France v. Germany
PITIFUL GERMAN RUSE.
Paris, August 27
A German column marching upon Valenciennes, under threat of instant '•.hooting, compelled a number of women and children to walk before them. A battery of artillery concealed in a rood ambushed them, and all were killed or wounded. A band of Uhlans was captured at Courtrai, commanded by Count von .'■-chworin. the Kaiser’s nephew. The mtier’s sword, a present from the Kaiser, has been presented to the wife of ■ be officer who captured him.
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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXXX, Issue 9, 28 August 1914, Page 5
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