Evening Republican, Volume 21, Number 104, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 10 May 1918 — GERMANS TELL NEUTRAL NATIONS TO LOOK OUT [ARTICLE]

GERMANS TELL NEUTRAL NATIONS TO LOOK OUT

“If there are any still thinking of siding with the allies, let them take warning from the fate of others,” says the warning. It is in the form of a circular, which recites the amount of booty seized in France and Belgium, the number of churches damaged and destroyed, the money wrung from the stricken inhabitants and finally, the deliberate mistreatment of English 'prisoners of war. _4}erman propagandist have flooded Spain with this document printed in Spanish and copies have come into the possession of the state department. Having established its German origin, the department last night made public this translation: “Besides an untold amount of war material captured on the battle field, the Germans have taken possession of incalculable booty in France and Belgium. “Due to the treachery Of Cardinal Mercier and other priests who did their utmost to stir the priests against the good hearted German soldiers, they were forced to teach a severe lesson to the Belgian and French Catholics. “As a result of the stupid stubborness of the Belgian people in continuing the struggle after their bloody and final defeat on the battlefield, the German officers were forced, against their will, to impose punishment on many rich individuals aftd wealthy cities.”