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EVENiyg LEDGER-PHILADELPHIA, SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 19, 191
3
AR SPIRIT OFALLIES BODESILl FOR AMERICANEFFORTS TO END GREAT STRUGGLE
IHLAH5 CHALLENGE
DEATH IN STALKING
ENEMIESJOSITION
German Horsemen, Gallop
ing Out to Draw hire and
Show Opponents' Strength,
Have Small Chance of
Escape.
JIOTTEKDAM, Sept. 19.
. - tti German Uhlans, of
! i. i.n Urtfiti tienrrl In tho
llZn war, I,uIrI Bnrtlnl.a widely
inown Italian ...
... ..... rvirrlflro Delia Sera:
U As wc ncarcil a smalt station find the
il train lessened Its speed wo Baw a smaii
Jfltnop of cavalry gnardlnB the lallroad
,iotsln-a patrol 01 un..,. ..:.. u..--
ncanor vas calm xnouun nicy were in
! ,v'fl country, their carefree attl-
'ttdc gaye tlio Impression that they wero
'merely hi a maneuver camp.
..ti, nw.irms of cavalry wmen tno ucr-
Uns sem ollt nhefll1 of thelr aavnnco nrn
to be found everywhere on uny niBiiway.
!.. mill It Is their buslneuH to see as
jpuch ds possible They show thumsclveo
,rcrywlierc. and they rldo until tney nic
fired upon, KcopniB mm ui' l""-" l,":' '.'" ,
F...1J i ,hr ineniy. Theirs Is tho task ot
I Jlillnff Into death Tho entlro front of tho
Mntniv Is established by them, and many
VF"c".. ..,.!. I .I.... la r. norln titv
Of tlicm are mm-u-u.k --" '
t. -... ,..wi it, An hnwnver. one
my iace. '"""--"".--.-j-' .
cithern manages to csci.u ,u u...,a ...
k . ., .l..tt..lf Itvhlfll ntherWlHC 1H
obtained by olllccrs In their roar making
observations).
"The flro with which the Uhlans are re
..1....1 ,.pmii ,,f n fair estimate of, the
itrrnglh of tho enemy, for tlioy know
that usually all tlio soldiers snoot, as soon
ts the rnvairy of the enemy shows Itself.
ml. !-!,. mi t'lilnn Is emnlovcd entire
ly for leeomialssnnce purposes and what
ll known as -screen una romuti num.
or. .Bn..An vv.uk' flu. TThlan la used to
ill OV.VL., ..w.-- -- ---
cover Inlantry or artillery advances, tak-
lns a position on tlie nnnK as soon us
tlils has hwii accomplished.
,.T ..nntnnf wnrlc' th Uhlan rides In
small bodies until he has drawn the tire
of tho enemy. Insf-ad ot retreating its
le may do In oullnary leconnalssanco
r i. n,iiirt.v.iiu tri ir.ni'i thn front of
the enemj, riding parallel to it-usunlly
...in tl... l.iet . (a shnt ilnwn. Tho
I lllllll U1U l" ." '"- "--"
'contact action has meanwhile been close
ly observed from tlie uorman irnni. uiiu
the advance and attack of the Infantry
Is governed liv tho Information gained
at the expense of the Uhlan, for whom
there Is no hope as soon as ho Is de
tailed for this duty, hut who, from
all accounts, does not seem to mind this
part ot his work."
RUSSIAN NEWS REPORTS
INCREDIBLE, SAYS DUMBA
Austrian Ambasador Denies Truth of
Stories From Petrograd.
I XIJW YOHIC, Sept. 19. T)r. Constnnlln
Dumba, tho Aumo-nungaiinu .mus,i
dor, exasperated by reports of extensive
Russian victories in Oalicl.i and Russian
Poland, has given out a statement char
acterizing tb lepoits ns absolutely falt.o
and misleading, and designed to inllu
r.ce puulic s-entinierit against Austria.
Ambassador uumua's statement reaus.
I am coumelli'd to protest most cm-
bhatleally urf.ilnst tlio false reiorts sent
kla Iondon from Itome. Milan, Geneva,
Copenhagen and St I'etersbuig about the
Austrian campaign in nussinn i-niann
and Gallcla. To quote some of these re
ports purpoitlug to come from ofllclal
sources:
CAM.S STOUT IN'CHKDinr.E.
