CONTENTS

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[Dedication]v
[Prefatory Note]ix
CHAPTER
[I.—Introductory]:
[(1) The British Enquiry]1
[(2) The German Case—a critical Analysis of the German White Book]6
[(3) German Credibility—a Review of the Evidence]30
[(4) The Future of International Law and the Question of Retribution]44
[II.—The British Enquiry in France:]
[(1) Methods of Enquiry]60
[(2) Outrages upon Combatants in the Field]64
[(3) Treatment of Civil Population]76
[(4) Outrages upon Women—the German Occupation of Bailleul]81
[(5) Private Property]84
[(6) Observations on a Tour of the Marne and the Aisne]85
[(7) Bestiality of German Officers and Men]87
[(8) Conclusion]90
[III.—Documentary (New Evidence)]
[(1) Depositions and Statements (Fifty-six in number) illustrating breaches of the Laws of War by German Troops, mainly Outrages on British Soldiers]93
[(2) Documents relative to the German Occupation of Bailleul]122
[(3) Evidence relating to the Murder of Eleven Civilians at Doulieu]134
[(4) Deposition of a Survivor of the Massacre of Tamines]137
[(5) Five German Diaries]139
[(6) Documents forwarded by the Russian Government]146
[(7) The German White Book: The Introductory Memorandum]158
[(8) Depositions relating to the Massacre of Wounded and Captive Highlanders by a German Bombing Party on September 25th, 1915, at Haisnes]169
[(9) Depositions as to the use of Incendiary Bullets by the German Troops]174
[(10) Depositions as to the Employment by German Troops of Russian Prisoners upon Military Works on the Western Front]177