Berlin, Nov. 23.
A decree in the Law Gazette today stipulates that the mil~ Hard marks (£83,000,000) fine, which has been' imposed on German Jewry for the recent murder of the German diplomat, Herr Ernst von Rath, is to be collected by a 20 per cent, levy on capital in possession of German Jews and Jews without nationality, living in Germany, The fine is payable in four instalments.
Jews of foreign nationality are not affected by the levy, which is based on assessment of the property of Jews, ordered by a decree on April 26, 1938, Other Jews not affected are those whose property, after deducting all their debis, docs Rot exceed 5,000 marks.
Claims of the Jews against insurance companies, for dam-axe done to their property uring the recent disorders, will be impounded as part payment of the levy, according to the German News Agency, and any amount in excess of the levy will be forfeit to the State.—Reuter. morning printed what was asserted 10 be an accurate account of recent happenings in the German concentra-lon camp at Sachsenhausen, Black Guards, the account stated, had on one occasion taken 62. well-to-Jews newly arrived from' Berltn jand forced them to "run the gaunt let" formed by lines of Black Guard leven spades, po Sane one members armed with whips cul 'The Jews were forced to run uni twelve were dead andthe remaining lasted half an hour. mas unconscious, "The whole "afd Describing the scene when no more Jews were left sanding' We "tone witness doctored that some had Po thor "eyes beaten ut white spade pletely flat, ad battered the faces of
'The police escort who had delivered the troup of Jews at the concennees tion camp from Bern, unable to best the' Sight, ined thee backs the Jews were slowly beaten to death Jews wore slowly beaten to: death
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