The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-09-15

Whenever n French she'll tore a hole
In the ranks the front closed I'D and !,
always the regiments went up and |
up.
sAvARlAN REGIMENT pARlNo
IN ATTACK.
Perhaps the most startling thing
In the whole four days battle was the
behavior Of the Fourth Bavarian Reg
iment. You have read In the French
and English dispatches how the Ger.
man soldiers fear the bayonet, and I
saw In English reports on the other
side something to the effect that the
Germans dreaded facing the French
Senegalesc blacks. Here's what hap
pened when the Bavarians found
themselves fronting regiment Of
these black soldiers:
For moro than an hour the Bavar-
ians had withstood their fire. giving
officers told them that It was black
mon they were fighting the Bavarians
seemed to 90 suddenly Wild with
anger. Despite their officers attempt
to restrain them they threw off their
knapsacks, took off their coats, rolled
up their sleeves and charged that
Senegal regiment with the bayonet.
I saw 1t done. II was tremendous.
They swept the blacks back until
there was nothing but a disordered
route where few minutes before had
been stiff resistance.
AFTER tho Germans had captured
tho town. went out and inspected
part OF the French line OF trenches
They were piled high with dead--a
most gruesome sight! Three thou.
sand dead Frenchmen were buried In
a great trench. and 500 Germans were
covered with dirt In another trench.
After tho battle my friend was
sent to Saint Avoid. and there he left
me while he went further on TO de-
liver some dispatches. I was arrest
cd and questioned for Ave long hours.
When admitted having witnessed
for me. for the military ofYlcers said
and with justice-that had no
right there. ! was finally released
and went back to Saar Louis"
SURGEON EXCUSES BURNING OF
LoUvAiN.
Dr.. p. weinholt. who was . prac-
Using surgeon at Liege, and has come
to this country to visit relatives in
Chicago, saw most Of the lighting
about Liege and the capture Of the
forts.
when the Germans entered Liege."
he said, they rounded UP ak Bel
gian doctors and ordered them into
the service OF the German Red Cross.
] was one Of these, and we accom-
panied the German forces to Louvain
and saw the burning Of that city.
THE reason for the destruction Of
Louvain was concerted attack upon
the Germans by civilians. Six Of tho
city officials - burgomeisters - had
been shot by the kaiser's troops on
account OF resistance to the German
advance. The shooting was. as Ger
man officer expressed It, to serve a.
an object lesson
This naturally aroused the people
| OF Louvain. and when the Germans
| entered the people got on the house,
tops and sniped the German soldiery.
The shooting was 80 steady from one
Of the buildings that the Germans had
to set fire to t to end tho fusiliads.
After that the Germans SGT fire
to buildings throughout the city and
It was soon In q roar OF flames.
SAW THE CHARGE OF THE
HioHLANpERS.
I'VE six doctors and surgeons went
to the French frontier with the army
Of Gen. Won Colts. ana wo saw the
English and French and the Germans.
The former numbered about eighty
| thousand and the Germans about one
| hundred and ffty thousand. The
battle lasted a day and a half. Twice
the English troops. led by two resi-
ments OF Highlanders. charged the
| German line when the kaiser's troops
seemed about to make an assault anon
| the allies. And each time the Ger
mans were crurhpled back.
ION the second DAY OF fighting the
Germans brought to tho front their
heavy siege guns which had been
used against Liegs. These were
mounted on great motor trucks with
caterpillar wheels. permitting them
10 progress over any kind Of roadway
SO heavy were tho trucks and inns
that they made tracks six inches
deep in the arnhalt pavements.
when the time came for the Ger.
man army to advance TO tho position
from which tho allies had been driven
by the Smelling. we came across clio.
auent tokens OF the terrific force Of
the shell fire. Where the shells struck
the earth was torn up often to 9
depth of thirty feet. The explosion
of tho shells must have done ire
mendous damage.
"When we reached Luneville ",
were thanked for our services by tn,
German commander and sent back I,
the Belgian frontier under escort. Tn,
other five surgeons entered the Bel
gian Red Cross. and I decided TO com
to this country"
War stops . Dividend.