German War Zone Forced Labor Drives Deportation
Report by Henry Wood from the French front describes Germany and its army expanding iron control in Lorraine. Women and girls are compelled to abandon homes and perform forced work as deportation and near slavery intensify during wartime operations.
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Germany
Alwre
Lorraine
Epinal
Desis
Alice-Lorrains
Tals “la Alonse
Hoches
Gfbrla
Alco Lorraine
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Letters From Belgium Describe Women Drafted For Trenches
A dispatch notes letters from refugees detailing how Belgian and Franco‑German border areas send women and girls to dig trenches and tunnels under German surveillance. One missive from Raney to Ovcy in Switzerland describes young girls employed to drag earth, raising concern over forced labor amid wartime controls.
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von Hilssing
Belgium
France
Alence-Lorraine
Bwkeerland
Ovcy
Switzerland
German and French Front News and War Letters From 1915
A garbled telegram summary and letters describe German deportations of women and girls to the military zone in France, with claims of age limits and volunteers. It notes French property foreclosures, coal shortages in Mulhouse, and wartime controls. Letters reference American letters about submarines and troop movements.
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