The Richmond Virginian. (Richmond, Va.) 1910-1920, 1918-10-22
ATROCITIES OF THE
Hun ARE REVEALED
'aktns 81 Lille Exposes TO View
Dastardly Deeds of Heart
less Foe

london, Oct. 2l.---Correspondents of
BRUSH newspapers who entered Lille
WIN the allied troops have telesraphrd
resoHinK details of the treatment to
Nn'.h brush prisoners OF war were
SUBJECTED In that city
Rev. MIR. Moore, a British eh.p,ain
tn Lille. in the course or statemen,
made to the correspondent of the
Morning Pest says.
There were moments when thought
my mind was going when saw the
suHerinss Of our men who were slowly
Starved In Lille. and IL - a.sld Az Ak II,
the morning and say. Thank Cod I
am stifl sane Al, the British nrisa,
efs' and at one time there were 1000 of
.hem concentrated here. we're kent
"tthout food for three days and nights
a.ter their capture. This was due de-
'iperateiy in order TO break their
spirit = : 49,,
have watched dying men go
.hr"ush the streets to their task know
ing 'hat In very few days ! would
nave TO bury them, | have seen poor
French women carrying plates OF SOM
ior them and little children giving
them.tArtinss at the risk OF hefng sent
to prison.
The German authorities at frst
would not permit me even to uurv
the British dead. Their wounded men
the hrst OF kitchener's army TO arrive
In Lille were taken to the genera, hos.
pital. managed to get 10 them ana
prayed with them--only one was AL
iowed to 60 to them when they were
dying.
Suddenly the authorities decided TO
cieAr out the hospital and these dying
men were moved to another. One Of
them died during the journey.
| nnAiiy appealed to the governor Of
III
cried MS ! pleaded with his adjutant
ana he was so touched that he prom
ised to intercede with the governor. In
thirty seconds he came back and sat "a
was impossible. adding les chooses
sont finis."
H. have Aeen the famished men rak.
Ing through piles Of rubbish in the
streets OF Lille nicking out bits Of
cabbage leaves and other refuse and
eating them eagerly. Il was aimost
enough to send us mad. and we could
do nothing"
Tne correspondents have also re.
ceivcd authoritative information con-
corning the treatment Of women in
Lille The correspondent OF the Man
chester Guardian telegraphs: After
the nrst terror Of the German occupa-
ton, one OF the worst days came when
just before Easter in 1915 5000 young
wemeH Of Lille were forcibiy seixed
and sent away to work In the flclds
hundreds of miles from their homca.
II was reign OF terror for every girl
In Lille and for her parents.
Different quarters Of the towns
were chosen for this CONSUMPTION OF
the girls and machine guns were post
ed at each end Of the street and fam
HES were ordered In the doorways
when German officers came around and
made choice. SAYING to one girl. you.
and TO another you and order men to
take them,
Mr.. Moore told me that some girls
ne knew were dragged from their beds
and carried screaming away They
were girls In al conditions 81 Nle. One
met to-day told me she was chosen
but escaped by threa tening TO kill her
sell rather than go. For Il was TO be
= life Of misery and horror 10 any girl
Of decent Instincts.
One Of them who was taken and
spsnt six months In this forced labor
told me she had no change OF linen
IN that time and slept on i truss or
straw IN m old barn. at firat with
men who were put In to the same
barn with them and then only with
women. They never had enough to
eat In the early days though food was
better later and many Of the 9trls fell
III from hunger. Their brothers who
also we're taken suffered more. Un-
speAkahle things happened and there n
NO forgiveness In the heart Of thoee,
who suffered Them" =
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