Iron County record. [volume] (Cedar City, Utah) 1893-1982, 1918-07-12


and In France the Germans have CON
stantly used hostages. The evidence
is contained In the proclnmn,ions Of
the governing authorities and nlso In
the diaries of the German soldiers. A
few examples from these will illus
trate the system which was employed.
A specimen OF the arbitrariness and
cruelty Is furnished by the proclama-
ton of Major Dieckmann, from which
the following sections are presented !:
"After q n. IN. on the 18th Septem-
Der, I will permit the houses In Beyne-
Heusay. Grivegnee. and Bois-de-Breux
to be inhabited by the persons who
lived In them formerly. as long as
these persons are not forbidden TO fire.
quent these localities by official pro-
hibition
Prominent People Hostages.
''In order to he sure that the above
mentioned permit will not he abused,
the burgomasters of Beyne- Heusay and
of Grivegnee must Immediately pre-
pare lists Of prominent persons who
will be held ms hostages for "a hours
each at Fort Fleron. September q,
1914. for the first time (the period OF
detention shall bel from y. m. until
September at midday
"The life of these hostages depends
on the population Of the above-men-
toned communes remaining quiet I'M
der all circumstances.
During the night II is severely for
hidden TO show any luminous signals.
Bicycles are permitted only between z
a. m. and p. m. German time).
'From the list which Is submitted to
me ! shall designate prominent per-
sons who shall be hostages from noon
of one day until the following midday.
IF the substitute is not there In due
time. the hostage must remain anoth-
er "a hours at the fort. After these
"a hours the hostage will incur the
penalty of death. II the substitute fails
to appear.
PRIESTS, burgomasters, and the 9th
or members of the council are to be
taken first as hostages.
81 insist that all civilians who move
about In my district show
their respect to the German officers by
taking Off their hats, or lifting their
hands to their heads In military salute.
In case of doubt, every German SOL
der must be saluted. Anyone who
does not do this must expect the Ger
man military to make themselves re-
spected by every means"
Hold Small Nations Have No Rights.
"The fate that Belgium has called
down upon herself is hard for the In.
dividual. but not too hard for this no
litical structure (Staatsgebilde). for
the destinies of the immortal great na,
tons stand so high that they cannot
hut have the right, in case of need, to
stride over existeEce that cannot de-
fend themselves, but live, as parasites,
upon the rivalries of the great."-Prof,
(South German Monthly
Would they have dared to defend
such a policy II they could have seen
the announcement sent out by the par.
ish of st. Hadelin with It's silent elo-
quencef
This Is an invitation to a service in
memory of 60 men and women from
one parish, OF whom all but two were
killed by the Germans In the massacre
of August and 9, 1914. The closing
sentences are;
Gentle Heart of Mary, be my
refuge.
"Our Lady of Lourdes, pray for us.
/ "St. Joseph, patron of Belgian, pray
for us.
est. Hardelin, patron of the parish,
pray for us.
"Sainte Barbe, patroness of kindly
death, pray for us"
After reading such CHASTITY accounts,
many of them written by German eye
witnesses. and knowing that similar
tales were published widely in the
German newspapers, II Is difficult to
read with patience such words as
these:
'The German army lin which | Of
course include the navy lis today the
greatest institute for moral education
In the world"
He beTIIluH SbluleTS Hlont are
thoroughly disciplined, and have never
so much as hurt hair of single In
nOcent human being. Houston Stew
art Chamberlain, In Kriegsaufsdtze
"War Essays" 1914.
"We see everywhere how our sol
diers respect the sacred defenseless-
ness of woman and child."-Prof. G.
Roethe in Deutsche Reden in Schwerer
Zeit German Speeches in Difficult
Days"
Hostages Lives Hung by Thread.
"ln order to insure sufficiently the
safety of our troops and the tranquil
ity of the population Of Reims, the
persons mentioned have been seiZet
ms hostages by the commander of the
German army, These hostages vii
be shot If there is the least disorder
On the other hand. If the town re
mains perfectly calm and quiet these
hostages and inhabitants will be-
placed under the protection of tn,
German army.
THE GENERAL COMMANDING.
"Reims, 18th September, 1914"