Grand Forks daily herald. (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1914-1916, 1914-10-10
BnC1ANS LIKE TOY SOLDIERS IN Great
WAR;; says Their Ways ARE easy
IN CONTRAST With OTHER nations
athletic Feature was Found in Regiments of Boys, Some
Of Them Crying, Marching to Take up Arms-Spy'
Problem Isn't Taken Very Seriously.
NV r corey.)

$1,000 (By Herbert Corey.)
b.. Antwerp, Oct. 10.-You know what
state CO singed cat is. It's a cat that is bet
|as a ia Therefore, the Belgian soldier must
the boa,e q singed cat. He has fought: There
be Mills proof Of that. But he looks ana
levied han any other soldier that ever car
|ional lied q rifle.
purpo' watch the sentries," cried my
board companion.
Ind tha.actory which had been turned into
y over IN arsenal. Two soldiers lolled at tho
lions cSates. With their ridiculous caps
for hon.t sasH chatter sasa' th eessS Were rather t a" abb
Id lesi,urd to men who had watched real
were I5oldisss quite lately. Bear In mind
Ere ~ That these were not The Garde civiqus
ute uat1isonaallwhich: with rare exceptions, is the
Pply ,uJest civtQue. Its duty is to bear arms
fn~sti.uul Until the enemy get within q days
cas- case march. Then the Garde civique
F the snarchesS TO the. town hall and turns
Ia,rn t. rides over to the burgomaster.
3Nkk When the German comes he gets 'em.
|llVLh These chaps belonged to Belgium's
E Expo sNow watch the officer" said my
ercial Companion.
Jo It was so,nsthing like a game. The
officer walked down the street in. ths
for the 'ed-the precise shade you may see
up. a bn Guiseppe's simian: They bore q
Fiation deep stripe of blue. His coat was of
amily not altered their uniforms for a cou-
duties Die. of hundred years-and his comic
: Brem,pera- cap was canted over one ear.
|day to He had very tinkly spurs, and his
feturn tword ratified unsteady.
|unced Nov. see" said my companion.
70 new ! One soldier looked the officer over
Tor Msarelessly. The soldier was sitting. Oh
as donsropped himself against the door
i~nstituxay. He glanced at the officer and
L,,s IIthsn looked away. Neither saluted.
IEhe oa!ssr didn't seem TO- care; Re
its. His sword tip bounded from
ernor a:obblestone to heel.
kn of r Careless OF German Spies.
'e"'' .om me to oe town tt that Jay VI from London
p%vernor,y steamboat, London is notoriously
que. etull Of German spies. For particulars
> oentraee any London paper: We had ex,
Richla.nade to show all sorts of papers and
commibrove that we were what we said We
Fpaign ivere, and then 60 20 the American
cmorroyood. We were sorsly disappointed.
* at I'VE created just as much excitement
BismarGn that wharf as a new baby would
z H na an sir sad . aay; oye 1 s,iea to r stop v sol,
PISS the I'll too busy expectcrating into tho
..,. They are Polite.
UNl Ubnel Of the British navy-the sort Of
'etired colonel who has never forsiv-
empt ten George Washington. Every now
BoSavage American nation. But he had
oeen a soldier-a real soldier. He
m aansasaIxalked through the railroad yards
: h ~ md found a soldier guarding a freight
|word resnow. what was in that car. The sol
n comtAier said that ammunition was in Il.
h"Mt no enc knows how he. did it-though
Enout .C'retired colonel manner is an asset
Er0uL PINT hA cnYnneaOAoN that carfrv tn ON.
ata ny I'm that car Of ammunition. The re
ee tneo sired colonel must ave folks in Al
E ssot HE sansaw: He had to be shown.
FeE '"e Certainly" said the sentry. These
l,rr1u Belgian soldiers are assuredly polite.
|V He laid down his rife in the presence
vLLL 81 this obvious alien and tried to op-
IN the ear OF ammunition. He could.
Rot. So the retired colonel boased the
Wulob. He wanted to break open the car
out the sentry said he'd rather mo-.
H. n lie would, if the retired colonel in
= Va listed. But it would be a long, hot
|;ldinr. lob-and anyhow. none of the am.
hi nne, nunition was needed at that moment
~ ~ ddaays.EEhe retired colonel became vexatious
We beesso the sentry gave his rife to the col
IN +yvho was willing to help, and together
well haley broke epsn the car. Thsre wal
,siness amm ! spaI in it t., sure enough: 49,
.ns AZ queue of people numbering thou
ese yea, I%ma,ands 'steod in front Of the military
10y - ;, n~Iiss1eadquartars, waiting to get their
.. ol~+hSeItplk &c aeJOut, OF permission tc
n nttay in town. One member Of our par.
10y didn't hays time for any such fool,
shness, SO he handed various soldiers
DlA. eeartous small sums and came back il
minutes with his pass. He said
-ahat he had been refused a pass per.
al hitting him to view the Notifications
but nsysr nind,' said one Of thu
ssranc-taking soldiers. IF M'sieu real.
~ w~isheswve-ry ,hard-to see tn.
;orttfeatlona the matter can be ar,
tanged."
SO the civilian and the soldier wink,
I'd at zach other. Later on he saw tn.
Qualifications. The rest Of US did no
&5other. The chain Of forts which sur
S1ound Antwerp were designed b,
3eneyal Rrtalment. said to be one q
he greatest, military engineers Of hi
lay. AHtwarpw-said Antwsrp-is ab
tiplutely impregnable. Seven week,
ater altar the Germans had begun I,
Slorsefoot over and through Belgium
Bhe foE%tiacations had not been place
g drst- rata condition for defense, TIL,
k3elgtaAs were stu working on. then,
IletsuFfly in Work,
EBut there isn't any hurry" sale
she ARpeEkois to each othar. 4"Th,
Hiorts will be completed in time"