Salt Lake Tribune | 1918-10-31 | Page 8 | Huns Methodical in Destruction of Occupied Villages

HUNS METHODICAL IN DESTRUCTION OF OCCUPIED VILLAGES WASHINGTON, Oct. 30. Documents quoting orders Issued by (lerinnn commanders com-manders for the methodical destruction of property nnd for the poisoning of wells during the recent ey&CU&tlOn of Ivelgian and French territory have reached Wash-IngtOUi Wash-IngtOUi A mong them is :in order, taken from a prisoner, issued by the commander comman-der of the losth infantry brigade of the Gorman aiony on September B, directing ipectflcaiiythat certain villages be de-stroyed de-stroyed by the roar Kuard. Designate units are assigned to Urn destruction of the vilages named and In addition the order states "It is the duty of o very one to participate In these dent de-nt ructions, which are to bo carried out With more method and less haste." Tin-order, Tin-order, which Is signed "Week," pt'esiim-ably pt'esiim-ably either Um brigade commander or his chief Of Staff. Bays: "II Is recalled that wells are to be conlamlnatod."