IRON RULE IN BELGIUM.
ESPIONAGE RAMPANT.
GERMANS DESERTING.
Times and Sydney Sun Services.
London, September 26. The correspondent of the London Times at Roosendaal, in Holland, says that arrivals from Brussels state that the Germans are ruling Belgium with a rod of iron. Espionage is rampant, and nobody is safe from denunciation.
The Germans are depressed, and officers as well as men are deserting. Nine officers left one residence in mufti, leaving a note behind stating that they were sick of the war, and did not care what became of Germany.
Thousands of troops are coming to Wavre, Overyssche and Louvain, apparently exhausted..
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/NZH19150928.2.54
Bibliographic details
New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16034, 28 September 1915, Page 8
Word Count
103IRON RULE IN BELGIUM. New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16034, 28 September 1915, Page 8
Using This Item
NZME is the copyright owner for the New Zealand Herald. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence . This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of NZME. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries and NZME.
Log in