'"The Auhtrinns lolst since tho battles
f Lemiierg SM.000 men, dead and
wounded mid 100.000 urisoners.' I have
renil this Inermlllilx 11 nt leiist twenty
lltlmes hi big headlines, icpeated even In
ruie same paper several union, iiul w:
hear that Immediately afterward 'the
Austrian Generals, Dankl and Auffen
lierg, who had to retreat from Russian
Toland. succeeded In unitlnir und rally-
Ins for a new llmj.' I do nut think Hint
anybodi endowed with a llttlo common
sense tan lor .me moment believe that an
army of 1,000,000 having lot 150,000 men
Buuum ui. uiiiu iiuint'iuateiy iu juiiy .
a new tight.
"According to ottlclal (V) Vi tro
Erad nnwri, th' Austilans, while receding
and both niiisupri tn T.pintif.i'17. had ftl-
uady but ..bunt :W,0o0 nieu. (Theic was
ramiy am mie h-ll to tell ttie tale.)
The steel fnitu of 'tho first claSis fortress
tit Mlf.tmll.... uV 1....I I....... olUk.nA.l fl.wl
-- v. ...u.,.. i. on .,... ,i:i iiiiiii.i ......
Uormcil with ineivdible bravery by the
Russians ' In n .illty SUehallowsk Is a
kmall village with !W Inhabitants, where
thA At.lrll.. f.J..u linil nH.1i. 1..1 .ip,.rt
- ..,, ,i,, ,.,uii, l,i, l . ri I'll ,..
slonal field tienehes. The lepoits spoke
of M0 Austrian Hi m i;uns and 1UXI heavy
8uti3 laptnred, (Nobody knows the
whertab uu of tbem mj tblcal in') heavy
wn's, ns no Austrian fortress has been
taken.)
"Then au.un: 'The haeitbone ot tho
Austrian army in Clallcla was utterly
woken afttr the fall of I.emberg.' It
practicallv no longer existed, so that
tne drejiled t'osRucks had their choice
t!5ecn a lllsn tn "'"'ni'est to Join hands
Uti the ., rbs and the announced on
sught tu Herlln via Hreslau."
fAI.LS NnWS FANTASTIC.
COUnt Hcrelltolll tin. Aimlrlnn Vfiratir.i
Eecretan, sent the following dispatch by
fr'ss d,nln' Hussian reports:
After ti. i.iiin n r i ,..- .....
p, . " "...' w IwCIIIWCIn n. mu
ll, ,llu.S31'l"s news agency published as
wuai fai,t.,atu. -news about an ulleged
Jictory t Ule Itusbluns, giving tho num-
im,K ""ao'"'rs tauen as 20,fflo and the
lumber of apt u red guns us W0.
It 1 nlr.mtl M.
itnr. .1. ..""'" lo compare witli this
,,.. J"leial ""nuuinlque of tho rtus
about m"1u! 'St'"!' llau"1 September 11,
hai V """' "ro the numbers
runs 6U-'.!r UuW" to im Prisoners und 30
Cenerair. "'"""""'lU" admitted that
Poshion UnlTn"W " '" a ver' erltlral
Mansut'ni.lWBIa "ffcat "nly aflcr
' uVll'1. ,at ,a" a3t0'"sl'lug that HU3
aaneJi'i ' U hUMv concentrating
Lfsutlous u, i ",; , ri'uri; mil uio
woes u, , ' " hU"h thl3 ls J"' 't
; vitn, Ul!,t u ,
"n ii, .ii , :,", "" ""' j"jrw
me ruiiit lonlldence."
VIENNA POPULACE RIOTS,
ATTACKING WAR OFFICE
Utbleak Indicates Public Feellnjr
Against the War.
SiDi!n . 1.0NI(ON, Sent 1
fnsSto,aaS ,j;okl " in 'Vienna. L
i uL pan .frt"" ,to,"-
lUiSa ' ul ' wonl ha.
?. "ut'k ' ' , "m.?.,fw' Vienna that
fvlndow ,r of Wr. breaking all of the
l' l0catlv?Vr,rurra Thursdai. and
Pj.owira the wftr pl'ular -l"ff there
150,000 MEN LOST
IN BATTLE OF AISNE,
LONDON ESTIMATES
British Casualties Admitted
ly Are Greater Than at
Any Other Conflict of
War.
LONDON, Sept. 19.
