INDEX

Absentees, tenfold tax on, 298-9 Accusations, German, of Belgian cruelty, why made, 36; absurdity of, 36-7; progress of, 38-49; against the Belgian Government, 89-92 Administration, German, of Belgium, 295-338 Aerschot, return of prisoners to, 95; German burgomaster of, 140-1; massacre at, 166 Agadir Crisis, 27 Agents-Provocateurs, 317-20 Aggravations, 336-41 Agreements, attempt to enforce illegal, 320-4 Air Raids, German, 122-4, 259-60, see Dirigibles Albert, King, 178; his patron saint's day, 268-9; portraits of, 269-71; his birthday, 272; German abuse of, 282-3 America, Germany desires to influence, 38; sends help, 173; Belgium's gratitude towards, 178 Andenne, massacre at, 164, 326-33 André, M. François, speech by, 139-40 Anseremme, men sent to Germany, 119; Germans hide behind women at, 119-20 Antwerp, siege of, 51, 144; bombardment of, 123-4, 128-9; the city fired, 148; sorties from, 163; flight from, 166 Arlon, massacre at, 349; narrative of an eye-witness, 349-54 Arms, surrender of, 90, 207 Army, Belgian, the "enemy," 272-3; correspondence with, 356-7 Army, German, see German soldiers, Prisoners, Wounded, Officers Assessment Bureau, suppressed, 304 Asquith, Mr., speaks in Dublin, 53 Atrocities, pretended Belgian (98-108); refuted by Vorwärts, 102-3; by German wounded, 104-5, 106-8 Atrocities, German, 63, (70-88); responsibility for, 70; formula for excusing, 74-5; method of, 91-2; repetition of, 164-5 August 4th, Anniversary of, 276-9 August 6th, Anniversary of, 279-80 Baer, on "military necessity," 82 Bas-Luxembourg, massacres in, 71 Belge Neutre et Loyale, La, by E. Waxweiler, 37, 49, 75, 189, 200 Belgian Army, see Army Belgian Government, proposals made to, 50-1; accusations brought against, 89-92; preventive measures taken by, 108-11; people incited against, 289-94 Belgium, invaded, 30-2; her attitude in defence of her neutrality, 33; invasion of, 34; pacific character of, 53; disinterested behaviour of, 61-2; offered a bribe, 61, 140; famine in, 164; present administration of, 295-333; see Invasion Bernstoff, Count, 32, 124 Bethmann-Hollweg, his "scrap of paper" speech, and denial of same, 31; the "strategic necessities" speech, 31-2, 34; admits injustice of invasion, 63, 140; refers to "gouged-out eyes," 207; libellous declaration by, 209, 263-4, 281-2 Bismarck, 9, 31; boasts of Ems telegram, 218 Bissing, Baron von, 23; incites to massacre, 70, 83, 139; cynicism and audacity of his lies, 188, 238, 336 Blinded soldiers, legend of, 99-100, 102-3 Blindness, deliberate, of German "intellectuals," 204, 209 Blöm, Captain, on theory of terrorization, 89, 164, 197 Boiling oil, legend of, 99-100 Bombardment, of coast, 121-2; of open towns, 123-4; of monuments, 124-8 Brabançonne, the, prohibited, 273-4 Brabant, return of prisoners to, 96 Bredt, on Belgian art and character, 69 Brussels, supposed "francs-tireurs" in, 81; return of prisoners to, 94; pretended outrages on Germans in, 107-8; the truth, 110-11; the city fined, 147; contributions imposed upon, 156-8; Palais de Justice in, 162; Belgian colours prohibited in, 268; shops closed as demonstration, 275 Brutality, the Kaiser calls for, 335 Bueken, the curé of, tortured and murdered, 238 Buisseret-Steenbecque, Count, 49 Bülow, General von, responsible for massacres, 71 Cæsar, sells Belgians into captivity, 93 Camps, prisoners', 92, 94 Capelle-au-Bois, atrocities at, 338-9 Carte de ménage, the, 172 