franc-tireur

• “As a civilian, the court found Fryatt guilty as a franc-tireur for his attempt to sink a German warship and he received a sentence of capital punishment.”

  Pursuit of an 'Unparalleled Opportunity': The American YMCA and Prisoner of War Diplomacy among the Central Power Nations during World War I

• “Needless to say that these consequences are not intentional on our part, but cannot be avoided in this infamous franc-tireur war being led against us.”

  New York Times Current History: The European War from the Beginning to March 1915, Vol 1, No. 2 Who Began the War, and Why?

• “June 6 -- Belgian Legation at Washington gives out a statement answering the German White Book recently issued at Berlin making accusations against the Belgian civilian population; reply denounces allegations of franc-tireur warfare as false and unsupported; Belgian Government, instead of encouraging civilian resistance, warned the population against it.”

  New York Times Current History; The European War, Vol 2, No. 4, July, 1915 April-September, 1915

• “The franc-tireur in charge of the wine-bin watches us complaisantly from his counter where he sits flanked by flasks of Hoboken chianti and a case of brittle cigars.”

  Shandygaff

• “Both he and his French comrade were captured, and Bach was twice court-martialed by the Germans on suspicion of being an American franc-tireur -- the penalty for which is death!”

  Flying for France. With the American Escadrille at Verdun

• “Both he and his French comrade were captured, and Bach was twice court-martialed by the Germans on suspicion of being an American _franc-tireur_ -- the penalty for which is death!”

  Flying for France With the American escadrille at Verdun

• “It is the old familiar formula of the _franc-tireur_.”

  Golden Lads

• “But there has come no challenge of facts -- we that have seen have given names, dates and places -- only a blanket denial and counter charges of _franc-tireur_ warfare, as carried on by babies in arms, white-haired grandmothers and sick women.”

  Golden Lads

• “A footfall sounded on the dead leaves behind him, and a franc-tireur touched him on the shoulder.”

  Lorraine A romance

• “Sure enough, around the bend in the road slunk a franc-tireur, loaded down with what appeared to be mail-sacks.”

  Lorraine A romance

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