Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1918-08-08
II. Worlds Stern Duty.

tn. Worlds Stern Duty.
Reports from Rome describe Hun
horrors IN that part of Italy occupied
b. the Austrian army. NO nation or
wild tribe # tho Garth, except the
C;ernanr. have ever INDUCED in such
r'e~ciless brutality as inflicted by the
t.strlans on the unfortunate Italians,
To kidnap outrage. rob and ruin
lessIv murder their helpless victims
rake up the pastime Of the Austrian
animals under German officers and
Inspiration, If Italian reports are true.
In the past. civilization has shrunk
in horror from the deeds Of blood and
m.. Nv the 'unspeakable Turk but
that part Of civilization opposed to
Eultur and mllltarism has had reve-
lations of unGpoakable warfare on
~ par. Of the Huns that forever
class the Turks a pikors in frightful-
ross when compared with the Kaiser,
his sons. their war masters and all
the nps Of their satanic majesties.
In recon. editorial the New York
Times furnishes evidence of German
ingratitude 1t says:
The exIIed German industrial leader
whose opinions were gwen TO Inc
Timer Few days ago by DR.. Frank
Tohn was shocked because German SOL
burned down the very houses IN which
they had been most hosplta bly, enter
tanned nv the French women and chill
dren of the occupied DISTRICTS Gan
.ou believe It he asked. But this was
a comrarativelv mild exhibition OF Ger
man insratitude. shown during the war
b. incidents almost without number IN
vh,ch neutrsls were the victims or
tXarpl. a German gunbodt disable
IN an engagement. sought refuge ana
AID IN Dutch port Hospitality re-
cstved there, she was repaired and sup
plies of provisions were placed on
board Two hours after she had gone
~ sea her gunners shelled A group of
Dutch fishing boats sinking four and
killing half dozen fishermen. Holland
was then sending FISH 20 Germany. Suo-
Marines repeatedly have sunk fishing
boats near the Norwegian coast, al
though the German people were receiV-
ing large quantities OF fish from Nor
way Reiving upon the northern neu-
$50. Sood S''nniv Germanv has sunk
NOR. than lioN of their ships and taken
the lives Of several thousand seamen,
Exhibitions o. ingrantude are less Of
fensive ana shocking than the cruel
A majority Of the seamen lost with tor
redoed neu'ra. snips we're murdered II,
from the attacking submarines. Some
s,, , niorn Re- :" ny hes Mica ' nn -
deck The destruction Of hospital ships
nurses in hosp,tais. the torture ant
MURDER OF aeportca ,f bele'ahSL, !,
barbaritv ls reported almost every day
Last week We read Bucharest news
Gaper story aoout ne suner'nss o
- ~ d'r.c,1o, ~ NIoldav,s az no, II
one party only Il are now living. in an
other Of !" al died on ne way. an
r." shnw ne b ,V' ~ ,bn oe,cers MO ha,
started with them
Without shame said the Kaiser il
n.o,t. s,, ~ ,'e ~, -
name Of GERMANY with ever-fresh cal
umnies Bat the absolute proof .
e.nlsh ihnunlanItS IS anuhnan1. II
Coyernnen, and the German reoni
ere guilty Of crimes unsurpa ssed in hru
taIty ard cruelty by those Of savage'
'''' P'"Ne VI ','"'
recent nunioer OF the Saturoa.
Evening Post carried an article b.
Eleanor Franklin Ecan with tn
pr,,,., - p..as" ..; A.
e""hu'' o. 'ne TURKS In THIS wa
with that OF the Germans. 1t throws
an Illuminating light on Gerroa,
,,,i,,r ne ,,ucb,,o don,ps ~ ;;o,,i.,
-
oeSo"a 'he "l'oeSt 'IraSlhinss OF IN
Turk. Miss Egan says.
was never more surprised j
Itt,t's -, ~. w lo.u Wy
the British do not REQUIRE gas an
liquid fire because the Turks ha
t'eadfas'iN refused TO employ sue
,hn uaeann,is 80" ~
tough. with shot and shell and
far as is known-aside from the ur
certainty as to the fate of BIRTHS
80. II, .u' N'si hahus-tn
ruIee and b,,o rsfmsed thror1to,,t
adopt modern German methods of in
human terrorism and frightfulnes
49, naIe observed all the hither'
ana decerr,ss r.I,s -. 'es ~.
wounded and the dead on the bsttle