PEOPLE USED AS SHIELDS
AGAINST FIRE OF FRENCH
I'AltlS. Iul> ;iO ? l'"t a net has sent an
otli.'iul note to i lie neutral powers |>ro
ti-tiiii; aitafnst the aition of the tin
man authorities towards the po|iti)a
'tion in the Kreneh departments orcu
I? i? 11 !?. Teuton forces.,
'Hie note Is aceotnpiihied by a nia?s
"f t<stimoti\ coniern i n;; the se.y.ur"
for work mi tlie fields of t hoti.samls of
v. .men aim ?? .oinn Kills The doeu
t. > i I s.i'.s that 'I:. ?? \ ?? 111 s whi.h oe
earr.d in I.ill". l(oul>ai\ aril Tuiroini:
Mere only the upplica t ion ot the i i ui-l
st- oi of work fore.I on ti e |>opn
litjon. ami ilcsirjlioi (lie various fot nis
of vioh nee the 'lerinans are a< ciisi'il
of lir \ iiik pr.nth. (1.
The note toi; s
"A woman who removed from
K - Ardennes, anirms that hot hua
land was shot for refusing; to oljcy
it it ordiv to requisition .^uppli'**, and
tli.it win* licruclt wiiu Imprisoned for
t WO till > s.
"In ? . M?*nrtho ;?11<I Mosello, th?
work iiyii< >t in t?i<? Mayor l?*ln>t im.
? ??nii;l?'i??<! in time. Ii?- iv?8 kus'p?-ik|i(|
from ,i 11... l?> iivi'ita of a rope passed
under In- arms, 11111I he was It'll in ihnt
l>nvi< ni> ji|m?ii: . ii lioiir."
Tin nolo i 11i' of men Hcvi'iily
I.. < i?-|il years an1' made lo Work;
? r women fun i il lo labor under ii.,,
|!|. ..I |"|" tll'll tl'IMIp!!, illlll of lltlirra
? iiikixII*'! to di? trcnchon. It also
makes a I'liiirui'. 1 m<-?I oii this teBtl
niony of a witnesH, llial in Ovlolinr,
I'll I, lit. ? ;< i mai';< took from I In- ip.
