GERMAN OUTRAGES
Villages destroyed by fire MAYOR OF POLISH TOWN SEVERELY BEATEN. (By Telegraph. — Press Association. — Copyright.) i (Received August 12, 8 a.m. PARIS, 10th August, i It is officially stated that while villagers were at church int Affleville, a frontier village, the German Uhlans poured petroleum on the houses and deitroyed the village by fire. A similar outrage is reported as' having taken place in the Limburg province. ST. PETERSBURG, 10th AugusJ. An eye-witness states that on the 'German commander's order the Mayor of Kalisz, Poland, was nearly beaten to death. The Town Council's messenger •was shot when fetching the Mayor a mattress and pillow. The manager of the local treasury was also shot. The Germans made hostages of the principal inhabitants, and fired on the civilians, many of whom were killed.
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Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 37, 12 August 1914, Page 7
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133GERMAN OUTRAGES Evening Post, Volume LXXXVIII, Issue 37, 12 August 1914, Page 7
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