BELGIUM UNDER THE
GERMAN.
Account of the Late General `von Bissing's work.
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A penis! correspondent of the New York Evening Post writes:
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osmpaign, to compel Belgians with oven greater rigor in the who had taken refuge in other occupied provinces of invaded countrisa to relura to their France. So it seems quite pomi- | horses. The penalty was to be able that 'Governor-General" von: foe ten times the amount of the | Biasing was, after all, only's will. taxes which they paid on their ing and intelligent tool of what property. And such fines wars to the Germane call with reverence be collected by seizing and higher authority," I have just elling the property itself. Soveral|learned that Mr. Brand Whitlook, examples of this cams under my American Minister on the spot, observation in the first months lays the chief responsibility on I have received direct and per-
of 1915 Here at Paris, under Hindenburg. In this war it has Ronal information, from a member my own apartment, two aged certainly been a policy common of the exiled Balgian Government Belgian women had found shelter to all ranks of the Empire Vas at Barre, of the work accomplish with a relative. In snswer to von victis! In any cosible negotia. ed for Germany and for Belgium Biasing's imperative summon, tion of peace, it has to be con -by Governor-General von Bis-they were forced to exhaust their sidered a deliberate attempt sing, who has just died. For two scant means, and, in wintry to crush a whole people's power entire years and four months be weather, to make the long, comto com ete, even industrially, exercised abalute power in the fortless round through Switzer with Germany--and this has not civil administration of Belgiam.ith countless rerations and proper object of war by other
land and back through Germany, been considered beretofore His peculiar efficiency is an object. lesson in every question which delaye, until they reached their civilized peoples.
In spite of the taciturnity, of his Germany bas raised during this desolate home in Brussels, Other
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I may be allowed to way wise, it would have been sold kind, Governor-General von Bies- that this account is in full agree-away from them with all its con-ing we not averse to formulating mant with the testiraoar from tente sad without redress.
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his ideas of Belgiane, whom be reliable private sources which I Third Campaign Against People. pretended to, rule to their own beve published from time to time From the start, also, Governor advantage. His best-known General von Riesing organized phrase can only be translated during his exercise of office.
It is known that von Bissing bird campaign against the peo Belgian." He said, in mild sur- politely, "You can't clean up a was personally and by family and ple whom he was supposed to education the complete type of administer. This was a succes-prise at their city folk, The the Prussian janker and army sion of war contributions, in people of Brussels are not supple officer. I am not aware that be addition to the ordinary taxes enough." Again, "Flemings are ever propounded theorise, but bebich he did not leave uncollect less malleable even than the Wal. was surely in practice a militarist ed. Beginning with bie frat loone; they have toojtrong a fee). in the extreme Prussian sense, month in office, he sssessed these ing of independence." He wound
The diapote about the acquisi- and Pan-Germanist. Be fought | War contributions to be paid ap by confessing: "A Belgian tion of the Eaglish Gas Works in
is a pejobological" riddle." against France in the war of 1870, be the Belgian peonie
He Berlin,
aroen which and during the siege of Paris was 40,000 000 france ($8,000,000) and openly to the American car Berlin, ita anbarbs, Wilmersdorf
captain os daty at the Palice, monthly; and this levy was in respondent, Raymond Swing: and Shoenberg, and some rural A Large Quantity of Valuable of Saint Cloud when it, was creased in November, 1916-two "Belgians have to be ruled with districte ca the coe baad, and barhed. The German ificial are later-to 50,000,000 francs. iron hand; they don't recognise the rural districts of Tetlow and report perciate in attribting Sɔ enormous a 60m, even co-be greatness of the work Ger- Nieder Barnim on the other hand, that fire to French batteries sidering the remains of richee in mens have done !"
is ae yet undecided, says a Homewood tables flower stands, stools. st Mont-Valerion, which the Ger Belgium, which was perhaps the There is no injustice in sap-proer to band.
