Salt Lake Telegram | 1918-10-18 | Page 2 | Huns Leave Belgians to Fate

IK LEI BELGIANS i TO FATE Retreating Boches Take All Food. Drive Off Men, Leaving Women and Children Starving UnttX lrM. LO.NDON, Oct, 18 (British Admiralty Ad-miralty Wirclesn). Th Ger-1 Ger-1 man wirolewi service alludes to j the f!i(jht of the maHNen" ot the population hh a result of HtlM attHrka In Klandra and northern Kmncf. It aayB: ' Kven if rverythlnn poMib1 In done I to MviHl th lot of tha H?lg.ana, whir-hftVts htn driven from houa and ' Imrnt and who hmv to rovfr on t ! afW another on foot alonf watrlotad tohIb wittf m-nntlwt rtmv(loni. yM for trannport cnn(t provided and th fod aupply dofl not aufflea for auch terrible riintreit. 'Vonditlona In northern Franr ar th( nm." naya th German w.rlnB. Th wireleaa-alno taka occasion to inform th world that the population hrta to look out fr Itwlf. aa (ifrminy b.)t by trannport farlhtlpw or fod mippli. The Cifrmana In their retreat have 1 deatroyed the people' homea and have driven bark all boy a and men between 14 and CO to be ued aa forced laborers on their military defenses. The women and children ara left to any fate In RouTera the Germans seised i pounds of food belonxtna; to the Helician relief rommisslon. They carried off all I they roold and spoiled or destroyed the rent. j They also carried off alt poultry and rattle and all furnltura be I on fins; to the richer chwaes. The unmeasured Joy of populations ! which the alliea have been able to lb-ierate lb-ierate Is sufficient comment upon their ! terrible experiences with the tier man 1 armies.