MEDFORD MATL TRTBUNE MJ5DF0RD,
OREOON, MONDAY. MAY 21. 1M7.
PIQE THREE
HACKED
HANDS
OFFHUNGRY BOY
BEGGING
FOOD
German Soldier Uses Bayonet as
Sword French Porter, Fresh
From Firing Line, Describes Bru
talities of Germans to Belgian and
French Women and Children.
By MILTON BRONNER.
NEW YORK, May 21 "It was
near Churlcroi in Belgium. I didn't
neo this, but comrades of mine in
the eighteenth Freneh infantry regi
nient of the line vouch for it.
"The. Belgians were starving. Chil
dren were clamoring for food. One
(jennnn soldier was throwing bits of
bread, enjoying himself watching lit
tle girls and boys scrambling for
them. Just when one little boy had
his hi'.nd outstretched, another Ger
man soldier with one blow of his
sharp bayonet hacked off the child's
hand."
The speaker was Charles Nicole
one of the two million poilas who thus
far have helped save democracy. A
24-year-old veteran of the Somnic,
of Verdun, of the Argonno, he is in
New York to recuperate nnd visit his
luimly.
Hull for Women.
Nicole is a corporal in charge of
a hand grenade siiud, the first part
of the regiment to leap forth when
attack is ordered. i
With the indomintnble spirit of
the French woman, lus pretty wife
has established a successful millinery
business for the duration of the war.
"Monsieur, do yon realize why we
take very tew prisoners f
"I will tell you. Back there in
the villages of northern France many
It my comrades ot the eighteenth left
wives and mothers nnd little sisters.
The Germans came, took those vil
lages nnd turned northern France
into a hell for our women folk.
"There is nothing; nothing gross
and bestial, and cruel that the Ger
man soldiers have not done to those
hapless ones.
"Ouo of my trench mates, a fine
follow, went crazy and hud to he sent
to an institution. Do you know why?
Nis wife nnd daughter were in one of
those villages in northern France.
Bad news travels, monsieur, nnd word
came to Henri K . There are things
one doesn t print in newspapers.
Henri went insane, nnd we, we, mon
sieur, went mad. Wo took no pris
oners that day."
Cemums Sot Square.
"The German soldiers under the
direction of their officers are not
what you call square. One day we
saw n bunch of them holding up their
hands in token of surrender, coming
towards us with what looked like
knnpsnoks on their shoulders.
"When they came into our lines
whist whist there was a sound
like that, nnd we saw those fellows
manipulating pipes that were scatter
ing liquid fire on our men.
"The knapsacks were really tanks
with that terrible stuff in them. Now
adays we take no chances.
"Let me give you another instance.
In (he great fights around Douau
moiit a strong redoubt was tinned
over to the Red Cross so it could
euro for qur wounded.
"The Germans attacked and took
it one day, but we drove them out.
Now after they had been in there the
Germans knew what it was for. They
saw stacks of bandages nnd gauzes
nnd medicines nnd knew this wns a
field hospital.
Violate Rod Cross.
"Lnler in the day the redoubt was
filled with men of our regiment badly
wounded. Most of them had first'
nid bandages on. We saw a German
proplane hovering over nnd a little
Inter we saw smoke from that re
doubt. "The Germans had hurled shells
which scattered liquid fire over the
poor fellows. They were burning to
death, suffering horrible ngonies. Not
even the Red Cross hud been re-Eectcd."
He paused. His blue-gray eyes
glinted like points of steel.
"That evening wc took a deadly
toll of Germnns.''
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VASHIXGTOX, May 21. J. P.
Morgan conferred today tor nearly
two hours with treasury official,
with reference to the establishment
of the central purchasing board In
this country for all the allies and also
In connection with the government's
latest offering of 200,000,000 in
treasury certificates.
E
SAN FRANCISCO, May 21.
Mrs. Reno Mooney went on trial here
today for the murder in connection
with n bomb explosion here last July
in which ten persons were killed in
the course of n preparedness parade.
She is the wife of Thomas J. Moo
ney, now under sentence of death on
the same chnrge that his wife 'faces.
Because of the voluntary Retire
ment of Superior Judge Frank P.
Dunne from sitting in the bomb cases
following charges of bias and pieju
diee mnde against him by one of
counsel for Mrs. Mooney, it was ex
pected that Judge Emmet Scnwcll of
Santn Rosa would be requested to
preside.
