THE WAR CRIMINALS.
By Eleotrio Telegraph.—Copyright. Australian-New Zealand Cable Association. Received December 29. 9.10 a.m. PARIS, Dec. 27. It is expected the French list of German criminals whose surrender is demanded will include tho Crown Prince oh «• charge of looting and robbery with violence.
GERMAN OFFICER COURTMARTIALLED. Auatralian-New Zealand Cable Association. PARIS, Dec. 25. At Amiens, a court-martial sentenced Robert Rojing, a German officer, and manager of an important German factory, to ten years' solitary confinement for organising during wartime tho systematic destruction of tho French steel works at Briey. Defendant's brother was similarly sentenced in his absence. Tho evidence proved that they wore working in their personal interests, not under instructions from tho Government as tho defenco alleged. A SEVERE FINE. 10,000,000 FRANCS. Auatralian-Nfcw Zealand Cable Association Received December 29, 9.20 a.m. PARIS, Dec. 27. Tho court-martial also fined Robert Rowing, or Roochling, 10,000,000 francs. Robert tnd his brother Hermann aro_ two groat German ' steel magnates. They wrought destruction in Franco in order to do away with competition.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1710, 29 December 1919, Page 5
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