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1L THE BEE: OMAHA. FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 19. 1014. BELGIAN CHARGES AGAINSHEUTOMS Resume of Findings of Inquiry Con tain Allegations of Slaughter, . Pillage, Torture. ARRAIGNMENT A SWEEPING ONE Bareaa Camlasj to I tilted States to Protest Asserted Atrocities of Germans Presents Declared Evidence la Mass. WASHINGTON, Sept. 17. A re ' tume of the findings of the Belgian commission of inquiry appointed by the king of the Belgians to investi gate the alleged atrocities com mitted by German troops was made public today after the report had been presented to President Wilson. The findings were grouped under the heading of "the atrocities at Llnsmeau and Orsmael," the Mas eacre of Aerschot" and the "destruc tion of Louvain." The summary follows: t "German cavalry occupying the Tillage of Llnsmeau were attacked -by some Belgian troops and two gen darmes. A German officer was killed by the Belgian soldiers during the fight and subsequently burled at the request of the Belgian officer in command. Villages Invaded. "None of the civilians had taken , xart in the fight; nevertheless, the Tillage was invaded at dusk on Au , gust 10, by a strong force of Ger- man cavalry, artillery and machine ' guns. In spite Of the formal assur ! ances given by the burgomaster that : none of the civilians had taken part ' in the fight, two farms and six outly- Jng houses were destroyed by fire ,Lnd reduced to ashes "All the male ' population was then compelled to come forward and i hand over whatever arms they pos ) aessed. No recently discharged fire arms were found. Nevertheless the invaders divided these peasants into three groups, those in one group were bound and eleven of them placed in a ditch, where they after wards were found dead, their skulls fractured by the butts of rifles. Inhabitants Asleep. "During the night or August 10, German cavalry entered Velm In great numbers, while the Inhabitants were asleep. With out provocation the Germans fired on JI. Degllmme's house and broke Into. They destroyed furniture and looted valu a bios. They burned his barn, hay, corn stacks, implements, cattle and his farm - yard. I "They carried off Mme Degllmme half raked to a place two miles away. Bhs was then released, and as she fled, was fired upon without being hit, however. Her' husband was carried to a pulnt In another direction and fired upon; he fs Ulylng. ' The same troops sacked and burned the house of a railway watchman. . Telle of Outrages. " t. "Farmer. Jef Pkerck or Neerhespen Is an eyewitness . of the following atro cities committeed by German cavalry at Orsmael and . Neerhespen on August 10, II and 12:. An old man had his arm cut In three longitudinal slices, he ,wns then hanged head downward and burn J all v. Toung girls were assaulted and little Children outraged at Ornmael and mutila tions, too horrible to describe, were In flicted on other Inhabitants. Prisoners were hanged, while others were lied to together and shot. "After an engagement at Haelen. Com mandant Van Damme -was so severely wounded that he was lying prone on his back. He was mutilated' by German In fantry firing their revolvers Into his mouth. " "Numerous wounded and unarmed sol- .fliers were ill treated or killed by Ger man troops and in different places doc tors and nurses and ambulances wers ired upon. Use BeJa-lan Flaar. "At times 'the Germans went into bat tie with a Belgian flag. "While digging trenches and with the white flag hoisted, Belgian soldiers were ,aet upon by Germans and shot "Another time, near a fort at Loncin, a group of German infantry hoisted the white flag and when the Belgian soldiers approached them .to take them prisoners, they were fired upon at close range. "The massacre of Aerschot: Aerschot. ' , e town of 8,000 inhabitants, wasinvested by the Germans In the morning of Au gust 19. No Belgian troops remained be hind. No sooner had the Germans en tered the city when they began shooting several Inoffensive civilians. . In the evening, claiming that a superior Ger man officer had been shot by the son of the burgomaster, or according to an other version of their story, that a con spiracy had been hatched against the German commandant by the burgomaster and his family, the Germans took hold of tvery man In the city, carrying them,' fifty at a time, within some distance of . the town. Fire on Them. "There they grouped them in lines of four men, made them run ahead of them and fired upon them,' killing them after ward with their bayonets. More than Xcrty men were found thus (nassacred. "They pillaged the whole town, taking from private residences all thy could lay their hands on. The following morn ing they took one man out of every three Whom they had arretted the previous evening and, leading him outside the city, hot them. Among these were the bur gomaster of the town, Mr- Tielemans, his 15-year-old son and his brother. "Then they compelled the remaining vlllageig to, (Jig holes to bury their vic tims, ' . 