to open fire and blew out the brains of a wounded lieutenant, while his men killed or wounded doctors. Later, 60 or 80 wounded men in a burning barn (which formed part of the dressing station) were fired at, as they tried to escape, by sentinels stationed at both doors of the barn, and those who did manage to get out were overtaken by the Germans and shot at the foot of the cemetery wall The Report speaks of an "immense number" of such cases ITALY An Austrian officer threw a wounded Italian down a precipice.. April 1, 1916 Extract from Army Order: Monte Colombara. Austrian officer Catellani's Rep: rt, p. 52. "Fnemy cars belonging to the Medical Corps have hitherto been allowed to work within range of our guns. In future warning shots will be fired by our artillery or machine ins, and if no notice is taken, they will be fired on' Oct. 5, 1915 Italian front.. Austrian military authorities Catellani's Report, p. 54. SERBIA 1914. Especially at time of Austrian first offensive; Serbian wounded massacred in the most savage manner, with bayonets, knives, butt of riles; wounded mutilated; some impaled Similar conduct. Massacred also whole groups of wounded, by 1915. fastening them together. 114 wounded thus treated The Germans first used this on the Belgian front on April 22, 1915. April 22, 1915. Near Ypres.. German troops.. 4th Report of French Commission of 27.-USE OF EXPLOSIVE AND EXPANDING BULLETS, AND OTHER INHUMAN APPLIANCES 27.-USE OF EXPLOSIVE AND EXPANDING BULLETS, AND OTHER INHUMAN APPLIANCES-Continued. German General Head- 3rd Report of French Commission of quarters Explosive bullets in the possession of a German of the 1st Yäger Battalion An order issued by German General Headquarters on September 24th, 1914, instructed all German soldiers, in the event of being taken prisoner, to get rid of any bullets of this kind, such, for instance, as the German "Parabellum" revolver ammunition, so that they might not be shot by the French Airships scattered fruit, chocolate, sweets, children's toys and Unspecified.. Various towns, especially Enemy airmen.. other articles that were infected with fatal germs Bucharest Memorandum of the Roumanian Delegation, ii. a. Iron clubs to finish off wounded soldiers or those rendered un- FRANCE 28.-DIRECTIONS TO GIVE NO QUARTER Thiaville (Meurthe et Mo- German General. German officers were instructed to give the following order to Aug. 1914. ITALY An order to "take as few prisoners as possible," given by an Date not Italian front. given 3rd Report of French Commission of Enquiry, Nos. 53-72. Austrian General. Catellani's Report, p. 73. 29.-ILL-TREATMENT OF PRISONERS OF WAR AND WOUNDED BELGIUM Prisoners were drawn up in files along the Meuse to protect the Aug. 23, 1914 Dinant. Hofstade. 26 prisoners shot. Aug. 18, 1914 Aerschote. BRITISH EMPIRE Imprisonment of British soldiers under conditions of gross inhu- Particulars. Authors. 29.-ILL-TREATMENN OF PRISONERS OF WAR AND WOUNDED-Continued. Date. Place. Reference. Turkey in Asia, prisoner-of- Turkish authorities British Report war working camps on the (names available) Anatolian Railway When advancing towards our lines, the Germans placed about 40 disarmed prisoners (Marine Rifles) in front of them, so as to prevent the French troops from firing Execution of about 30 prisoners of war. Nov. 10, 1914. West of Dixmude (Belgium). German troops. 3rd Report of French Commission of Enquiry, Nos. 9-14. Tiges Farm, near St. Dié.. German lieutenant.. 3rd Report of French Commission of Enquiry, Nos. 116-121. On being surrounded by the Germans, about 30 men of the 99th Aug. 29, 1914. Infantry Regiment surrendered to an enemy lieutenant, who made them lay down their arms, step out and line up against a wall. Despite their entreaties, they were shot by a firing squad POLAND Inhuman treatment of interned prisoners. Deprived of their belongings under threat of being shot. Hard labour; frequently beaten; forced to run the gauntlet; constant insults ROUMANIA Refused to allow neutral official visits to prisoners' camps.. 250 Roumanian officers completely deprived of their belongings German authorities Report of Government Commission. (names known) Unspecified.. Oct. 18-19, 1916 Bulgarian prisoners' camps. Bulgarian Government. Rakowski station... Bulgarian troops.. Unspecified.. Oustovo, Vlaikovo, Raikovo Bulgarian authorities. 150 to 200 prisoners massacred on way to military hospital; knives and bayonets used; robbed first Massacre, torture, mutilation, including wounded prisoners; robbed first front lines Prisoners robbed in internment camps, &c.; employed in the Prisoners forced to march for six days without food; several fell dead on the way from exhaustion. Barbarous punishments inflicted on them 1916. 1915. Mitrovitza-Kralievo.. Austrian and German Reports of Dr. Reiss. military authorities p. 51. Compelled to do work directly connected with military opera- 1015. tions, e. g., to dig trenches, to carry munitions under enemy fire Rapport de la Commission d'enquête serbe, p. 2. 30.-EMPLOYMENT OF PRISONERS OF WAR ON UNAUTHORISED WORKS FRANCE Immediate employment of French soldiers, who had just been made prisoners and disarmed, to construct trenches under fire ITALY Employment of prisoners on military works on the French front.. Employment of prisoners on the Russian front, even under fire, in munition works 1917-1918.. ITALY 31.-MISUSE OF FLAGS OF TRUCE After the white flag had been hoisted on an Austrian redoubt, a June 15, 1915.. Italian front. rapid and heavy fire from machine-guns was opened on an Italian alpine detachment which was advancing towards the redoubt The same stratagem was made use of at another point, in order June 16, 1915.. to lure the Italians on to a mined area " FRANCE Wells were frequently polluted by deliberately throwing corpses or manure into them 32.-POISONING OF WELLS p. 30. 9th Report of French Commission of Enquiry, Nos. 191, 227, 238, 244, &c. |