The Bamberg herald. (Bamberg, S.C.) 1891-1972, November 15, 1917, Page 2, Image 2
GERMANS TORTURE PRISONERS, j
Many Soldiers Balked at Barbarism;
But Had to Obey.
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The fact that German sol-i
diers, themselves appealed to |
Ambassador Gerard, as the "rep-j
resentative of a Christian State" j
to protest against atrocities and j
butheries in which their commanders
forced them to paticipate, will be
disclosed in a forthcoming issue of
a pamphlet by the committee onj
public information entitled "German |
War Practices." One German soldier,'
conscience-stricken with the massacre
Dnooi'on nricnnore imnlnrprl tllP
UX 1VUOOAUU yiigvuv*v? r
American ambassador to protest and
signed his letter a "German Soldier
and Christian."
Another, who through the ambassa-?
dor addressed his appeal to the American
Government against the butchery
of prisoners, signed his letter "a j
Soldier and Man Who is No Bar-j
barian." ' This was the protest of aj
German soldier, an eye-witness of!
the slaughter of Russian soldiers in
the Mazurian lakes and swamps:
Driven to Destruction.
"It was frightful, heartrending; as
the masses of human beings werej
driven to destruction. Above the ter-i
rible thunder of the connon could;
be heard the heartrending cries of
the Russians: 'O, Prussians! 0,|
Prussians!'?but there was no!
answer. Our captain had ordered,:'
'The whole lot must die. So rapid;
fire.' As I have heard, five men and I
one officer on the outside went mad;
from those heartrending cries. But
most of my comrades and the officers
joked as the unarmed and helpless;
Russians shrieked for mercy while.
they were being suffocated in the!
swamps and shot down. The orderj
was: 'Close up and at it harder.'j
"For days afterwards those heart- j
rending yells followed me and I can-!
not think of them without fear I!
shall go mad. There is no God. j
There is no morality and no ethics
any more. There are no human beings
any more. But only beast. Down
with militarism!"
There wa?s the experience of a j
v Prussian soldier, at *the present!
wounded: Berlin, October 22, 1914: j
"If you are a truth loving man(
please receive these lines from a
common Prussian soldier."
Wounded Russians tSayonetted. \
}? This was the testimony of another j
German soldier on the east front:
"Russian Poland, December 18,!
1914. Under the name of Chis-i
tianity I send you these words.
"My conscience forces me as a1
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Christian German soldier to inform
you of these lines. Wounded Russians j
are killed with the bayonet, accord-j
ing to orders. And Russians who
, have surrendered are often shot!
down in masses according to orders,!
in spite of their heartrending prac-j
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tice. In the hope that you, as the representative
of a Christian State, will i
protest against, I sign myself A German
Soldier and Christian.
"I would give my name and regi-|
ment, but these words could get. me ;
court-martialed for divulging mili-J
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tary secrets.
English Shot Down.
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This letter was from a soldier on
the w.estern front:
"To the American Government,!
Washington, U. S. A. English who!
JQf ?
have surrendered are shot down in
small groups. With tli? French
one js more considerate. 1 ask.
.whether men let themselves to be;
taken prisoner in order to be disarm-:
ed and shot down afterwards? Is
that chivalry in battie? It is no longer
a secret among the people; one
hears everywhere that few prisoners
are taken; they are shot down in
small groups. They, say naively:
'We don't want any unnecessary j
_ mouths to feed!' Where there is no!
ore to enter complaint, there is no!
judge. Is there then no power in j
t*e world which can put an end to i
these murders and rescue the victin^? j
Where is Christianity? Where is
right? yight is right.
"A soldier and a man who is 110
barbarian."
FIS WOUNDS PROVE FATAL.
Private Kirk, of Hartsville Co.,
Dies at Camp Sevier.
Ct?p Sevier, Nov. 8.?Private
F^ed Kir1-', Company L, 118th infantr",
died Tuesday at the base hosyital
here from the effects of a bul
let wound received Monday morning.
Tve ^hooting is believed to have been
whollv accidental but a thorough
investigation is being made by the
mi'itary authorities. The funeral
wraa he'd tod^y.
The accident to Private Kirk occurred
during company drill, the bullet
apparently coming from another
Crtn,Tanv a ^hort distance away. It
struck Kirk's rifle, glanced, and
pierced his atdomen. He was rushed
to the base hospital where an operation
was performed in the hope of
sa in0- brs li'e. but he never rallied:
although he at one time regained
consciousness.