According to officials nt the war office
hero today tho combined losses In tho
world's greatest battlo now raging along
the Itlvor Alsno In Northern Franco total
tnoro than 150,000. Tho British cnsualtles
In this battle admittedly are greater than
at any other time during tho war. The
German losses aro terrific.
HHItMN (Ily way of Amsterdam),
Sept 19.
The German losses In the war ns shown
by tho lists thus far given out total .15,
067 In killed, wounded and missing. They
arc listed thus: Killed, 7483; wounded,
23.5SI; missing, D900.
A list published today, the twenty
eighth that has been Issued, gives tho
following: Killed, 1033; wounded, WJD;
missing, 1020; total, 6101.
Tho German aviation corps suffered a
great loss In the death of Lieutenant
Werner von Vcaulleu. lie was shot on
September 1 whllo scouting over tho en
emy's lines, but. managed to guide his
aeroplane back to safety. Tho observer
who accompanied him on the trip wa3
unhurt and secured valuable Information.
The lieutenant died two days later.
Cnptnln Frcdcrlch P. Lannschmldt, of
tho Fourth Foot Guards, was killed In
a battlo with the French near Chalons
on September IB.
BORDEAUX, Sept. 13.
Tt was olllclally stated today that let
ters found on ded and captured German
officers prove conclusively truth of tho
earlier reports of terrible mortality In
the German ranks, Especially nmong the
officers.
In the tenth and Imperial Guard corps
there is said not to have been a slnglo
high ranking officer who was not cither
killed or wounded.
All of the companies of tho first bat
talion of the Prussian guard aro now
commanded by volunteer officers of many
year's service who have taken tho places
of those killed. Numerous companies of
German Infantry, which consisted of 250
men, have been reduced to sixty or
seventy.
MAUBEUGE CAPTURED
BY GERMANS ON SEPT. 7
City Suffered Severely Prom Bom
bardment of "Week.
LONDON, Sept. ID.
The Times correspondent at Uoulogne
announces the fall of Maubcuge In the
folowlng dispatch:
'.Maubouge fell on September 7. Tho
Investment began on August 25. On Au
gust 2fi the first shelt was fired. On Au
gust 27 tho main attack was concentrated
on the forts to tho north and east of tho
city.
"Forts do IJoussols, des Kssaits and do
Cerfontalne and the earthworks of Rocct
were destroyed by heavy artillery.
"The town suffeied severely from tho
bombardment, which continued with
great violence for 12 days. More than a
thousand shells fell In one night near the
railway station and tho Ruo de Franco
was partially destroyed. The loss of life,
however, was comparatively slight.
"At 11:50 (i clock on tho morning of
September 7 a white tlag was hoisted on
tho church tower and trumpets sounded
'ceabo firing," but tho tiring only ceased
nt :i o'clock that h.ternoon. In the mean
time the greater part of tho gnrrlson suc
ceeded In leaving tho town. Tho German
forces marched In at 7 o'clock that evening."
SCULPTOR OF MARTIAL
HEROES KILLED IN WAR
Friedrich Ffnnnschmidt, One of Host
Famous European Artists.
NEW YORK, Sept. 19.-The death In
battlo of Friedrich Pfannschmldt, as an
nounced In today's dispatches from Rer
un, removed from the body of European
sculptors one of its most famous mem
bers. I'fannschmldt, who was n member of
tho Semite of tho German Royal Academy
of Arts, and president of tho Association
of German Sculptors, was born in Rerlln
In 1MI. Among his famous works veto
statues of Field .Marshall Von rUoltke,
General Von Der Tann Rathsamhauen
and Raul Gerhardt. For his skill In theso
works he was decorated with the I.udwlg
Cros"H of the First Class and made a
member of tho Bavarian Michael Order
nnd tho Order of Merit for Arts and
Sciences.
GERMANS SEEK NEW WEAPON
TO SHATTER BRITISH NAVY
Piench War Office Reports Experi
ments With Aerial Torpedo.
UORDEAIX. Sept. 19.
Woid has i c.i '".led the War Ufilce that
tho Germans aro experimenting with a
new weapon with which thejvhopo to shat
ter the British navy. This, weapon takes
Urn form of an aeilal torpedo.
At Heme, Switzerland, a telegram says
that every night a huge Zeppelin hovers
nu'r Lake. Constanco at a height of 1000
feet, carrying on experiments.
Wicker work torpedo cases aro lowered
Into tho water attached to ropes. The
cplus!ou which follows is torritlc.
