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Stories of German Atrocities Not Proved, Says American Writer
An American writer and his team traveled through twenty towns, concluding reports of German barbarities in Belgium are largely unproven. He cites numerous cases of civility by German soldiers, noting paid bills, polite treatment of women and children, and careful discipline. The account contrasts feared atrocities with observed restraint and occasional misfortune amid wartime chaos.
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Belgium
Bennett
John T. McCutcheon
Chicago Tribune
Irvin 8
Cobb
Saturay Evening Post
Roger Lewis
Associated Press
Harry Hansen
Chicago Daily News
New York
Associated Prean
Brussels
Hollan
Helgi
Louvain
Waterloo
Dogen
Howe
Mercheule-Chateau
Maubeuge
Arthur Nicodem
Merchen Lo Chattan
Sambre
Hantes-Wiberie
Solre
Huissiere
Hoires
Teny
Bruissiere
Brewerien
Burgomaster
August Blairiaux
Robert J. Thompson
Aachen
Liege
Thompac
Renouchamp
Ardennes
Karotnsky
Thaddeus von Jarotesky
Effert
Goard
Henumont
Anchen Han
Leutenant
Eng:sh
Beaumont
Heaumont
Mandlin
Amy Dae