Thnrsday, February 21, 1018
B. P. Piatt, B of SW sec
i, twp 36, R 4 W, 80 acres 6. SO
Bell Nlckell, NEU of SW
eo 3, twp 35, K 4 W, 40
acres 3.40
yf. R. Wakeman, 6E of NW
. sec twp 35, R 4 VV, 40
acres . ., 6.80
Jacob Moore, E of SE 4 loss
2 acres in co road, sec 4, twp
35, R 4 W, 78 acres 17.00
Mary BrownBWOrth, NE of
SE sec 5, twp 35, R 4 W,
40 acres . 3.40
yf. H. Miller, W of NW4
of NW4 sec 6, twp 35, R 4
W, 20 fx.res 3.40
Geo. P. Brooks, NW of NE
sec 8, twp 35, R 4 W, 40
acres 7.65
Wary Brownsworth Est., NE
and NW of SE4 sec 9,
twp 35, R 4 W, 200 acres. . 87.55
Vary Brownsworth Est., SW
of NW sec 10, twp 35, R 4
W, 40 acres 3.40
flamuel McCllntock, WVfe of
JME14 sec 10, twp 35, R 4
W, 80 acres 10.88
Bell Nlckell, NE of NWU
ee 10, twp 35, R 4 V, 40
Acres 3.40
Sarah Jane Firestone, land S
f Evans creek in of
SW14 des D R 101, p 82,
. sec 11, twp 35, R 4 W, 12
acres 2.04
Range 4 West.
Jerusba M. Moore, land in
NW'i and SW4 de3 D R
i 105, p 510, 1-32 water
J right in Williams and Vah
land ditch, sec 11, twp 35, R
4 W, 10 acres 10.54
B. D. Thompson, N of NE Vt,
sec 14, twp 35, tt 4 W, 80
acres 3.40
Samuel McCllntock, E of SW
sec 14, twp 35, R 4 W,
80 acres 13.60
iWm. Carter, of land des
D R 89, p 75, sec 16, twp 35,
R 4 W, 20 acres 8.84
J. C. Calvert, SWU of NE
sec 17, twp 35, R 4 V, 40
acres 7.65
P. E. Allen, NW!4 sec 18, twp
35, R 4 V, 160 acres 27.20
Loxlngton Realty Co., fract'l
8W4 sec 18, twp 35, R 4
W, 159 acres 30.21
.W. h. Badley. NE4 of NE4
, sec 19, twp 35, R 4 W, 40
acres 6.80
John Owens, SW of SE
eec 20, twp 35, 11 4 W, 40
- ttcres 3.40
Pred E. Miller. NW4 of NE
N of NW and SWV
. of NW sec 20, twp 35, R
4 W, 160 acres 21.25
J. H. McKee, land W of Evans
ck in SE4 of 8EV4 sec 21,
twp 35, R 4 V, 9 acres 5.78
Lexington Realty Co., SW
of NE4 sec 22, twp 35, R 4
W, 40 acres 3.40
J. E. Kirk, E hi of NE M of NE 4
hi sec 24, twp 35, R 4 W, N
20 acres 3.40
Oregon Security Co., E of SE
hi and SW of SEVi sec
1 24, twp 35, R 4 W, 120
acres 22.80
1. J. Davidson, N of NE14
sec 25, twp 35, R 4 W, 80
acres 15.20
E. E. Bagley, SEY of SEhi
sec 25, twp 35, R 4 W, 40
acres 6-80
T. F. Fee, Shi of NW. N
, ef SW4 seo 26, twp 35, R
4 W, 160 aores 27.20
T. F. Fee, NMs of SWtf, SE4
, of SW and SE less 24
acres sold, sec 37, twp 35, R
4 W, 256 acres 42.50
A. O. Freel, SVfc of SW4 sec
30, twp 35, R 4 V, 80 acres 13.C0
B. J. Palmer, SWYt of SW
eec 32, twp 35, R 4 W, 40
acres 10.80
0. E. Collins, NE of NE'4
ndiv Yi int sec 36, twp 35,
R 4 W, 20 acres 3.80
,T. W. Graham, Ek of fracfl
NW4 SWU otNW and
NW14 of SWM, sec 2, twp
36, R 4 YV, 159 acres 25.00
Nancy Conway, NV4 of NE4
of SEVi sec 9, twp 36, R 4
W, 20 acres 8.75
Prank Gllmore, land des D R
92, p 278, sees 9 and 10,
twp 36, R 4 W, 10 acres. . . 5.62
