BRUTALITIES ON THE BATTLEFIELD
TRUTH IN GERMAN LETTERS
London, .'April 22. "Eye-Witness," with tho British Army at tho front, writes that British prisoners are described by German prisoners as very proud and obstinate, Thsv mp harshly treated. n Tb» el n GBfmsH aßkcri i-Rscsiubor 19* iurjj mil to
say bestiality, of our men in beating to death wounded English affected me so much that for the rest of the day I was fit for nothing." 1 "Another German's letter, describing an incident in which some English were surrounded and surrendered after a most gallant fesistance, adds: 'They got no mercy. Our rifle-butts were turned round, and wo. wont for them. We made the sparks fly. Prisoners were not taken." —("Times" and Sydney "Sun" Services.)
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Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2444, 24 April 1915, Page 7
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124BRUTALITIES ON THE BATTLEFIELD Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2444, 24 April 1915, Page 7
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