Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1917 — HOW THE GERMANS TREATED BELGIUM [ARTICLE]

HOW THE GERMANS TREATED BELGIUM

Proclamations Posted by Army Commanders in the Invaded Country. TAKEN FROM THE ORIGINAL Von Emmich’s First Demand for Free Passage Followed by Warnings, Requisitions and Information of Ruthless Penalties \ Exacted. Some Idea of what the Belgians have had to endure under the military rule of the Germans may be obtained from the printed herewith, of many of the proclamations posted by the Teutons in the little country they invaded. The documents are authentic, having been triinshited from the originals that are in the possession of lan Malcolm, member of the British parliament. They require no explanation and little comment. The American reader may imagine what his feelings would be if he .should find such proclamations affixed to his residence, his church or his town hall.