Catholic priests, German, servility of, 216-17 Censorship, the German, 14-16, 204; censored papers, 258-9; examples of censorship, 259-60 Chamberlain, Houston Stewart, shameful libel by, 237 Chancellor, the German, see Bethmann-Hollweg Charleroi, atrocities at, 75; German story of, 100, 118; Alfred Heymel's account of, 195-7, 230, 354 Churches, German hatred and destruction of, 73-4 "Circulation," prohibited, 169; allowed, 296 Civil population, attitude of, 89-90; accused of guerilla warfare, 91-2; more civilians killed than soldiers by Sept. 14, 131; lying accusations made against, 188-90 Civil Prisoners, see Prisoners Clergy, German hatred of, 72; murdered and tortured, 72-3, 238, 343 Cockerill workshops, 55-6 Coercive measures taken by Germans, 115-17 Collective penalties, illegal, 143-9 Colours, Belgian, prohibited, 265-7; wearing of the, 309 Communal trading, exploitation, etc., 170-1 Communes, property of, requisitioned, 163-4 Commission for Relief, the American, 173 Committee of Relief, the National, 173 Conrad, Pastor, author of libel, 103 Contributions, illegal, 154-6; imposed on cities, 156; on Brussels, 156-8 Cooper-Hewitt lamp, claimed as German, 181 Correspondence, regulations as to, 22-3; with the Army, 356-7 Credulity, German, 207-9 Critical spirit, German surrender of the, 202-5 Cruelty, necessity of, 82-3; is it effectual? 195; supposed Belgian, see Atrocities Cugnon, lying placard at, 233 Cynicism, German, 191-3 Dead, German, transport of, 231-2 Declaration of war, 50; ignored by German newspapers, 52 Demonstrations, prohibition of, 274-80 Destitution, statistics of, 178 Destrée, M. Jules, 50 Deutsch-Französischer-Soldaten-Sprachführer, 143 Dinant, return of prisoners to, 95-6; massacres at, 98, 164, 166, 194, 347, 360 Dirigibles, at Deynze, 123; Antwerp, 124; imaginary tale of raid on Liége, 225-6, 229-30; Germans lose one and pretend it is French, 230-1 Discussion, liberty of free, abolished, 205 Disdain of others, German, 184 Disunion, incitements to, 282-9 Drunkenness, in German Army, 80-2, 134 Dryander, Dr. O., servile complacency of, 213-15 Ducarne Report, the, 43-4 Dum-dum bullets, 113; the Kaiser accuses Belgians of using, 208 Duplicity, German, 29 Economic depression in Belgium, 166 Egoism of German character, 182 Emblems, wearing of, prohibited, 268 Ems telegram, the, 131; Bismarck boasts of, 218 Engagements, violation of, 262-4 England, as the guarantor of Belgian neutrality, 39, 41-3; Germany attempts to obtain promise of neutrality from, 264; Belgium incited against, 294-5 Eppeghem, fined, 148-9, 189 Eroberung Belgiëns, Die, propagandist publication, 252-3 Erzberger, Herr, objects to sentimentality, 336 Escaille, M. de l', 47-9 Espionage, German, 54-6, 316-20 Evere, air-raid at, 260 Executions, insufficiency of inquiry before, 74-6 Factories, destruction of, 168 Falsifications, German, of documents, 41-9 Famine in Belgium, causes of, 166-7, 169 Ferocity, instances of German, 333 Filthy tricks and amusements, 340-1 Fines, illegal and absurd, 146-9, 232 Flag, Belgian, prohibited, 265-8, 277 Flemish tongue, favoured, 285-7 Fleming-Walloon problem exploited, 284-9 Flight of Belgians before invasion, 166 Fonds de Leffe, massacre at, 360 Forest, hostages taken at, 150 France, Germany accuses, 31-3; were her suspicions genuine? 