C. W. Horton, SE14 of SW
eec 16, twp 36, R 4 W, 40
acres 67.75
A. C. CaldweU. SW'K of SWU
eec 16, twp 30, R 4 W, 40
acres 5-00
O. R. Ferguson et al, lots 3
and 4 and E of SW sec
18, twp 36, R 4 YV, 169
acres 45,63
H. A. Corliss, lots 1 and 2, sec
19, twp 36. R 4 W, 23 acres 2.30
Mrs Emma h. Hall, lot 2, pt
of lot 1 des D R 95, p 244,
less land sold, sec 20, twp
36, R 4 W, 61 acres 24.70
C. W. Horton, D L C 40 lying
west of Rogue river and gov
lots 5 and 6, less land sold
Blackert & Garrett, sees 20
and 21, twp 36, R 4 W, 58
acres 19. 2o
IW. Harrison, land des D R 83,
p 433, D R 88; p 88, sees 21
and 22, twp 36, R 4 YV, 12
acres 15.00
8. J. Blakeiy, land des D R 86,
p 517, D R 91, p 214, sees
21 and 22, t,wp 36, R 4 W,
5 acres 12-50
L. O. Adams, land des D R 91,
p 448, seo 22, twp 36, R 4
W, 21 acres I3 25
Julia P. Follett, NE14 of NE
M Of NE sec 22, twp 36,
R 4 W, 10 acres 5.00
Ben Haymond Est., S of NYV
hi lots 6 and 7, sec 24, twp
36, R 4 W, 139 acres 21.28
Elbert Kissinger, SE of SE
sec 28, twp 36, R 4 W, 40
acres 5 00
C. R. Mining Co., NW of NE
hi seo 29, twp 36, R 4 W,
40 acres 6-00
TL C. Dunning, land des D R
111, p 161, all of ditch tak-
i en from Savage creek, sec
30. twp 36, R 4 W, 108
acres 10-35
James T. White, Eft of NE
seo 32, twp 36, R 4 W, 80
acres , 8 20
Oregon Goldfield Mining Co.,
, undiv int in NE of SE
see 33, twp 36, R 4 W,
20 acres 4.60
Nettie A. Severence, undi? hi
int la NEtt of SEtt sec 83,
twp 36, R 4 W, 20 acres.. 2.30
W. C. Hale, hi int In SW of
SE seo 36, twp 36, R 4
W, 20 acres 2.20
Andrew Erwin, hi int in SW
hi of SE sec 36, twp 86,
R 4 W, 20 acres 2.20
A. Bilger, hi int in SW of
NW and N of SW seo
36, twp 36, R 4 W, 60 acres 6.60
Frank H. Akers, SE of SEtt
sec 36, twp 36, R 4 W, 40
acres 4.40
W. J. Zimmerman, Shi of SW
of SW sec 1, twp 37, R
4 W, 20 acres 4.80
Mulkey & Hoxie, W of SW
hi of SW sec 1, twp 37,
R 4 W, 20 acres 4.80
Ben Haymond Est., SW4 of
NW?4, NWKbf SW4 sec
6, twp 37, R 4 W, 80 acres 10.80
John Kinkle, fract'l NW of
NWi4 sec 6, twp 37, R 4 W,
40 acres 8.51
W. T Zimmerman, pt of NW
of NWV4 sec 12, twp 37, R
4 W, 15 acres, mining ditch
from Foots creek, pipe and
giant 9-46
H. S. Bailey, NW of NE
sec 13, twp 37, R 4 W, 40
acres 5.20
Samuel MacClintock, NW of
NE4, N of NYV sec 22,
twp 37, R 4 W, 120 acres. . 24.00
Merle Eicher, NV4 of NW4,
SE4 of NW14, NEV4 of SW
M sec 24, twp 37, R 4 W,
160 acres 47.20
John Nahbour, NW14 sec 28,
twp 37, R 4 W, 160 acres. . 25.60
C. T. Davidson et al, W of
NYV of NE'4 sec 30, twp
37, R 4 W, 20 acres, min
ing ditch and wafer right
miners and caris 4.80
James H. Messier, KM of NW
14 sec 30, twp 37, R 4 W, 80
acres 7.68
Mrs. Anna Bland, SM of NE,
MV14 of SE14 sec 32, twp
37, R 4 W, 120 acres 20.54
