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| Preface | 1 |
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| Introduction | 9 |
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| Intellectual Life in Belgium | 12 |
| Prohibition of Newspapers and Verbal Communication—The |
| German Censorship—Authorized German Newspapers—Authorized |
| Dutch Newspapers—Newspapers |
| introduced Surreptitiously—Secret Propagation of News—Secret |
| Newspapers—German Placards—Regulations as to |
| Correspondence—Railway Journeys. |
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| CHAPTER I |
| The Violation of Neutrality | 27 |
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| A. The Preliminaries | 27 |
| The Belgians' Distrust of Germany lulled—German |
| Duplicity on the 1st, 2nd, and 3rd of August, 1914—The |
| Ultimatum—The Speech of the Chancellor in the Reichstag. |
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| B. Justification of the Entry into Belgium | 31 |
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| C. German Accusations against Belgium | 36 |
| Necessity of influencing Neutrals—Absurdity of the First |
| Accusations—A Change of Tactics—The Revelations of the |
| N.A.Z.—1. The Report of M. le Baron Griendl, some time |
| Belgian Minister in Berlin—2. The Reports of Generals |
| Ducarne and Jungbluth—The Attitude of the Belgians |
| toward the German Falsifications—Neutral Opinion—The |
| Falsification of M. de l'Escaille's Letter. |
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| D. The Declaration of War and the first Hostilities | 50 |
| The three successive Proposals of Wilhelm II to Belgium—Hostilities |
| preceding the Declaration of War—The |
| Pacific Character of Belgium—German Espionage in |
| Belgium—The Mentality of the German Soldiers at the |
| beginning of the Campaign—Letters from German |
| Prisoners of War—German Lies respecting the Occupation |
| of LiÉge—The sudden attack upon France is checked—The |
| Disinterested Behaviour of Belgium. |
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| CHAPTER II |
| Violations of the Hague Convention | 63 |
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| A. The "Reprisals against Francs-tireurs" | 63 |
| Murders Committed by the Germans from the Outset—Were |
| there any "Francs-tireurs?"—The Obsession of |
| the "Francs-tireurs" in the German Army—The Obsession |
| of the "Francs-tireurs" in the Literature of the |
| War—The Obsession of the "Francs-tireurs" in Literature |
| and Art—Responsibility of the Leaders—Animosity |
| toward the Clergy—Animosity toward Churches—Intentional |
| Insufficiency of Preliminary Inquiries—A |
| "Show" Inquiry—Mentality of an Officer charged with |
| the Repression of "Francs-tireurs"—Drunkenness in the |
| German Army—Cruelties necessary according to German |
| Theories—Terrorization: "Reprisals" as a "Preventive" |
| Incendiary Material—The two great Periods of Massacre—Protective |
| Inscriptions—Accusations against the Belgian |
| Government—Treatment of Civil Prisoners—The Return |
| of Civil Prisoners—German Admission of the Innocence |
| of the Civil Prisoners. |
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| B. The "Belgian Atrocities" | 98 |
| The Pretended Cruelty of Belgian Civilians toward the |
| German Army—Some Accusations—The Pretended |
| Massacres of German Civilians—Preventive and Repressive |
| Measures taken by the Belgian Authorities. |
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| C. Violations of the Hague Convention | 111 |
| Military Employment of Belgians by the Germans—Measures |
| of Coercion taken by the Germans—Living |
| Shields—A German Admission—Belgians placed before the |
| Troops at Charleroi—Belgians placed before the Troops at |
| Lebbeke, Tirlemont, Mons—Belgian Women placed before |
| the Troops at Anseremme—Belgians forcibly detained at |
| Ostend and Middelkerke—Bombardment of the Cathedral |
| at Malines—The Pretended Observation-post on Notre-Dame |
| of Antwerp—German Observation-posts admitted |
| by the Germans—Pillage—Thefts of Stamps—Illegal |
| Taxation—Fines for Telegraphic Interruptions—Fines |
| for Attacks by "Francs-tireurs"—Hostages—Contributions |
| and Requisitions—Contributions demanded from the |
| Cities—Exactions of a Non-commissioned Officer—Requisitions |
| of Raw Materials
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