0 'For three whole dsys they continued to pillage and set fire to' everything in Ihelr way. "About IM inhabitants, of Aerschot are supposed to have thus per:shed. Moat mt City Destroyed. "The Is'rgest psrt of the city Is de stroyed. Five times the Germs ns tried to set fire to the big church, having sacked the Interior of Its contents. The1 town rec ords were destroyed or carried off. "It must ,be borne In mind that the ci vilian population of Aerschot had been repeatedly warned -by their burgomaster hot to offer any resistance or commit any fcoitlle act toward the Invaders. They tne Germans shot upon U fleeing clU- GENERAL 'PAU ON TIIE BATTLEFIELD To whom is given credit by the French people for having stemmed the tide of defeat and started the retirement of the Ger man invaders from the vicinity of Paris toward their own borders. ? is - itN - 4 map 9Wh rsi . m0c th ih' . v i f f (-.h!!. f. I JPjW? t-. nil -iir : stns, set fire to private houses and sacked them. 'They wanted to make the victimized citizens declare that they, themserWs, had set fire to their own homes. Everywhere along the road of the German march the same horrors were vis ible. The iwttness mentions the names of eighteen persons, to his knowledge, who were massacred at Aerschot "The destruction of Louvain: The Ger man army penetrated .Into Louvain after having set fire to the surrounding towns and villages. - Loot Banks. "From the moment of their entrance Into the city they requisitioned lodging and food for their troops. They entered every private bank and looted Its reserve. They entered private residences and sacked and pillaged them, and indulged In orgies of all kinds. "They took' hostage; all the prominent men of the city were detained. Women and children were outraged and ill treated by the soldiers. "Previous to the German Invasion the whole clty had been warned repeatedly not to offer any' resistance to the German troops or to oppose hostile acts. More than that, all arms belonging to civilians, down to fencing foils, had been ordered deposited several days previously In the city hall, and there was not a weapon found on any civilian, . Germans Retreat. . "On August 25 an engagement, took place In the neighborhood of Louvain be tween German and Belgian troops. The Germans, repulsed and pursued by the Belgian troops, retreated toward. Louvain in full panic. Many witnesses testify that at that moment the German garrison In Louvain waa erroneously informed that xeigians. were entering the city "Immediately the German garrison sta tioned at Louvain withdrew to the sta tion, where they clashed with their own troops which were being pursued by the Belgians. Everything seems to point to the fsct that a contact took place. "From that moment, pretending that the Belgian civilians had fired upon Oer man troops, the Germans began bom barding the city and kept up their bom bardment until 10 o'clock that night. At the place where the affray started not a single body was found of a civilian, prov ing that the population bad not partici pated In the shooting. Fired hy Rackets. "The houses which had not taken fire were set ablaze by rockets with which the German soldiers were supplied'. The largest part of the city of1 Louvain. es pecially the 'haute Vllle', that is to say, the part comprising the modern liousfs! the cathedral of St. Peter, the university halls with the old and famous library of the university, its manuscripts. Its col lections and scientific Institutions, the theater and many more buildings were at that time consumed by flames. "The fire continued for several days. Numerous corpses of civilians covered the streets and squares. An eyewitness testified thst In one place he counted more than fifty charred bodies, many persons wh6 had taken refuge In their cellars trying to escape and falling Into the furnace, of the blazing city. "The fire started a little above the American college; the city is entirely de stroyed with . the exception of the ,plty hall and the station. The