It must not be forgotten that the majority of these prisoners fell into the hands of the Belgians at Aerschot, where the Germans had imprisoned several hundreds of civilians in the church, at the time of the investment of the town. I can speak from experience. The German prisoners are treated with fully as much kindness in other parts of the country. At the house of the commandant of the _service de garde_ in Bruges I saw an assortment of German books and card games which had been sent by Mme. E. Vandervelde, who had visited the prisoners a few days earlier in the company of her husband, Minister of State and the Socialist leader of Belgium. The latter wished to make sure that the prisoners lacked for nothing. We can say that Belgium does not seek to avenge her unheard-of sufferings by maltreating the German victims of the war. Suffering evokes pity in a sane mind. I can only express the hope that these proofs may fall into the hands of German readers. (_N.R.C._, 8th October, 1914, morning edition.) But we have something better than these documents of a private nature. The German authorities exhibited, at Spa, a statement that the German wounded there were perfectly well cared for. At the moment when the Germans dispensed with the collaboration of the clinical staff of the Red Cross in Brussels, they did homage to its devotion and competence. SPA, _18th August, 1914_. _To the Burgomaster of Spa._ The Commander-General of the 10th Army Corps thanks the Burgomaster of Spa for the good reception accorded to his troops by the city of Spa on the 11th and 12th August, 1914. Thanks to his care and efforts, he recognizes that the wounded in the hospitals of Spa are particularly well cared for. HOFFMANN, _Lieutenant-General_. FREDERIC-AUGUST, _Grand Duke of Oldenburg_. (_Les Nouvelles_, published under control of the German military authority, 22nd September, 1914.) GERMAN GOVERNMENT, _Headquarters, Medical Service_. BRUSSELS, _31st August, 1914_. _To MM. the President and Members of the Red Cross of Belgium, Rue de l'Association, 24._ GENTLEMEN, The German Government assures you of the expression of its grateful sentiments for the devoted care which you have given to all the wounded collected in the capital. Ambulances have been organized in great numbers, and the necessity of a concentration henceforth indispensable compels us immediately to take the following measures.... In bringing these measures to your knowledge and in begging you to assist us to realize them promptly, we again express to you the thanks which we address to all the members of your association and especially to the ladies of the Red Cross, whose complete devotion we have appreciated. I beg you to accept, Gentlemen, the assurance of my high consideration. Prof. Dr. STUERTZ, _Oberstabarzt_.