East Oregonian : E.O. (Pendleton, OR) 1888-current, 1918-09-20

= AEthfh. an Nut uffefnunn 81 GNNtemNtf
, he came in the company of iadiss. Blow
} ing on . switch which be held in his hand
he threatrnei % teveral timna uith dealt
+. and called - piEa rascals. bandits. ~
was with ladies. and this. no doubt. wal
his way 10 show himself gallant 1hi
officer was Major Freiherr Won Nalentoi
His brother was chief Of the Emperor,
I Civil Cabinet Az 10 the ladies Who ac
companied him, wivcs and danfhters a
officers. they seemed o. appreciate The
Scene of rulEarity offered them. for they
did not cease laughing in the most agree
able manner In the world, and they seemed
10 enjoy Il extremely
These same ladies. by the way. liked to
promenade through the principal camp,
equipped with kodaks A. ccrtnia
place the tent ran slonFsids the latrines.
which consisted of a simple rail The
ladies there took great pleasure In taking
snap shots. the prisoners slone mAnifcst.
ing shame
left the Tent Camp on October ? to b.
placed in the chief camp. The latter was
evided into districts. s,parated hv metal
barriers ] was PLACED in the district Of
Feidwebel Rodsnwad.
AZ every inrn Rodenusld set upon No
his dog. which hii furiously. Later tho
dog was muzzled. Rodenvaid's deputy
was Herr Sergeant repler. For no cause
be would tie a. 10 post. leaving us there
IN winter weather Tor six consecutive
hours. ana sometimes INCREASE the pun.
ishment by having Ms firs, step on box.
The box was then Withdrawn and one
thus remained suspended. This man Pep
Ter presided in the morning and afternoon
over our service duties. on November
10. 1914, ] saw him rush from behind
upm French pioupiou who was In his
place in the line, snd cut his shoulder
with his hayonct The soldier fen 70 the
ground. bathed in blood. Realizing that
be had hern . little rash. peplor hripes
him 20 his feet. brought him 10 the in
Urinary 60 be handsFea. and then to the
Kitchen, where he gave him q bowl Of
sosp.
kodenWald In particular hated the Eng
lishmen. he had them placed for entire
DAYS with the nose against q wall or
against small FIR trees thar were before
his office. Peplcr kept bis eyes fixed
upon them. n any Of then budged b.
rushed out from his office. forced them
to turn around and slapped them on one
cheek and thea On the other.
Ia this part Of the camp took plsce .be
q nine Flemish civilians in The
night n August - and September 1 |
! his deed had been premcdifated. In /
act IN the evening the non-eommissiobes
'itleefs had passed from haErack 10 har
rack saying IF you hear firing to-pfrbt 4
Jon get alarmed: We are not aurrr
ith you but with the franciireurs." +"
u eleven O'Clock the fusiliade sts,,el
\ Few Isolated shots, then a volley. and
Immediately the shrieks of the victims
we're heard. Then there was around "a,
'arraek the noise of running Of NOR,
'hots and cries of agony. The next
morning seven corpset lay arranged along
ne gratings Two wounded. who had
emained lying In the midst Of their com.
AIDES, expired during the day. The Vic.
TINS Were al peaceful farmers ~ wes.-
nhei on the outskirts of Louvain. AZ
'iile non-commissioned officer. who had
'arheipated m the massacre. told mo
ater. on December .. in the presence "a
ne painter. Emile Deckers. of the A a. p
%, who painted his portrait. how thipr.
I'd gone on. He had gone oui from tl,
nhrd house with others Of hs comnan
'hs ana turned toward the harrncks that
'efe occupied by the cirilinns. One ,g' :
lese barracks, Barrack 32. vss along %
he Way Arriving there the soldier.
aat preoeded them had fired through
he panes- They had arrived later ana
liogether had fired of their guns. After
ist they had pursued the men who had
.eaped hy jumping through the window.
ms non-oom issioned officer added
iat u they acted in this way il Nas b,. o
ause they vere drunk.
The night before August 20 three ciri,
ms ~ Aersrhot had bern massarred iu %
ie district II fcidWebel lioffmaun %
During the firsi months not a uo.t 3
assed Shen they did NOT fire on 10 10
eferal were Killed The last rienn. 30
as hsigian soldier, FRANCOIS Dfirai q
the fourtesnth of ihr line. assassinatcf
December :, 1914. for stealing luaf aI
bread I'd
On November ~ the camp tent VA, q
aenaisd. few days after os neorin n,
u nas occupied hy q sgn Russian, 30
ho had been made prisoners by che h
armans on The MsEurihn Inses IN w
= the menaee Of the Officers who con er
SEQ Them with rsFulvers in their hauds. i'
- dsiiied 90 irot before the harrarks m
= thea Admired their equipment. bui
seek of joueney in ulr oaurss D NJ
iieh they hHd not reeeired ihs ieas ri
urishmeui, had made them ioak yer, .i
serable. hnny died upon their ~ H'
~. roll.
Dsins 20 fhs ua6 food ia the tent an
np, shirh Was iransformef into no
smp after ii had been showing ths, i.r
itraeied en- snidrmic that was ihourhf ui
be cholsra and ma II them died in
} fret tWo weeks. Theg urre fheu ia
Moved 10 anaiher aunes. nrsly eon 'au
urind eamp called ihs nhisio.l.acar ne
'heiF chief WIS fhe wretch mruiianrd il,
ore. ibe fr'dsrbrI ourk fhe iius fs
ns being Wiihoui drffncr. nast ouuif| I
= free vent to bic bad instincts lf|ihs
0f them esmmiued HHy offcnro. be- an,