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Newspaper
The Review
Location
High Point, North Carolina, United States of America
Date
May 17, 1917
Page
7
A compiled selection of German proclamations issued during the 1914 invasion of Belgium. Describes threats of execution, destruction of infrastructure, and forced obedience as Uhlan troops demanded free passage and loyalty. Includes details of shootings, hangings, arson, and strict movement bans in towns like War sage and Luneville.
The document, dated August 22 1914 from General von Bulow, states that Andenne suffered a treacherous attack on troops, 110 executions, and town fires. It cites 250 civilians killed at Andenne and Seilles, 153 houses burned at Seilles, 37 at Andenne, and later 55 houses burned in Liege with 29 war deaths as a warning.
The 25th of August 1914 inhabitants of Luneville attacked German columns and ammunition trains and fired on ambulances and a Red Cross hospital. An indemnity of 650,000 francs is imposed on the commune with the mayor ordered to pay 50,000 francs to German authorities by September 6 1914. If unpaid goods may be seized and house-to-house visits conducted to collect the sum.
German authorities in Luneville issue a proclamation demanding residents refrain from signaling or aiding French army air operations. Mayor Ler warns severe penalties including hostage seizures by Colonel Lidl’s depot if rules are ignored. Hostage threats underscored as grave risk in occupied Belgium and France.
In Reims on 12 September 1914 the German commander states hostages have been taken to ensure troop safety and public order. He warns they will be shot for any disorder, while calm townsfolk will be placed under German protection.
The tribunal of the council of war condemned and shot four individuals at the citadel: Eugene Jacquet, Ernest Deconinck, Georges Maertens, and Sylvere Verhulst. They were punished for aiding an English aviator and assisting enemy soldiers, with the governor's proclamation dated 7 April 1915 noting espionage as death and warning civilians near destroyed railway lines.
The note cites that hostages have been taken near railways and warns that any first attempt to damage railways or telegraph lines will be met with immediate shooting by the governor Von der Goltz.
The imperial German council of war sitting in Brussels condemns Edith Cavell and five others to death for treason. Two dozen more receive 2 to 8 years penal servitude or imprisonment. Edith Cavell and Bancy have been executed. Brussels, 12 October 1915. General von Bissing announces.
German military command in Lille issues a decree forcing evacuation and deportation of residents to interior zones for agricultural labor. Limited movement hours 9 pm to 6 am, 30 kilogram packing limit, permits required. Note cites subsequent deportations including 25,000 people from Roubaix Tourcoing and Lille with some victims as young as sixteen.
A German transport proclamation at Lille orders all adults except under fourteen and mothers with elders to assemble within ninety minutes for possible movement to concentration camps. Inmates must stay, carry 30 kg luggage each, show identity cards, and endure enforcement without appeal as an officer selects victims.
Washington publishers and newspaper groups rally against the Ways and Means plan to raise second class mail rates arguing a punitive tax that could force many papers out of business. Lawmakers from both parties criticize the scale and impact with Senate hearings slated to probe revisions.
The article notes Russia remains a serious factor affecting the Entente and United States in the war against Germany. It cites official denial of armistice rumors and mentions a council prepared appeal to soldiers opposing a separate peace.
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