BOILING DOWN THE DEAD.
EXTREMITY OF THE HUN.
The Times. m . . LONDON, April 15. (Received April 16, at 7 p.m.)The Lokal Anzeiger's war correspondent publishes the first German admission of their treatment of the dead. He says : "We passed through Evergnicourt There was a dull smell like burning lime. It is from the- great corpse exploitation establishment of the Champagne army group Here the bodies are treated. The fat won is turned into lubricating oils and every-' thing else is ground down at the bone malls into powder for pigs' food and manure. Nothing must be wasted." [The cable news in this issue accredited •*° T " e Times has appeared i n that journal, but only where expressly stated is such news .the editorial opinion of The Times.]
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Otago Daily Times, Issue 16980, 17 April 1917, Page 5
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