Omaha Daily Bee Newspaper, June 6, 1915, Page 2

\ | i VMALA ot LHik GERMANS CHARGE | CRUELTY BY RUSS Memorial Record Given Out by Am- bassader Alleges Wanton Mur- der and Pillage. MANY INSTANCES ARE CITED WASHINGTON, June 4 German ambassador, Count Bernstorff, today gave out for pub- Neation the “mémorial record” and accompanying affidavits, issued by the German government as a White Book of March 25, last, relating to “atrocities committed by Rustian von troops on German civiiiais and Cer-| am-| man prisoners of war.” The bassador also announced that coples of the document had been delivered to all the neutral governments, in- cluding the government of the United States, and that other coples would be open to inspection at the @erman consulates of New York, Chicago, Philadeiphia and San Fran- ciseo. . The "memeorial record”’ summarize« the acts set forth in the eighty affidaviia at-| tached as exhibits, each accusation heing accompanied by a reference to the hum- bered affidavit giving detalls of the eharge. ‘“The memorial record” says ““The Russian troops have committed strocities during the present war which are incompatible with the laws of h fty and the customs of civilized nations, and wirdch evidence the utter barbarism of thelr warfare. These atrocition wers directed against the peaceful inhahitanta of the oceupled German territory. ax well as against those German soldlers whe opposed them in lawful combat ani who had the misfortune of being taken pris- oners by them. “The adjoining documentary marerial shows that these are not isolated cases of cruelty and deeds af violence, for atrocities of the most bestial sort ha been cortmitted In so many places and by so many different divisions of troops that undoubtedly a very large part of the Nussian army is permeated by a #pirit of inhumen savagery. A large num- ber of cases is already well known, but in the supplements only such cases will be found as have been incontrovertibly established by official testimony, partic- uiarly testtmony on oath, or by official report. These cases must, however, he .rogarded as being only a seloction of the innumerable atrocities actually com- mitted. A ““The whole world knows that, owing to the barbarfo metho®s of warfaro em- Kast Prussis, — The | FORMER AND PRESENT BRITISH ADMIRALTY —Latest picture of the Hon. A. J. Balfour, first lord of the English admiralty and Winston Churchill, who recently resigned that office. _— e ———————————— HON.A.J. BALFOUR AND Proxo Iy IN'S off their heads, or wounded them, or by | chopping off their limbs mutilated them. A German prisoner was cruelly bound to & sort bf treadmill and left to starve. Three hussars were found hanged in & barn with their heads down and their noses and ears chopped off, so that they must have died in frighttul agony. Bandages Torn from Wounded. “Neither did the Russian hordes hesi- tate at the mutilation and murder of | wounded German soldlers. Thus they wy'ma Russians, n and chilaren w were mur- c or burned down, and that during ‘.the second investon alone, about 50,000 homes were plundered and destroyed. The last Russian expedition against Memel likewiso was nothing more than a savage | Tald, accompanied by atrocities of every description. The depositions contained tn the supplements give an eloquent but Ehastly proof of the acts of violence and cruelty which individual inhabitants suf- fered at the hands of the Russians. a1 il 1 T £ i i £ Hi b g{!fifi t 5§ il f i P i i £ i ; ;‘E?is particularly horrible instance. Revolting Also s the case of an entire family, which fell victim to the lust of murder of Rus- #lan soldiers. The man was spiked to the table, the child to the door, the breasts of the wife were cut off and her body eviecerated. In another instance a man and Lis wife were nalled by the tongue to a table, in which position they perished of hunger and loss of biood Many Attacks on Women. “Innumerable are the cases of bestial | Sttacks upon women and girls. Very often these pitiable vietims were violated by several soldiers in succession, who, in cases, Infected them' with venereal . Qiseases. Women in advanced stages of by the soldiers, even woien over W of age were not spared. A little #irl 8 yoars old was violated by two soldiers. Officers also gave them- such misdeeds. supplements disciose the a‘voci- = by Russian troops. Frequently tore the bandages off the wounded %o that they would bleed to death; pierced | out their eyes, out off their tongues, ears, fingers and feet of others, or smashed in their skulls, In many instances the atraci- ties took on the very characteriof fiend- ish torture. Thus a prisoner, slightly Wwounded, who was pinned to the wooden flogr of & verandah by & sword, which went through 'his mouth, had the fiesh stripped off his entirestérearnis from the bowe down, while his' ‘fingers were cloven to the wrists; another, who nad a fracture of the #kull, was bound to & calf In a stable in such a way that the animal would have to touch the uncov- ered brain with its mouth at every least movement. “The most terrible thing of all, though, .