THE HUN IN FRANCE.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXI, Issue LXXI, 22 February 1916, Page 8

THE HUN IN FRANCE.

FHESH RECORD OF OUTRAGE

The Paris Journal Officiel publishes the lutn report oi the Special comin.cvee appointed by tne Jrresiuent oi xne jprenou Council to determine aiiu enumerate the acts contrary to international laAv whiaa have been committed by tne enemy in trance. The report reveals the same character, of brutal crueitj, cuiiteiupu lor Human life, disregaru for the iaAv ; and ruthless pleasure in taking veugeuii.ee on old men, *'<jmen ana cnildren.

-L'aobe Uudm* a cure, seventy-three years old, was driven till he fell, then put in a handcart drawn by his iellowuupoives, and afterwards kicked and beaten so severely that he died in hospital. A companion had iiis ribs broken and was thrown en some straw and iert to die ]ike a dog.

Countless instances are given of civilians who were shot dead tor no reason on the entry of German troops into towns and villages. , At one place a man of seventy was tied to a horse and pulled along till he fell. He was then dragged on his back and shot through the forehead.

A case is quoted of a woman who was made to cook for ten officers. One officer, who, despite her obedience, was dissatisfied, grossly insulted her, and she "struck Him in the face. She was sent to a bedroom, from which ishe escaped. She', however, was caught and shut up with the guard in the guardroom. Next day she was brought back to the house, and tied to a chair so brutally that scars were left on her wrist ten months later. After threequarters of an hour of intolerable pain she was thrown, still tied, into a bed, and was then taken to the garden to be shot. There she was beaten severely, and one of the officers held his foot a long time on her throat. A staff officer saved her life. *

Many other similar cases of brutal violence, which include the worst crimes against women, are reported.