VERY SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS.
LONDON,-April'23. The official observer " Eye-witness " says that the Saxons in' the centre of the Gennnn lino stuck up their national flag in the hope of luring our men over a mine to take' it away at night. A better way was. found. The British hoisted the I'nion Jack, and brought down tho enemy's flag with a shot, lrom a tivnc-h mortar. Prisoners state that the shortage of of regular officers has led to great dr~ terioration in the quality of the junior* officers. Th" wholesale distribution of . Iron Crosses bos caused that decoraLion to be demised. The Kaiser, ami ■ Field Marshal yon, Hindenburg are ' still popular litres, but -the -Crowi* Prince has lf«-t caste. British prisoners are describe'! ?s being vory proud und obstinate, II is also, stated thai>'< ihfv ;;r« harshly treated. Tlio"diary of a German officer datevl December 19 says: "The .fury, not to say tho bestiality, of oxxv nion in boar\v.g to doa.th wouud(Hl English altoeted
me so much that for the rest of the day I was fit for nothing." Another letter, describing, some Britishers who were surrounded says that they surrendered after a most gallant resistance. The letter adds: "They got the mercy of rifle-butts. They were turned round, and then we went for them and made the sparks fly. No prisoners were taken."
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 9123, 24 April 1915, Page 5
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222VERY SERIOUS ALLEGATIONS. Ashburton Guardian, Volume XXXV, Issue 9123, 24 April 1915, Page 5
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