which throws light on the German methods of treating the inhabitants of occupied districts:—
“33rd General Divisional Headquarters,
“10th May, 1916.
“We have absolutely no reason to be lenient with the French population.
ADVANCE POST ON HILL 240 AT MONTREFAGNE NORTH-WEST OF EXERMONT
I order a fresh examination of the taxable capacity of the inhabitants, and no misplaced feeling of sympathy with the people of the district must be allowed to affect that enquiry. It would be well to consider whether, with this end in view, we might not occasionally imprison some of the inhabitants.