fire continued for days, and far from trying to atop It, the Germans seemed on the. contrary trying to feed it by throwing straw Into it. The tathedral and the theater were consumed by the flames and fell Into ruins. The library of the university also is destroyed. , The town resembles an old city In ruins .In the midst of which drunken soldiers were carousing, carrying around bottles of wine and liquors the officers themselves were Installed In arm chairs, drinking like their own men. "The procedure of the Germans seems to be the same everywhere first of all they requisition food and drink of whicb tbey partake to the point of drunkenness. ; '1 f r, ; " Then they begin to shoot wildly from the windows of abandoned houses, declaring that the . Inhabitants have fired upon them. Neither Alte Nor Sea Respected. "Then the .firing and shooting scenes begin, and murder, and, especially, pillage and acts of cod cruelty, are witnessed, neither age nor sex is respected. Even where they claim to know the perpetrator of the deed they allege, the Germans do not content themselves with executing summarily th culprit they wreak their vengeance on the whole town. After a first massacre, somewhat at random, they shut the . men In the churches and order the women to gp back to their homes and leave the doors open. -"In several Instances the civilians were sent to Germany, to be compelled there, It seems, to labor In the fields, as was done in the days of slavery." OmahaTresbytery Approves Columbus Merger to. Churches The Omaha Presbytery at Its meeting in Benson yesterday afternoon, adopted a resolution approving the efforts being made In Columbus, Neb., to consolidate the worship and work of Congregational and Presbyterian churcbet. The resolu tion follows: "Resolved, That the Presbytery of Omaha sympathizes In the effort made by the Presbyterian and Congregational churches In Columbus, 'to federate their forces for loyal worship and -work, and we give, our hearty commendation and approval to the plan of federation, which they have adopted." Action commending , the management of the Presbyterian hospital followed a discussion In which an attempt was made to force the abandonment of ' the name Presbyterian. ' Manager ' Robert Mc Cleland, after explaining the hospital's work, waa commended and the hospital was permitted the continued use 'of its name. . ' ' In accordance with the ideas of the Presbyterian assembly recently held at Chicago, In which a national vacancy and supply bureau was established at Co lumbus, a committee of three was selected to look after this community's Interests In the bureau work. The three were nom inated by , ballot cast by the members of the church. Rev. J. 8. Bchwarti, Omaha, was elected chairman and will serve three years; Rev. Robert W. Tay lor, Osceola, for two years, slid Rev. E. II. Jenkins, Omsha, one year. These men will keep track of the vacancies and pastors available and will report to the Ohio headquarters. E. A. CUDAHY, SENIOR. IS GOING TO QUIT HIS JOB CHICAGO. Pept. 17.-E. A. Cudahy, sr., president of the Cudahy Packing com pany and son of the . founder of that or ganization. announced tonight that he would retire as head of the concern Oc tober 1. He will be succeeded by hla nephew, Joseph M. Cudahy. E. A. Cudahy has been president of the company since the death of his father In 1911, He de clared his retirement was to permit hltn to devote more time to other Interests. PENNSY MOOSE NAME' DEMO NOMINEE THEIR CANDIDATE, HARRISBURG. Pa-. Sept. M.-Vance C McCormlck of Harrlsburg, - democratic nominee for governor was late today nominated by the Washington (progres sive) party state committee, as Its candi date, for governor, after William Draper Lewis, nominee of the progressives at the May primary, had formally withdrawn and made a personal plea for toe selec tion, of Mr. McCornikk AFFAIRS ATJOUTH OMAHA Annexation More to Be Pushed This Fall Under New Plan. CHEEK IN INSURANCE Well .Known I.le Stork et Takes t TVnrk that Marks t haaae in Pnllry t Rail, road as to Liability. Although It was hoped lo keep the an nenaOnn spirit under cover this fall, the move for a Greater Omaha alth the petty spirit crushed out is becoming active more and more each day In South Omaha. Two plans are proposed. One plan Is to uKmlf th niuatlAi. mi I I , In.. nl November. This plan is opposed by the office holders snd by others who see more chance of getting by the , legislature through the usual processes. The other plan Is to present a bill to