33; pacific mood of, 35; accused of entering Belgium in July, 36-7; sudden attack on checked, 61 Francorchamps, atrocities at, 75; plundering of, 132 "Francs-tireurs," the German pretence of (63-80); were there any? 64-5; an obsession, 66-70; Germany's invention of, 89; method of "repression," 86-7; the Great General Staff prepares the Army for, 98-9; fines for attacks by, 147-9; pretext for massacre and pillage, 165; German lies concerning, 188-90, 196, 207; organization of "attacks," 236; proposal to torture, 342 Frankenberg, pretended murder of, 107-8 Freemasons appealed to, 202 Gand, coercion at, 116; Belgian girl's proposal, 359-60 Gas, poisonous, use of, 112-13, 198-9 German Administration in Belgium, 295-333 German character, classical authors on, 281 German language, attempt to enforce, 272 German mentality, 56-8, 67, 179-360 German Prisoners, letters of, 56-8 Germans, Belgian antipathy to undiminished, 307-11 Germany, Belgian distrust of, 27-8; Gerard, Mr., 111 Godet, M. Philippe, 47 Goltz, Baron von der, 23, 144, 149, 188, 199, 264-5, 296, 358 Gottberg, Herr, narrative of, 68 Graphic Lies, 218-24 Great General Staff, the German, murderous tactics of, 98-9; methodical care of, 236-7 Greindl Report, falsification of, 41-3 Haecht, massacre at, 163 Hague Convention, violations of the, 12, 111-78 Hainaut, incendiarism in, 85; Provincial Council convened, 139 Hate, Hymn of, 294 Harden, Maximilian, 183, 200 Hedin, Dr. Sven, deluded by Germans, 77-8, 165, 221 Herve, massacre at, 63 Heymann, Robert, lying narrative of attack on Jesuits, 225-8 Heymel, Alfred, on the Battle of Charleroi, 195-6, 345 Hindenburg, 83, 206 Holland, refugees in, 166 Honour, Belgian, German price of, 61, 140 Hoover, Mr. Herbert, 174, 178 Hostages, taking of, 149-51, 195-6, 327 Hostilities, precede declaration of war, 51 Houtem, atrocities at, 189 Humanitarian sentiments, claimed by German Army, 83 Huns, the Kaiser invokes the, 335 Huy, atrocities at, 77, 81 Identification cards, 322-3 Incendiarism, methods of, 84-5; a cover to pillage, 132; organization of, 236 Incendiary material, 84-5 Information, extraction of, 141-2 Informers, appeal to, 313-16 Innocent, to suffer with or in place of guilty, 84, 143-9, 199 Inscriptions, protection, 87-8 Insults, German, reason of, 36 Intellectual life in Belgium, 12 Intellectuals, German, wilful blindness of, 209-10; the "Ninety-three," 211-12 International law, suppressed by war, 183 Interprète Militaire, L', 334 Invasion, of Belgium, reasons for the, 34-5; danger of recognized, 40-1; the Greindl Report, 41-3, 58; reason for, 63 Ivy leaf, wearing of, 268 Jagow, Herr von, sends ultimatum, 30, 34 Jesuit Convent, lying tale of, 225-8 Journal de la Guerre, German propagandist journal, 247-8 Jungbluth Report, the, 43-4 King of Belgium, the, see Albert, King Kitchener's Army, German account of, 187 Koch, the apotheosis of, 180-1 Koester and Noske, authors of Kriegsfahrten, 59, 132, 162, 221, 262 Kölnische Volkszeitung, suspended, 203 Kriegsbrauch im Landkriege, 137, 141, 159, 333 La Guerre, German propagandist journal, 248-9 Ladies, treatment of, 338 Laeken, orgies at, 81 L'Ami de l'Ordre, propagandist journal, 254-5 Latin authors, on German race, 281 Law of Nations, violation of the, 12 Le Bien Public, propagandist journal, 255-6 Leaflets, propagandist, 251-2 League of German Scientists and Artists, 251 Lebbeke, atrocities at, 68, 119, 354-5 Leffe, massacre at, 347 Leffe, Fonds de, massacre at, 347-8, 360 Legation, British, documents found in the, 45-6 Leman, General, 