Jay York, SW14 SW sec
33, twp 37, R 4 W, 40 acres 5.39
J. W. Tompkins, E& of EV4
sec 34, twp 37, R 4 W, 160
acres 33.92
Maggie Love, W of W sec
34, twp 37, R 4 W, 160
acres 30.72
B. C. Basye, pt of D L C 39,
sec 31, twp 37, R 4 W, and
sec 6, twp 38, R 4 W, 27
&CT6B 21.o"
O. N. Knox, pt of D L C 39,
sec 31, twp 37, R 4 W, and
sec 6, twp 38, R 4 W, 62
acres 48.38
J. W. Bruner, pt of D h C 39,
des D R 106, p 70, sec 31,
twp 37, R 4 W, and sec 6,
twp 38, R 4 W, 27 acres.. 25.92
Geo. Fields, land des D R 109,
p 361, SW of NW sec 7,
twp 38, R 4 W, 2 acres 4.67
Clinton Cook, N of SW
sec 8, twp 38, R 4 W, 80
acres, water right from Cove
SDrines for domestic use.. 16.06
Thomas El Lewman et ux,
land des D R 109. D 8. sec
8. twD 38. R 4 W, 80 acres 11.68
J. R. Scott. V of SWU sec
13. twD 38. R 4 W. 80 acres 11.68
L. E. Hancock, WV4 of NW
of SEV4 and NEU of SW4
sec 16, twp 38, R 4 W, 60
acres t 8.76
Mary Jurgensan, NEU of SE
14, E of NW14 of SE14
sec 16, twp 38, R 4 W, 60
acres 8.76
Heirs of John T. Layton, lot 1
des D R 110, p 437, sec 17,
twp 38, R 4 W, 30 acres. . . 4.38
Heirs of John T. Layton, S
of SVi of NWU ofNE, W
30 acres of SW4 of SEtf.
NE of SEV of SW14 and
SV4 of SE of SW14 less
31.45 acres sold Lester Lay-
ton, sec 17, twp 38, R 4 W,
' 38.55 acres 5.55
J T. Layton Est., gov lot 1,
"sec 17, twp 38, R 4 W, 30
acres 4.38
J. T. Layton Est., Layton mine
pipe and giant, sees 19 and
20, twp 38, R 4 W, 150
, acres, lots 1 and 2, SE of
NE'4 sec 19, twp 38, R 4
W, 240 acres 99.26
Mrs. E. J. Kubly, E of NE
U sec 20, twp 38, R 4 W,
80 acres 21.90
Mrs. E. J. Kubly, W of NW
14 sec 21, twp 38, R 4 W,
80 acres 11.68
W. F. Wright, lots 7 and 8,
SE of SWU sec 22, twp
38, R 4 W, 63 acres, water
ditch out of Spring gulch. . 8.17
Valley Prido Co-operative
Creamery Co., NV of NW
14 lying south of Applegate
rives des D R 97, p 240, sec
22, twp 38, R 4 W, 2 acres 33.58
Laura A. Knutzen, SEM of
SW less 15 acres des D R
101, p 565, S of SW& of
SWU sec 28, twp 38, R 4
W, 45 acres, int in ditch
out of Thompson creek 45.26
D. W. Knutzen, NW of SW
N of SWU of SW
sec 28, twp 38, R 4 W, 60
acres, V4 int in ditch out of
Thompson creek 42,34
Laura E. Knutzen, SV4 of SE
14 of SE sec 29, twp 38,
R 4 W, 20 acres 1.75
D. W. Knutzen, N4 of SE14
of SE sec 29, twp 38, R 4
W, 20 acres 2.92
J. W Thompson, SW14 of NE
'sec 33, twp 38, R 4 W,
40 acres 5.44
W. W. Wright, mining claim
des D R 58, p 382, sec 4,
twp 39, R 4 W, 10 acres.. 15.08
C. C. Presley, 10 acres off W
side NE of SW des D R
90, p 542, sec 5, twp 39, R
4 W, 10 acres 3.48
Harvey Rdch, 2 acres in NE
of SEU sec 7, twp 39, R 4
W, 2 acres I-4"
J. W. Mee, W of SW SE
of SW sec 8, twp 39, R
4 W, 120 acres, ditch and
water right tributary out of .