Tho Germans evidently hope to line the
North So.'t to.ist with theso engines and
pcihapg to shell th Uritlbh lleet with
them.
BODIES POISON PARIS WATER
Corpses Heaped Along the Marne
Contaminate Capital's Supply.
PARIS, Sept. IS.
Parisians iiavo been warned that be
vauno of the battles on the banks of the
Marnrr which Is the largest tributary of
the Peine, the water of the river hare
mut not be used for dtlnklng purposes
without being boiled.
Philip Rader, an American volunteer
aviator, -who has Just returned from th
valley of the Meune, says that corpse.)
He heaped, up on the banks of the river.
I i" ii n ill n ll
! "' i mi i Him i mini i iim mm i i i ' .
A VICTORY AT HOME
WAR DRAMA'S SHIFTING SCENES
FROM GREAT THEATRE OF STRIFE
Tho nnmo of Mine. Adrlenno liuhet,
head of tho Dames ilu Sucre Cocur, ap
peals in a long list of names of those
killed on a battlefield.
She was struck by a bullet from a
German machine gun as sho was rals.
lng tho head of a wounded FOldler.
A lagged group of eight arrived at
London on a ship from Boulogne, plainly
showing they had endured hardships In
tho battles in France. They wore tho
garb of French peasant. Ono had a
corduroy Jacket, trousers much too short
for him and bathing shoes. Unwashed,
und with two or thrto days' growth of
beard, they walked out of tho Harbour
Station.
As they passed talking I caught a
broad Irish brogue and a re.sponso In an
equally pronounced Scotch dialect.
"Who aie you'.'" I inquired.
"British soldiers, guv'nor!" was tho
reply. "Lost our n'Rlmonts, borrowed
these "eru togs, camo through tho Gor
man lines, t entitled Boulogne at last and
now wo ate going to .ShorncllfTo to re
poit. Then wo are going back again,"
How two British s-oldleis, a captain
and a corporal of tho Dragoon Guards,
escaped frum u convent hospital, whero
they weia held prlsoimrs by the Geimans
after being f-eiiously wounded, was told
by ono of them when tlioy arrived at
Folkstono from Ostcnd.
They had cros.sed r.0 miles of country
occupied by the enemy and got nafely
by their outpohts. The curporal told the
story milte casually, as If It weio au
ordinary adventure,
"With tho rest of the wounded I was
taken to a convent Insldo the Germun
lines. I found my own captain there. A
shrapnel shell had exploded in front of
him and the fumes had sent him off,
and ho hud a slight wound on tho fore
head. "They Wl the convent unguarded, be
ing confident, I suppose, that wo could
lot escape through their lines. Wo had
oein there a day or two when wo taw
them sending up a guard.
" 'This Is the time to escape, and wo
.re going to,' said the captain,
"We got out without dllllciiltj, and
lay for ten hours In ambush bolund a
hedge. Then we sot out to get through
the lines. The captain had a map of
tho country and a dnmaged pair of com
passes, which we 'patched up with dough.
The map enabled lilm to know exactly
whero we were,
"Wo lay low all day and tiavcled by
night, covering 27 miles of ground each
night by crawling almost Hat and tun
ning bent almost double when wn found
cover. Wo had no sleep for 45 bourn.
"Once wo attempted to swim, but found
out clothes too heavy to curry, so we
made for a bridge. It was guarded by
25 Get mans. Wo cumo neater and looked
up very carefully. Tho sentry on our
side of tho bridge was asleep. Wo crept
past him and over the bridge. The whole
guard was asleep Tho secord time w
crossed tha canal was by a pontoon Which
they had left unguaided,
"Unco ve got clear of their lines we
had no further dllllculty. The Belgians
assisted us all they could to get to
Ostend."
Foimer Senator I'lmuucoy M. Dcpew's
side whiskers, long n familiar adorn
ment, served as his passport on his rail
way trlti from the Swiss border to
Paris Fienchmen thought none but u
Briton muld wear linkers like Mr.
Depevi and passengers cried "Viva
Kutente t'otdiale'" when they noticed
tho American Mr. Pcpew arrived in
New York yesterday on the White Star
liner Battle and said he he.rd tha tvalscr
hdd boasted he would hang his hat on
the I?J'c' Tower on tha unnlvtrsary of
Sedai, lie iM-ysats f '''iv l'ci mis
taken In tho date," added tho former
Senator.