teak writing tables, bookcase, man artillery bad been unable to richest country in Europe re-posing that the real sentiments of The Lokalanzeiger, which in-engravings.ornaments. white lace silence-but French military latively to its size, did not include the man were expressed in hie quired of the authorities con- curtains, carpet, rugs, electric authorities have always declared the continual fass, ranging from declaration to the German troops cerned regarding the matter, was table fans and lamps etc, etc. this to be improbable, if not tene of thousands to millions under his command before be was informed that this English impossible. At the time, the of france which were imposed "When civilisae date to shoot at important hostages of Enguish appointed to govern Belgium: enterprise as one of the most English
'cities and correspondest, on
towns and the Enzee!), was shown about the least communes for the slight you, the innocent must be killed capital in the hands of Germany. devastated palace by Capt. vou est transgression against Ger with the guilty. German authority It was added that, while it was Biasing, who offered him a book man rules and regulations or for be more then once said that naturally not the intention of the from the Fresch Emperor's lib. any upsetting of German equan-human lives must not be spared Government to get the highest rary, picking it up from palace imity. As was aid in the repressing each acts. And possible bid, on the other hand furniture lying about the laws, medios English of Dr. Johnson's while it is to be regretted that the Government did not consider and being packed up to send to dictiostry, Germany under this parishing villages and evenit advantageous to sell the pro- Germany. The scene is worth one Administration has "blooded" whole cities should be destroyed,perty below its value.. noting as a precedent.
we must now allow ourselves to German capital, it was pointed It will be remembered that Ton A fourth campaign of this be turned aside by feelings of out, was invested in Great Britain Bissing succeeded von der Goltz fertileminded administrate if misplaced pity.
to a greater extent than. British ae Governor-General of "ocindeed it really was hig
are not capital in Germacy, and the capied Helgiom four months mind, and not that of some one
German Government therefore, would pre- after the German invasion that higher up was the attempt to
jadice Germaa interest in Great is, after the first soute manis of divide Flemish · Belgians from
For Belgians' Own Interest.
Britsia" by allowing an unreason- massacre and destruction bad Walloon or French Belgians. A With such principles, one can Britain no complaints had been ably cheap sale, From Great subsided. The people were still passing show of this effort to: igo far; and Germans in Belgium received of improper treatment of: stricken with the fright which bis Germanize Belgian was the predecessor had inspired. The Flenderizing" in Isaguage and late as April 10 of this year, the German Government was not been backward. As Germen property, and therefore new administration was to show staff of the University of Ghent, Governor General von what German sathorities would which has shed in the pan signed an order that individuals
Bisaing endeavouring to exercise similar de for the civil population of the after adling to the gayety of tempering with telegraphe should that no decision had ss yet been correctness. It was farther stated country they had conquered. Von the nations in a weary time be shot or, if not caught, their come to, as estimates from other Diseing began by giving notice The movement has culminated in that he would follow in the a supposed Flemish Council visit by most vigorous measures" in the property than the price cfared
communes should be punished
quarters pat a higher valua on Aleps .. of
predecessor. ing Germany and standing by place of the individual. This was by the two groups of bidders. To foreign correspondente, and to the number of seven at the for the Belgians' own interest. through the German prear, he burial of the Govero General In his last days, be cited the gave it to be understood that, by who invented them.
