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GERMAN ATROCITIES

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GERMAN ATROCITIES
AN OFFICIAL INVESTIGATION
BY
J. H. MORGAN, M.A.,

OF THE INNER TEMPLE, BARRISTER-AT-LAW,
PROFESSOR OF CONSTITUTIONAL LAW IN THE UNIVERSITY OF LONDON;
LATE HOME OFFICE COMMISSIONER WITH THE BRITISH
EXPEDITIONARY FORCE

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NEW YORK
E. P. DUTTON & COMPANY
681 FIFTH AVENUE

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TO
M. ARMAND MOLLARD
MINISTRE PLENIPOTENTIAIRE,
MEMBER OF “LA COMMISSION INSTITUÉE
EN VUE DE CONSTATER LES ACTES COMMIS
PAR L’ENNEMI EN VIOLATION DU DROIT DES GENS,

THIS WORK IS DEDICATED
IN RECOGNITION OF HIS COURTESY AND COLLABORATION
IN THE PURSUIT OF A COMMON TASK.
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CONTENTS

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Dedicationv
Prefatory Noteix
CHAPTER
I.—Introductory:
(1) The British Enquiry1
(2) The German Case—a critical Analysis of the German White Book6
(3) German Credibility—a Review of the Evidence30
(4) The Future of International Law and the Question of Retribution44
II.—The British Enquiry in France:
(1) Methods of Enquiry60
(2) Outrages upon Combatants in the Field64
(3) Treatment of Civil Population76
(4) Outrages upon Women—the German Occupation of Bailleul