Arabic numerals after the R refer to the depositions contained in the particular section of the _Reply_ that is being cited at the moment: _e.g._, R15 denotes the fifteenth deposition in the section on Louvain in the _Reply_ when cited in the section on Louvain in the present work; but it denotes the fifteenth deposition in the section on Aerschot when cited in the corresponding section here. The _Reply_ is also referred to by pages, and in these cases the Arabic numeral denotes the page and is preceded by “p.” S(OMVILLE) “_The Road to Liége_,” by Gustave Somville. (English translation by Bernard Miall. Hodder and Stoughton. 1916.) STRUYKEN “_The German White Book on the War in Belgium: A Commentary_,” by Professor A. A. H. Struyken. (English Translation of Articles in the Journal _Van Onzen Tijd_, of Amsterdam, July 31st, August 7th, 14th, 21st, 1915. Thomas Nelson and Sons.) N.B.--Statistics, where no reference is given, are taken from the first and second Annexes to the Reports of the Belgian Commission. They are based on official investigations. * * * * * THE GERMAN TERROR IN BELGIUM I. THE TRACK OF THE ARMIES. When Germany declared war upon Russia, Belgium, and France in the first days of August, 1914, German armies immediately invaded Russian, Belgian, and French territory, and as soon as the frontiers were crossed, these armies began to wage war, not merely against the troops and fortifications of the invaded states, but against the lives and property of the civil population.