The Fulton County news. [volume] (McConnellsburg, Pa.) 1899-current, 1912-09-24

soiuierb Vi III hrnhleS, sometimes a..
out Of hand and do things which Y
would never tolerate II we know N
At Louvain, for example, | septs,,,,
two soldiers to ~ years penal ss,'
tude apiece for assaulting a wom,, 1
L%ouvaIn Library Incident.
"Apropos Of Louvain," rem,,L.
why did you destroy the library, !,
was one Of the literary storehouss, N
the world" Il
I'VE regretted that as much a, al
one else" answered the general n
caught fire from burning house, ri
we could not save It," II
But why did you burn LouyaI, u
allP" | asked.
Because the townspeople fired II
our troops. We actually found 81
chine guns in some Of the bou,s,
And smashing his fist down on Al
table, he continued: "Wheneyer dT
ians fire upon our troops wa vn|
teach them a lasting lesson. II wonS]
and children insist on getting in n
way of bullets, 80 much the worse /
the women and children"
How do you explain the bomb,n
ment OF Antwerp by Zeppelinsy
queried.
Explains Zeppelin eomba
"Zeppelins have orders to drop ths
bombs only on Notifications and n
d%lers," he answered.
"As a matter Of fact" / remsrls
they only destroyed private hov,a
and civilians, several Of them vousJ
II one Of those bombs had drOppetg
yards nearer my hotel / wouldn't \
smoking one of your excellent clad
today"
This is a calamity which | Tia.
God didn't happen"
III you feel for my safety as dsg
as that, general" ! said earnea
you can make quite sure Of my cod
ing to no harm by sending no moi
Zeppelins."
WELL" he said, laughing, we v
think about IT," He continued gmj
ly:
Il trust you will tell the Ametu
people through your paper what
have told you today. Let them I'D
our side of this atrocity business
is only justice that they should
made familiar with both sides Of
question"
| have quoted my conversation Vi
the general as nearly verbatim u
can remember II. | have no COmnsj
to make. / will leave 1t to my read
to decide for themselves just how a
vincing are the answers Of the q
man general stan to the Belgian 1
cusations.
Photographs German Army
Before we began our ~conyerata
asked the general II Mr.. ThOnpd
might be permitted to take pAA
graphs OF the great army pasd
Five minutes later Thompson Y
whirled away in a military motor
ciceroned by an army officer who
attended the army school at
Riley. 1t seems they stopped thsd
beside the road In a place where
light was good, and when ThoHls
saw approaching n regiment or
terry OF which he wished a pictIs
would tell the officer, Whereupoi
officer would blow his whistle
the whole column would halt
Just wait a few minutes until
dust settles" Thompson wOld
mark, nonchalantly lighting a aq
cite. and the Ninth imperial 81
whose columns stretched over
countryside as far as the eye coui1
would stand in It's tracks until h
was sufi ciently clear to get pn1
Thus far the only n who hsS
ceeded in hating the German ail'
this little photographer from hn1
Show Thompson eunnsr'
As a field battery Of the lnPa
guard rumbled past, Thompson
some remark about the accufaQ
the American gunners at vera V'
Let us show you what our gun
can do" said the officer, and s's
order. There were more ordeIS,
feet volley Of them, a bugle sm.
harshly, the eight horses w.
against their collars, the !"
cracked their whips, and the J"
the road, bounded across a Olss
swung into position in an 'U'
field.
On a knoll three miles wv
ancient windmill was beaIlns
with its huge wings. The snea
windmill fair and square anu
into splinters.
Good work" Thompson os%1
critically; III those fellows
keep on they'll be able 10
in the American navy al'e,
In all the annals OF mouSiu
do not believe there is a
this American war photos'ap-
ing with ar appraised, perenp'oy
the advancing army, leisuFep
raphing regiment after res'a ~, ID
then having a field gun Oh .'S
rial guard go into ac'Ou
crafty his curiosity
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