Gunnison news-champion., 1919-02-07
"BARBAR0uS As
SLAVE DRIVERS
Methods Of Exponents Of German
"Kuitur" in Carrying Out
Deportation Order.
ADD HYPOCRISY TO CRUELTY
Officers Of "Modern Attiia" Gave A.
titude Of England n Excuse for
Repeating In France Atreei-
ties Praetieed in Belgium.


The course Of the German drmie,
in France tras marked nth the sam.
brutdiifies that Characterised the oc
cupation Of Belgium. Ample prool
has been produced that the entir,
/ Proceedings scere deliberate par
of the calculated system Of fright
! fu'rsRs."
In France the German system Of
forced labor and deportations. with It's
I horrors. Nus the same as In Belgium
| n this article Is shown the real iden-
I hfy Of German practice In both occu'
I pied regions. This can be done from
! the official documents and from sum,
l mary by Ambassador Gerard. The
| narrowing details may be gathered
/ from the scores OF dispositions which
. accompany the note addressed by the
| French government to the governments
~ the neutral powers July -, 1916,
/ These are on file In the state depart
i 'u"ut. and have also been translated.
/ alnng with the official documents, In
! The Deportation Of Women and
/ Girls From lille" tNcw York, Doran.)
German Proclamation at Lille.
| The attitude of England makes the
/ provisioning Of the population more
aud more difficult.
/ To reduce the misery. the German
| authorities have recently asked for
| volunteers 10 70 and work in the
| country. This OTTER has not had the
success that was expected.
"In consequence Of this the inhab-
ltants VIII be dcported by order and
removed Into the country. Persons
| deported will be sent to the interior
| ~ the occupied territory in France. far
| behind the front. where they will he
employed In agricultural labor, and
| not on any military work whatever.
| By this measure they VIII be given
the opportunity Of providing better
| for their subsistence.
.'In case Of necessity. provisions can
| be obtained through the German de-
! pots. Every person deported will be
| allowed to take with him 30 kilo-
| grams Of baggage (houschold utensils,
clothes. etc.), which II will be well 70
make ready at once.
II therefore order that no one, un.
Ill further orders. shall change his
place of residence. No one may ab.
sent himself from his declared legal
residence from Q p. m. TO O n. IN. Ger.
man time). unless he Is In possession
| of permit in due form.
| "Inasmuch as this is an lrrevocable
measure. 1t Is In the interest of the
| obedient.
"COMMANDANT.
Lille. April. 1916"
Notice Distributed In Lille.
IAN the inhabitants Of the houses
with the exception OF children under
fourteen and their mothers. and also
Of old people, must prepare themselve,
for transportation in an hour and q
halfs time.
IAN officer will decide definitely
what persons will be taken to tn.
concentration camps. For this pur
pose all the Inhabitants Of the hous,
mast assemble In front Of II; In cas-.
of bad weather they may remain II
the passage. The door Of the hous,
must remain open. All protests will
be useless. No inmate Of the house
even those who are not to BE- trans
ported. may leave the house befor,
a. m. German time).
Each person will be permitted (,
take 30 Kilograms Of -baggnse; II any
ones baggage exceeds that weight, 4
will all be rejected. without furthel
consideration. Packages must Be sep
arntely made up for each person ant
must bear an address legibly writer
and firmly afixed. This address mus
contain the surname and the Christian
name and the number Of the identit,
card
1T Is absolutely necessary that eacl
person should. Ia his own Interest, pro
vide himself with eating and drink
ing utensils, as well as with wooler
blanket. good shoes. and body linen
Everyone must carry his identity car,
on his person. Anyone attempting I,
evade transportation win be punished
without mercy"
"ETAPPEN-KOAfAfANDANTUR.
Oflle. April. 1916.)
Belgian Address to French President
ITO Monsieur Raymond Poincare
President Of the French Republic
Paris
"Sir: We have the honor to ex
press agnin our most sincere graft
tude to you for your most kind recep
ton. few days ago. Of the deputa
ton which went with feelings Of legit
innate emotion to inform you of tn,
deportation OF lads and girls. whicl
the German authorities have lust car
rfed out in the invaded districts.
We have collected some details O,
he subject from the lips Of an honor
able and Trustworthy person, who sue
ceeded In leaving Tourcoing about te,
] days ago; we think II our dutv Z.