The citizen. [volume] (Berea, Ky.) 1899-1958, 1918-02-21
WRITTEN RECORD
OF ATROCITIES
Diaries Of German Soldiers Tell
Of Murder and PiI|age In
Belgian Cities.
CALLED DISGRACE TO ARMY"
No Discrimination Made Between In
nocent and cuIlty-infants Shot
In Dead Mothers Arms-Tes-
tinrony OF Brand WhItiock.


have been taken prisoner had Kept
diaries, and these hare been confs-
Gated BY The cdptors. Many haze
been published, frequently NTH fac
Smile reproductions TO guarantee
their authenticity. The following
extracts. with the testimony Of
Brand WhiiIock. are made public by
the committee on public Information
at Washington:
"Aug. g. Our men came back
and said that at the point where the
valley Joined the Mouse we could not
get any further, ms the villagers were
shooting at us from every house. We
shot the whole Lotto Of them. They
were drawn up In three ranks; the
same shot did for three at n time.
D.. The men had already shown
their brutal instincts; 49,.
"The sight OF the bodies OF all the
Inhabitants who had been shot was
indescribable. Every house In the
whole village was destroyed. We
r@dragged the villagers one after an
/ I5ther out OF the most unlikely corners.
The men were shot as well as the
women and children who were In the
convent, since shots had been fred
from the convent windows; and we
burnt II afterwards.
THE inhabitants might have es-
capped the penalty by handing over the
guilty and paying 1900 francs.
"The inhabitants fired on our men
again. The division took" drastic
steps to stop this, Ire villages being
burnt and the inhabitants being shot.
The pretty little village OF Cue
dOssus, however, was apparently set
on fire without cause. cyclist fell
Off his machine and his rifle went on.
He Immediately said he had been shot
ut. All the inhabitants were burnt
In the houses. I hope there will be no
more such horrors.
Disgrace to Our Army"
AT LeIpe apparently 200 men were
shot. There must have been some in'
nocent men among them. In future
we shall have to hold an inquiry Us
20 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 IL very Jumpy.
September 3. sun ut Rethel, on
guard over prisoners. E. The houses
are charming inside. The middle class
IN France has magnificent furniture
We found stylish pieces everywhere
and beautiful silk. but In what a state
Good God Every bit OF
furniture broken, mirrors smashed
The vandals themselves could moi
have done more damage. This place
Is n disgrace TO our army. The In
habitants who fled could not have ex
pected, Of course. that all their goods
would have been left intact after 81
many troops had passed. But the col
umn commanders are responsible fol-
the greater part Of the damage. n'
they could have prevented the lootinI
aud destruction. The damage amounts
to millions OF marks; even the safes
have been attacked.
"In n solicitors house. In which, a.
luck would have II. all was In excel
lent taste, including a collection OF
old lace and Eastern works OF art
everything was smashed to bits.
II could not resist taking littl'
memento myself here and there.
One house was particularly elegant
everything In the best taste. The hal
was OF light oak found splendid
raincoat under the staircase and {
camera for Felix" (From the diar,
OF an officer In the One Hundred
seventy-eighth regiment. Twelfth Sax
on corps.)
But his horror apparently was no
shared by the German commander II
chief, as is evident from the follow
Ing:
"Order.
ITO the People OF Liege.
"The population OF Andenne. afte
making display OF peaceful inten
lions toward our troops. attacked then
In the most treacherous manner. Wit
my authorization, the general com
handing these troops has reduced tn
town TO ashes aud has had ITO person
shot.
II bring this fact 20 the knowledg
Of the people Of Liege In order tina
they may know what fate to expec
should they adopt a similar attitude.
"Liege. 22d August. 1914.
"GENERAL Won BUELOW."
Brand Whltioek Writes Of Massaeres
In his report OF September IL, lei'
to the secretary Of state. Ministe
whitlock has much to tell OF the po
icy OF frightfulness. The foilowin
passages refer to the subject Of MAJ
sacres;
Summary executions took place "a
Dinant) without the least sembianc
Of Judgment. The names and numbe
Of the victims are not known. but the
must be numerous l have been VI
able TO obtain precise details In thl
respect and the number Of person
who have fed 10 unknown. Among ID