More thnn 150 rUspws lnve been
subpoenaed for the state, and it is
expected that the trial will Ink.) at
least a mouth. Frank C. Oxmaii, Or
egon cattle man, who was the .prin
cipal witness ngninst Mooney, nnd
who has been held for trial in the
superior court on charges of attempt
ed subornation of erjury, will be a
witness ngainst Mrs. Mooney.
Formal announcement that "Judge
Seuwell would try the case was made
shortly before court opened. Assis
tant District Attorney Louis Ferrnri
was named to appear for the prose
cution, nnd announced that he would
not object to the presence in court of
any of the four defendants indicated,
with Mrs. Mooney, for murder. He
said three weeks would be required
for the presentation of the state's
case, nnd that about thirty witnesses
not heard at preceding trials would be
offered.
Mrs. Mooney, wearing a black hat
with wbtte plumes and smartly gown
ed, met her husband. Thomas J.
Mooney, under death sentence, as she
entered court. Thoy Bhook hands
and he whispered to her. Mooney
was pale and seemed to show the ef
fects of confinement. Five sounsel
were announced for Mrs. Mooney.
They are Maxwell McXutt, Thomas M.
O'Connor, Edward V. MacKenzie,
Xathan Cog h lull and Charles Henry
Breunan. Frederick It, Ilerry, assist
ant district attorney, was named to
assist Mr. Ferrari In conductingthe
state's case. ;
Examination of a Jury panel, bear
ing 150 names, was started. This was
part of a regular panel, left over from
another case.
1BLE
WASHINGTON. May 21. Federal
laws prohibiting railroads from giv
ing passes, tho supreme court decided
today, do not exempt them from lia
bility to livestock attendants injured
while traveling on a drover's pass is
sued under the uniform livestock con
tract. It was successfully contended
that the drover's pass was not gratuit
ous but a part of the livestock strans
portatlon rate and that the liability
exemption clause was void.
WASHINGTON, May 51. Sugar
beets are grown in large quantities
for sugar making, but their .value as
a source of the family syrup supply
has been overlooked. Sugar beets
suitable for syrup making may be
grown wherever soli of reasonable
fertility is available. The sweetness
of the beets may bo greater In one
locality than In another, but all sugar
beets contain sugar enough to make
syrup, say specialists of the United
States Department of Agriculture.
The syrup may bo made by a very
simple process, and a few rows In the
garden will produce, beets enough to
give a family all the syrup needed.
A bushel of beets will produce from
three to five quarts of syrup.
In making syrup the topped beets
are cleaned by soaking a fow min
utes, then scrubbing with a coarse,
stiff brush. . The next stop Is to cut
them, Into slices as thin as one-sixteenth
of an inch It 'possible A
butcher knife may be used, but a
kraut cutter or some other slicing do
vice is easier.
The sliced beets are placed In a
tight barrel and just enough hot wa
ter to cover them boiling water if
possible is poured in at once. The
barrel is then covered with several
thicknesses of canvas to hold the
heat. The sliced beets are allowed to
soak tor 60 niinutos. The barrel is
agitated from time to time without
being uncovered. This process brings
out the sugar from the beets. The li
quid is then drawn off, strained
through several thicknesses of cheese
cloth, and placed In a kettle or other
vessel, in which It 1b boiled slowly
until it has evaporated down to the
thickness desired. It Is Important
that the boiling be slow and the pro
cess will take several hours. The
work may be done out doors it de
sired. Care should he taken not to
scorch the syrup. The scum which
arises to the surface of the liquid is
skimmed off, to remove the strong,
beet-like flavor.
The syrup Is bottled or canned
while hot and sealed to prevent mold
ing. It is dark In color, has a pleas
ant flavor.
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COPENHAGEN, May 21. The
German minister Is reported to havo
visited the Swedish foreign minister
and expressed deepest regret at the
sinking of the Swedish steamers Wes
torlund, Viken and Aspen.
Tho Aspen, Vesterland and Vlken
were sunk in tho Gulf of Bothnia,
several members of the crews losing
their lives. The vessels were laden
with grain and released from British
ports by tbe British government un
der a reciprocal agreement. The news
of their destruction caused intense
indignation in Sweden.
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