In April, 1915, a system of Roll Calls was inaugurated, to prepare the way for the wholesale =deportations= which followed. At a given time and place, the people were required to present themselves, with a small quantity of baggage. Absentees were first fined, then imprisoned, the penalty increasing in severity with each succeeding "offence." =Domiciliary searches= were carried out at all hours of the day and night, for hidden soldiers, arms, carrier-pigeons, smuggled French newspapers, and the like. Then, as if fines, imprisonment and starving were not punishment enough, the Germans started =shooting=. [Illustration: NOTICE The undermentioned persons were tried by Court-Martial and shot to-day at the Citadel: _Wholesale Wine merchant:_ +Eugène JACQUET.+ _Second-Lieutenant:_ +Ernest DECONINCK.+ _Shop-keeper:_ +Georges MAERTENS.+ _Workman:_ +Sylvère VERHULST.+ (1) For hiding the British aviator who landed at Wattignies on March 11 last, supplying him with food and lodging, and helping him to reach France and get back to the enemy lines. (2) For assisting members of the enemy forces, helping them to remain in Lille and neighbourhood in civil dress and procuring their evasion to France. In conformity with the Proclamation of the Governor, dated April 7, 1915, these two cases are considered as espionage, and are brought to the notice of the public as a warning. Lille, September 22, 1915. +The Governor.+] The Case of the Four When, on October 12th, 1914, the small garrison which was holding Lille, surrendered, several hundred French soldiers escaped capture and hid themselves in the town. Until evasion should be possible, it was necessary to feed and shelter them, and this _M. Jacquet_, a wholesale wine merchant, undertook to do. A good organizer, his coolness and courage fitted him well for the task. He was assisted by his daughter _Geneviève_ (who, later, narrowly escaped being shot), his friends _Deconinck_ and _Georges Maertens_ and a Belgian, _Sylvère Verhulst_. [Illustration: The Citadel, Lille, September 22, 1915. My Beloved Wife and Children, At the moment of starting for the place of execution, I tenderly embrace your dear image for the last time. My last kiss, from the bottom of my heart, here for you. Farewell! Long live France! +E. Jacquet.+]