Evening Republican, Volume 59, Number 101, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 19 May 1917 — ORDER [ARTICLE]

ORDER

To the People of Liege,, The population of Andenne, after making a display of peaceful intentions towards our troops, attacked them in the most treacherous manner. With my authorization, the general commanding these troops has reduced the town to ashes and has had 110 persons shot. I bring this fact to the of the people of Liege in order that they may know* what fate to expect should they adopt a similar attitude. Liege, 22d Auguste 1914. GENERAL VON BULOW. [Two hundred and fifty civilians—men, women —and —eHWren —were—killed -by_ the Germans at Andenne on August -20 and 21, 1914, and 50 at Seilies on the opposite bank of the Meuse. A hundred and fiftythree houses were burnt at Scilles, and 37 ar Andenne.\ As a warning to l.iege. the killings at Andenne were superfluous, for on thenight of August 20 the (Germans had burned 55 houses, at l.iege and killed 29 civilians.]