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AIRMEN NOT SUPERSTITIOUS.
A War Pilot Says the Men Have Xo
Mascots.
Pilots have 110 mascots and no
superstitions. Flying does not encourage
them, more especially in wartime.
Hard facts are the pilots' diet
and hard faces their marks.
There is no room for superstitious
uncertainty. Causes are simple and
clear?and effects are large. "Something
went," or "My engine *konked"
out." There is no room for terrifying
doubt. The thing has happened and
the result is there.
Those who stand the storms of shot
and shell and poison down there on
earth may wonder at the inexplicable
inn]*- which leaves them and takes
their friends.
For the pilot the escaping of shot
or shell is a question of skill and
dodging. If you are not skillful
another pilot's greater skill will bring
you down. If you do not dodge you
will be brought down by "Archie"?
anti-aircraft gunfire. And you do
dodge. For whatever mistake you
make up there, where the balance is
delicate, you pay at once. Almost
all may be seen, and almost all may
be combated. It is a question of
individual skill, a question of knowledge
and care, a question of fact.
Consequently few pilots are either
pessimists or optimists. They just accept
things as they are?and in some
ways grow harder and harder.
A popular hymn speaks of "Unknown
dangers of the air." It is
wrong. It ought to be "Well-known
dangers."
The machines, too, are a question
of fact. They are the offspring of
high mathematics, of patient research
?and of unwearying care. In practice
if only one wire is screwed up oneeighth
of an inch wrong no
long-haired goats or ideas about
Friday are going to influence the
machine's misbehavior. And misbehave
it will!
Other men may look on their guns
and horses as friends personal and
lasting. Not so the pilot; his romance
does not lie there.
Guns have varying tempers, and
you get fond of them. A horse?well,
who can speak of a horse?
But an airplane is a machine you
smash and replace?and a machine,
withal, through which every nerve in
your body will in time become strained.
Its engine may be good?"It has
never let me down"?or it may be
bad and a brute. But even, your
good engine will get out of date or
be smashed through a bad landing or
a mishap. Such mistakes are common.
Then it will go back to the works
and return different?or perhaps
never return at all.
The romance of the air is a different
thing from mascots and
superstitions. It is not bound up in
the machines. It is something deep
down in its own grim and callous
self. Those who know it best acknowledge
it least.
And the pilots themselves?do
thov cn^nir nf a "lnckv" or an "un
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lucky" pilot? Never. They speak
only of a "good" pilot or a "bad" one.
The only time a man is told he is
lucky is when he has failed to break
his neck despite his bad piloting.
But flying is also a cruel mistress.
Only a pilot knows what she does to
a pilot's heart. Where are the young
pilots? At the aerodromes learning to
fly. They are nowhere else.
But bound up in the romance there
is a pride that only a pilot can know.
It is the pride of, the self-dependent.
On the other hand, pilots have premonitions
* * *- and they are generally
fulfilled.?Philadelphia Ledger.
Sees Horse Meat as I tegular Diet.
"The European war is going to
make horse meat a regular article of
diet in this country, as it has been in
European countries for a number
of years," remarked S. A. Turnbull,
j of Montana, at the Raleigh. Mr.
i Turnbull is a stockman, who has
i lived in the West for many years,
i and he notes with regret the inI
creasing popularity of horse meat.
"Cattlemen naturally are opposed to
| the eating of horse meat," continued
Mr. Turnbull. "Not that it will in
anv manner affect the cattle in
j terests, but there is a very strong
I feeling based upon sentimental
j grounds against the humanconsumpj
tion of horse meat. The horse has
I always been numbered among man's
I best friends, and to kill it for food
j is against nature. But there is 110
j denying that horse meat for food is
j becoming more and more popular,
j Among foreigners of the Western
: States particularly horse meat is
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; growing in favor. In one town a
few days ago more than COO pounds
of horse meat were sold in the open
market and as much more ordered
j for tne following ciay. me foreigners
j are regular customers of the horse
j meat dealers. Many boarding houses
j have started to buy horse meat,
j Soup meat sells for 8 cents a pound,
round steak for 10 cents and porter!
house and sirloin for 12 cents."?The
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