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Show who had traveled in a chair tied to a cart for three weeks, was killed as soon as she reached neutral soil by the overturning of the cart. These are' but sample cases. The very limit of privation priva-tion and suffering was endured by all and many died before the end of the journey was reached. It is some comfort com-fort and consolation to know that the Huns will soon be cleared from French and Belgian soil and that if the conflict is to continue it will be the civilian population of -Germany that will suffer the horrors of war until it is brought to a close. UNTOLD SUFFERING. Thousands of French refugees from Valenciennes, JJouai, Cambrai and Le Qncsnoy have crossed northern Belgium and sought refuge in Holland. Thousands Thou-sands moro aro on tho way. After suffering suf-fering tho horrors of fJernian occupation occupa-tion for moro than four years these poor people have been compiled to undergo additional tortures in the closing days of Ihe war. The Dutch people are playing play-ing tho part of flood Samaritans and all "the unfortunates who reach tho bor-iler bor-iler are received with open arms, fed, clothed and housed as comfortably a'l possible. Hut as Holland is short of food it will bo necessary to send tho refugees hack to Kronen without delay. 'ft they cannot be returned along the Belgian coast it is probable they will be sent by sea in order to relieve the -train under which Ihe Dutch people arc laboring. Home harrowing scones were witnessed when tho refugee- ar rived at the boundary. lino mother tarried the body of a 'I months old child who had died four days previously, previous-ly, refusing to bury her baby In soil held by Hie ennmy. An old woman |