The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-10-29
correspondent WITH GERMAN ARMY
WALKS AMID BULLETS IN BATH

INAAAIln WAM
about three hundred yards abesl
backing out Of town, as said ,r]
firing as they retired.
Relentlessly pressed, the Belgl,ul
moved out Of town, crossed the NAL
over the River Dyle and marcbJ
about eight hundred yards down nj
river, where they hastily took a nod
ton. Il
Hides on a Prison Porch.
I saw several fires started BY pol
CLAN shells and | passed the famorI
cathedral OF st. Rombold, which baI
been badly damaged. We crossed sel
eral bridges, the Belgians firing on !
at right angles from down the rvsl
On the bridge the Germans advance
as fast as they could run, making
keep ahead Of them. On the lal
bridge | crossed ! found myself alonI
with a German officer. lie inspec,sl
my flag, heard my story and told ~
to take refuge In the porch O, M
prison, which stood close by, and wal
until the general came up.
Whole columns kept on coming.
crossing the bridge at q run in grouu
Of 20. After them came light nav
guns drawn by marines. The genera
stan followed loon after and also tod
shelter behind the prison. Apparent
ly. the Belgian artillery had bed
warned Of this fact, for their shells N
gan to burst near the prison.
Several wounded soldiers we1
brought into the office and / maryeld1
at their fortitude.
also was surprised to see the GA
man officers expose themselves yld
absolute disregard Of their lives. Du<
ing all the street fighting they we're I
ways among their men, commando
them to take shelter near the walls :
behind projecting corners. saw ID
soldiers doing this while the oaceI
themselves were walking right in ID
middle Of the road. The officer wid
whom | crossed the last bridge cha
ted with me, utterly Indifferent to ID
fact that bullets were flying about 4
and flattenlng themselves against ID
iron work OF the bridge.
Given staff officer Guard.
| interviewed Admiral Won schroo
der, commanding the marine diyisld
He was a hearty old sea dog, smokla
a short German pipe and dressed II
a yachtsman. He told me that | mlgH
return to Antwerp and tell the u
CLANS there that he would be vii
them in a couple of weeks.
you also may wire London" "a
the admiral, that | will be there in
couple of months" As / had hi
enough Of marching toward Antwe1
at the head OF an attacking column.
begged the admiral to let me 80
Brussels.
Granted" said the admiral. IN
only this, but two staff officers v
take you in their motor car"
They did so, treating me with I
!, greatest cordially. The country n
scented a shocking aspect. Every Y
lage church and farm building h
been burned to the ground, all goNa
down before the tide Of fire. The fels
were desolate and the inhabitants "A
fed. As we passed a village calDS
Hopstade | saw four i6-centimetS
(1S.1-inch) guns being put Into pca
ton. | knew then that Antwerp as
fortress was doomed.
Charged with Being Spy
On my arrival In Brussels the u
mans consideration for me came
an end abruptly for the time beng
/ was sent to the war office bulldin
the upper rooms in which had Oea
converted into a prison. Here "
brought before a Judge and suoleC''
to a drastic search and c~rosseAanin
ton. The detectives found some s9
war maps, with ]penclled indications
the position Of the German artuel
notes / had taken for myself, ana q
a camera with undeyeloped MN
military pictures that had taken
the course of my journeylngs Wi'n
both the German and the Bes'
lines.
On this evidence I was chais
with being a spy, in spite Of the Any
dant proof of my position as a vO'i
spondent. The Judge bluntly t0lo
that | might be shot the next M.
ing, and this suggestion was prU~p
made to the commanding general
summoned me to appear before u
Again | stated my case UhilA'
Judge. the general seemed more
ious to do justice than 10 'H''
legged spies.
Held Until Antwerp Fails
"You have important niol~'
about our dispositions before
a'arn. said he. This informaI1
YOU gained by passing through oos
den territory, and see that you
down the position of our ne'r md
tillery. You must remain
guard here until Antwerp
hands; then you may so Ilee, vht
| cannot say how l rel oloSu 4
the day of my release u1" teldj
how sorrowful | felt for NY ,oon
prisoners | left behind AS =, I'D
Antwerp fell the Germans 'g ,s,t n
repairing the roads between
and Brussels.