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Foreign News
July 28, 1917
Palisadian
Cliffside Park, Palisade, Bergen County, New Jersey
What is this article about?
Dr. George Fourchet, returning from service on the western front, brings samples of soap allegedly made from human fats by Germans, called 'kadaver' soap by prisoners. Samples given to New York chemists and sent to Washington for analysis to verify the rumor.
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The shocking and grisly story of the utilization by the Germans of the bodies of their dead in the manufacture of fats is to be definitely tested for its truth through the chemical analysis of certain samples of soap brought to New York by Dr. George Fourchet, who has just returned from a long period of service on the western front. Dr. Fourchet personally took the pieces of soap from German prisoners who called it "kadaver" soap, and said that it had been made from human fats. Dr. Fourchet has given samples to chemists here and has sent other samples to Washington.
The shocking and grisly story of the utilization by the Germans of the bodies of their dead in the manufacture of fats is to be definitely tested for its truth through the chemical analysis of certain samples of soap brought to New York by Dr. George Fourchet, who has just returned from a long period of service on the western front. Dr. Fourchet personally took the pieces of soap from German prisoners who called it "kadaver" soap, and said that it had been made from human fats. Dr. Fourchet has given samples to chemists here and has sent other samples to Washington.
What sub-type of article is it?
War Report
What keywords are associated?
Kadaver Soap
German War Atrocity
Human Fats Rumor
Western Front
Chemical Analysis
What entities or persons were involved?
Dr. George Fourchet
Where did it happen?
Western Front
Foreign News Details
Primary Location
Western Front
Key Persons
Dr. George Fourchet
Event Details
Dr. Fourchet took soap samples from German prisoners on the western front, who claimed it was 'kadaver' soap made from human fats. He brought samples to New York for chemical analysis and sent others to Washington to test the rumor of Germans using dead bodies to manufacture fats.