GERMAN MALICE.
DESTRUCTION OF NOYON. '
ILL-TREATMENT OF PRISONERS.
(Australian and N.Z. Cable Association}
Part^ Sept. 1. The."Matin" states tna't the French troops traversed' Noyon at the double. No. soldiersjafein-iihe. i&im at present as they are. unable to stay-, crwing "tio dense douds o£ ,sml>ke .:wperßaiiging the plae&T . :-•".. ■ ;-■':..■' -^ "■■ '■ "■ ; •• '
After shelling : and destroying the greater pa»t of the town,-the Germans are now -sprinkling it ■•with* incendiary shells. • ••.■•■
Two French prisoners and 39 German deserters from Toul sought safety iin the French lines.
The Frenchmen stated that they were kept in bombarded positions -with matiy English, who were even worse treated, having to handle shells and dig.
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Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14857, 3 September 1918, Page 5
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104GERMAN MALICE. Colonist, Volume LX, Issue 14857, 3 September 1918, Page 5
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