198, 238 Liége, German lies concerning forts of, 50; occupation of, lies concerning, 38-60; warned against Belgian news, 187; marvellous tale of Jesuit convent near, 225-8; keeps anniversary of August 6th, 279-80 Lies, concerning the situation in Belgium, 188; concerning "francs-tireurs," 188-90, 217-282; photographic, 218-20, 222-4; written, 224-31 Lissauer, Ernst, author of the "Hymn of Hate," 294 Living shields, Belgians used as, 117-22, 263, 334-5 Lloyd George, speaks at City Temple, 35 Loot, see Pillage Louvain, atrocities in, 87; protective inscriptions, 88; return of prisoners to, 95-6; massacre in, 164; lies concerning, 220-1 Lügenfeldzug, 60 Luttre, strike at, 300-1 Lusitania, sinking of the, 194 Machinery, requisitioned, 158-9 Magnet, M. Charles, appeals to Freemasons for inquiry, 202-3 Malines, bombardment of cathedral, 126-8; traffic in suppressed, 301-2 Manuals, military, 45 Marseillaise, the, shopkeepers fined for selling, 146, 273-4 Max, M., imprisoned and released, 10; and the Governor of Belgium, 156-9; his denial of a lying placard, 233-5, 265; portrait worn, 309 Massacre, the two great periods of, 86-7, 131, 164-5; see Atrocities, Reprisals, etc. Massacres, pretended, of German civilians, 106-8 Mentality, German, 179-360 Mentality of a German officer, 78-80 Mercier, Cardinal, 202, 239-46 Meuse, pillage on the banks of the, 197-8 Middelkerke, Belgians detained at, 120-1 Might before Right, 183-4 Militarism, 182-4 Military employment of Belgians, 113-14 Militia, Belgian, escape of, 152-3 Mons, pillage at, 133 Monuments, destruction of, 124-8, 130-1 Murders, German, 63-80 Music, censored, 16, 146, 273-4 National anniversary, the, 274-6 National Committee of Relief, 172-8; food, etc., distributed by, 175-7 Neutral opinion, necessity of influencing, 36, 38, 46-7 Neutrality, Belgian, violation of, 12, 27-62; justification of, 31-2; Germany accuses France of violating, 31-2; England guarantees, 39-40 News published by the German Government, 185 News, secret propagation of, 20-1, 204-5 Newspapers forced to appear by the German Government, 13; censored, 15; authorized German newspapers, 16; official, 17; Dutch, 18-19; introduced surreptitiously, 19-20; secret, 21 Nieuwe Rotterdamsche Courant, correspondence in, 103-5 "Ninety-three Intellectuals," the, 11, 211-12 Nissen, Herr Momme, on German virtues, 181; pretends the Belgian attitude conciliatory, 310 Norddeutsche Allgemeine Zeitung, 38 Observation-posts, pretended, 128-9, 130 Officers, German, lie to their men, 235-6 Organization, peculiarities of German, 303 Ostend, Belgians detained in, 120-1 Ottignies, account of atrocities at, by German officer, 335-6 Pasteur, ignored by Germans, 180-1 Pastoral Letter, Mgr. Mercier's, 240-6 Pastors, Protestant, servility of, 213-16 Photographs and picture-postcards, 193-4; "faked" photographs, etc., 218-20; showing Germans before Paris, etc., 238-9 Pillage, 131; officers join in, 132-4; methodical nature of, 136-7; prohibited by Kriegsbrauch, 137, 166; systematic, 197; on the Meuse, 197-8 Placards, German, 22 Plague, lying report of, in Paris, 236 Poison-gas, see Gas Poincaré, President, 220 Pope, the, surrenders Peter's Pence, 177 Portraits of Royal Family, 269-71, 309 Postcards, see Photographs Preventive measures, see Reprisals, Terrorization Pride, German, 179 Priests, see Clergy Prisoners, civil, treatment of, 92-5; return of, 95-6; admittedly innocent, 