Thompson creek 12.12
Almeda Trust Co., NE4. NW
14 and SEM sec 28, twp 40,
R 4 W, 480 acres 92.16
Almeda Trust Co., NE4 of sec
32, twp 40, R 4 W, 160
ASHLAJfD
acres 30.72
A. P. Donahue, SW& sec 34,
twp u. k 4 w, leu acres., zz.tv
E. J. Langley, Ntt of 80 of
SK BOO 35, twp 4U, K 4 W,
20 acres 4.04
J. P. Atkins, SW4 of SW4
sec 36, twp 40, tt 4 w, 4U
acres 26.26
Terry Byrne Est., SW of SB
sec 36, twp 40, K 4 w,
40 acres, 1-8 int in Collings
ditch 5.15
Terry Byrnd, SE of NE,
NW4 of NE'A, ne or
NW4 less 1.65 acres, sec 1,
twp 41, R 4 W, 117 acres.. 14.14
C. A. Marrinor, W of NW
sec 1, twp 41, tt 4 w, su
acres 8.08
Marchia Selsby, NW of NE
N of NV, sw 01
NVV14 sec 4, twp 41, R 4 W,
160 acres 33.92
W. G. Thompson, S of NE
3A, E of SE14 sec 4, twp
41, R 4 W, 160 acres 33.92
Benjamin Spauldlng, NE sec
8, twp 41, K 4 W, lbu acres
J. P. Atkins, WA of NW-
sec 11, twp 41, R 4 W, 80
acres 16.16
American Orchard Tract.
S. A. Kenan, des D R 96, p
215, lots 1 to 28, 140 acres.. 168. uu
Childers' Eastern Addition.
P. D. Smith, lot 13. 5 acres. . 7.43
E. N. and Chas. N. Campbell,
lot 30, Z acres
E. T. Morris, lot 35 and N of
N of 36, 2 acres a o
J. D. 01 well, SVi of N lot
36, 2 acrc3
Mrs. Wm. Clark, 3 of lot 36,
5 acres i0J
Minnie Clark, lot 37, 5 acres 2.65
Creebrook Orchard Tract.
Mollie T. Black, S of lot 6,
10.39 acres
Mollie T. Elack, lot 9, 18.94
acres ti.it
Wm. Gosling, S 5 acres of lot
14
Eagle Heights Fruit Farm.
Annie E. Lp.cey, lot 5, 9.75
acres s-bv
E. L. Cooley, lots 13 and 14,
6.14 acres
R. C. Lawtori, lot 15, 8.97
acres 5-40
E. Hurd, lot 19, 9.49 acres.. T.&e
W. R. Roberts, lot 20, 9.45
acres
James Bromley, lot 27, .10
acres 11. uu
Fairoaks Orchard Tract.
I R. McCullough, N 6.64
acres lot 14 6.12
Grand View Orchard Tract.
R. D. Hoke, des R 1805, part
of lot 1, 15 acres 7.40
J. S. Norwood, des R 1802. Pt
of lot 13 acres 13.60
Chan. T. Blackburn, des R
1799. ot of lot 1. 1 acre. . . 2.60
Tnhn 3 Norwood, lots 4 and
5. 20 acres 50.00
Cha T. Blackburn. E of lot
6, 5 acres 12.60
OKI Harbough's Subdivision.
Roeue River Canine & Evapor
ating Co., pt of lot 4, 1 acre 2.70
Jackson's Subdivision.
Rnene River Canal Co.. lot 1.
18.75 acres 9.20
Live Oak Orchard1 Tract.
J. D. Koifer. lots 1 to 30.
171.73 acres 58.19
Ik & X. Subdivision.
F. W. Wait, nt of lot 11. 7
acres 3.51
P W. Wait. W 3 acres of lot
17 and all of 18. 16 acres. . 7.80
Midway Orchard Tract.
P.-imnhpill & Nve. lots 8. 9 and
pt of 10, 28 acres 21.00
James D. Davidson, lot 16, 7
acres . . . , 14.97
Campbell & Nye, 46 acres... 34.60
Mountain View. .
