ENEMY BARBARITIES.
MISUSE OF PRISONERS. NUMBER SENT TO THE FRONT. A. and K.Z. Cable. ; . ;," BERNE, March 25. i Despite warnings.' of : the i British and French J Governments ami'' threats of reprisals, Germany has sent a largo number of. prisoners of war.to,the war zone. The International ? Red Cross-Society ~is endeavouring ,to .induce Germany, to cancel the movement.
ROUMANIAN SUFFERINGS. ;\ FIRE AND: PILLAGE. '■.. ■■■ : ■; ."■■ : ;:. ; /■■;, rPETROGRAD, March 25. The Germans pillaged and ignited many Roumanian villages and parts of towns, including Orsova. Children were murdered, women outraged, and churches profaned. BULGARIAN : ATROCITIES. ; MURDERS IN MACEDONIA. CORFU. March 25. A correspondent forwards an authoritaI tive statement : : that'- the investigation of Iconditions in liberated Macedonia is revealing ghastly Bulgarian atrocities. Police j powers were placed in" the hands of local authorities,,: who proceeded :. to ..massacre the inhabitants oyer, a wide area. Mayors, I school-teachers, and numerous others were killed r with : ; : bayonets, .;,■ while .': one was burned alive. .The committees blackmailed and plundered all classes.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16499, 27 March 1917, Page 5
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159ENEMY BARBARITIES. New Zealand Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 16499, 27 March 1917, Page 5
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