The Kingdom of serbia : report upon the atrocities committed by the Austro-Hungarian Army during the first invasion of Serbia

172 AUSTRO-HUNGARIAN ATROCITIES

employed by the Austro-Hungarian © straf-expedition.” It is perhaps not inapt, in view of the foregoing, to recall the stipulations of the Hague Convention of October 18th, 1907, signed and violated, like so many others, by the Dual Monarchy :

Article 23: 6. Tt is expressly forbidden to destroy or to seize property, except in such cases where such destruction and such seizure are imperatively demanded by the exigencies of war.

Article 28. Tt is forbidden to permit the pillaging of a town or place, even if it has been taken by storm.

These are the Articles which Austria-Hungary has signed, and her signature, like all signatures, is equal to a pledge of honour. Her army of invasion has done its best to disregard the said pledge.

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