November 25th, 1914.
There appeared as witness Lieutenant of Reserve Bohme, Infantry Regiment No. 165, who, after the importance of the oath had been pointed out to him, was examined as follows:
When I was quartered at Retinne, an officer of the Rhine Regiment came to me, and showed to myself and other officers a Bond, which, according to his account, had been found in the Burgomeister's office, in a neighbouring village. The Bond was typewritten, and contained the demand issued by the Belgian Government to the populace, that they should carry on armed resistance for payment. A fixed sum of money was mentioned in the Bond. The Bond was stamped with an official seal. The Bond was seen at the time by my comrades Pusch and Kurt Wagner, as well as by Lieutenant of Research Bloch, Infantry Regiment No. 27, and Lieutenant Brohm, Jäger Battalion No. 4.
Read over, approved, signed.
Signed: Bohme.
Proceedings concluded.
Signed: Dr. Welt. Signed: Lorenz.
App. 54.
Military Court Examination of Reservist Richard Weise, Fusilier Regiment No. 36.
Blankenburg (Harz), November 13th, 1914.