Show VICTIM OF GERMAN AN ATROCITY RETURNS rs Miles City Mont May 23 Edward nard Edward Roberts whose eyes COS were gouged out according to his declaration b by German German German Ger Ger- man officers while ho was wits a a. prisoner of the Germans after arter ho had refused to divulge Information concerning th the American forces recently returned to his homo home here Roberts served on the Mexican border border border bor bor- der with the tho old Second Montana In Infantry In- In fantry and later later- went t to France Franco with the regiment Ho He was transferred to toa toa toa a regiment ree in the Seventy eighth division divi sion slon and was captured d while on a raid February 28 S. S 1918 After being starved for eight da days s Roberts declares he was taken before a general officer who promised him better treatment if it ho would tell what he knew of or the American forces Roberts refused whereupon he says sas staff officers gouged out his eyes ces with th their lr thumbs Ho declares he then was flung Into a a. dungeon arid and remained there until the war ended I |