. Thrilling stories of the Great War on land and sea, in the air, under the water. many partsof Belgium deliberate and systematically organizedmassacres of the civil population accompanied by manyisolated murders and other outrages. Second—That in the conduct of the war generallyinnocent civilians, both men and women, were mur-dered in large numbers, women attacked and childrenmurdered. Third—That looting, house burning and the wantondestruction ofproperty were or-dered and coun-tenanced by theofficers of theGerman army,that elaborateprovision hadbeen made forsystematic incen-diarism at thever
. Thrilling stories of the Great War on land and sea, in the air, under the water. many partsof Belgium deliberate and systematically organizedmassacres of the civil population accompanied by manyisolated murders and other outrages. Second—That in the conduct of the war generallyinnocent civilians, both men and women, were mur-dered in large numbers, women attacked and childrenmurdered. Third—That looting, house burning and the wantondestruction ofproperty were or-dered and coun-tenanced by theofficers of theGerman army,that elaborateprovision hadbeen made forsystematic incen-diarism at thevery outbreak ofthe war, and thatthe burning anddestruction were frequently where no military necessitycould be alleged, being, indeed, part of a system ofgeneral terrorization. Fourth—That the rules and usages of war werefrequently broken, particularly by the using of civilians,including women and children, as a shield for advancingforces exposed to fire, to a less degree by killing thewounded and prisoners, and in the frequent abuse ofthe Red Cross and the white flag. 135. Their First Morfontaine, near Longwy, the Germansshot two fifteen-year-old children who hadwarned the French gendarmes of the enemysarrival.—The Newspapers. MASSACRE IN BELGIUM Sensible as they are of the gravity of these con-clusions, the commission conceive that they would bedoing less than their duty if they failed to record themas fully established by the evidence. Murder, lust andpillage prevailed over many parta of Belgium on ascale unparalleled in any war between civilized nationsduring the last three centuries. Our function is ended when we have stated whatthe evidence establishes, but we may be permitted toexpress our belief that these disclosures will not havebeen made in vain if they touch and rouse the conscienceof mankind, and we venture to hope that as soon as thepresent war is over, the nations of the world in councilwill consider what means can be provided and sanctionsdevise
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