|1s an order from the Russian general , | #atf, found on & Russian officer of high rank, which commanded that all the male inhabitants able to work, from biys of 10 years upward, to be driven before the storming columns. This atrocious .rder, whereby the Russian commander-in-chiet has placed his name on the plllory for all time, was evidently made with the intention that the German soldlers, in order to meet the attack of the Russians, should have to shoot down their own compatriots. ‘“The imperial German government be- lieves it should stigmatize before all the world this barbarous behaviour of the Russian troops, defying as it does every law of warfare and humanity, and it hereby most vigorously and solemnly fs- Sues protest against these airocities, which are. indeed. the dlsgrace of the twentieth century." WORKING ON DETAIL FOR GREATER OMAHA (Continued from Page One.) wissioneTs Are Making (entaiive plans for the future Greater Omaha Bome, consideration has been given the | matter of redistricting of the consoli- dated area of Omaha and South Omaha. in view of the fact that a police station, | Jall and police court will be maintained | n South Omaha, it is probable that for | police purposes the dividing line will be established at Vinton street, and it is oqually probable that the same division will be made for the fire department. | Renumbering Strects, Renumbering along the mnorth and south streets will be neceasary, it is stated. It has been suggested, for in- | stance, that Twenty-fourth street might | be numbered south frem Lodge street to | the present south limits of South Omaha in the same manner that this thorough- fare is numbered io the north limits of Omaha. Commissioner Withnell saye he hopes t increase the South Omaha fire de- | partment companies to four meu each. Commissioner Kugel bas expreased | himself with referenca to police de- partment, his position being that he does not intend to disturb the personnel of the South Omaha department, although & rearrangement of the system will be | Mr. Warren Romans of Lincoln and Miss T — FIRST LORDS OF THE GRIDIRON GLUB HUNTS CROOK | Washington Co;'rrlpnndellts After Man Who Is Selling Bogus Memberships. VICTIMS | ASKS TO ASSIST WASHINGTON, June b5.—(Special.) Edgsr C. Snyder, president of the Grid fron club of this city, in view of the continued operations of a gang of swin diers, who are engaged in selling asso- ciate memberships in the club to prom- inent persons throughcut the country, warns the public against these imposters and calls upon the vietims of these clever crooks to assist the club in bringing them 0 justice The Gridiron club is in all essentials a dining club,” sald Mr. Snyder. “It has never contemplated building a club house nor has it at any time coneldered the en- largement of its associnte membership list. Under the constitution of the Grid- fron club Its active membership s lim o~ 1 to fifty, the prere mer shall be fsite qualifica being that redited news- tion for active hershiy the applicant an a paper correspondent with actual service in Washington for a perfod of two ysars immediately preceding nominatian The assoclated membership ‘ligt {s made up solely of active members who have removed from Washington. The olub has no honorary members. The entire membership of the Gridiron club at the present time s elghty-one, divided as fol- Active members, fifty; associate limited members, his lows members, twanty-ono; ten. “In view of the wholesale character of the frauds perpetrated and the further fact that the swindlers apparently operating in all sections of the country, having secured victima in Cleveland, To ledo, Dayton, Omaha and Denver, and having attempted to defraud people in the east, the public is warned against these imposters. One of them, Jules Water- bury, allas E. Breese Stovens and other fictitious names, has a penitentiary rec- ord growing out of a prosecution insti- tuted by the Associated Press.’ Railey wervice ns topnotch dentistry are | business, and later confined his attentian slone to his profession of undertaker He was a great lover of sports, bein: HARVARD, Neb., June 6.—Special)— enthusiastic over base ball and hunting A .devastating hailstorm followed thel|and as a direct result formed a state report of a small tornade Thursday even- wide acquaintance, The deceased is sur ing. A strip of country from half to a vived by his widow and five children mile wide in the northwest corner of The funeral was held from St. Miohael's Clay county and extending morth into church at ¥ o'clock Saturday morning the southwest corner of Hamllton county, | Mrs. Dora Frits. was pretty badly hit with the hall. The| FALLS CITY, Neb., June 6.