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CHAPTER XIV
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SYSTEMATIC1 ARSON2. DESECRATION3 OF CHURCHES
The life of the inhabitants of invaded countries, the honour of their women, the liberty of their youths were not the only blessings4, which the Germans attempted to take away from them in contempt of all humanity and all law. Even the property of these inhabitants suffered from invasion. They had to gaze on the ruin of their ravaged5 homes, which the invader6 left to be devoured7 by the flames, and when, deprived of all their possessions, these wretched victims of invasion wanted to take refuge in the temples of God, this last resource was denied them, for the barbarians8 had sometimes destroyed the church, and sometimes taken possession of it to use as a barracks for their soldiers.
Arson as a Policy
As the French Commission of Inquiry9 remarked, arson was a common German practice, sometimes used as a weapon of destruction, sometimes as a means of intimidation10. “The German army,” adds this Commission, “in order to be prepared for it, has a regular equipment, including torches, grenades, fuses, petrol-sprinklers, rockets which carry inflammable matter, and even little bags containing pastilles of a very inflammable compressed powder. Its incendiary fury is chiefly manifested against churches and monuments interesting from the point of view of art or of history.”
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Often the invader was not content with sprinkling the beds of dwelling-houses with petrol, he took care also to heap straw under agricultural machines to destroy them, as well as dwelling-houses, harvests, and the cattle remaining in the stalls. This was done at
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systematic
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arson
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desecration
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blessings
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ravaged
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invader
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devoured
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barbarians
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inquiry
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intimidation
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din
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chateau
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regiment
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pillage
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decomposing
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putrefaction
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mingled
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corrupted
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conflagration
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rue
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civilisation
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Portuguese
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subscriptions
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inviting
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cavalry
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infantry
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asphyxiation
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exhaustion
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lust
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villas
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| 别墅,公馆( villa的名词复数 ); (城郊)住宅 | |
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mansions
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pretext
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alleged
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remains
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bestial
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savagery
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| n.野性 | |
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brutes
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| 兽( brute的名词复数 ); 畜生; 残酷无情的人; 兽性 | |
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ablaze
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| adj.着火的,燃烧的;闪耀的,灯火辉煌的 | |
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mere
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resin
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| n.树脂,松香,树脂制品;vt.涂树脂 | |
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accomplished
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| adj.有才艺的;有造诣的;达到了的 | |
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fiery
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| adj.燃烧着的,火红的;暴躁的;激烈的 | |
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flakes
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| 小薄片( flake的名词复数 ); (尤指)碎片; 雪花; 古怪的人 | |
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revolved
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spire
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| n.(教堂)尖顶,尖塔,高点 | |
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iridescent
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| adj.彩虹色的,闪色的 | |
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collapsed
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narratives
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| 记叙文( narrative的名词复数 ); 故事; 叙述; 叙述部分 | |
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narrative
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eloquent
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| adj.雄辩的,口才流利的;明白显示出的 | |
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random
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| adj.随机的;任意的;n.偶然的(或随便的)行动 | |
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investigations
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| (正式的)调查( investigation的名词复数 ); 侦查; 科学研究; 学术研究 | |
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haphazard
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preservation
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rites
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| 仪式,典礼( rite的名词复数 ) | |
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lamentable
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nave
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partially
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desecrate
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perversity
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champagne
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filth
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virgin
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carvings
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slashed
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tapestries
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costly
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chapel
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prancing
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sanctuary
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gilt
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copper
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adorned
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desecrated
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mattresses
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battalion
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lieutenant
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obedience
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drenched
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infamous
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invaders
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embroidered
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outrages
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desecrating
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renowned
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disorder
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filthy
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privies
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noted
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deafening
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violation
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