the legislature seeking to annex all the suburbs of, Omaha to the big town. This bill Is saldj to be In the hands of an Omaha attorney j and is said to contemplate the payment of j official salaries to the present office holders during .the continuance of their elective terms and after the consolidation hss taken place. ' The plan to pay the present office holders during their term of office Is ad mitted by those who know the annexa tion battles to be the only way to forestall the desperate efforts of -many of the op ponents of annexation.' .In 'Houth Omaha the steady raise in taxes, which are now much higher than In Omaha, have caused the people to be come indifferent to the calls of the 'old time office' holders. The younger office holders, looking on the opportunities of a' large city, are leaning to the aide of an nexation. If so be the bill should provide some way 'of not depriving them of the office term for which they have been elected, or Its emoluments. Cheek Changes Employers. WV B. Cheek, for more than twenty-five years. live stock agent of the Burlington Railroad company, has severed his con nection with the railroad and will become local 'live stock' agent for the Hartford Insurance company, with offices In the Live Stock Exchange building. The change becomes effective October L W. B. Cheek has been with the Bur lington for many years, and hie connec tion with - that, company.- and . the Union Stock Tarda has come to make him some thing In the nature of an institution at the Indianola, Neb., Oct. 31, 1913. Old Line Bankers Life Insurance Co., ' . Lincoln, Neb. " ; Dear Sirs: I am in receipt of your check for $158.30 and paid up participat ing policy for $1,00!XOO in full settlement for my Ten-Pay, Ten-Year settlement policy No. 13507. I am carrying other insurance, but think the Bankers Life of Lin coln, Neb., the best of all. I will be interested in helping my daughter carry a policy in your company a little later on. - Thanking you for the prompt settlement, I remain Yours truly, J. L. SARGENT. Ask tho man who own one ysrds. He Is widely acquainted In both rallrnad and live stock rlrcles. I'ndrr the new plan the Insurance com pany a 111 stsnd between the railroads and the shipper who has lost cattle through accident In transportation. The rlalm will be paid without delay. thu saving the shipper. It la quite probable that as a renlt of the entrance of the Insurance company Into the live stock Meld, rail road tariffs on live stock may he reduced W. R. Cheek began hla rallmed career In w at Chicago with Ihe Chicago A t. Paul. In 1SK3 he was train rtla patcher for the Partington at Lincoln and later agent at Mllford. In U7 he waa appointed live stork agent for the Purllngton at the Vnlon Stock Tarda His connection with the company has endured during the Intervculng years until the present. Ills change from the railroad field to the Insurance business came In the nature of a surprise lo the men at the yards. The Insurance plan, which he will, push has already been Introduced for more than a year st the llv stock markets of the country. Including Chicago and Cincinnati, "hoemaker Visits Here. Shoemaker, former traffic man Joe ager of the Vnlon Stock Tarda, hut now president and general manager of the Jenver Stock Yards, a as a guet of the stock ysrds yesterdsy. Mr. Miiemakcr stopped here for a few hours letween trains and could not resist the ca!l of old associates. At the noon hour he held a regular levee among friends frcm the packing houses, the stock ysrds and the newspaper men of the town. Father OTallaahan Terr Rev. T. V. O'Callaghan, pastor of Rt. Bridget's Catholic church at Twenty sixth andtF streets. Is seriously 111 at his residence. He has been In poor health for some time and a grest deal of Ms work had to be shifted to Rev. M. J. Ral lou, the aeslstunt pastor of the church. Recently Father O'Callaghan was given a leave of absence to recuperate his health. He was about to go when the breakdown came. It Is said yesterday that his condition was critical. ITCHED Ai BURNED Baby's Head Covered. Kept Spread ing. Would Scratch and Pret. Cuti cura Soap and Ointment Healed. Ten City, Ind "My baby's head wet coTered with sores and the top was a solid scab. It began with pimples and be would scratch his head until It would bleed and than scab over and keep spread ing. He would daw his head and fret it ttrhed and burned en and I waa efnaM he would neve hare any hair oa top of hla head again. 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