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Show Horrors of the War in France. The London correspondent of the New York Tinier, writing from London, Lon-don, Oct. 8th, says: "The peasants along the Prussian line?, between Nancy and liar le-Iiie, daily attack provi iun and ambulance trains, unless they are strongly gnaided, aud sometimes succeed in carrying off several wagons. The woods along the route have been searched in vain for them. If this should grow, a veiy large force will be required to secure the safety of the communications. The Prussians, no doubt, are doing their best. Two Mayors who would not, perhaps per-haps could not raise the money required of them, one hundred thousand francs in one case, were taken out and shot, and the samo punishment is inflicted on all who in any way try to defend themselves or annoy the invaders. This seems rather sharp practice, but it is war as understood by the most civilized civ-ilized nations. The people have fair warning, and know the penalty of resistance. re-sistance. It must be said in justice, that, as a rule, the discipline and conduct con-duct of the Germans are admirable; but it is none the less true that the people peo-ple are stripped to the point of starva-vation, starva-vation, and, if they resist, are shot without mercy. If the war goes on it must grow more and more ferocious. The Iranc-tireurs shoot down German officers; they, if taken, are shot without with-out mercy. Wo read of a corps dressed in black, with a black flag and a death's head, moving in perfect silence, all orders or-ders being given by signal. The Germans Ger-mans put their prisoners in front to protect themselves; they employ the peasants on their works around Paris, so that the French artillerists are obliged to fire on their own fellow citizens. citi-zens. And they will not hesitate to kill ten thousand of the women and children of Paris to hasten its surrender. surren-der. And I am told that this is quite justifiable, and in accordance with the rules of civilized warfare. |
