DRUNKEN LOOTERS

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2348, 2 January 1915, Page 10

DRUNKEN LOOTERS

THEY RUN FROM THE BRITISH. A little about the German, made, soldiers: when the machine stops working, by an officer who'was shot four.days after writing the letter: — :■ ..At 'they had prepared their breakfasts, when they heard "the, con-, temptible little Army" was approaching, and • they i didn't wait to eat their food before making off. There was a tremendous, shouting and confusion, so the inhabitants say. At another place they were drunk all the. :'time., ... .-•;'!' At the village- we took the people said they were always drunk, and. judging'.froin the number of broken Dottles lying about, it was quite likely. They shot six civilians one day when they were drunk. They have also shot the cure of a village near hero. : Thoy burnt the church of the village where wo were last night, after having promised not to do so in consideration of receiving a large.: sum of money.' 'TKey loot-'wherever they go. There were a tremendous number of fowls' heads-lying'about at the place whore we were the day,' before yesterday, and it is :ea6y to see tho,wanton destruction 6f" property duo to them._ ':■' Of course, I.don't know if this is due to the inferior troops thoy have in this part of the country. Thoy must be fn-i'eridr-or they wouldn't give'way as they.do. Only yesterday. I saw,any amount of German trenches abandoned without a shot. They take 6traw and ; blankets from tlio houses to keep themselves warm. Tho pcoplo are very kind and hospitable to us. (Jive us anything and'will hot accept payment. ;