BRUTAL SOLDIERS.
CRUELTY TO COMRADES. SH OOKIN G I LL-TR Ii ATM ENT. United Press Association—Copyright. BERLIN. Juno 5. Four sergeants and four bombardiers have been courtmartialled at Berlin for having ill-treated soldiers. There were GOO cases against Sergeant Thnmme and 30 against Sergeant Seluiaz. In one ease a soldier committed suicide owing to Thamme’s cruelty. Others were daily Hogged, whipped, or belabored with fists, straps, and- sticks. Recruits were coinpeifed to run the gauntlet of soldiers armed with rods. Tliamme was sentenoed to 15 months’ imprisonment, and reduction to-the ranks, and tlie others to terms-not exceeding three months.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVI, Issue 2211, 8 June 1908, Page 3
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