Show BELGIAN MUSTER 'CKB CRUELTY Declares Germans Have Disregarded Rules of Civ-s Civ-s ihzed Europe LOXDON" Aug 25 3 20 p m The fol owing annbuncement was g ven out to 3ay by the off clal information bureau The Belgian n n ster n London has made the fo owing statement In sp te of solemn assurances of good wi 1 and treaty obligat ons of long standing Germany has made a savage and utterly unwarranted at tack on Belgium However sore pressed we may be Be gium never w 1 f ght unfairly she never will stoop to Inf nge the laws and customs cus-toms of leg t mate warfare She 1b putting up a brave f ght against overwhelm ng odds SI e may be beaten she may be crushed but to quote the words of our noble king she never wi 1 be ens aved When German troops invaded our countrj the Be gian government is sued a pub c statement wh ch was p acarded in every town vi age and ham et warn ng all civ 1 ans to ab sta n scrupulous y from hostile acts a0a nst the troops of the enemy and t e Belgian press has da ly pub 1 shed s m ar not ces b oadcast through the land Neverthe ess the German authori t es have Issued statements ate y contain fig grave imputat ons aga nst the att tude of the Be g an c vll an popu ation and threaten ng us at the same t me wit dire repr sals These imputat ons are contrary to the real facts and as to threats of future ven geance no menace of od ous repr sals on the part of German troops w 1 de ter the Be gian government from pro 1 test ng before he ejv zed -tfo d ! aga ns t e fearful crin es co n ted w fu y and de berate y by t e in vad ng hosts against help ess non combatan s old men ornen and ch d en Hi Long ste list of o t ages com 1 n tted by Germa t oops The ao palling deta s of these atroc es a o vouched for by a co nm t ee of I nU rv recent y formed b t e Boganmn Jster of justice and pres ded o er by him Th s comm ttee comp aea the highest jud clal and un ve s y aU hor t es of Be g un sue as Ch ef Jus ce Van Iseg am Judge Jsys Professo s Cottecr Wedon e c in stances and part cu ars ha e been es tab shed by carefu nves ga on i based n each case on t e ev dence or i re ab e eyewitnesses T |