The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others . Braxd Whitlock American Minister to Belgiumduring the war ON THE WESTERN FRONT having been received on September 10, a second request wasforwarded, to which Baron von der Lancken replied twodays later that Miss Cavell was in the military prison ofSt. Gilles, and added: She has herself eonfest to having hidden in her dwellingEnglish and French soldiers, as well as Belgians of an age tocarry arms, all of them eager to get tcr the .front. She haseonfest eq
The Literary digest history of the world war, compiled from original and contemporary sources: American, British, French, German, and others . Braxd Whitlock American Minister to Belgiumduring the war ON THE WESTERN FRONT having been received on September 10, a second request wasforwarded, to which Baron von der Lancken replied twodays later that Miss Cavell was in the military prison ofSt. Gilles, and added: She has herself eonfest to having hidden in her dwellingEnglish and French soldiers, as well as Belgians of an age tocarry arms, all of them eager to get tcr the .front. She haseonfest equally to ii^ving furnished these soldiers with the moneynecessary for making the journey to France and to having facili-. © INTERNATIONAL FILM SERVICE. N. Y. LONDON HONORS TO MISS CAVELLS MEMORY Scene outside St. Pauls during a memorial service held some weeksfter her death tated their getting out of Belgium by procuring guides for them,who made it possible to cross the frontier clandestinely.^ The barons letter added that Miss Caveirs defense wasin the hands of a lawyer named Braun, and exprest regretfor his inability to procure permission to see Miss report of the circumstances attending the condemnationand execution of Miss Cavell was made by Mr. Whitlock toWalter H. Page, the American Ambassador to London. Howthe Secretary of the American Legation in Brussels, HughS. Gibson, sought out Baron von der Lancken, later at 366 INVASION OF BELGIUM AND ALSACE-LORRAINE night, before the execution, and with the Spanish Ministerpleaded with him and the other German officers for theEnglishwomans life, were related in a memorandum fromMr. Gibson. On October 12 Minister Whitlock telegraphedto Ambassador
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