GERMAN ATROCITIES
MORE EVIDENCE COLLECTED COMMISSION'S INQUIRIES Antwerp, September 8. • The Commission of- Inquiry has gathered evidenco regarding German atrocities at Vise, Ousmael, Aerschot, Louvain, .and the vicinity'of Malines. The troops emptied the Publio Treasuries, and became intoxicated. They discharged their rifles in the streets and in empty houses, afterwards declaring that tlie inhabitants had fired. This was mado a pretext to murder, burn, and pillage. Men were shut up in . churches while the women were outraged. The Germans took hostages, and demanded ransoms. They forced men, women,' and children to march in front of the troops, displaying white flags, in order to lead the enemy to approach. They also 6hot ten priests.
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Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2251, 10 September 1914, Page 5
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113GERMAN ATROCITIES Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 2251, 10 September 1914, Page 5
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