Last week u proposal was publicly
mado In London by Mrs. Edward Lyt
tlcton that there should bo a general
token of mourning for those who In the
glorious exploits of British arms In
Frunce and Belgium have died for their
King nnd country. This proposal was
to the effect that those families who
lose loved ones In the war should wear
a purple armlet bearing In gilt letters
some general phrase, such as "For King
and Country."
Tho Duchess or Devonshire, Lady
I.ansdnwne and other ladles hiivo an
nounced that for those ot their relatives
who dlo at the front they "will not show
their sorrow as for those who come to a
less glorlouB end." Their outward signs
of mourning wilt bo restricted to the
wearing of a plain whlto band on tho
sleevo.
The suggestion of this unpretentious
mark of mourning, whether tho band be
white or purple, Is generally approved.
Soma distinctive token of the kind, if
made uniform for high and low allko.
Is worthy of adoption. Its simplicity
will bo ever so much more expressive
of tho nation's grief and fortitude In
adversity tlinn the wearing of sombre
black mourning attire.
One brave French mother has learned
that her three sons were war victims, one
ih-ad, another inlsblng and the third
wounded. Sho guessed from the demeanor
of the priest who called that one had
been killed, and repeated Mrno. Cutel
nan's famous question. "Which?" The
mother's name wan Mme. Snlat, and her
three sons had left school to fight along
tht. frontier.
A London soldier, who was (n tha
genet at engagement around Moris, say
the Germans screened the advance by
holding French women and children In
front of them. The Gormans did not
drive the defenceless non-combatants be
fore the column, but carried them. "Of
course," tho English soldier added, "our
gunners could do nothing. It was worse
than any savage warfaro l ever had
Imagined." Another man. back from
France, recounted un incident of the Ger
man occupation of a village. He says
the victors threw a French soldier, whom
they had captured, on somo embers and
burned lilm a'.lve.
Describing the recent visit of Kuiperor
William with Prlnco Oscar near Imgwy,
tho Rotterdam correspondent of the Lon
don Dally Telegraph says the Kaiser In
spected tho muchlno guns there and then
said to a gunner:
"You have ilred many rounds. How
many lilt?"
"About 1W tier Lent," Hit. gunner
replied.
It H it-ported that slnco the beginning
of the war tho Holland-American steam
ship line has had scarcely enough ships
to convey to the United State nil the
Amerlrans stranded in Holland. There
aro now mountains of luggagu on the
WUhelmlna wharves awnltlng transporta
tion to America. In order to cope with
tho gigantic demand the company has
churturod several ships from other coun
tries. German newspapers have received this
telegram today from Crown lrlnc Fred
erick William.
"Please collect and forward as cart
as possible woolen underwear and socks
for my soldiers Greetings.
"WIMIKtM, Crown Prince"
The Crown Prince a few da ago tele
graphed to a Berlin newspaper a similar
reque-t to rolle-t tobacco .and ilgara for
t' c s!llcra et his, armv
SliiibIi.:.... I
ALSACE SUFFERS
REIGN OF TERROR,
IS BASEL REPORT
Prussia's Iron Hand Felt by
Natives, Though Proved
Innocent of Wrongdoing,
Correspondent Charges.
By JOHN CAMERON
BASEL, Switzerland. Sept. 10.
News from Alsace filters slowly
through, whatever tho turn of events.
Tho Impression hero is that this stricken
province, the population of which has
suffered In full tho miseries of war, there
has been no lighting of moment, although
the sound of artillery duels near Mul
hausen for tha last week has been easily
heard In Basel.
It appears now clear that after a
brilliant notion on September 9 the
Freiuh did not enter the town of Muel
hnuson, but contented themselves by oc
cupying strategical positions in the
vicinity.
The retirement of the French after
their Initial occupation of Muelhausen at
the opening of the war was followed
by a reign of terror which constitutcb
one of the blackest oliapters of tho war.
Always suspicious of tho attitude of tho
people of the conquered provinces, the
Germans needed only an excuso to wreak
rngeancti and terrorize the population
Scores of tho wealthiest citizens o'
Upper Alsace have either been put In
prison or have suffered grave punishment.
Harboring of French boldlers Is consider
ed sutllclent Justification for bloody re
prisals, the strange theory of the Ger
mans being apparently that the man
whoso house I'M invaded by troops, who
lire from the windows. Is tespiuihible for
their acts. It may bo truu that some
were consenting parties, but main weia
helpless.
