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

PROCLAMATION.

In future the inhabitants of places situated near railways and telegraph lines which have been destroyed will be punished without mercy (whether they are guilty of this destruction or

not). For this purpose, hostages have been- taken 4n all places tn the vicinity 1 of railways in danger of similar > attacks; and at the first attempt to., destroy anyraiiwn y,tetegrnphqrtelephone they will be shot immediately. The governor, VON DER GOLTZ.