Brown & Miles, all of lots and
blks in Mountain View.... 35.20
Mountain View No. 1.
Frank Brown, lots from 1 to
7, 27.42 acres 7.U4
Frank Brown, lots from 9 to
13, 35.42 acres 7.70
. Onk Grove Tract.
E. J. White, des D R 86, p 602,
nt of lot i. 4 acres o.ia
S. A. Nve. lot 7. 16 acres.... 16.20
S. A. Nye et ux, pt of lots 9
and 11 and all oi iu, 43
acres- 69.45
Ella Haskins, des D R 106, p
203, pt of lot 11, 4 acres.. 3.00
Orchard Home Association Tract.
E. C. Rowell, lots 2 3, 4, 7, 8,
11, 12, 15, 16 and 1, 7
acres , 27.82
. P. Johnson, beg at SE cof
blk 3, N to SE cor tot 31, W
to SE cor lot 32, S to S0
cor lot 32, S to SE cor lot .
41, thence to beginning,
5.25 acres 35.24
i. W. Luke, lots 1, 2, 3, 4 and
vacated road on E and p of
int 6. 3 acres 12.83
Frank P. Dutton, pt of lot 6
and all or e, i, s ana va
cated road on E, 3 acres . . 9.80
W. Luke, lots 1, 4, 5, 8, 9,
12, 13, 16, 17, 20, 21, 24
and 25, blk 6, 13 acres.... 62.54
Pierce Subdivision.
Sherman Morehouse, lot 10, 6
acres 4.
H. Pierce, lots 2 and 3, blk
9 in nrren 11.55
W. R. Hosford, east of lot 3,
blk 4, 5 acres o.ta
Geo. R. Lindley, east of W
of lots 5 and 6, & acres.... o.oi
B C. Gleason, of E of lot
3, blk 6, 14 acres 1.48
C. C. Pierce, lots 3 to 8, blk
6, 18 acres
m. Junckey, lot 3, blk 7, 5
acres 6.11
Rewihaw Subdivision.
Edgar S. HaXer, lots 1 to 7,
48.35 acres i
TIDINGS
Edgar S. Hafer, lot 9, 55.07
acres 110.69
Re-subdivision of Perry Subdivision.
Margaret W. George, lot 12.. 15.84
E. H. Janney, WV4 of lot 21. . 10.26
Riverside Subdivision Amended.
J. Clausing, lot 2, 13.57 acres 7.96
F. E. and Zelma A. Wahl, lot
8, 11.12 acres 12.11
Roguelands.
Rcgue River Valley Canal Co.,
pt of E of lot 89, 5.97
acres 3.00
Rogue River Irrigated Orchard
- . Lands.
W. H. Hamilton1, lots 1 to 45. .290.28
W. H. Hamilton, pt of lot 46
.... ... .... n l f t
ana an oi i ana 4 z?.oi
Rogue River Valley Orchard Co.
Butler Thompson Co., lots 1
and 2, blk A, 16.20 acres.. 12.21
J. W. O'Neil, lot 5 and pt of 6,
des D R 94, p 312, 10 acres 24.03
Cactus Plantation Co., 23.61
pcres 17.77
Cactus Plantation Co., lots 1
and 2 and all of 3, blk B,
16.65 acres 12.51
J. T. Clemo, lot 5 and tho N1&
of 6, blk B, 12.09 acres. . . 15.27
C. F. Hurst, pt of lots 6 and
8 and all of 7, blk B, 15.10
acres 16.02
Cactus Plantation Co., pt of
lots 8, 9 and 10, blk B,
16.09 acres 12.02
Cactus Plantation Co., lots 1 '
to 3, blk C, -17.89 acres... 13.37
Cactus Plantation Co., lots 5
and 6 and pt of 7, blk C,
21.24 acres 15.90
Cactus Plantation Co., pt of lot'
15 and ail of 16, 17 and 18,
blk C, 25.03 acres 19.05
Cactus Plantation Co., lots 1
and 4, blk D, 18.91 acres. .