An Inquiry Instituted at Burteller.
near Muelhausen, where the village was
burnt d, shuwrtl that flvo inhabitants were
executed on a charge of harbotlug
Franctlreurs, although that thete were
none of them with the I'ltneh army lias
been proved The inquiry failed utteib
to establish tho charges und pioved eiu
phattc.il!) the innocenco of th vu tims.
All the wounds with which the German
soldiers ufterwards were inflicted from tho
houses wore certified b the doctors to
havw been caused by piojecttles used only
by tho Germun nrmy.
Tt is now understood that the alarm and
the subsequent fuslllado by which Ger
man coldlers were, killed b German tire
was caused by ' I'hlans shooting a
wounded charger behind a brick kiln on
the outskirts of the town.
The priest of a village not far from
the Bhlne told mo the following instituct
A shot was heard ono night in his Mi
lage. It was fired from the inn Troops
surrounded the building and rid lied it
with bullets. Finally, they took it by as
sault, when its garrison was found to
consist of two Baturlnn soldiers who,
panic-stricken at the sound of a shot
lired in the night, rlred thtlr rifles, imag
ining themselves besieged bv tho French
They wer dragged from the room in
which they wero hiding and even their
own circumstantial story fulled to sat
isfy the officers, who proceeded to shoot
all mule Inmates ot the inn Tha cause
of the panic was discovered In a soldier
sleeping In a neighboring loft, who had
accidentally tired his rifle.
These are a few Instances of m.-idents
of dallj occurrence which havj caused .
deep impression, on the people of the
city of Basal If, In 43 years uf pea e.
the Germans have failed to wu the at
fectlon of the Alsatians, th lat lew
weeks must bay had the erfc-t of re
moving furtlA KUn er tne p. ,-sii.. itw
it vcr Joint fu.
fW-i-3n:-qrasH..4Mjt.w,
SACK OF LOUVAIN
LIKE TRIP IN HELL,
EYEWITNESS SAYS
Citizens Shot Dead Like
Rabbits and the Torch of
the Firebug Invader in
Every Direction, Is Story.
JtOTTEIlDAM, Sept. IS.
Stories ot the sacking of Louvaln, which
are almost unbelievable In their horror,
reached here from the frontier.
One of the most vivid Is that of an as
sistant In a bicycle shop, who, though a
Dutchman, was given special facilities for
escnpe owing to his being mistaken for a.
aermnn. "At midday last Tuesday," ho
begins, "a fearful uproar broke out in
the streets while we wero at dinner, and
tho crackle of musketry Was oon follow
ed by the roar of artillery near at hand,
"Hearing shileks from the Inhabitants
of our streets, I rushed to tho window and
saw that several houses were alieady In
flames. Soldiers were smashing tho shop
windows and looting in nil directions. As
tho people rushed Into the streets from
the burning houses they wero shot down
like rabbits. With my governor, his wifo
and llttlo hoy, wo fled to the cellar,
whete I and the boy hid under a pile of
tires, while tho manager hid under a
chest and his wife got into o. drain, whero
sho stood with water up to her waist for
many hours.
NIGHT MADE HIDEOUS.
"Night fell and the sound of shooting
in the streets became brlsko.. I crept
out of my hldlng-placo to get some water,
and peeping out of my window saw to
my horror that almost tho whole street
was In utlns. Then we found that our
own nnue was alight, and It was neces
sary to choose between bolting and being
burned to death where we were. I de.cltW
to make a. dash for it, but the mornont I.
was outside tho door three Germans held
me un with revolvers and asked me where
I was going. My reply was that I was
a German, that my master and his wlfo
were Germans who had been trapped in
the burning house.
"Apparently my German was good
enough to make them believe my state
ment for they promised to give us safe
conduct out ot the town. Our walk
through tho streets to the railway sta
tion I shall always remember tut a walk
through hell. Tho beautiful town, with
Its noble buildings, wns r se.t of flame.
Dead bodlps lay thick in the streets.
Ureadful cries came from many of the
houss.
"It was 5:30 on Wednesday morning
when wo reached the railway station.
Soldiers were oven then still going about
the streets with lighted brands and ex
plosives In their hands setting a light to
any buildings that still remained Intact.
In the parks they had already b.'gun to
bury the dead, but In many eases so shal
low were the graves that a largo part of
each body was still visible.
A irABP.OWLVG SPECTACLE.
