just how
much he and his dupes have looted
from the stricken inhabitants Of
Picardy and Flanders during these
four years past; about 5000 watch
es. 300 umbrellas. 1876 silver
spoons. 1872 embroideries and
women's handerchiefs. SOS pieces
etc, etc.
The anointed by his God. not by
civilizations CHIEF Deity-burglar
Just after ennumerating $4,000
bottles OF champagne" congratu-
lates himself by stating. These fig
ures show large increase over
those Of the campaign against
France i'm 1S7O-71."
How certain types conform in
their racial characteristics, Bill
Skies counting his stealings in "a
London cellar; Black Barney Of
Michigan fame a generation ago,
counting the proceeds Of his high
waymanship in the cave along Lake
Superior: the arch-criminal of them
all from out his lair i'm POtsdam
goes them one better and has printed
an inventory of what he has got
ten away with,
One reads on with interest-con-
fessions of criminals are of great
value TO decent society-"From Bel
GUM old paintings 10 the value Of
100000 pesetas' '-how really eff
6cient 10 use the coinage Of the
country 10 which this confession
goes Total amount eNacted from
Belgium 12O.O71,350 pesetas this
from a land laid waste in great part
by the barbarian hosts of him in
Potsdam, Also this Of stealing from
babies savings banks crime
looked upon as the lowest i'm all
criminal circles. rs, 900 pesetas i'm
fines imposed on Alsatian children
who insisted in speaking French
and refused 10 study the beautiful
German language.
Both skies and Black Barney
were but poor stuff i'm their days
they only took what they could carry
off The master criminal OF Pots
dam has little patience with such
silly ineficiency. The confession
boa stfully goes on. -Four cathedraIs
destroyed eight rendered unservice-
bile. - churches destroyed. "a rem
dere unserviceab BILE Now he is
going TO carry off Belgium's church
bells,
For why should the houses of God
IN Picardy and Flanders be spared
He isn't Germanys God.
However. the fault We find with
this inventory of the kaiser's hellish-
ness is its Incompetence. We in
sist on having the whole inventory
down 90 the very last hEure-a
complete document Of the kaisers
iuhumanity
"Sir. how many French and Bel
cisn women have been rayished 10y
How many young women were taken
from France and Belgium as SER
wants by your oticers-and what
happened 10 them How many
nuns did your soldiers raVish i'm old
Louvan? How many thousand
women have your soldiers made un-
willing mothers Unfold that 90 us'
How many enemies have your sol
diers cruCined-We know of one %
How many boats carrying innocent
pa sseuEers away from sinking
steamers have your submarines shot
TO pieces" We must have these
hgures 20 make your inventory
complete and 10 fully awake those
AMONGST us who i'm their sleep still
murmur. Peace. peace at any price
my life my wife's virtue. my
daughters iuuocence-just peace.