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Show CLAIM TO HAVE FOUND HOLLOW-TOP BULLETS OH FRENCH PRISONERS i l Germans Renew Charge That Foe Is Using Prohibited Projectiles . - Washington, Oct. 14. Count von Bernstorff, tho Gorman nmbn'uaiior, Issued today tho following statement under tho heading, "Authorised by tho Imperial government." "In possession ot French 3oldlcri who wero mado prisoners particularly near Schlrmcik, Montmody and Long-wy, Long-wy, numerous Btool muntlo projectiles woro found, tho top of which hid been bored out by machinery to '. width of five and n depth en seven millimeters. Near Fort Longwy a mechanical contrlvnnco was llarov--oied, serving to niter tho bullots of finished cartridges In tho nbovo fashion. fash-ion. There nlso whole cases full of such cartridges were captured. It Is also beyond doubt Hint cartridges or this description have been dealt out to tho troops by tho French army nu thorltlcs. "As regards tho effect ot those hollow hol-low top bullets, commonly known as dum dum bullots, tho softer leaden nucleus will at tho contact cmergo from tho Bteel mantlo nnd flatten out thus causing peculiarly cruel wounds and needless sufforlng. Tho samo Is to bo Bald of tho mantle, which when torn open produces heavy laceration ot tho organic tissues .'Other cartridges cartridg-es found upon French prisoners show bullets either provided with strongly protruding edges caused through In-section In-section or nipped off at tho top or oven split open. Military investigations investiga-tions have established tho fact that tho men hnvo treated tho cartridges as described by order of their ofllc era. Bullets ot this kind aro llablo to causo similar needless wounds as tho dum dum bullets. Tho use of all such projectiles is prohibited by tho rules of International Interna-tional law, more especially by artlc'.o 23, paragraph 1, section E of tho Haguo regulations for war on land and by tho Haguo declaration of July 29, 19S8, relating to tho prohibition prohibi-tion ot projectiles which easily expand ex-pand or flatten in tho human body." Tho embassy rocelvod today a wlro less message from Berlin saying: "Tho English reports that Gorman Industry Is at a standstill with no possibility of export, aro lies. Tho economic life of Germany Is progressing progress-ing as usual.- German exports both absolutely and relatively havo decreased de-creased less than thoso ot England, despite tho attempts of the enemies to check them. Gorman Industries, especially textllo industries, aro work lng with nearly full pressure" |