Germany's violations of the laws of war 1914-1915 . us No. 50 EXTRA CT from the note-book of Private FritzEhrhardt, of the 1 joth Regiment of Infantry, con-cerning the burning of Sainte-Barbe (Vosges). Mittwoch, 26. August. Von 9 Uhr ab starkes In-fanterie und Artillerie Gefecht. In Brandstecken desDorfes weil abends zuvor daraus geschossenwurde. Schauerlicher Anblick. Wednesday, August 26. Prom 9 oclock onwards,severe fighting, artillery and infantry. The village ofSainte-Barbe has been set on fire because, on the pre-vious evening, there had been some shooting from thisquarter. A
Germany's violations of the laws of war 1914-1915 . us No. 50 EXTRA CT from the note-book of Private FritzEhrhardt, of the 1 joth Regiment of Infantry, con-cerning the burning of Sainte-Barbe (Vosges). Mittwoch, 26. August. Von 9 Uhr ab starkes In-fanterie und Artillerie Gefecht. In Brandstecken desDorfes weil abends zuvor daraus geschossenwurde. Schauerlicher Anblick. Wednesday, August 26. Prom 9 oclock onwards,severe fighting, artillery and infantry. The village ofSainte-Barbe has been set on fire because, on the pre-vious evening, there had been some shooting from thisquarter. A horrible sight. 139. No. 50 140 No. 51 EXTRACT from the note-book of LieutenantElster, of the yyth Regiment of Infantry, Reserve,concerning the burning of Ottignie {Belgium),in which he stigmatizes certain German corps. Donnerstag, den 20 Aug. 1914. Vays. Marsch liber Ottignie auf Vays. In Ott. requiriert. Im Orte Ulanenpatrouille getotetmit 1. Offz. Der Ort nach unserem Durchmarsch inBrand gesteckt. Standgericht. Leute immer nettwenn man selber hoflich auftritt. Quartier bei einemHofbesitzer. Bei unserer Komp. ein anstandiger Tonim Gegensatz zu anderen. Schlimm sind die Pioniere,eine Rauberbande die Artilleristen. Thursday, Aug. 20, 1914. Vays. We march upon Vays through Ottignie. Halt at Ottignie. Requisition a pig. In this place a patrol of Uhlans with an officer killed. Place burnt after we had gone through. Court martial. The people always civil if one behaves properly to them. Billet at a farm. In our company the tone is good, a contrast to some others. The engineers are bad enough, the
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