This special
happening was as follows:
In some little town to the east the Germans had taken out sixteen
peasants and field laborers. They bound their hands either in front or
at the back, tied them in bunches of five, cut their suspenders and
unbuttoned their trousers so that escape was impossible and shot them in
an open field. The report contained the names and ages of these poor
chaps. The oldest, I remember, was 67, and several were over 50. The
French had been able to get no explanation whatever of what had
occurred, as the village was absolutely deserted. The persecution of
women seems to be quite prevalent.
From here we returned to Paris, passing by Creil and Chantilly without
any incident, arriving in Paris at about 8 o'clock at night.
WHITNEY WARREN.
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WHO BEGAN THE WAR, AND WHY?
THE SOCIALISTS' PART
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[Illustration: EMIL VAN DER VELDE,
Belgian Minister of State and Chairman International
Socialist Bureau.
(_Photo from Wiener Agency._)]
HOW INTERNATIONAL SOCIALISTS ARMED AGAINST EACH OTHER.
Concluding Remarks of Emil Vandervelde, Belgian Minister of State,
Chairman International Socialist Bureau, in Harlem Casino, New York,
Sept.
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