Alfred I. Potter, lot 2, blk D,
7.93 acres
W. T. S. Hoyt, lot 1, blk E, 6
acres
14.40
16.57
4.50
Carrie A. Harris, lot 9, blk E,
6.85 acres 5.10
P. E. Carle, let 10, blk E,
6.82 acres 5.10
Cactus Plantation Co., des D
R 107. p 243, pt of lot 12,
blk E, 5 acres 3.75
F E. Garle, lot 13 and pt 14,
'blk E, des D R 93, p 201, 15
acres 11.25
Cactus Plantation Co., lot 15,
blk E, 6.86 acres 5.10
W. T. S Hoyt, lot 16, blk E,
5.29 acre3 3.95
F. E. Garle, lots 1 and 2, blk
F, des D R 93, p 201, 7,30
acres 5.87
Brunswick Investment Co., lot
' a anri nt 4. blk F. des D R
93, p 197, 6 acres 8.40
Mary Ellen Brown, des D R
96, p 52, pt of lot 4, blk F,
5 acres 4-37
Brunswick Investment Co., lot
5, blk F, 7.5 acres 13.12
V TT r.nrlo int. fi. hlk F. 5.3
acres 3.95
C. C. Weisenberger, lot 2, blk
G, 8.56 acres H-40
Cactus Plantation Co., des D
R 107, p 243, pt of lot 3
blk G, 5 acres 3-' 5
Oregon & Calif. Development
Co.. des D R 107, p 243, pt
of lot 3, blk G, 3.53 acres. . 2.65
Cactus Plantation Co., pt of lot
7 and all of 8, 9 and 10, blk
G, 30.04 acres 24.55
Cactus Plantation Co., lots 1
end 2, blk H, 22 acres 16.50
S B Fields, des D R 93, p
100, pt of lot 3, blk I, 5
acres 7.10
L. 0. Banford et ux, des D R
91, p 139, pt of let 4, blk I,
6 acres 3,7a
K. B. Porter, E 5 acres of lot
5, blk I, 5 acres 1-J
Cactus PInntption Co.. N 5
acres of lot 6, blk I, 5 acres 3.75
Neils Esperson, S 5 acros of lot
6, blk t, 5 acres 3.7a
Nolan E. Davis, 8.5 acres of
the N 5 acres, blk I, .
acres . . .'
Nolan E. Davis, W 2.5 acres of
N 5 acres of lot 11, blk I,
2.5 acres
6.63
6.62
Cactus Plantation Co., lots 12,
13 and 15', blk I, Z9. acres s.
A. Capolis. S 6 acres of lot 14,
blk I, 6 acres ' 9-0b
II. E. Fisher, des u k jo, p
150, pt ot lot 16, DIK i, o
acres
Mrs. K. A. Cooper, N 5 acres
of lot 17, blk I, 5 acres...
7.22
9.4!
Julia Tilden, N 6 acres of lot
18. blk I. 5 acres
Cactus Plantation Co., N 5
acres Of lot 19, blK J, d .
acres 3,0
Emma Pell, N 3 acres of lot 22,
blk I. 3 acres
Cactus Plantation Co., des D R
99, p 369, pt or lots a, a
and 24. blk I, 26.62 acres.. 19.95
j. R. McCracken, lots 6 and 7,
blk J. 15.33 acres uu
Cactus Plantation Co., lot 8,
blk J. 10.14 acres
Ida M. Garner1, lot 9, blk J, 10
acres
Cactus Plantation Co., lot 11,
blk J, 31.06 acres
Royal Orcliard Tract No. 1.
. A. Morse, lots 10 to 20,
113.95 acres 208.78
Snowy Butte Orchard.
M. E. Denton, 1 acre dee D R
86. P 303, pt of lot a
Mary F. Reddy et al, lot K,
8.78 acres -v
Stnart Acres.
James C. Jones, des D R 107,
nt of lot 1, 5 acres tv.t
Brown & Meikle, lot 7, 22.69
acres :o.u
lUverdale Tracts. '
H. Rouhard, lot 1, 11.13 acres 13.50
W. D. Hodgson et al, lot 2,
13.48 acres 16.u
BELGIANS HERDED
IN CATTLE PENS
Participant's Testimony of Deg
radation Accompanying De
portation From Mons.
SCENES OF FIENDISH CRUELTY
Women Forbidden to Give Food and
Clothing to Men Facing Privation
and Cold United States'
Appeal Unheeded.
