PROTEST AGAINST PARIS RAIDS.

Greymouth Evening Star, 2 April 1918, Page 8

PROTEST AGAINST PARIS RAIDS.

IN THE NAME OE CIVILISATION AND CHRISTIANITY. . PARIS, February 2. Cardinal Amette, Archbisnop of Paris, has issued a protest against the recent raid by German aeroplanes, saying in part: — “Once more, in tlie name of tbe principles of civilisation and Christianity, and in accordance with the {Sovereign Pontiff, who several times has reproved crimes of this sort, we protest against barbarous acts that constitute veritable assassinations without any military utility. ’ Two military medals and six war crosses have been awarded to workers in a bombarded factory, who remained at their posts throughout the. raid. Three of the war crosses were given to women. It was officialy announced today that the total number of deaths resulting from the raid was forty-nine, and the total number of wounded 206. H. Raux, Prefect of Police, in giving these, figures personally to the Associated Press, took cognizance of rumours that the administration was concealing* tbe actual number of casualties due to A the raid. He declared that the foregoing totals ot the dead and the wounde ; d were absolutely to be relied on, and said there was no disposition on the part of the authorities to conceal any tacts in regard to the raid except such details as might be of military value to tbe enemy. , The, name* and addresses of nearly all the persons that were killed and about half of those of the wounded have been published. Of the thirty-eight adults killed, fourteen were wo me,a: of the 109 adults wounded, fiftythree wore women. Four children were killed and ten wounded.