GERMAN BRUTALITY.

Taihape Daily Times, 4 June 1918, Page 4

GERMAN BRUTALITY.

LONDON, June 2. An official report regaridng the treatment of prisoners of war published to-day confirms the unofficial stories of shameful barbarism. One man captured in March was compelled to work immediately, serving a German field gun with ammunition, and digging a position for it under British fire. A working party, including warrant officers, non-coms, and medical corps, was made to work on roads and light railways under shell fire, and knocked about with rifle butts, and sticks. One man was thrashed until he lay groaning on the ground. One working party had a corporal killed and three men wounded by shell fire. Many behind the lines died of weakness. "When fresh batches were captured they were kept working behind the lines instead of being sent to registered camps.