96-8, 324; torture of, 354-5 Prisoners, German, letters of, 56-8, 104-6 Proclamations, some absurd, 185-8 Professors, manifesto of the, 3, 125, 212-13 Propaganda, perfection of German, 11; organization of, 246-7; bureaux in Germany, 247-53; abroad, 253-7 Provincial Councils convened, 138 Queen of Belgium, the, 11; German abuse of, 283-4 Railway journeys, 24 Railways, stoppage of, 168-9, 300 Rape, 131 Raw material, requisitioned, 158-9, 167-8 Red Cross, Belgian, suppressed, 105-6, 304-7 Refugees, Belgian, 166 Reims, bombardment of Cathedral, 124-6 Relief, measures of, 171; food, etc., distributed, 175-7 Relief, National and American Committees, 172-8 Repression, measures of, 152-3; at Andenne, 326-33 "Reprisals," against "francs-tireurs," 63-80; excuse for, 74; frivolity of, 75; see Atrocities Requisitions, illegal, 158-61; in kind and service, 159-60, 166; of forage, 167; of provisions intended for relief, 174 Royal Family, portraits of, 269-71 Ruysbroeck, coercion at, 117 Sabbe, M. Maurice, denies German libel, 287-9 Sacrilege, 133 School inspection, 280-2 "Scrap of paper," the, 31 Shelters, temporary, 170 Sibret, atrocities at, 76 Socialists, German, docility of, 206-7; visit Belgium, 262, 296 Sorel, E., 39 Sorinnes, atrocities at, 347-8 Spontin, torture and murder of priest and burgomaster at, 344 Spitteler, Herr Karl, 46 Stamps, theft of, 135 State property, treatment of, 161-2 Submarine campaign, 194-5 Sweveghem, coercion at, 116-17 Tamines, atrocities at, 135-6, 164 Tavigny, atrocities at, 346-7 Taxation, illegal, 137-41, 166, 168; of absentees, 298-9 Telegraph and telephone wires, fines, etc., for damages to, 145-9 Termonde, incendiarism at, 73, 85, 164, 167, 221 Terrorization, 64; uses of, 83; Blöm on theory of, 84; the theory of the German Staff, 98-9; in practice, 164 Tervueren, prisoners from, 93 Theft, see Pillage Time, aggravation in respect of, 337-8 Tornisterwörterbuch, 141-3, 334 Torture, inflicted on priest, 238; recommended, 342; another priest tortured, 343; other cases, 343-6; moral and physical, 346-60 Trade, stagnation of, 168-9 Traffic, suppression of, 168-9 Treaty of London, 39 Ultimatum, the, 30 Uncensored newspapers, 261-2 Unemployment, 168-70; patriotic reasons for, 296 Untruthfulness, German, 217-82 Useful cruelties, 336 Villalobar, Marquis of, 173 Violation of Belgian neutrality, see Neutrality, Belgium, Invasion Violence, claimed as legitimate, 84, 263 Visé, massacre at, 64 Vorwärts, protests against German lies, 102-3, 184; suspended, 203, 237; protests against incitement to torture, 342 War, see Ultimatum, Invasion, etc. War Booty, 132, 135, 197, 249-50 War Tax, monstrous, 139-40 Waxweiler, M. Emile, 37, 49, 75, 189, 200 Weber, pretended murder of, 107-8 Wépion, atrocities at, 75 Werchter, atrocities at, 164 White flag, abuse of, 118 Whitlock, Mr. Brand, 10, 110-11, 173, 178 Wiart, M. Carton de, 61-2 Wilhelm II, his "well-intentioned proposal," 35; his three successive proposals, 50-1; his telegram to President Wilson, 54, 89; tacitly admits innocence of civilians, 97, 180, 189, 191, 207; text of his telegram, 208, 264, 335 Wilson, President, Kaiser's telegram to, 34, 208 Wounded, German, letters from, 104-5; Houston Chamberlain on Belgian treatment of, 237; see Atrocities, pretended Belgian Zobeltitz, refers to museum specimens as proving Belgium's preparation for war, 207

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