—(Special) loss s estimated at from one-half to|—The funeral of Mrs. Dora Fritz, wite three-quart The farm of Peter Bish, [of Willlam Frits, was held from the just across the Clay county line, was also [family home Friday, June 4, Rev. Mr. struck by the wind, several of his out-|Gueschke, pastor of Christ's Lutheran |bullding and his windmill being blown |church, officiating. Mrs. Frits was born g in Germany on February 3, 1842, and |three years fater came to this country |and located in Richardson county, Be d sides hor husband, she is sirvived by Frank J. Kombrink. two sons and three daughters. CENTRAL CITY, Neb., June 6—(Spe-| Mrs. Anna M. Fisher. clah—Frank J. Kombrink passed away| PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., June 5.—(Spe at his home in this eity Thursday after-| clal)~The body of the late Mrs. Anna noon following an fliness coveriug a period | M. Fisher was brought to this city today of many months. ile was 42 years old|from Omaha and burfed by the side of and may be sald to have grown up with | her husband, who died two years ago the town. Following the death of his| Rev. Harry G. McClusky of the ¥irs father, he was engaged with his brother, | Presbyterian church conducted the serv- Ray, for several years in the furniture |lcea HAIL STORMS FOLLOWS | TORNADO IN CLAY COUNTY DEATH RECORD. The THOMPSON-BELDEN STORE HOWARD AND SIXTEENTH STREETS Silks for Weddglg .Gowns Soft Bridal Satins from America and some from Switzerland; they are DG kin.S. HON. WINSToN CHURCHIM I Fleet Will Not Be Sent to Exposition WASHINGTON, June b—President Wil Bridesmaids’ Dresses aro mostly of soft Chiffon, in plain colors or changeable ef- fects, 36-inch, - $1.50 a yard 36 to 40 inches wide— $1.50 to $2.50 a yard Oftentimes one of the new soft Taffetas is used for the gown; 36-inch chiffon fin- ish, very special quality, $1.60 a yard. White All-Silk Mar- quisettes, with Satin or Taffeta, make a very pretty combina- tion, 40-inch, $1.25 a yard.’ son has agreed with Secretary Danlels | that 1t will be unwise to attempt to send | the Atiuntic fleet through the Panama | canal fn July as had besn planned and a | formal announcement may be made soon. | Governor Goethals has reported the con- dition of the slides in Galllard cut as| very fadefinite. HYMENEAL Harpster-Martin, | CENTRAL ,CITY, Ne June 06.—(8pe- cla)~Mr, Walter C. Ho'mter and Miss Sadle M. Martin were marrieq at the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mre. J. £. Martin, Thursday morning at 8:30 o'clock, The ceremony was performed by Rev. Bryant Howe of the Methodist church o the presence of close friends and relatives. TFollowing the wedding breakfast the bride and groom departed for Lincoln. Miss Martin had just com- pleteq the year's work as principal of the north side school and is recognized as highly proficient in her work. Mr, Harp- ster 1» principal of the Central City schools and his rervices have been re- tained for the coming year. They will be | at home in Central City after September 1. Romaus-Ladd. ALBION, Neb., June ‘—(!v.clu.l.)—l I one a late model. Check and White. A seasonable sale wear. Della Ladd were married Friday evening &t the home of the bride's parents, Mr. and Mrs. Arthur W. Ladd, Rev. Herbert J. Hinman, pastor of the Congregational | church, officlated. The bride was born | fa this city, graduated at the University of Nebraska and is a member of the Kappa Xappa Gamma sorority. The groom was educated at the University | of Nebraska, is & member of the Phi Delta Theta fraternity and is sngaged | in business in Lincoln, where they will make their future home. Falter-Dovey. PLATTSMOUTH, Neb., June 6.—(Spe- cial)~In St Luke's Bpiscopal chureh this afternocon at 4 o'clock John Falter | | and Miss Catherine Dovey, daughter of L Mr. and Mrs. George B. Dovey, were mar- ried, Rev, W. 8. Leete, rector, officlating. Mr. and Mrs. Falter departed on an even- | Ing train for the Pacific coast. They will be at home in this city to thelr friends after July 1. The bride is a sister of Miss Alice and Ethel Dovey, well known on the stage. floral effects, Bee Want Ads Produce lle—lfl(l. ——————————————— ‘June Clearaway of Suits $1175, $1475, $2175 Both tailored and novelty styles; every The tailoring and fabrios ; Thompson & Belden standard. 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Taft’s Dental Rooms 1517 DOUGLAS STREET, necessary to conform with the nm‘n.[ | system. Commissioner Drexcl has an e on the street cleaning possibilities in Iv\llll Omaha and Dundee. ! City Clerk Fiynn believes it would be | perpetiated on German prisoners of [better to have one genersl department in the Omabhe city ball for his work, rather than attempting to transect part of the -~ Fravk Goed, former gity elerk of South Omaha, wants (o be’ clerk of the South Omaha police court, «nd Dr. B F. Shan- ahan s after the position of wssistant health comamissioner. with jurisdiction in the south territory of Greater Omaha. —— Bee Want Ads Produce Resiita / 4 o More Desire for Tobacco Arthur Krouse is a locomot; ls of illness. 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