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Alexandria Gazette
Alexandria, Alexandria County, District Of Columbia
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In Antwerp, occupied by Germans during WWI, inhabitants beat Revisionists celebrating July 11 and nearly killed Activist POWs for anti-Belgian propaganda. Doctors refused treatment, calling them traitors, and were deported. Germans fined the city 1 million francs and deposed Burgomaster Jan Devos.
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Ask Million Francs for Treatment Accorded Propagandists.
Amsterdam, July 29.—Antwerp has been fined a million francs and Jan Devos, the burgomaster, has been deposed by the Germans because of recent happenings in the city, says the Belgique Dagblad. Revisionists celebrating the 11th day of July were beaten and a number of Activist prisoners of war from Goettingen were half killed by inhabitants for carrying on anti-Belgian propaganda in the city.
Doctors refused to attend the men, whom they called "traitors," and were consequently deported to Germany.
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Antwerp
Event Date
11th Day Of July
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antwerp fined 1 million francs; burgomaster jan devos deposed; doctors deported to germany; revisionists beaten; activist pows half killed
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Inhabitants of Antwerp beat Revisionists celebrating July 11 and nearly killed Activist prisoners of war from Goettingen for anti-Belgian propaganda. Doctors refused to treat the injured, labeling them traitors, leading to their deportation by Germans. As punishment, Germans fined the city 1 million francs and deposed Burgomaster Jan Devos.