Conspicuous among cold-blooded
acts of cruelty committed by the
Germans, to their everlasting dis
grace, the deportation from Hons is
prominent. Official documents pub
linked by the committee on public
information tell part of the harrow
ing story.
A vivid sketch of the deportations
from Mons, ordered by German author
ities, drawn by a pnrtlelpnut, may well
be cited here :
"I will take the 18th of November
of last year 1910. A week or so be
fore that a placard was placed on the
walls telling my cnpltiil city of Mons
thnt In seven days nil the men of that
city who were not clergymen, who
were not priests, who did not belong to
the city council, would be deported.
"At half past live, in the gray of the
morning on the 18th of November,
they walked out, 6,200 men at Mons,
myself and another leading them down
the cobblestones of the street und out
where the rioting would be less than
In the great city, with the soldiers on
each side, with bayonets fixed, with
the women held back.
"The degradation of it I The degra
dation of it as they walked into this
great market square, where the pens
were erected, exnetly ns If they were
cattle all the great men of that prov
ince the luwyers, the statesmen, the
heuds of the trades, the men that had
made the capital of Hniuuut glorious
during the lust 20 years.
"There they were collected; no ques
tion of who they were, whether they
were busy or whnt theywere doing,
or what their position In life. 'Go to
the right I Go to the left ! Go to the
right!' So they were turned to the
one side or the .other.
"Trains were standing there ready,
steaming, to take them to Germany.
You saw on the one side the one
brother taken, the other brother left.
A hasty embrace and they were sepa
rated and gone.
"You saw the women In hundreds,
with bundles In their bunds, beseech
ing to be permitted to approach the
truins, to give their men the last that
they had in life betweeu themselves
and starvation a smull bundle of
clothing to keep them warm uu their
way to Germany. You saw women np
pronch with a bundle that hud been
purchased by the sale of the lust
of their household effects. Not
one was allowed to approach to give
her man the warm pair of stockings or
the warm jacket, so there might be
some chance of hisfeuchlng there, Off
they went !" John II. Gade, in the Na
tional Geographic . Magazine, Muy,
1917.
The Belgiun women sent a touching
appeal to Minister Whltloek:
Appeal of Belgian Women.
"Brussels, Nov. 18, 1916, 40 Rue de Iu
Madeleine.
"His Excellency, Mr. Brand Whltloek,
Envoy Extraordinary and Minister
Plenipotentiary of the United States
of America.
"Mr. Minister: '
"From the depths of our well of
misery our tmppltcutlon risen to you.
"In addressing ourselves to you, we
denounce to your government, as well
as to our sisters, the women of the
nation which you represent in our
midst, the criminal ubuse of force of
which our unhappy and defenseless
people Is a victim.
"Since the beginning of this atro
cious wur we have looked on lmpoteut
ly und with our hearts torn with every
sorrow at terrible events which put
civilization back into the ages of the
barbarian hordes.
"Mr. Minister, tho crime which is
now being committed under your eyes,
namely, the deportation of thousands
of men compelled to work on enemy
soil against the Interests of their coun
try, cannot find any shadow of excuse
on the ground of military necessity, for
it constitutes a violation by force of a
sacred right of human conscience.
Called "Monstrous Extremity.
"Whatever may be the motive, it
cannot be admitted that citizens may
be compelled to work directly or Indi
rectly for the enemy against their
brothers who are fighting.
"The convention of The Hague has
consecrated this principle.
"Nevertheless, the occupying power
is forcing thousands of men to this
monstrous extremity, which is con
trary to morals and international law,
both these men who have alreudy been
taken to Germany and those who to
morrow will undergo the same fate,
if from the outside, from neutral Eu
rope and the United States, no help is
offered.
"Oh 1 The Belgian women have also
known bow to carry out their duty In
he hour of danger; they have not
eukeued the courage of the soldiers
if honor by their tears.
"They have bravely given to their
country those whom they loved. . . .
The blood of mothers is flowing on the
VARB HFTKES
battlefields with that of their sons.'
"Those who are tuken away today
do not go to perform a glorious duty.
They are slaves in chnlns who, in a
dark exile, threatened by hunger,
prison, death, will be called upon to
perforin the most odious work service
to the enemy against the fatherland.
Rights of Honor and Conscience.
