St. Tammany farmer. [volume] (Covington, La.) 1874-current, 1918-01-26
Writer Formerly a Guest of
DR.. Geo. R. Tolson, in
covington.
FINGERS AND HANDS
CUT FROM CHILDREN
Mr.. Warwick Saw These.
Things With His
Own Eyes.

was taken from The Evening indie
pendent, Of iMasgillon, Ohio, handed
to us by Dr. Geo. R. Tolson, who had
of this letter and members of the
family named Dr.. Tolson still has
in his care the boat FUSED by them
while here.
"ProGermans in Massillon and the
United States, since the opening OF
the great war has scoffed at reports
of atrocities committed by German
soldiers upon the women and child
rem of France and Belgium. There
We're many pro-Americans whose
pleasant experience with Germans in
Germany before the great war caused
them to listen doubtingly to the .ac-
counts of the unspeakable savagrX
of the Huns.
Now comes evidence from an eye
witness, former resident, a native
of Massillon and member of a we'll
known family. John G. Warwick,
son of Mrs. Ralph A. Flynn, of Pitts
burg, grandson Of Mrs. Maria War
wick. of East Main street, and Of the
Late former United States Represel-
tative John G. Warwick of this city.
now serving with the United States
Motor service at Lyons, France. has
written a letter to his mother telling
how daily he carries in his auto
mobile children whose bodies have
been mutilated by the Germans and
in many cases, children whose moth
ers were violated and outraged by.
German soldiers in the very presence
of the children themselves. Some OF
the children cry, Mr.. Warwick says,
but others are dazed as result of
the horrible experiences through
which they have passed.
Portions Of the letters follow:
II saw two mutilated children yes
terday, one with three fingers cut of
on his right hand and another with
his right foot chopped off by those
damned (excuse the expression, but
that's just what they are) Boche.
1--WE take al kinds of oprhans to
different homes all the time and it
makes your heart bleed to see these
poor kids bewildered sometimes and
often crying for their parents. But
more often dumb with misery. Every
kindness is showered on Them and
Lord knows lots of theE, St better
treatment than they evet uid before.
Yet it is too horrible for words.
Are people more wide awake than
when i left? They won't be here 10
minutes before they will realize that
this is very serious business and
must be finished with dispatch, for
everyone here does some usefu.
thing. We will learn lot about war
and warfare but we will learn some
thing more precious than that and
that is self sacrifice.
with my own eyes I have seen
many children with their sight HANDS
cut off or their fingers chopped OF,
eyes gouged out or legs cut off. All
Of them have been photographed,
showing these horrible things lD con-
junction with pictures of extremely
good treatment they receive after
coming into our hands.
DAY before yesterday took lot
of American officers through one OF
the chi!dren's hospitals, as they
were skeptical about the German q
should say Hum, vicious baroarity.
After they had seen with their own
eyes, they said that only retaliation
could possibly result, if the Huns
continued to use such inhuman prac-
tices.
Il don't, regret coming, the only
regret I have is that l wasn't here
years ago. rise at o'clock in the
morning and am waiting to go to
the station at 8 O'Clock and work un-
til 10 O'Clock. Then l will .sget to
bed at perhaps IL O'Clock. ! have
to rise at 4:30 then as more are conn
ing at $3.50 o'clock. am tired but
l am supremely happy in the thought
OF having accomplished something.
l take French lessons at the Acole
Berletz every day from ! to- o'clock
fer 1t is very important that ! learn
to speak French vely quickly.
Needless to say I gave a bed to
the Comite for one year. 1t costs$10O
but they needed it very badly and
everyone else who could gave one.
erick, Covington, Clerk of Court; A.
d. Crawford. Pearl River, ADesSos;
DR.. II. D. Bulloch. Covingto1k Epro-
ner: J. Monroe Simmons, Cov!hgt5h,
representative: Theo. Dendinger.