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Evidence of Boche methods in retreat. This boy, Abel Couvercelle, is a refugee from a town recently evacuated by the Germans. He picked up a pencil, which he found apparently harmlessly lying in a box. An explosion followed, and his right hand was terribly injured. His face was also hurt, but less seriously

Evidence of Boche methods in retreat. This boy, Abel Couvercelle, is a...

Caption from negative sleeve: Abel Couvercelle 14 years old, living at Vignemous on Friday the 11th of Oct picked up a pencil left by the germans. The pencil exploded and disfigured him and wounded his right ha... More

Evidence of Boche methods in retreat. This boy, Abel Couvercelle, is a refugee from a town recently evacuated by the Germans. He picked up a pencil, which he found apparently harmlessly lying in a box. An explosion followed, and his right hand was terribly injured. His face was also hurt, but less seriously

Evidence of Boche methods in retreat. This boy, Abel Couvercelle, is a...

Caption from negative sleeve: Abel Couvercelle 14 aus. Demeurant a Vignemous vendre de 11 Oct. a ramaffe un crayon Paisse fous les Allen aus crayon a expose et l'a defigure et blesse a la main droite. Title, da... More