SHOT BY MISTAKE
TRAGIC WAR ECHO TERRIBLE FATE' OF SIX FRENCH SOLDIERS. SENTENCES ANNULLED. lu'Vralian and N.Z Cable Association. (Received Januaiy 29, 0.0 p.m.) PARIS, January 2S. Ap inquiry lias opened concerning the case of six marjied soldiers who, it is alleged, were shot by mistake in December, 1914, on tho ground that they abandoned their posts in tho presence of the enemy. The widows are claiming a revision of the sentence, and the proclamation of tho men’s innocence. Before their death the soldiers were given time to inform their relatives pf (their impending fate. One wrote to his wife: “I am going to be shot for an unknown reason.” *He stated tha t two squads retired by order of an officer, who denies the allegation. The- Minister for Justice has ordered- a new trial. (Received Januaiy 30, 11 p.m.) PARIS, Januaiy 29. The Court of -Cassation annulled the sentence passed on six soldiers who were shot, and awarded the widows annual pensions of 2000 francs and the children 1000 francs from December, 1914.
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New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10812, 31 January 1921, Page 6
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174SHOT BY MISTAKE New Zealand Times, Volume XLVII, Issue 10812, 31 January 1921, Page 6
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