HUN METHODS.
AIRMEN TREATED AS CONVICTS. MOUIS HUN HYPOCRISY. LONDON, Feb. 2. The Daily Mail learns that Captain Scholto and Sub-Lieutenant Wookey, of the Royal Flying Corps, have been courtmartiiilled in Germany and sentenced to ten years' penal servitude in convict, cells for "Dropping hostile proclamations in Germany." A mess-aee from Paris says that the eneinv airmen captured in Wednesday's raid had written orders to avoid hospitals and schools. It has been explained that, the orders were lo save the men from being shot. The Daily Mail, commenting on tbe two incidents, sa\s: "Hindenburg is endeavouring to save [he miserable skins of it i ( >- riiiders, fearing the Allies' fesentme'id on learning of Ihe atrocious sentence on Scholie and Wookey. The British authorities should immediately abolish exceptional teiidernesi in the treatment of German ollicer prisoners. Captain Midler's snarling compliments ttfter his splendid treatment aboard the Sydney ami subsequently in Kngland is another ii)Rt«uee of the folly of kindness uu t.i'eitfclll'cs like Huns."
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1088, 14 February 1918, Page 7
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161HUN METHODS. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1088, 14 February 1918, Page 7
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