Cardinal Mercier, Pastorals, Letters, Allocutions 1914-1917 Patriotism and Endurance, Annex III, A list of Belgian communities which have suffered pillage, incendiarism, imprisonment or massacre of part of their population and/or sacrileges of their churchs (Eine Liste belgischer Gemeinden, die unter Plünderungen, Brandstiftung, Verhaftungen und Massaker an einem Teil ihrer Bevölkerung und/oder unter Schändigungen ihrer Kirchen gelitten haben)
We know, and we affirm, that the German army gave itself up in Belgium, in a hundred different places, to pillage, to incendiarism, imprisonments, massacres, and sacrileges, contrary to all justice and to every sentiment of humanity.
There are parts of Hainault and of the two Flanders, which are still to-day under special military control, whose disasters are consequently less well known to us. But below is an appropriate list of localities which our protest covers.
I. Diocese of Namur. Provinces of Namur and of Luxembourg.
Tamines, Surice, Spontin, Namur, Ethe, Gomery, Latour, Aische-en-Refail, Alle, Arsimont, Auvelais, Bonnines, Bourseigne-Neuve, Bouge, Daussois, Dourbes, Ermeton-sur-Biert, Evrehailles, Felenne, Fosses, Franchimont, Franc-Waret, Frasne, Gedinne, Gelbressee, Hansinelle, Hanzinne, Hautbois, Hastiere, Hermeton-sur-Meuse, Hingeon, Houdremont, Jemeppe-sur-Sambre, Lisogne, Louette-Saint-Pierre, Mariembourg, Mettet, Monceau, Morville, Onhaye, Oret, Petigny, Romedenne, Somme-Leuze, Somzee, Stave, Temploux, Villers-en-Fagne, Wartet, Waulsort,
Willerse, Yvoir, Anloy, Assenois, Baranzy, Bertrix, Briscol, Etalle, Framont, Frene-Opont (p.79), Freylange, Glaumont, Glaireuse, Hamipre, Herbeumont, Izel, Jehonville, Maissin, Manhay, Musson, Mussy-la-Ville, Neufchateau, Pin, Saint-Leger, etc., etc.
Thibessart, Biesme, Porcheresse, Graide, Nothomb, Rulles, Rosiere-la-Grande, Bovigny, Gouvy, Champion, Jamoigne, Silenrieux, Les Bulles, Tintigny, Ansart, Rossignol, Sorinne, Bievre, Beheme, Leglise, Laneffe, Frenois, Villers-devant-Orval, Couvin, Houdemont, Chiny, Anthee, Ychippe, Conneux, Aye, Evelette, Florenville, Hollonge, Le Boux, Leuze, Marche, Sainte=Marie, Saint-Vincent.
Andenne, Dinant.
2. Diocese of Liege, Provinces of Liege and of Limbourg, Battice, Herv, Bise, Mouland, Hermee, Hallembaye, Louvegne, Lince, Poulseur, Soumagne, Fecher, Melin, Julemont, Barchon, Lummen, Haelen, - , Lanaeken.
3. Diocese of Malines. Provinces of Brabant and of Antwerp.
Haekendover, Autgaerden, Grimde, Hougaerde, Cumptich, Hautem-Sainte-Marguerite, Vissenaeken, Bunsbeek, Lubbeek-Saint-Bernard, Wever, Attenrode, Cappellen (Glabbeek), Cortryck-Dutzel, Glabbeek, Pellenberg, Neer-Linter, Budingen, Heelen-bosch, Orsmael-Gussenhoven, Corbeck-Loo, Lovenjoul, Roosbeek, Schaffen, Molenstede, Wersbeek, Aerschot, Rillaer, Gelrode, (p.80) Wesemael, Hersselt, Rethy, Haecht, Rotselaer, Wackerzeel, Werchter, Tremeloo, Thildonck, Wespelaer, Boortmerbeek, Rymenam, Hever, Louvain, Heverle, Herent, Berg, Campenhout, Bueken, Neder-Ockerzeel, Cortenberg, Delle, Boisschot, Goor, Heyst-op-den Berg, Beersel, Putte, Schrieck, Malines, Bonheyden, Wavre-Notre-Dame, Wavre-Sainte-Catherine, Waelhem, Leest, Hombeek, Sempst, Laer, Hofstade, Muysen, Schiplaeken, Konings-Hoyckt, Kessel, Lierre, Duffel, Blaesveld, Perck, Peuthy, Hautem,
Elewyt, Weerde, Eppeghem, Pont-Brule, Grimberghen, Londerzeel, Meysse, Humbeek, Nieuwenrode, Beyghem, Wolverthem, Cappelle-au-Bois, Linsmeau, Wavre, Mousty.
4. Diocese of Ghent. Eastern Flanders.
Saint-Gilles, Lebbeke, Termonde.
5. Diocese of Tournai, Province of Hainault.
Peronne.
modern spelling:
Neder-Ockerzeel = Nederokkerzeel (provincie Vlaams-Brabant)
Cortenberg = Kortenberg (provincie Vlaams-Brabant)
Boisschot = Booischot
Heyst-op-den Berg = Heist-op-den-Berg (autonome gemeente van de provincie Antwerpen)
Beersel = Beerzel
Schrieck = Schriek
Bonheyden = Bonheiden (autonome gemeente van de provincie Antwerpen)
Wavre-Notre-Dame = Onze-Lieve-Vrouw-Waver
Wavre-Sainte-Catherine = Sint-Katelijne-Waver
Source: Rev. Joseph Stillemans (biographer, editor and translator), Cardinal Mercier, Pastorals, Letters, Allocutions 1914-1917, New York: P.J. Kenedy & Sons 1917, pp. 78-80