"At the railway station we witnessed
a truly harrowing spectacle. Fifty cltl
iiens, both men and women, had been
brought from the housca from which tho
soldiers swore that shots had been tired.
They were lined up In the stieet, pro
testing with tears in their ove.s that
they were Innocent. Then came a firing
squad. Volley followed volley, and the
50 Ml dead where they stood."
This story Is corroborated by an inde
pendent dispatch from a Dutch Journalist
who happened to bo at Louvaln on his
way to Brussels.
He said he was standing on Tuesday
etenlng near tho rallwav nation at Lou
vain, talking to a Gorman oflk-er. when
ho was strongly advised to leave the
spot owing to the great danger.
A group of some COO men and women,
described as hostages, wmp ranked In
the open space by the station, and they
were informed that for every soldier
tired on in the town ten of them would
be shot. Tho wretched people sobbed
and wrung their hands and fell on their
Knees, but thy might as well have ap
pealed to men of stone. Ten by ten. as
the night worn on, they were brought
from the ranks and slaughtered before
the ejes of those who remained.
CLEMENCEAU RAILS
AT HOSPITAL CARE
OF GERMAN WOUNDED
Bitter in Criticism of What
He Calls "Quixotic" Atti
tude of Attendants, While
French Soldiers Bleed on
Battlefields.
BORDEAUX, Sept. IS. Georges Clemen
coau's patriotism finds vent In an lion
leal criticism In his paper L'llomms
Libre of the alleged quixotic attitude of
the hospital authorities toward the Gel
man wounded In large numbers, espe
cially toward their hospital assistants
who aro allowrd to accompany them. M,
Clcmencenu says:
"When I hoar tho question discussed
as to whether or not beds should be re
served for tho German nurses, whll
our own are half dead from fatigue and
lie on matting In corrldois, I confess:
thnt I refrain from Interfering with great
difficulty. Tho whole thing beats my
comprehension,
"The German wounded appear lo b
free of any great suffering Judging from
their appearance in front of bowls o
sWmlng soup, stuffing thlr fill, under
the survelllspce of a bespectacled major,
tnJIcing and joking In their hoarse trill
turnjs, which make our men squirm as
they He silently under blankets, and at
this moment I say to myself;
" 'How many of their comrades arw
finishing our wounded on battlefields ?'
There should be a limit to such stu
pldiu. "In the hospital under notice I saw yes
terday a smiling young mlf.s offer cigars
and chocolate to wounded Germans. By
all means let us respect and attend to an,
enemy who has been wounded by our men
when they wore endeavoring to noom
pass our ruin. This Is well and good. But
when one of our men seeing these dainties
pass him asks sadly: Then, Is all foi
theso gentlemen? Is there nothing for
us?" It does not seem right. The French,
soldier added: 'It Is a little hard to giv
one's life on the battlefield and then s
tho&c rewarded who tried to take It.'
"I Invite the Government to reflect on
these words of a French soldier.
"To crown all, I learn that the be
spectacled major heretofore mentioned Is
allowed, to leave tho city In civil cos
tume. Comment on this Is needless."
BRUSSELS FEARS FATE
SUFFERED BY LOUVAIN
Schoolhouses Filled With Straw
to Awnit Torch, Belgians Say.
LONDON, Sept. 10.
A courier who arrived from Brussels
with dispatches nays the Belgians expect
to see Brussels treated as Louvain-ft-.
beforo tho Germans evacuate tho city.
He says ail the Important public build
ings, Including the Palais de Justice and
the largest and most imposing prlvata
residences, already have been mined by
the Germans as though to blow them up,
while schoolhouses and many other build
ings are filled with straw ready for th
torch.
The courier alio declare? that tho Ger
mans have mined all roads leading Into
Brussels, but that the Belgians think
they Intend to make their principal 3tand
on the Namur-Llege line, as the forts and
other defenses are being reconstructed
and th work is going on night and day.
The Germans also have been preparing
for a strong defense on the Valenciennes
line. According to the courier the Ger
mans now sofin to be using Luxemburg
for their principal line of communication
for their armies In France.
POINCARE DECORATES GENERAL
BORDEAUX. Sept. 11. President
Polucaro ralsetl Geneial de C.istelnau to-
! day to the rank of grand officer of the
! Legion of Honor. The honor wat. be
i stowed on the recommendation of Gen-
eral Joffre. comniaiuln -m-i hief of the
French armies tn the fli-ld.
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