The Tucumcari news and Tucumcari times. [volume] (Tucumcari, N.M.) 1907-1921, 1918-01-03

TFOpnltlOn IN N0Inc PROVISIONS OF 'He
Geneva convention and the Brussels
and Hague conferences"
by sleeping himself In military his
tory nm officer will be able to guard
himself against excessive humnnltari-
nm notions II will teach him that Ger.
tain seventies nre Indispensable to
war, nay more, that the only true hui
mnnlty very often lies in n ruthless
application OF them"
For the guidance OF the officers In
cnse the inhabitants ~ conquered ter
ritory should take NJ arms against III"
German army. the German War
Book" quotes with approval the letter
Napoleon sent to his brother Joseph.
when the inhabitants of Italy were ut.
tempting to revolt against him;
"Thc security of your dominion dc.
pcnds on how you BEEHIVE In III" con
qucrcd province. Burn down n dozen
places which ARE not willing to sub.
| init themselves. ~ course, not until
YOU have first looted them my sol.
dicrS must not, hr allowed ~ 80 away
with their hands empty. Hay" tire"
to six persons hanged In "vrrE village
which has JOINED the rrynlt pay u"
respect tu rh, cu..nrN" CHAT Is, Ia
members "r t!r ci"rgN).
Officers Tr5i~cd TO &c SaVagco.
Some ur the rllys laid down In the
"Gcrmun War Iinuk" mr." Illustrated.
md their spirit made more d"iiuii" In
"l'Intrrpr,tc N','alrr zu'u G'hrau"h
i'm fciulrs'nud" C'Military Interpreter
rrr Use IN the lu"my'S tuuujry').
This Is - manual edited ut Berlin In
1906. at e. .'uiu..' says the intro
ducti"n. "Ih" French translation Of M"
greater part az documents. letters, ana
pruclamntiunS. ana Su'uc orders -
which IL may hc necessary 10 MAX" use
IN tiIdr of war; THUS. eight years
brrurc this war began, TIA" German
military authorities w"r" not only pre-
PAIRING their officers tu VIZ" war IA
~ muur"r wholly contrary 80 IT,"
IIngur regulations. hur ais" war" look.
ing forward to the use Of th'~" proc
lmnalious in French or Bel dian terri
tory. Among its forms, ready Ter ~"
10y Inserting names. date, and places.
are the following:
~ tin" uf GnO.UD0 marks In con>".
uucncr Of IN attempt made by -
tn ussaSSinatu u German soldier, l. i'm.
noSrd on the town uf q. by order
Of -.
efforts have been made. without
result. To- obtain H. withdrawal ul The"
tinr.
'Tho term fixed for inymrut rNnr,-
tomorr".,. saturday, December II. n'
room -.
"Raus notes. cash. or silver plate
will he accepted"
II have To- acknowledge receipt Of
your letter dated the 7th ur this mouth.
in which ynu bring IA my notice IN"
gr"nt difficulty which you expect 4"
meet IN lrvyiug the contributions.
can but regret the eNplnua.
lions which you hay" thought proper
10 give me on this subject III" order
In question which "mnnntcs from my
government Is Su "l"nr ana precise,
and the instructions which ! IIav" re-.
ccivci In the matter arc So c~n'cgnri.
cal that II the sum due by tn" town
ut Ii Is ttil If''Il VIZ ''Nl 80 Nv
burned down without pity :"
Ruthless Destruction Ordered.
'On account Of IT." destruction ~
the bridge Of =. ! order: TIL" dis.
,rict shall pay II special contribution
~ lOOUO.OOO francs hv way OF Amends.
This Is brought to the motto" "f tn"
public. who are informed thnt the
method ~ assessment of the snid sum
win I've enforced With ia" utmost So
verify. The village of = will b"
destroyed Immediately by fire. with
the exception uf certain buildings "c'
ruuird fnr the ~" uf the tron''S.'
These forms hive been or great uS"
ia the German commanders In Bel
gium and northern France. The "'"S"-
ness with which they have" been fol-
lowed IN these conquered lands. dur.
ing the present war. m"y y" S""n ny
reading these two prnclamailnrS
"Thc city of brussels. exclusive Of
its Suburbs. has been punished by IN
additional lin" OF i0oo,OOD francs on
r@ccnunt of the attack made upon n
German soldier by ltyckere. one Of It's
police officials.
The Governor ~ I,rusrSls,
'EAl,ON voN I.CETTWITX."
November !. 1914.
rlncnrl posted on the walls ~ l.lnc'
vile by order Of the German aulhor'
ties:
Notice Ia the People:
"Snme of the inlnhltnnis ~ Lane
Vile mndc nm attack from nmOlScnde
on the German columns u wagons
UraIns). The same day tsolnc OF thr)
inhabitants shot ut sanitary forum
lions marked with III" Red Cross. In
addition German wounded nnd IN" mil
ltnry ambulance were fred upon,
"Rrcuusc of thcs" acts Of hostility II
fine Of GlOOOO francs Is imposed upon
the commune nr Iuncylllr. tn" may
or is ordered tn nay this sum 'u gold
or silver M to ,nOpu francs, Scptcm'
her q. 1911 nj nine o'clock In ia
morning. to The representative "f IN
German military authority. M pro
tests will hc considered null and void,
NJ delay viii be granted.
III the commune does not r%lnciuHl'
~ obey the order 10 pay tho sum ni