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Show REPORT MADE DN THE LDUVAIIDUTRIGES Belgian Commission Finds That Intoxicated Germans Fired First Shot. LONDON, Sept. 20. The third 3ection of the report of the Belgian commission appointed to inquire Into alleged breaches of international law by the Germans has been received In Ijondon. It supplements previous reports which were given out by the official information bureau here on August 26 and September 16. Today's report refutes the German suggestion sug-gestion that tho inhabitants of Ixuvain broutrM on the destruction of the town by firing on the Germans. It follows ln part: The inhabitants of the town of Louvain took no part ln the fighting. fight-ing. Moreover, the destruction of the town came at a time when the last Belgian troops had evacuated the district dis-trict eleven days before. Witnesses declare that the first shots were fired by intoxicated German soldiers at their own officers. Another fact es-i es-i tabllshed follows: A crowd of from GOOD to SoOO men, women and children were taken by the One Hundred Sixty-second regiment regi-ment of 'German infantrv on August 28. to the L.ouvaln riding school, where they spent the night. The place of confinement was so small that all had to remain stundlng." The sufferings were so great Uiat several children died in their mothers' arms, and a number of women lost their reason. A large number of places ln the j triangle formed by Vilvorde, Ma lines and Lou vain, has been given over to ' plunder and partly destroyed by fire, the population dispersed and Inhabitants Inhabi-tants indiscriminately arrested were shot without trial, the reason being to inspire terror and compel migration. migra-tion. This was notably the rase in Pempst. Weerde. Elewyt. Hols tad e, "Wespelaer, Wilselc. Bueken. Eppeg-hem, Eppeg-hem, Wackerzeele, Roselaer. Werchter, Roortmerbeek, Jiouthem and Treme-loo. Treme-loo. In all these villages women who were unable to escnpe were exposed to the brutai instincts of the German Ger-man soldiers. "We are convinced that an international inquiry like that conducted con-ducted In the Balkans by the Carnegie Car-negie commission would establish the truth of our assertions. .....bi |