"The mothers cannot stand by while,
such an abomination Is taking place
without making ilieir voices heard In
protest.
"They address you In the name of
the unutterable rights of honor and
conscience.
"It has been said that women are 'all
powerful suppliants.'.
"We have felt authorized by this
saying, Mr. Minister, to extend our
hands to you and to address to your
country a last appeal.
"We trust that in rending these lines
you will feel at each word the unhap
py hcurtbeeats of the Relgluu women
und will find in your broad und hu
mane sympathy imperative reusons for
Intervention.
'JJ)nly the united will of the neutral
peoples energetically expressed can
counterbalance that of the German au
thorities. "This assistance which the neutral
nations can and, therefore, ought to
lend us, will It be refused to the op
pressed Ilelgluns?
"Be good enough to uccept, Mr. Min
ister, the homage of our most distin
guished consideration."
(Signed by a number of Belgian
women and 21 societies.)
The United States government did
not full to respond to this touching ap
peal und to others of a similar nature.
The American embassy at Berlin
promptly took up the. burning question
of the deportations with the chancellor
and other representatives of the Ger
man government. In an interview
with the under secretary of state for
foreign affairs, Mr. Grew was handed
an olllclul statement of the Gernian
plans, which Is, In translation, as fol
lows :
German Camouflage.
"Against the unemployed in Belgium,
who are a burden to public charity,
In order to avoid friction arising there
from, compulsory meusures are to be
adopted to make them work so fur as
they arc not voluntarily Inclined to
work, in uccordance with the regula
tion Issued May 15, 1916, by the gov
ernor general. In order to ascertain
such persons the assistance of the mu
nicipal authorities Is required for the
district of the governor general In
Brussels, while In the districts outside
of the gencrul government, i. e., in the
provinces of Flanders, lists were de
manded from the presidents of tho
local relief committees containing the
names of persons receiving relief. Foe
the sake of establishing uniform pro
cedure the competent authorities have,.
In the .meantime, been instructed to
make the necessary investigations re
garding such persons also in Flanders
through the municipal authorities;
furthermore, presidents of local relief
committees who may be detained for
having refused to furnish such lslta
will be released."
Mr. Grew pointed out that the depor
tu lions were a breach of. faith and
would injure the . Gernian cause
abroad. Iu his official summary of the
uegotutions which he curried on be
says: ,
"I then discussed In detail with the
under secretary of stute for foreign af
fairs the unfortunate impression which
this decision would make abroad, re
minding him that the measures were
in principle contrary to the assurances
given to the ambassador by the chan
cellor ut general headquarters last
spring and dwelling on the effect which
the policy might have on England's at
titude towards relief work In Belgium.
I said I understood that the measures
had been promulgated solely by the
military government In Belgium and
that I thought the matter ought at
least to be brought to the chancellor's;
personal attention in the light of the
consequences which the new policy
would entail. Herr Zlmmcrmunn Inti
mated in reply that tin foreign office
had very little Influence with the mili
tary authorities and thut It was un
likely that tho new policy In Belgium
could be revoked. He stated, how
ever, In answer to my Inquiry, that he
would not disapprove of my seeing the
chancellor about the matter."
Solemn Protest by United States.
The formal protest of the United
States was us follows:
"The government of the United
Stutes lias learned wih the greatest
concern und regret of the policy of the
Germun government to deport from
Belgium a portion of the civilian popu
lation with the result of forcing them
to lubor In Germany, and Is eonstruined
to protest In a friendly spirit but most
solemnly against this action which is
in contravention of all precedent and
those humane principles of iuterna
tlonul practice which have long been
accepted und followed by civilized na
tlous In their treatment of noncomba
taiits in conquered territory. Further
more, the government of the United
States is convinced that the effect of
this policy If pursued wlli in all prob
ability be futul to the Belgian reltet
work, so humanely planned so suc
cessfully carried out, a result which
would be generally deplored anil.
which, it Is assumed, would serloculy
embarrass the German government"
This protest was followed by those
of the pope, the king of Spain, the
government of Switzerland and other
neutruls. They were of no avail, -cit,
perhaps, to lead the German au
thorities to draw a tighter veil over
their detestable proceedings. But the
evidence has In some measure com
through, although the full facts will
not be known until the liberation ot
heroic. .EeAfitjiuk