To his fifth campaign Von world stande aghast, as a benefit deportations, at which the whole prudent and wise management, he would work for the soccomic Biasing worked. up-or was of German administration. In revival of Belgium. To the mana- worked up-gradually. It is the Arril, 1915, (Suddeutsche Venat facturers of Belgium, which bad one for which he will be most re-shefte) bia been perhaps the most prosperous membered by the general public, explained that the burning of son had already manufactoring country in the judging first and foremost by Louvain was good for Belgiane, world, be promised measures to feeling. It began with arrests and because it saved doing the same aid them to export their product. imprisonment of baudreds of thing to Brassels ! The Allies at the same time ex-Joivlliane, quilty of ne crime pressed their willingness to allow set down in any code of reverted in his old age "to his Muscles are red, not only sod aid auch exportation of laws known to them. Among practice 68
B captain when becanee of the blood in them, Belgian producte, which might the most illustrious at the begin- have kept the country from atter ning was Madame Carton de Fonnga practice which seems but because they contain lepo disseter. Employers and workmen Wiart, wife of the Belgis his national military training, gives the red colour to the blood. part and parcel of globin, the same substance that were slike interested in getting Minister. There were members In 1916, he made a vain. And it is this hemoglobin that to work, in fulfilment of the new of Parliament and of city councils, able present to the Museum of carries oxygen in the blood and Governor-General'e promises. great personages like Professora Manater, in Prassia. It was an stores it up in the muscles."
Belgian Industry Strangled. Frederica and Pironne of the historic rifle which was sleo & Well oxidized blood is neces From the start, von Bisaing's genoire University of Ghent, and work of art from ita ivory in-stry, if we would have strong measures strangled Belgian ini t'e people too numerous 10 dcetry and threw workmen into mention-women as well as me, "taken" it-that is to speak great supporter of life. When a crustations. His adjutant had muscles; in fact, oxygen in the compulsory idleness. An end- and somelices children. Most of mildly, annexed it-from the set of muscles are active-for less, anbrokes series began of these were convoyed into German private family treasures of the instance, those of the back when requisitions and seizures. Agri- prisons and prison camps. There Pince of Crov Solrain his Belgian we lift something their oxygen cultural products necessary for were slet hundreds of execution chatesa of Boealz. During bis is ased, and, unless the blood is the health and strength of the after trials never checked off st year as Governor-General of rich and red with oxygen-bearing people; raw materials which by public knowledge. This cam. Belgium
the Berlia were indispensable to maonise-paign culminated for the world
Lokal bemoglobin, those muscles zebe. tarrs; goods, balt-wrought and at large and for all time-in Anzeiger (October 14, 1915)
cerufied to you fioiebed prołocie ; machines the martial murder of Mis humanity: "He bay prohibited Try building ap the blood with and tools and borses; everything Cavell. which was in stock-and the
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Deportation to Slavery.
have
RED BLOOD AND BIG MUSCLE.
The fall-blooded man or wpmain
anally has large muscles. Pale people are ordinarily, thin; their Governor General' von Biesing muscles are small.
to be
If you are pale and your back | Biesing's aches, don't blame your kidneys,
the caging of blind birds.”
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very rails of tramways and'rail... A sixth campaign was to begio roade serving the working people in the last year of Von Bissinge -were takeallaway, and either life. It is the one which still sent to Germany or employed for most ocrapies the world's mind the German army front. To the and sympathies. It is the depor- held several demonetrations since that the new blood goes it carries eat, such was the execation of tation to slavery and worse of tens the release of the persone arrested vigour, and this tonie rebuilding Governor-General von Bleeing's of thousands of Belgian men and at the time of the uprising last treatment is the one thing that promises to witob-for Belgians boys and girls-into Germany year brought about further dis-most run-down, debilitated people —over the use of Belgium's riches or to the fighing front- The orders in Dublin on June 20.need. and industrial reserves. It came excuse made ie that they are Reme 500 of them carrying SIDD to the point where nothing escap- able-bodied and out of work, and Fein Asge attacked reiders of pille to-day sold by all chemise, 8 begin Dr. Williams' pink ed the vigilance of an Administra- therefore as the Schwabisache former soldiers over which Uajon also at $1.50 the bottle, $8 for tion which seemed to have for its Mercur expresses the Ger- Jacks were flying Windows siz, by the Dr. Williams' especial work to strip the country man war gospel they wre smashed and police who Medicine Co., 96 Szechuan Basd. bara,
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